Right, here's my problem:
A while ago I realised that I had a yellow substance that was coming to the tip of my penis and making it red and sore. This went away the next day and I thought nothing of it. Then I had it again a few months later and again after that.
Then yesterday the substance came again and so I just let it be there and had a shower and went to bed, but it didn't go away. So today I read up on it and found out that it was called smegma and read a few of the replies about stretching your foreskin and washing it. But the problem is I can't stretch my foreskin at all, I can get it about a quater of the way down beofre I feel really sick. What's my problem?
2007-12-12 07:50:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
I think you feel sick when you pull your foreskin back because you aren't used to doing so.
You need to pull the foreskin back and clean your penis even if it makes you feel sick...
2007-12-16 07:06:07 · answer #1 · answered by **Llola** 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The yellow substance coming from the tip of penis is NOT smegma. Smegma is the substance that collects under the foreskin not at the tip of the penis. You need to slowly slowly work on pulling your foreskin back each day until you can retract it far enough to wash under it. Because you can't pull it back all the way yet use a q-tip to clean under the foreskin gently.
2007-12-12 07:55:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, it sounds like you know the problem just not how to fix it. Basically you need to find a way to clean under your foreskin in order to remove smegma build up. Have you tried maybe a Q-tip or something to reach under? If you are unable to do this you can always get snipped but that may be a bit of overkill. I'd suggest talking to your GP (general practitioner)
2007-12-12 08:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by Iconia 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your foreskin pulled back as it should, this wouldn't be a problem. However, you can work on stretching your foreskin like I did; it worked.
A tight foreskin is common among young teens and guys who haven't pulled their foreskin back before, that's because the foreskin is attached to the head when you're young to prevent the head from getting dirty. Usually it separates before puberty, but in your case you have to give it a little help. Now that you probably masturbate and pull it back to wash under it (only takes about less than 10 seconds) it'll start sliding back more and more. If you have a tight foreskin, you can actually stretch it like I did when you shower. It only took a few weeks and it hasn't given me a single problem ever since. =)
Work on getting it less tight. Here's what you do. When you shower and and you're soaping up your body, pull the foreskin back the most you can without forcing it, and then wash the head with the other hand. If you do this each time you shower for a few weeks, you'll see results. It'll slide back a little more every few days.
Now, as for the sensitivity, as studies have proven, the foreskin keeps the head sensitive. That's not a bad thing, since that creates pleasure. However, you don't want it too sensitive. Yours is just too sensitive because it hasn't been used much before. So you just have to rub it gently at first for some weeks (start off with just water and then every few days try to rub a little more) and you'll see the difference. Then you'll be able to rub the head however you want. =) So in a way, those two things are tied.
So yeah, work on it and in a few weeks you'll like it. =) And of course, feel free to e-mail me from my profile if you have any questions!
You do NOT need circumcision. And you have every right to remain uncircumcised, as after all, circumcision does carry risks and most 'benefits' are unfounded or contradicted. Common risks of circumcision are more difficulty with masturbation (it was made popular in the USA to stop masturbation, after all), and lower sensitivity. There's a reason why the USA is the last developed nation doing it to newborns, and our rates are falling; it's as low as 14% in some states by now. Research it more in the link below:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071211185541AA3hr2i&r=w#F8wrC2S1VTfksfjKU7Fw.rbGZcI_8zgOtdkMw4JCGXLhidgYgynx
In the end, if the stretching fails after a few weeks, you can ask a doctor for a cream. It's 0.05% betamethasone, which is successful in over 90% of cases. You can even take the study to him. It's a really inexpensive cream; Wal-Mart sells it for $4 with prescription and online you can buy it for about $10 at drugstore.com, for example.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1677-55382005000400012=sci_arttext
But focus on stretching it first. That should give you results after some time.
2007-12-12 07:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jorge 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
As I shower every day, I don't get smegma. The first time that I slid back my foreskin and showered there was some but that was like when I was 13. I'm 24 now and sliding my foreskin back while showering is about as difficult as wiping my finger across my nose while washing my face. Hahaha! Me! :- )
2016-05-23 06:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the problem persists see a doctor. Circumcision has the advantage of a permanent cure for phimosis, which is the condition you seem to have, but may not be necessary. It is better to see a doctor and get a proper diagnosis and treatment rather than continue to try to treat it yourself.
2007-12-12 08:00:46 · answer #6 · answered by tiger 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Circumcision should take care of that problem for good.
2007-12-12 08:40:39 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