Thread: Balanitis or Yeast or something else, Im stumped

Thanks, I appreciate the info.  If Balanitis could talk it would use the line out of one of my favorite movies 300 when the queen was about to be abused, "This will not be over with quickly and you will not enjoy it"  I just don't get the Drs insistence on circumcision, I didnt have this problem for the first 40 years of my life, but now I have it the last 5, seems like they would...

If it is balanitis than the a steroid cream does work and the balanitis seemed to heal faster than the yeast infections. I urge you to ask your doctor about a glucose tolerance test for diabetes. It very well could be the cause of the infections. You are also in the age where this would be most likely to present it self. In the case of possible diabetes you would want to get it under control as there could be far greater problems. Let me...

Hello, From the symptoms and picture it looks like balanitis. It is an inflammation of the glans penis. Oral course of antibiotics is needed. In addition, please don’t use any cosmetics on the penis, instead use some topical antimicrobials like Bacitracin or Lotrimin. Also corticosteroids and topical immunosuppressants can be used but they are available under prescription. Also retract the foreskin daily and soak in warm water to clean...