Embarrassing Illnesses

This looked something like a condition which I have which my GP (and subsequently a dermatologist) diagnosed as a type of Psoriasis. I have psoriasis on my head and elbow as well so they made the connection based on that. I was prescribed Trimovate Cream which does get rid of it but you have to keep using it or the symptoms comes back (at least it does in my case). Steroid creams also work such as Dovobet but you can't repeatadly use steroids as they can thin the skin.

I was quite annoyed that they didn't say at the end what was actually wrong with this guy. All they said was that he went to a dermatoligist and got it sorted. I would have liked to know whether it was psoriasis and whether he received a similar treatment to me.

I'm not a doctor but it looked like balinitus (sp). I had a similar condition (I actually had zoons balanitus) and a steroid cream cleared it up. I had it checked out at a STD clinic. Find the opening times at your local hospital. You might need a biopsy to confirm but it's worth the hassle and the doctors at a STD clinic have seen it all before.

I have had Bleeding and flaking of the skin around the foreskin area,it makes it extremely sensitive and I cant have intercourse more than twice a week or it bleeds and stings,please help as i am too embarrassed to see a doctorand had this a couple of years

i get what looked exactly like that the man had on the show and i have been refered to a dermatoligist who keeps giving me creams what didnt work even know i think i should probably be circumcised not that i want that.And one cream did eventually seem to take it away but when i masterbate it seems to almost come back and the skin is tight and i cant have sex because i know it will be painful.so no ones helping

Great programme! Put my mind at ease re anal skin tags!

It would be so helpful to know the name of this condition as I suffer from the same and my GP is mystified. Maybe it will appear on Thursday's programme?

very brave to go on tv and get your tackle out