Soft glans due to hot water

Hi.

I had some issue with inflammation of my foreskin (nothing sexually transmitted). Nothing seemed to help, so I tried to put my penis into a glass of hot/warm water and add 2 spoons of salt to it. Let’s say I did it 15 minutes every day for two weeks.

Recently I noticed that my glans became much softer than it used to be. I used to have a pretty hard erection, now my erection is still that good, except for the glans. It’s been 3 weeks since I noticed it.

My case is complicated and it could also be some medication that I took. I’m not sure at all the hot water damaged my glans (but that’s my best guess), but my question is, could putting my penis into a hot salty water for 15 minutes every day for some period of time damage my glans? Of course I was careful so that the water is not hot enough to damage my skin, but it was pretty warm.

If it’s possible, what can I do to try to treat it?

Thanks,
J (30 years old)

I think its the medication.

Check for the side effects of the meds you were taking, if there is “elevated prolactin levels”, it may be the cause of your problem.

I would bet it’s meds. Everything can fuck with our dicks. No reason why hot salt water should hurt it. Think of all the people that use jacuzzis that are salt water and not chlorine.

Thanks very much for the reply, guys, @Killawhite and @Steinroid!

Now after I’ve done some research and after reading your comments, I’m convinced it was the medication. Especially interesting was Killawhite’s notice regarding prolactin.

The med was Hormeel (by Heel), used for troubles with menopause. I was told by my homeopath to not worry it’s a med for women, that it will help to set my hormones right. Well, it set it wrong!

Here’s the composition for this med: Composition: Drops: 100 g cont.:Sepia officinalis D6, Calcium carbonicum Hahnemanni D8, Conyza Canadensis D3, Viburnum opulus D3, Cyclamen purpurascens D4, Strychnos ignatii D6, Myristica fragans D6. Contains 35 vol.-% ethanol.

I was taking it only for 6 days, then I noticed something is wrong, originally wasn’t sure it was this med, but I stopped taking it anyway.

What’s most troubling, it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse! At the beginning it was only the soft glans, but like 4 days ago, I also started experiencing numbness/loss of sensitivity in the penis, a bit of pain in the penis, and coldness of the glans and a bit of the penis (or should I use the term "shaft" instead of the "penis").

I may add I started experiencing these just after I started taking Vit B Complex and L-Arginine, because I read it may help for soft glans.

I was planning to invest also in panax ginseng and supplements recommended by Shockberta here: Rough with penis, nerve damage result. (serious) - Urology - MedHelp - but now I don’t know if I should

Killawhite, your idea regarding prolactin was genius, I can only pray you know what can help me now. Seems like something was set wrong in me. How can I set it back to right?

I may add that I had a really great erection and a very hard glans prior to that. My erection is still good, except for the glans. Glans can still get hard, but not as hard as previously and only when I sit. The glans is much softer both in erect and non-erect state.

I can also add that I tested my testosterone and estradiol levels after taking this med and they were ok and unchanged.

And I’ll add that for a few years already I’m experiencing unexplained health issues, mostly consisting of periods within I’m pretty weak and feel cold (it very badly affects my life), although of course I don’t have a cold or any illness like this. I can feel absolutely terrible at one hour and than a few hours later rather ok, then bad again. My health was somehow destroyed by a SSRI medication, sertraline (not for depression, never had one, my life is not stressful either, except for the health issues.). It affected (I mean sertraline) my testicles as well (directly, so I’m 100% sure), for example making them cold on occasion (you see the pattern: feeling cold, cold testicles, now cold penis). But I never ever had a problem with my penis/erection before! I’ve made plenty of doctor visits and medical tests (and found nothing), but no doctor has ever pointed me to check my prolactin levels.

Maybe I have hyperprolactinaemia and that’s the reason for the nightmare I’ve been experiencing for a few years already. But that sounds too beautiful to be true (I would have had an erection issue earlier, right?), I almost lost any hope that I’ll ever get to what’s wrong with me. But if it’s a prolactin issue, you’re my savior Killawhite and I will thank you greatly, mark my words. Tomorrow morning first thing I do is the blood test.

But now back to the penis problem.. Guys, I’m terrified. Doctors in my country won’t have a clue. I’m waiting for your ideas and comments, it’s incredibly helpful!

And, unfortunately, my prolactin levels are completely normal and I still have no clue what’s going on with me :( Guys, any ideas?

Warm to hot water is good. Skip the salt. Like others have said, there may be some prescription drug issues as well.