A member asked:

My son is 2 years and 4 months and has been complaining of a sore penis. it is slightly red and when the foreskin is pulled back it has a slight whitish stuff. not sure if it is discharge. i'm jot sure what to do?

Q: my son is 2 years and 4 months and has been complaining of a sore penis. it is slightly red and when the foreskin is pulled back it has a slight whitish stuff. not sure if it is discharge. i'm jot sure what to do?

Clean it &amp; see: The whitish stuff is likely smegma, a normal body secretion that can build up there. You can tease it off with a wet Q-tip or bud, and wash the remaining area. This debris can become irritated &amp; trap germs. If cleaning/rinsing the site solves the problem within a day or two it is just that. If not, I'd have him seen.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

Clean it & see: The whitish stuff is likely smegma, a normal body secretion that can build up there. You can tease it off with a wet Q-tip or bud, and wash the remaining area. This debris can become irritated & trap germs. If cleaning/rinsing the site solves the problem within a day or two it is just that. If not, I'd have him seen.

Answered 8/30/2018

284 views

Thank

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

My son is 2 years and 4 months and has been complaining of a sore penis. it is slightly red and when the foreskin is pulled back it has a slight whitish stuff. not sure if it is discharge. i'm jot sure what to do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

I have been having inflation on the head of penis and redness and soreness. I have been adding Travocort cream under my foreskin, dos this cream help or can it affect it more?

A member asked:

Red/sore glans/forskin. Not balanitis/std. Worse after masturbation. Occasional pain in penis, testicles, lower back, when ejaculating. 2 UTI in 2013.

A member asked:

Two-year-old uncircumcised toddler. Red and inflamed around the eye of his penis... Havnt ever pulled his foreskin back but noticed when he showed me!

A member asked:

My penis is really red on one side of the head. It doesn't bother me. Then my foreskin started to get red on one side and there's a sore. What's this?

A member asked:

Hi there what does in mean when the whole penis glan is red & painful & soreness & foreskin abit swollen?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Sore penis head and fore skin. Inflamed red. Skin on head of penis and gore skin torn, painful and bleeding a little when pulled back.

The tip of my penis foreskin is red and itchy to the touch with some discharge with mild odor ?

I have small cuts under my penis head. Im uncircumcised and my skin gets red sore when pulling back foreskin. Usually after sex my wife is sore too ?

After i had sex with my gf my head of my penis got red and sore and itchy and was getting white stuff around it also my foreskin became very tight ?

I have some redness which is sore to touch on my foreskin and a small lump on the top of my penis, should I be worried?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?