Phimosis - have i got it?

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Hello,This is a picture of a penis that is similar to mine: http://popmed.ru/files/2006/phimosis.jpgSo is this phimosis? And is the best thing for me to do the stretching excercises?Ta

if you can feel/see a ring thats restricting your foreskin retracting then you have phimosis. If you dnt, then ur foreskin is just tight.either way, start stretching excercises, theres plenty of topics and ppl in similar situations in the foreskin section of this site so dnt feel afraid to ask around!! good luck

Yes, that would appear to be phimosis. But remember, alot of uncut penises will look that way - but the skin easily slides over the head and down onto the shaft. In that case, it isn't phimosis, just a foreskin that doesn't cover the entire head when flaccid. Phimosis is all about a tight foreskin that cannot be retracted.

Hi,I have been doing those streching excercises for the past week or so and i can no i can pull back my foreskin over my head so that it is totally exposed - but this is only when the penis is un-erect. Also, there is loads of sort of yellow & white stuff but i dont know how to clean it off? I have tried rinising it in water but it doesnt get the stuff off...Anyway, as for getting my foreskin to expose the head when the penis is erect what should i do? Keep on doing those streching excercises?Thanks

Stretch when erect. the gunk is smegma.. you need to rub it off.

It feels really really wierd when i touch the head to try and rub the stuff off - not a nice feeling at all :s - it feels just sooo sensetive that any contact is uncomfortable..Also, one other thing i wanted to mention, if i pull my foreskin down when unerect and my penis is stimulated the head sort of swells up loads - is this an issue?thank you for all your help!

Contact is the only way to desensitize the head.and my penis is stimulated the head sort of swells up loads Umm it's called an erection (or on the way to an erection)

"Contactis the only way to desensitize the head."Ok. Is there anything that you would reccommend to sort of start off with - so that it doesnt feel so uncomfortable as using my hands..."Umm it's called an erection (or on the way to an erection)"lol, i know, but it just seems that the head is swelling more than it would normally if i didnt have the foreskin pulled down...Oh well, i'll just keep on with these streching techniques and see if this changes..Thanks

Ok, thanks for the advice.

I will carry on as before and see how i get on.. btw, now that i can retract the foreskin whilst unerect do i need to now do the stretching excercises whilst erect in order to see any progress?

Thanks

Try using a little bit of baby oil on the smegma to help soften it and help it detach from the head. Should make it easier to clean off so you don't have to rub as hard. This is kind of a one-time deal since you've never retracted before and there is a large build up of old smegma. Now that you can retract, you can wash under your foreskin more frequently, and you shouldn't get a large build up anymore, and if you do, it should be easier to clean off because it won't be so old and sticky. When smegma gets old, it turns into like glue, which is why you're having a tough time getting it off. Normally, smegma just wipes right off if it is not too old.