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Err... Foreskin issues?
kj01
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Kind of embarrassing... but I figured, it's H/A.
So, I'm uncircumsized. Don't know why. But I am. I've learned about being uncircumcized, and apparently the foreskin supposed to be retractable. Mine's not. No big deal, though, since it doesn't affect urination or other such things.
What really worries me, though, is what is underneath the foreskin. It seems as I've gotten more active in the past month or so, the foreskin is able to retract more than usual (but still, not fully). With this, I've noticed some kind of yellowish... stuff. I don't exactly know how to describe it. Dried urine, perhaps? I'm not sure. Problem is, it actually causes pain to try to clear it (due to, I assume, the extreme sensitivity of the exposed head).
So, anyone else uncircumsized tell me what's up? Anything else I should know? Etc... I'm pretty sure I'm going to visit a doctor sooner or later... it will be an embarrassing experience, but, one I assume I should take.
So, I'm uncircumsized. Don't know why. But I am. I've learned about being uncircumcized, and apparently the foreskin supposed to be retractable. Mine's not. No big deal, though, since it doesn't affect urination or other such things.
What really worries me, though, is what is underneath the foreskin. It seems as I've gotten more active in the past month or so, the foreskin is able to retract more than usual (but still, not fully). With this, I've noticed some kind of yellowish... stuff. I don't exactly know how to describe it. Dried urine, perhaps? I'm not sure. Problem is, it actually causes pain to try to clear it (due to, I assume, the extreme sensitivity of the exposed head).
So, anyone else uncircumsized tell me what's up? Anything else I should know? Etc... I'm pretty sure I'm going to visit a doctor sooner or later... it will be an embarrassing experience, but, one I assume I should take.
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not sure about the yellow stuff...
Go to the doctor and see what they say. It doesn't sound like a really severe case, since you can retract your foreskin somewhat. There are a few treatments available, the most radical being a therapeutic circumcision, the least radical being stretching it out in the bath and putting cortisone cream on it.
Oh yeah, clean it. Seriously.
They cast a shadow like a sundial in the morning light. It was half past 10.
Bathtime?
the sensitivity to the shower will lessen as well
unless it is slightly malformed and is truly non-retractable... only a doctor could really tell you that.
I can see the extra sensitivity as having a potential upside :winky:
They cast a shadow like a sundial in the morning light. It was half past 10.
Such as premature ejaculation and eternal shame?
[spoiler:715226a00a]I hate my penis.[/spoiler:715226a00a]
Honestly, start by taking a bath... and soak for a long time. Then attempt, with some q-tips or something, to clean it as best you can, and go to the doctor.
How old are you? You absolutely must have a retractable foreskin.
Many times (I guess it depends on size) the foreskin will retract when an erection is achieved. Do you have painful, or tight skin when you have an erection?
Regardless, go to a doctor. Seriously, dont fuck with the peni.
It's supposed to be fully, and comfortably retractable. When I first got mine over the glands (head) I had the same issue, but I kept on stretching it. It might be worth it to go to a doctor as well.
But yeah, as people said, cleaning is important, and seeing a doctor about it really ain't a bad idea.
Your parents didn't circumsize and then didn't teach you to clean up down there?
What you're describing sounds like smegma forsure...
Keep retracting your foreskin in the shower and also when you "have it up", it'll get looser and looser, just keep at it, it can take months and in special cases has to be cut loose.
Clean up down there, if you can't retract at all, atleast hold it open and let the water flow, this shouldnt hurt, don't touch the head...its prolly hella sensitive.
Oh it's such a nice day, I think I'll go out the window! Whoa!
The other advice is all sound in here (work it, clean it, see the doc if its really bad), but dude. Its the default state. You're not a freak, nobody's body works quite right.
Saw the family doc, referred me to a urologist, had the appointment in mid September. So I had a month to wait, so I kept reading up on stuff. One thing to look up is the Beaugé method. There's a blog of some guy who tried this, and I found it helpful.
But in that time, I kept showering and trying myself. It was frustrating, because every time I went to take a bath, my family would keep interrupting, so I couldn't quite keep myself up. Actually, I had a lot of difficulty masturbating for that month, in terms of getting myself erect and maintaining it. Mostly a mental thing, where I was freaked out about my skin going over and not coming back.
Which is an actual medical issue called paraphimosis. It's exactly that, the foreskin goes over the head, and can't come back. This causes the blood to stay in the penis, and eventually this becomes a medical emergency since there isn't sufficient bloodflow to your penis. So... it dies. Yeah, not exactly pleasant. Bear in mind, the incidence of this is apparently quite low, but something to be aware of.
So in the shower, I would try my best to pull my foreskin back. One day, before going to see my gf, I was showering and managed to get it over. It actually freaked me out quite a bit since it was VERY sensitive. For the next week, I kept doing this. There were a couple of days I couldn't quite get it over, but other days where it wasn't a problem. Eventually, cleaning became a non-issue and I was able to retract the foreskin quite far back.
Went to the urologist, showed him what I accomplished and he said, that looks fine to me. But I told him that it was still quite tight because while I can clean it fine, masturbation was still a little weird because the skin doesn't go over my head when I'm erect. He outlined several options for treatment:
1. Circumcision - NOT recommended by him, he believed it was absolutely unnecessary. He said it was my choice, but he didn't feel I should subject myself to a pointless surgery. I concurred - KEEP YOUR FORESKIN
2. Preputial dorsal slit, which cuts the foreskin slightly making a little bigger. While this works quite well, and is a lot quicker to heal, it leaves the foreskin looking like "doggy ears" (his words). He felt that this was unnecessary as well. And I didn't like the idea of my penis looking like that anyway.
