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toddler has another infection down below against

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mayaknew · 30/08/2015 18:17

Last year he got an infection in his penis due to urine collecting in his skin . He's not completely toilet trained (even dry at night) yet he's got one again Sad

I'm surprised at him having one again now that he's toilet trained and I feel really bad that I haven't done anything to prevent it .

I'll make an emergency appointment for him tomorrow but is there anything I could do to prevent this happening again ?

What should I do to make him more comfortable now ? I still put a pull up on St night just as a precaution but I'll leave that off tonight . He's 2.8 .

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InSpaceNooneCanHearYouScream · 04/09/2015 10:58

This is very common- with my boys they used to soak in warm water every evening, then we used to put a blob of Savlon on the end of the willy and let the foreskin come back over it so the Savlon was nicely distributed. Needs to be a very mild antiseptic mind! Occaisonally needed antibiotics. Mine both grew out of it but some kids needs circumcision. Good luck.

Sanchar · 04/09/2015 11:03

My son got this all the time. The doctor told me to get some canestan cream and apply it 2x a day.

Is it due to phimosis ( a too small opening in the foreskin)? If so ask the gp if steroid cream to stretch the hole is suitable at his age.

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