What is the white thing behind the glans?

If there is white stuff behind the male glans, it may be caused by smegma. What is smegma? As the name suggests, smegma is the dirt in the male foreskin. I believe this is easier to understand for most male friends. In fact, if the smegma is not cleaned in time, it is easy to cause repeated infections and inflammation in men, affecting their physical and mental health. So, how to clean smegma correctly?

Causes of increased smegma:

Balanitis:

Due to unclean sexual intercourse, infection with Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Trichomonas, fungi, Gonorrhea or other bacteria can stimulate the foreskin and glans inflammation, leading to an increase in smegma.

Phimosis, prepuce is too long:

In addition to the foreskin being too long, there are other reasons for the sudden increase of smegma, such as hot weather, which can also cause the sudden increase of smegma. If you do not do a circumcision, simply washing cannot prevent inflammation and infection.

What are the main hazards of increased smegma?

1. Smegma can cause long-term stimulation to the glans penis, especially the coronal sulcus, which can easily cause glansitis.

2. Excessive smegma can cause strong irritation to the penis, induce balanitis, and cause edema, congestion, erosion, repeated cross infection and even foreskin incarceration of the foreskin mucosa. If not treated in time, the inflammation can ascend along the reproductive tract, causing inflammation of the prostate, seminal vesicles and epididymis, and can be transmitted to sexual partners through sexual intercourse.

3. Recurrent balanitis can easily lead to adhesion between the glans penis and the foreskin, which can restrict penile erection and cause pain during sexual intercourse. This will not only cause disharmony in the sexual life of couples, but also lead to psychological sexual dysfunction.

How to clean smegma correctly?

1. Turn over the foreskin and clean the coronal sulcus of the foreskin with clean water. The foreskin should not be turned over too frequently, because the foreskin skin is tender and excessive friction will cause damage to the foreskin skin.

2. If the foreskin is too long and cannot be retracted after being forcibly turned up, it may cause foreskin incarceration, which may cause necrosis of the glans penis. You must go to the hospital for help immediately.

3. To clean the smegma, the foreskin must first be able to be turned up to the coronal sulcus. If the adhesion is severe and cannot be turned up, you need to go to the hospital to use a ball-tipped probe to separate it until the foreskin is completely turned up, exposing the glans and frenulum, removing the smegma or stones, and then rinse with saline.

4. When cleaning the smegma, since the inner layer of the foreskin is thinner and more sensitive to chemical detergents than the outer layer, you cannot use irritating detergents, just rinse with water. Mild soaps and shower gels are also fine.

5. Patients who have already suffered from penile balanitis should go to a professional andrology hospital as soon as possible.

Although there is no shortcut to clean smegma, there are good methods. The appearance of smegma is not overnight, and it is a big task to maintain personal hygiene. Male friends can make an appointment online and get in touch with regular hospitals to get rid of the embarrassment of excessive foreskin as soon as possible.