Earlier this summer, I got a small and mildly painful friction burn on the shaft of my penis that healed up after 3-4 days of moisturizing and taking it easy. But in late December, the burn came back and I’ve been struggling to fully get rid of it for the past month.
I think the burn happened because I wasn’t moisturizing my penis enough as the winter weather got colder and I sometimes masturbate without lube, or in the hot shower. I’ve had some brief luck getting the burn to go away if I moisturize the hell out of my penis and take it easy for a few days. But all it takes to make the burn come back is a couple of extended masturbation sessions and a couple days of forgetting to moisturize my penis.
My next approach is giving my penis a full week of rest and continuing to use coconut oil and some petroleum jelly to moisturize the burn. Maybe I’ve just jumped the gun too soon when trying to let it heal. I’ve been tested for STIs and that’s not what this is. At its worst, the burn is a small pink patch of irritated skin about the size of a pencil eraser, just below the head of my penis on the underside. If my penis is moist, it doesn’t really hurt. If it’s dry, there’s some mild pain when rubbed.
Has anyone dealt with a persistent patch of irritation like this before? The only thing that seems weird is that I can’t remember having to moisturize my penis so often during previous winters. Usually a few times a week did the trick but now I practically have to do it daily if I want to avoid getting irritation from masturbation. Maybe it’s part of getting older (I’m 33) or maybe I’m not drinking enough water. In any event, just wanted to ask and see if anyone else has gone through anything like this. If so, what helped?
(I did talk with my doctor about this and I’m going to see them if my week of taking it easy doesn’t nix the burn.)
I think the burn happened because I wasn’t moisturizing my penis enough as the winter weather got colder and I sometimes masturbate without lube, or in the hot shower. I’ve had some brief luck getting the burn to go away if I moisturize the hell out of my penis and take it easy for a few days. But all it takes to make the burn come back is a couple of extended masturbation sessions and a couple days of forgetting to moisturize my penis.
My next approach is giving my penis a full week of rest and continuing to use coconut oil and some petroleum jelly to moisturize the burn. Maybe I’ve just jumped the gun too soon when trying to let it heal. I’ve been tested for STIs and that’s not what this is. At its worst, the burn is a small pink patch of irritated skin about the size of a pencil eraser, just below the head of my penis on the underside. If my penis is moist, it doesn’t really hurt. If it’s dry, there’s some mild pain when rubbed.
Has anyone dealt with a persistent patch of irritation like this before? The only thing that seems weird is that I can’t remember having to moisturize my penis so often during previous winters. Usually a few times a week did the trick but now I practically have to do it daily if I want to avoid getting irritation from masturbation. Maybe it’s part of getting older (I’m 33) or maybe I’m not drinking enough water. In any event, just wanted to ask and see if anyone else has gone through anything like this. If so, what helped?
(I did talk with my doctor about this and I’m going to see them if my week of taking it easy doesn’t nix the burn.)