3. Steroid cream. Usually just cortizone cream that you apply under and on top of the foreskin. VERY effective, but takes a long time to work. 3 to 6 months.
4. Practice. Just stretch it out yourself, keep doing what you were doing. (ie. just keep masturbating!)
I opted for options 3 and 4. I've been using the cream for a few weeks now, and it works pretty ok. It does take a while tho, so you need to keep up with it. It's just an OTC hydrocortizone cream, 0.5%... I bought it at the pharmacy for $5 for 15g, here in Canada. Have a follow-up appt with the urologist in 6 months.
Since that appointment, my gf and I have started having sex. Realize this: MANY men do have phimosis, but don't ever realize there's a problem. When it comes time to have sex for the 1st time, they're so eager, that they just go ahead and do the deed, even tho it's QUITE painful for them as their foreskin is ripping itself over the glans of their penis. But, this fixes them.
And that's exactly what happened to me. Except it wasn't painful because I had been practicing so much with it. My gf was better for my penis than that cream. My foreskin stretches back and forth so easily now, it's amazing to think where it was just 2 months ago. I still use the cream because my foreskin isn't QUITE 100%, but hey, I can clean it, and use it for what's it meant for, both of which weren't possible 2 months ago. So I'm happy.
One remark: My gf complained about the smell my penis gave off before. It was pretty bad actually, I always smelled it. It went right through my pants sometimes. After fixing the phimosis and cleaning it properly, my gosh, it smells so fresh and clean! She's really happy with it now.
So that's my massive anecdote about phimosis. If you have more questions, go ahead and ask, but I hope that's all helpful.
So clean your penis. It's feel and smell so much better. Best way to do this is to take a long hot bath. Shower works too, but if your house is like mine, the hot water runs out quickly. Don't worry about masturbating yet, that's not the goal here. Take your thumb and forefinger from both your hands, and gently hold your foreskin. Make sure you grab it close to the end of your penis, as this will give you enough slack so that your foreskin can travel the distance it needs to. Pull the skin back gently, as far is it normally does. Splash some water to get whatever stuff out. Then, gently keep pulling back. You'll notice it goes a little further back. Keep pulling, gradually applying more force. Your skin will feel very tight, but it should not feel painful. It might actually feel oddly pleasureable. (If it's painful... Stop and start again. Try a couple more times, but if it's still painful, just leave it.) Now, keep pulling it back, applying more force. Your glans underneath your foreskin will gradually start poking out from underneath. Your penis might twist and turn slightly to try to come out. Eventually, it should pop right out of your foreskin and you should be able to clean it just fine. Keep repeating this a few times in the bath, just to exercise it. You'll find that it's easier now to retract.
If you have difficulties getting it back over the glans after you've retracted it, just slowly massage it over. Don't panic, you're flaccid. Nothing's going to happen. Just grab your foreskin from the base of your penis, and slowly massage it back over.
Let me know how all of this goes, I'd be glad to hear that I could be of help!
EDIT: Just saw that "I'm 18" post. Dude, I'm 21. You're not late. I am.
So, Attempt #1 to clean was a failure... The falling water of the shower caused way too much discomfort, due to how sensitive the exposed tip was. Attempt #2 will probably involve a bath, then...
And rediscovering masturbation and having sex, with a working foreskin.... Oh man, I was missing out on so much all of my teenage years that I spent masturbating.
Agreed. I was baptised, but never confirmed.
Like Cat says, don't be ashamed to have a foreskin. America is peculiar in the west in that circumcision is still the norm outside of religious dogma - most other countries it's consider a bit barbaric, or at the very least a clear indication that you're Jewish.
The soaking thing is definately a good idea. You can probably work this out yourself. The yellow stuff - I guess it's called smegma - builds up if you don't clean under your skin regularly and from my more hygenically-challenged days, it can get a bit crusty, so I wouldn't be surprised if that is at least contributing to your lack of action. Roll a bit, soak a bit, roll a bit, soak a bit. Reward yourself with a wank.
"Mom, Dad; I want my foreskin back."
That's how I feel.
I remember managing to finally get my foreskin to roll back when I was 8 or 9. I was kind of freaked out at the time, as I didn't know it was meant to happen, and I thought my penis was breaking, but for some reason I had to see what would happen when I got it as far back as it would go. Weird thing is it was kind of attached to the head, and I had to work at it for a couple of days to get it to unnattach itself.
Really the fact that it's still uncomfortable at this age should warrant a trip to a GP just incase.
I'm not a doctor or anything, but I don't think you're supposed to be able to pull it back when you're that young. It's when you hit puberty, around 13 or 14, that your hormones cause growth in your penis that allows the foreskin to separate and be able to pull back. In many people, this growth isn't quite complete, so it needs a little "manual stimulation."
But hey, as long as your junk works, who cares? Everyone's different.
So that's why it was attached. I separated it manually then. God it was scary.
I'm of a Jewish background and I concur! :^:
I've read that nasty stuff under the foreskin can turn cancerous too.
oh for fuck's sake, its as much effort as remembering to wash your asshole
lets not get "cut" people in here feeling all necessary to justify their state of body.
you didnt have a choice, we get it, its not the end of the world, no need to defend a choice you never made
well how do i go about getting the skin to roll back with that thing? And you're right, it is like the thing on my tongue.