My son is 21 months old. He is circumsized, and for the second time, i went to change him, and there is a white squishy substance that is stuck in his skin. It almost looks like a huge white head. Last time, about a month or so ago, it simply wiped away. But this time it is stuck, and wont come off. It seems to be painful and/or itchy to him. Any ideas on what this could be?? Please help :(
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on Feb. 21, 2013 at 1:54 AM
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Could it be smegma? I have no experience with circumcisions sorry :(
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on Feb. 21, 2013 at 5:25 AM
Japanmommy.. thank you.. i looked up smegma and im pretty sure thats what it is. We are in the process of getting medical insurance so i couldn't take him toba doc. Thank you soooo much.. such a relief that its not something to be too concerned about!
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on Feb. 21, 2013 at 3:52 PM
my son had that. his ped said to just try to pull the skin down slowlly an try a warm bath to help
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My son is 21 months old. He is circumsized, and for the second time, i went to change him, and there is a white squishy substance that is stuck in his skin. It almost looks like a huge white head. Last time, about a month or so ago, it simply wiped away. But this time it is stuck, and wont come off. It seems to be painful and/or itchy to him. Any ideas on what this could be?? Please help :(
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It's the start of an adhesion. You need to gently pull the foreskin back and clean that area. You shpuld really do that on a regular basis with a circumsized boy. My son had that once. Use lube (coconut oil works well) so it's not painful, and if it is really adheased, you might have to pull it back in stages. If it starts to get red or inflamed, go to the doctor. :)
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bump! I've never had that problem with my sons circumcisions. Good luck!
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on Feb. 21, 2013 at 9:31 PM
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If he's circumcised, there is no foreskin and pulling back (or forceful retraction as it's technically called) the foreskin of an uncircumcised boy can cause a lot of harm and should never be done.
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It's the start of an adhesion. You need to gently pull the foreskin back and clean that area. You shpuld really do that on a regular basis with a circumsized boy. My son had that once. Use lube (coconut oil works well) so it's not painful, and if it is really adheased, you might have to pull it back in stages. If it starts to get red or inflamed, go to the doctor. :)
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on Feb. 21, 2013 at 9:36 PM
Glad you got some info. My son never had this!
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How long does the belly take to go away?
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on Feb. 21, 2013 at 1:03 AM