Hello all. Somethings been bugging me for
a while, and I'm not sure if its a real
problem or not. Whenever I get an
erection, I pull my foreskin back and
everythings dandy. Its a touch tight but
not painful. I then make my penis soft a
little or a lot, to get the foreskin back
over the glans. Sometimes it works,
sometimes not. When it does work, its not
quite so smooth. The foreskin sortof
'curls', rolling over the glans, so it
ends up being half covered. I have to
manually uncurl it and without any lube,
its painful.
I figure it might be because of the glans,
it looks larger than it should? I was
browsing around, and there was a GIF
animation of a foreskin I found, going
over the head effortlessly. Another
mentioned that this smooth movement is
important to proper stimulation. Anyway
what advice do you guys recommend? I also
wash it everyday with mild soap, think
thats contributing to the problem? Thanks.
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Anne123
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 290 Location: Canada
Posted: 07-09-07 11:30am
Never wash the foreskin (especially under
the foreskin) with soap. Just rinse with
warm water in the shower.
The glans/head of the penis and the inside
layer of the foreskin is a mucous membrane
(like the inside of your mouth, or the
inside of your eyelid). It is sensitive
(you already know that), self-cleaning
skin. You don't wash the inside of your
eyes with soap, right? Same idea.
An intact male (as you are blessed to be)
produces smegma under the foreskin which
is a natural discharge that cleanses and
lubricates. Smegma comes from the greek
word for soap!
No more soap on or under the foreskin and
you should notice an improvement. You're
likely drying out/irritating the skin with
the soap (even if it is "mild").
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TheBob
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: ,
Posted: 07-09-07 21:37pm
Thanks so much! If I stop washing it
though, the wax will build up, and kindof
'collect' between the glans and the shaft.
After a while it hardens and becomes
difficult to remove.
Perhaps instead of washing it everyday, I
do it once a week instead? Appreciate the
response again!
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Anne123
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 290 Location: Canada
Posted: 07-11-07 15:07pm
TheBob
wrote:
Thanks so much! If I stop
washing it though, the wax will build up,
and kindof 'collect' between the glans and
the shaft. After a while it hardens and
becomes difficult to remove.
Perhaps instead of washing it everyday, I
do it once a week instead? Appreciate the
response
again!
The "wax" you are referring to is smegma.
You can retract the foreskin (as long as
it is comfortable to do so) in the shower
and just rinse under the hot water. This
will prevent uncomfortable buildup. If
uncomfortable buildup still ends up
happening occassionally, you can have a
nice soak in the tub and that will take
care of it.
Glad to be of help!
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Poomerio
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 07-12-07 01:34am
I have a very similar problem, but I'm not
sure what causes it.
My foreskin would roll up in itself,
leaving part of the head exposed.
I don't know if this is normal or what.
- Poomie
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TheBob
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: ,
Posted: 07-15-07 06:09am
Update:
Well about a week into this and everything
seems to be going okay. It still rolls
over slightly, but it doesn't take as much
to unroll it as before. Another two weeks
ought to do the job. Thanks Anne123 .
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TheBob
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: ,
Posted: 10-06-07 02:12am
Update:
It's been a few months now, and my
foreskin is nicely stretched. However the
tightness problem has remained mostly
unchanged. After doing a bit of research,
I discovered it wasn't a foreskin or
smegma issue at all.
Turns out, I have a tight frenulum
problem. This is a bit of connective
tissue joining the base of the foreskin to
base of the penis, right under the glans.
So whenever I have an erection, my head
curves awkwardly downwards, thus
tightening my foreskin at the top.
I'll try to stretch this as best I can,
but I suspect that I probably will need to
do a frenuloplasty at some point. Sounds
intimidating, but its a relatively minor
operation. If any of you guys are
experiencing something similar, I suggest
googling "tight frenulum" and clicking on
the first link for more info. It has
helped me immensely.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-06-07 10:48am
Thanks Bob! Good to know.
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agroi
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Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 8
Foreskin stuck to glans Posted: 06-10-08 18:24pm
I just turned 13when i have an erectionmy
foreskin can retract about half an inch,
but cannot go any farther and is stuck to
my glans. will it ever seperate from the
glans, or do i have an isssue?
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marvel
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Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1104 Location: Toronto, Ontario (but only a private message away)
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Posted: 06-11-08 08:50am
^I would say it sounds like Phimosis
(tight foreskin). I"d see a doctor about
it. It's nothing major... but it can cause
problems down the line if you don't get it
looked at.
.
