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Trouble pulling back the foreskin, here is why?

In males, sometimes the foreskin of the penis can’t be pulled back. Relax, it is not a disease. The condition is called phimosis. Here is everything you need to know about it.

What is phimosis?

Speaking in medical terms, phimosis is a condition in males where the foreskin of the penis can’t be pulled back against the penis head (also called glans). It is not a disease that you can catch or acquire by any means. It is simply a physical condition that some men have while others don’t.

Degrees of phimosis

The extent up to which a male can retract the foreskin of his penis varies among men. Some can fully retract it so that the pink coloured penis head is clearly visible. On the other hand, some men have their foreskin wrapped tightly around the glans such that only their urinary hole is visible.

Is this natural and normal?

Depending on the severity of tightness, a man can experience pain while trying to pull back his foreskin. When some young men having phimosis try masturbating for the first few times in their life, the constant back and forth rubbing of the penis happens. This accidentally allows them to retract their foreskin. Doctors advise to not try this method to overcome phimosis because the chances of bleeding and infection due to skin damage are very high. In some severe cases, the penis head is swollen on the inside and even a slight rub on the foreskin to pull it back is hurtful.

Is it really something to worry about?

Phimosis prevents men from masturbating without experiencing pain. In some cases, men rely only on nightfall to have an ejaculation. When they indulge in penetrative sex, their foreskin hurts because of the in and out thrusting movement of the penis. At times in some men, even having an erection is painful.

Circumcision and phimosis

In some cultures and traditions during older days, the foreskin of young pre-teenage and teenage boys was cut with a blade. This act was called circumcision and is still known by the same name. Once a male is circumcised, the issue of phimosis never bothers him. In modern day with better health care resources available, surgical treatment for phimosis is done by trained doctors. The small surgery takes a few minutes and with the help of painkillers and anaesthesia, pain is not experienced.

What happens after surgery?

Once a man is circumcised or gets his phimosis corrected, the foreskin painlessly retracts fully over the penis head to reveal the pink coloured region. A white coloured sticky substance often gets deposited at the skin where the penis head and the foreskin meet. This substance has a smell of its own kind and is called smegma. Regularly washing the penis head after retracting your foreskin to clean the smegma is a part of men’s personal hygiene.

What can you do?

If you as a man are having difficulty in pulling back your foreskin or while masturbating or having penetrative sex, the first step, in that case, is to talk to your father or brother or an elderly male. The next step is to visit an experienced doctor and see how you can proceed to overcome phimosis. Some non-surgical methods to correct phimosis also exist depending upon the severity of the condition.

*To protect the identity, the person in the picture is a model.

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About the author: Arpit Chhikara loves to read, write, draw and take long walks while listening to podcasts. Besides writing on various themes related to SRHR, he also works in the alternative education domain. When not at home, you can find him living in lesser-known places in India. You can check him on Instagram.
 

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Sir mere ling ki foreskin aage pichhe to hoti hai lekin jab ling full tit khada hota hai tab thoda dard hota blood to aaj tk nhi nikla .... Mera sabal hai ki Kya mujhe sex karne me problem ho sakti 🤔
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Anupam Tripathi
Tue, 02/14/2023 - 17:21
Meri age 48 year hai abhi 1 hapte se mere ling Mai kuchh khujli si mahsus hue fir uske bad ling ki skin peechhe karne mai paresani ho rahi hai .agar jabardasti skin peechhe karte hai to puri peechhe ni jati hai bech Mai ek tight se ring jaise ban jati hai , sex bhi karne mai paresani hoti hai
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Mon, 04/03/2023 - 14:46
मेरा लिंग का चमड़ी पीछे हो जाता है आराम से इससे कोई परेशानी या बीमारी तो नही हो रहा है मेरा लिंग का चमड़ी वैसा का वैसा ही है पीछे करने से दर्द नही होता है
अभि बेटा अगर ये स्किन आसानी से आगे पीछे हो रहा हो तो कोई समस्या की बात नही है. इसके बारे में और ज़्यादा यहा पढ़िए: https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis https://lovematters.in/hi/our-bodies/male-body/mens-hygiene  यदि इस मुद्दे पर आप और गहरी चर्चा में जुड़ना चाहते हैं, तो हमारे Facebook और Instagram में ज़रूर शामिल हों.- https://www.facebook.com/lovematters.india?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://instagram.com/lovemattersindia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Sir mera ling ki chamdi aadhi niche chali jati hai lekin puri nahi jati lekin jab ling khada hota hai to hi ye niche nahi jati nahi to ye niche bhi jati hai
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Sir, meri for skin puri piche ho jaati hai , itni hi jaati hai ki mai safayi bhi kr leta hu acche se ling ki andar tak .lekin vo skin chipki hui hai penis se . Uska koi natural ya gharelu solution hai kya sirf . Jisme surgery na karana pade aur jada dard na ho .kyuki sir mene surgery ki ek video dekhi YouTube pe usme to vo bada dard naak pag raha tha . Plz... Bataye sir mai kya kru ?
Saurabh bete iska koi gharelu upay hum aapko nahi bata sakte aur na hi ye swasth hota hai, iska ek chhota sa operation hota hai, jiske liye ek panjikrit doctor se mil lijiye, ismein itna darne ki koi baat nahi - so YouTube ki nahi doctor ki salah lijiye. Aur zyada yaha padhiye : https://lovematters.in/hi/resource/penis https://lovematters.in/hi/our-bodies/male-body/mens-hygiene Yadi aap is mudde par humse aur gehri charcha mein judna chahte hain to hamare Facebook aur Instagram mein zarur shamil ho: https://www.facebook.com/lovematters.india?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://instagram.com/lovemattersindia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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यदि आप इस मुद्दे पर हमसे और गहरी चर्चा में जुड़ना चाहते हैं या अपनी समस्या हमसे शेयर करना चाहते हैं, तो हमारे फेसबुक और इंस्टाग्राम के इन्बॉक्स में अपनी समस्या लिखें ताकि हम आपको सही सलाह दे सकें- https://www.facebook.com/lovematters.india?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://instagram.com/lovemattersindia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
 

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पहले इस लिंक को प्लीज पढ़ें-

 

यदि आप इस मुद्दे पर हमसे और गहरी चर्चा में जुड़ना चाहते हैं या अपनी समस्या हमसे शेयर करना चाहते हैं, तो हमारे फेसबुक और इंस्टाग्राम के इन्बॉक्स में अपनी समस्या लिखें ताकि हम आपको सही सलाह दे सकें- https://www.facebook.com/lovematters.india?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://instagram.com/lovemattersindia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

 

Meri for skin tite thi roj ki tarah safai karte karte Piche chalk gai An aage Nhi as rahi jor lagane pe dard ho raha h Arandi ka tel use kar raha hu Kya theek ho jayegi Ya koi dwa bta de
Mere ling ki skin pichle 1 sal se piche nhi ho rhi hai jisse mujhe bohot problem ho rahi hai. Or usne se ajib sa gandh ukt gadha padhart niklta hai . Mujhe samjh nhi aa rha kya kre. Mujhe salah de.
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