What should a foreskin look like? :redface:

[Toomanytoomany]

Ballooning of the foreskin when it is separating isn't uncommon, along with redness.

There's really not a lot you can do, other than just normal hygiene, and the doctor may recommend a hydrocortisone cream. It may even be a little yeast infection, in which case some canesten will fix it right up.

(If the doc recommends circumcision for a yeast infection or minor bacterial infection, ask him if he'd recommend infibulation for a case of thrush in a woman.)

[Trillian]

If he likes to do that, it is possible that he has introduced a bit of dirt or grit that has gotten under the foreskin and is irritating it or it could be a UTI. Try to get him to drink as much as possible overnight and bathe it in saline with nappy changes and in the morning get something from the chemist or they may just recommend that you take him to the Dr. If he is in pain, give him some panadol as well

[~Kim~]

cheers girls, will do.

TMTM - love it!

[boomba]

TMTM is right..I dint find it out till after DS had it...his was really swollen not sore really..so we went to the Docs and he gave us antiboitics...it went down really quickly, but wshs i didnt give the antibs.....There is a great blog peacefull parenting which has great rescoures about intact boys

Good luck hope he is ok xxxx

[diannescruffy]

I really doubt that any doctor would recommend circumcision for an infection but in some circumstances it is necessary, believe me at the age of 6 it was the last thing I would have expected but my poor boy got to the point where he couldn't wee without it swelling up and crying each time. I just can't stress enough just to get him checked out.

Regards,
Dianne

[~Kim~]

Cheers Diane, I will, I promise. It's worse today.

[Jewel]

Poor little man. I hope you can get it sorted out real soon. Good luck.


xox