willie's problem...

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My son who is about to turn 3 says that he has pain in his willie (willy? sp?) not when peeing. he does complain after he pees though
DH has been circumcised so he doesnt have a clue.
i pulled back the foreskin and indeed it is a bit red around the little bit of skin that hold the willie to the foreskin; i have washed it 3 times today (am, lunch, eve) with soap and tonight in bed he was complaining but i didnt wash as im scared to make things worse.

of course i will go to the gp on monday but my son is not the easiest kid in the world and theres no way he will let the doctor have a look...

is it likely to be thrush? i took him swimming earlier this week do you think he got it from there?

the other thing i was thinking, when i asked if the pain was constant was that some little boys dislike getting an erection and often describe it as hurting, so it could be something as simple as that

but def keep an eye on it and if he complains again then see the GP

he hasnt complain at all today and when i asked him during the bath tonight, he sais it wasnt painful anymore...
big relief!! Will keep an eye on it though!

I might still get it checked out. My ds had phimosis which became a problem when he was 4. We thought he had a bad aim but actually his foreskin was obstructing the flow of wee which we saw when he got caught short on the beach. He had to be circumcised but there may have been other treatments available if it had been picked up earlier.

Sounds like balanitis, our GP diagnosed DS's almost instantly. If DS won't show the GP take a couple of pics on your phone and show them. It's common and easily diagnosed so that should be enough for your GP to go on if it comes to it.

My nephew had recurrent balinitis which sounds like what you describe. He was circumcised aged 3 and no longer gets it.