I contracted some kind of infection when I
was young thru sexual intercourse with a
girl.
The symptoms were, redness on my penis and
foreskin and pain during urination. After
I was treated with antibiotics the
symptoms disappear but came back on and
off, not as severe, I mean, no pain during
urination and only external rash was
visible, that went away after applying
Monistat or any vaginal cream. The curious
thing is that if I have sex with my wife
at least 3 times per week I have no
symptoms, but if I have to travel or we
just don’t have sexual intercourse for
at least 4 days, the symptoms come back
the fifth day. Usually as a rash and bad
smell (fish smell at the end of the day).
But again if I apply a vaginal cream the
penis goes back to normal and the smell
goes away. I have gone to many doctors and
they had taken samples (Typical Q-tip) but
every test comes back negative.
Am I the only one?
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 04-05-07 15:58pm
I don't know what you have so I can't
comment on that. Do you go to the doctors
during a breakout? If not, perhaps you
should go when you're actually
experiencing the symptoms so that the
doctor can see it and tests might be more
clear.
Perhaps it's a dermatological issue and a
specialist would be of more help.
As for your symptoms not coming when you
have frequent sex with your wife, perhaps
it is because she has a healthy vagina.
Internally it is acidic which can kill
bacteria, yeasts, molds, etc. It also may
contain probiotics, which are beneficial
bacteria, which also act to kill bad
bacteria. So perhaps by having sex, you
are gaining some of these probiotics or
getting an acid treatment of sorts. I
don't really know, just odd speculation.
If that is so, it may actually lead you to
a solution. The skin is naturally supposed
to be slightly acidic. Modern soaps often
do not take this into account and create
alkaline soaps. So a possible easy step
would be to by a pH balanced soap, one
that creates slight acidity. You can find
these online or in a health store. You can
also find probiotic soaps online that
would hopefully leave an amount of
probiotics on your skin to fight
pathogens. Distilled water, which is
extremely pure water gotten from steam
distillation, is acidic and may be sprayed
on after a shower.(which is why it perhaps
shouldn't be drinken for long periods of
time). Organic Plain (must be plain)
Yogurt has probiotics, so external
application of that could be helpful.
Sesame Seed Oil (organic, cold pressed)
could also be beneficial. It is naturally
antibacterial and may attract toxins out
of the skin, plus it moisturizing and
leaves skin beautiful. You'll probably
have a hard time finding a good oil in the
stores, so google. If you try these
external applications, do them for several
weeks, not just as needed, perhaps you
could prevent it from ever coming back.
Also, change your underwear everyday,
shower everyday with the new soap and wash
your underwear separately in hot water.
Perhaps with an anti-pathogen agent such
as Manuka Oil or whatever you find through
research to be good for killing in
laundry.
Then we move on to internal. If it is
indeed an infection of sorts, there are a
few things that can be done. First,
killing the infection with Colloidal
Silver, Oregano Oil, Garlic, Zinc, Vitamin
C, Astragalus, etc. could help. A
naturopath or knowledgeable health store
owner could help you pick one out. Zinc,
Vitamin C, and Astragalus are great for
the immune system so you should have one
of those for upkeep, but as a direct
infection fighter choose another. After
you do that, you'll need to replenish your
probiotics. This is best done with a
Probiotic supplement that is enteric
coated to allow it to get passed the
stomach acid. Find help at a health store
and follow the directions. It's great for
digestion, immunity, and overall health so
you can continue to take if forever if you
like, but do it for 2-3 months now to make
sure it holds. Also, do it again anytime
you take antibiotics, conventional or
natural such as Colloidal Silver.
If your problem is not dermatological, it
may make good sense to treat your urinary
system. Kidneys, urinary tract, urethra,
bladder. Some of the infection fighting
products above will most assuredly work
here as well, but there are specific
products that do a better job in this
area. Of course you've probably heard of
Cranberries being used for urinary and
bladder infections. Don't drink store
bought juice though, it contains sugars,
other juices, and is otherwise
uneffective. If you want the juice, juice
fresh cranberries at home. Otherwise, just
eat cranberries or buy a cranberry
supplement. You might be able to find
unpasteurized, organic syrup. If you can,
that might work, but I'm not familiar with
it so look it up. D-Mannose is another
great product shown to be effective for
infections around there. Buy it separately
or in a combined product of cranberries.
Finally, there are herbs used for
cleansing the urinary system and kidneys.
Herbs such as Marshmallow Root, Uva Ursi,
etc. You can usually find them and others
in a join product at any health store.
In the meantime avoid sugars, soft drinks,
excessive alcohol as much as you want, and
drink plenty of clean water.
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ebarnhard33
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Posted: 04-05-07 16:11pm
To me, it sounds like you are a carrier of
yeast infections. The monistat and vaginal
cream you get over the counter are
specifically made for yeast infections,
and the "fishy" smell you described is a
common symptom of a yeast infection.
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Andy2007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA
Thanks For the Advice. Posted: 04-07-07 11:24am
I really appreciate the time you took to
write your reply.
I forgot to mention that I have gone to
the doctor when the rash is at the worst
stage, even without washing the penis, so
whatever I have multiplies and that way
the test would find something.
I agree with you that my wife's vagina
fluids might act as a temporarily cure.
I will follow your advice and buy new
soap. All I use is "Irish Spring" without
thinking that it might not be beneficial
at all.
