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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Bacterial Infection Inside My Foreskin
i think i have bacterial infection inside the the outer skin of my penny, it looks red and very itchy, may be due to not taking showers every day , i take showers once a week, that might cause this problem, i used to take ointment long time ago, but i forgot the name, please tell me what to do, i have realize that it is due to my negligent of taking bath every day, i like to have your comment, thank you.
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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I have gone through your query. Under foreskin there will be smegma formation which are secretions of glands. If you don't clean it properly it will accumulate and cause fungal as well as bacterial infections. Use warm water or saline for cleaning the area. Avoid soaps as it may irritate more. Applying creams or ointments containing combination of anti fungal agents like Miconazole , anti bacterial like Neomycin and corticosteroids like Beclamethasone for local application will be helpful. If no improvement then oral antibiotics will be needed.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
Thank you for asking HCM
I have gone through your query. Under foreskin there will be smegma formation which are secretions of glands. If you don't clean it properly it will accumulate and cause fungal as well as bacterial infections. Use warm water or saline for cleaning the area. Avoid soaps as it may irritate more. Applying creams or ointments containing combination of anti fungal agents like Miconazole , anti bacterial like Neomycin and corticosteroids like Beclamethasone for local application will be helpful. If no improvement then oral antibiotics will be needed.
Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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Hello! Thank you for writing us here.
Well you really need to take shower everyday. And while having shower, you have to clean your genitalia properly. Retract the foreskin and wash it properly. I would suggest you to use the ointment sofframicin on foreskin and have a tab cetirizine before going to sleep for a week.
Best regards,
Dr Gunjan
Well you really need to take shower everyday. And while having shower, you have to clean your genitalia properly. Retract the foreskin and wash it properly. I would suggest you to use the ointment sofframicin on foreskin and have a tab cetirizine before going to sleep for a week.
Best regards,
Dr Gunjan
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