Swollen Penis (includes picture)
Hi, if anyone could tell me if this is normal or what it is i would appreciate it.
Im uncircumsized and ive had this for most of my life or all my life but at least for as long as i can remember.
It doesnt cause any issues, pain or discomfort or anything but ive always worried about it as i havent ever had sex as i find it embarrasing and dont want to show anyone.
Its never got any better or worse.
Any help is appreciated :)
Interesting--thanks for putting the picture up--it helps answer some of the questions. It doesn't look to me like there is any inflammation, and therefore there is probably no infection. (This is consistent also with your having it all your life.)
It looks like a minor disorder of development of that bit of the tissue--my guess is some type of mucosal nevus--like a mole but in this case not pigmented. At any rate, if it has stayed much the same for most of your life, I think it is not going to be a problem, except, of course, your attitude to it. Try to accept it as part of your individuality. It won't 'infect' anyone else, and I think few people would even notice.
@Ineligible hi, thanks for the reply.
Its interesting that you mention no inflamation because this was taken after using a cream to try and get rid of it so its more "pale" than usual
This is how it usually is on a day to day basis:
The gland is also very dry which has been the case for a long time but doesnt seem normal.
Do you think it could possibly be caused by bad diet?
@Qwerty What cream did you use? I'm still not convinced it is inflamed--I think it may just be well-supplied with blood vessels.
The glans doesn't look as dry as would be seen in, say, someone who is circumcised. I think it's in the normal range.
I don't think diet has anything to do with it.
@Ineligible The cream was Betamethasone, but ive tried many that are for dermatitis and tea tree oil, none of them really did anything other than the one i mentioned made it go "pale". I dont know if its a placeabo but it also seems to make the swollen part smaller but im not sure that is the case.
@Qwerty Glucocorticosteroids like betamethasone constrict blood vessels, so the effect of becoming paler is to be expected. They are powerful anti-inflammatories, so if there is any inflammation they will reduce it, but they may well reduce intercellular fluid volume even if it is at normal levels (i.e. they might temporarily make the bump smaller even if it is not actually inflamed).
Corticosteroids only affect symptoms, not causes, so don't point us in any particular direction.
Thanks for the info. I have just realised that the rash i used to have is on its way back (i pretty much had it for as long as i remember but it randomly cleared up when i was posting images here before) now its coming back slowly.
Here is the underside:
@Qwerty That certainly is a rash, but it's hard to say what is causing it. Rashes can be due to fungi, bacteria, viruses, mites, insects, allergies, autoimmune action, or other causes. Often the best way to tell the cause is to find what cures it by trying one type of treatment after another.
@Ineligible im currently trying fucidic acid as i remember trying it before around the time it dissappeared, im thinking that its either dermatitis or some form or eczema
@Qwerty Dermatitis and eczema are pretty much two words for the same thing. They more or less mean "a rash that isn't an infection".
Fusidic acid is an antibacterial.
Ah okay thank you. That cream has seemed to work as ive used it twice and the rash is bearly visible (both the one on the image, and i had the same on my glands) although if the cream is antibacterial i wouldnt have thought my hygene caused it as i clean everyday using only warm water on the glands. I think if i stop using the fucid acid cream the rash would return in little time but i shall continue applying it for the time being as it is clearing it up.