One more thing that I remember and forgot
to write on my first post was that, I had
a bad sinus infection one time and the
doctor prescribed antibiotics
(Clarithromycin), during and after I
finished the treatment the symptoms
disappear and I had no symptoms for quite
a while. Therefore, I assume that
antibiotics might be able to kill this
fongus or bacteria, and that is why I
think it could be Chlamydia. Other
thoughts are that this bacteria is living
in my urinary track and might come out to
reproduce on the external part of the
penis. Doctors haven't been able to
speculate on that but it feels that way,
because sometimes I have a weird sensation
inside the lower part the penis (the
urethra), something like a very mild
itching.
Thanks
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 04-07-07 16:11pm
No problem.
It does sound like you have yeast or some
type of infection. Give some of those
external and internal methods a try and
see what they do for you. I'd definitely
recommend Probiotics as you've taken
antibiotics and really everyone needs them
as they are vital for good health either
way. Because it is chronic you might want
to try some type of urinary/bladder/kidney
cleanse along with some type of infection
fighter. Then follow up with the
probiotics. While throughout, you can use
external things such as pH balanced soap
or probiotic soap, or plain yogurt.
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tigresacanela24
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 5261 Location: Treat your children well, eventually they'll choose your nursing home.
Posted: 04-07-07 18:01pm
I was going to say yeast. My ex used to
get them a lot. You can have your doctor
test for yeast and if that's what you've
got there's a pill that you can take for
that that will clear it up. If it's yeast
there are things you can do to prevent it
from recurring. One thing that works for
me is eating yogurt every day. Stay away
from sythetic fabrics and wear underwear
that let your..erm..you know... breathe.
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jackcc
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 8 Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Posted: 04-08-07 10:07am
Definitely sounds like a yeast infection.
You and your wife are probably passing it
back and forth. You BOTH have to be
treated at the same time to get rid of it.
Or this will go on forever. The
ingredient in monostat the helps you is
clotrimazole. I find that at the 99 cent
store for 99 cents. Just the clotrimazole
by itself. She uses the Monostat and you
need the clotrimazole. Give it a try.
It'll probably solve your mystery. And
your yeast infection. Remember that you
BOTH have to be treated at the same time.
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Andy2007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA
Posted: 04-11-07 09:03am
jackcc
wrote:
Definitely sounds like a
yeast infection. You and your wife are
probably passing it back and forth. You
BOTH have to be treated at the same time
to get rid of it. Or this will go on
forever. The ingredient in monostat the
helps you is clotrimazole. I find that at
the 99 cent store for 99 cents. Just the
clotrimazole by itself. She uses the
Monostat and you need the clotrimazole.
Give it a try. It'll probably solve your
mystery. And your yeast infection.
Remember that you BOTH have to be treated
at the same
time.
Well, My wife has no symptoms (no bad
smell, no itching) she has a healthy
vagina, but if I have somethig, she might
have it too. So, I will follow your advice
and buy some cream for her too, thanks.
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 04-11-07 14:10pm
Yes, it's completely possible that she may
have something to if you have it so
treating both would be a good idea.
However, if she has a healthy vagina
(which likely includes healthy levels of
beneficial bacteria) then using a product
may upset that balance because it kills
both bad and good bacteria, possibly
making it less healthy. So, after the use
of the product she should replenish her
probiotic levels as well to make sure she
keeps a healthy vagina. There are
probiotics sold specifically for women's
vaginal health. There might even be
external or inserted probiotic products,
I'm not sure. Of course Plain Organic
Yogurt works for external purposes and I
think women have used it inserted for
yeast infections before, but you might
want to google that.
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Andy2007
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA
Posted: 04-19-07 14:31pm
HealthySex
wrote:
Yes, it's completely
possible that she may have something to if
you have it so treating both would be a
good idea. However, if she has a healthy
vagina (which likely includes healthy
levels of beneficial bacteria) then using
a product may upset that balance because
it kills both bad and good bacteria,
possibly making it less healthy. So, after
the use of the product she should
replenish her probiotic levels as well to
make sure she keeps a healthy vagina.
There are probiotics sold specifically for
women's vaginal health. There might even
be external or inserted probiotic
products, I'm not sure. Of course Plain
Organic Yogurt works for external purposes
and I think women have used it inserted
for yeast infections before, but you might
want to google
that.
I want to say that I have been taking
vitamin "C" three times a day and it has
helped a lot, since my wife has her period
we haven't had sexual intercourse for a
week now and it seems to me that Vitamin
"C" is doing something. I haven't gotten
any rash nor bad smell. I ordered some of
the other supplements that you mentioned
(Colloidal Silver, Probiotic Acidophilus
& Astragalus) and will start taking
them following directions. I also order a
gentle soap (pH Balanced Body Wash).
Will keep posting on this subject for
other people that might have the same
condition.
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 04-19-07 19:45pm
That's good to hear.
You can and perhaps should take Vitamin C
forever, but you shouldn't with Colloidal
Silver and don't need to every single day
with probiotics. Colloidal Silver may be
able to (I don't recall exactly which form
is responsible as there are many types,
not all the same) cause Argyria, which is
a gray or bluish coloration of the skin.
Don't freak out though. You'd have to take
it in extremely high quantities everyday
for years. And even then, it's only a
certain form. Colloidal Silver has become
very popular over the years and there are
still only a handful of people who've
gotten it. So to take it for an infection
isn't a problem at all.
Probiotics can be taken everyday, but
after 2-3 months of really making sure
they've taken hold you can just use a
maintenance dosage. If you ever take
antibiotics, replenish again.
Otherwise, Astragalus and Vitamin C are
great immune boosters to continue taking.
Some herbs need breaks, because they build
up in your body or become slightly toxic
(such as Echinacea). I've never heard
Astragalus to be one of those herbs, but
then again I've never looked. Give it a
google.