Approximately 2 years ago I had red
itching on the glans of my penis. I
treated it with canesten cream and
although the itching stopped it left my
glans very dry. It looked like pics I
have seen of balanitis or candida.
I visited the doctor in jan this year and
he prescribed lotriderm.
It took around 18 months following the
initial onset for there to be any
significant improvement in the appearance
and it now looks much better but it
remains very sensitive, causes me
discomfort and it still makes me quite
depressed.
I have tried all sorts of moisturisers,
salt baths etc and the doctor now says not
to put anything on it but I am worried it
will go dry again and I will be back to
square one.
Any ideas?
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cd998776
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Posted: 12-18-05 10:57am
Itchy skin is usually very raw, and
therefore is very sensitive and may cause
dicomfort. There isn't much you can do
about it until it goes away...
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nb664
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 12-27-05 14:44pm
Although the red patches of imflamation
have not returned it looks dry and scaly
again without the moisturizer so I am not
sure whether to leave it as my gp suggests
and see if it improves or go back to
moisturizing.
It is still sore too.
Feeling very confused.
