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TIL Balanitis is a common cause of penile swelling. It occurs when the glans (head) penis is inflamed. About 3% to 11%Trusted Source of people with a penis will experience balanitis
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Don_Dickle lemmy.world Patnou@lemmy.world
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TheJesusaurus piefed.ca TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca
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Ain't no way they cal it balanitis

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baronvonj piefed.social baronvonj@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-10
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Thanks for the info, Mr. Dickle.

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velma lemmy.blahaj.zone velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-03-19
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It's more common in people with uncircumcised penises as well. Keep it clean!

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tyrefyre sh.itjust.works tyrefyre@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-04
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And what percentage of untrusted source have it?

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kat_angstrom lemmy.world kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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I didn't need to learn this today

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WhiteOakBayou lemmy.world WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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And what percentage of untrusted source have it?

Fuckin' all of them and don't let 'em tell you nothing different.

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Archangel1313 lemmy.ca Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-03
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Fun fact: Circumcision effectively eliminates this risk.

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bizarroland lemmy.world bizarroland@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-08
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It's more common in people with uncircumcised penises as well. Keep it clean!

Clean is also not necessarily enough.

Keep it clean and dry.

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Wildmimic anarchist.nexus Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2025-09-05
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Urethritis - Less common causes include irritating chemicals or injury from a urinary catheter

Tell me about it. Catheter injury can also cause prostatitis - that's something they don't tell you beforehand. After a major surgery, i had to fight this shit 2 years afterwards, caused by that damn catheter. Now at least i have my peace, but that was a very unpleasant experience. -213EC1B2/5 stars.

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Beetschnapps lemmy.world Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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Ain't no way they cal it balanitis

“The only thing I regret is… my balanitis!”

[immediately dies from balanitis]

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turtlesareneat piefed.ca turtlesareneat@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-02
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Now, boys and gentledudes, gather round while I tell you of "epididymitis." Did you know a testicle could be baked potato sized?

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kmartburrito lemmy.world kmartburrito@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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Now, boys and gentledudes, gather round while I tell you of "epididymitis." Did you know a testicle could be baked potato sized?

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a_non_monotonic_function lemmy.world a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-10-22
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Fuckin' all of them and don't let 'em tell you nothing different.

That does sound somewhat untrustworthy.

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GreenKnight23 lemmy.world GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-21
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I had this when I was around 11 or 12. my dick swelled up to about the size of a baseball and it was like fire every time I took a piss.

I was brought up in a household that taught you to be ashamed of your body, so I told nobody and suffered in silence. luckily I used dial soap and regular bathing with it resolved the issue. I still have scarring around my penis and my foreskin stretched out so much that I basically became uncircumcised.

if you have kids, you don't have to talk to them about uncomfortable topics to make them feel safe enough to come to you about uncomfortable topics. all you need to do is show up to listen and be nonjudgmental.

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turtlesareneat piefed.ca turtlesareneat@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-02
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Actual photo of me on the way to urgent care.

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