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Mild pain/irritation in penis, negative for UTI, negative for Chlamydia & Gonnorea

Hello,

As the title states, for over a month now, I’ve had a nagging irritation/pain/stinging in my urethra.  It is between mid shaft and the head in terms of location. I have taking a single dose of azithromycin and that did nothing.  

I am currently on my 3rd day of 100mg doxycycline 2x per day and show no signs of my symptoms getting better.  I have seen my general practitioner twice in the last 2 weeks and he seems stumped. Any advice on what type of specialist I should see, what remedy I should try, or what you think this could be?
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Hmm, sometimes doctors and patients alike are buffled when antibiotics don't work.
The reason could be antibiotic resistance, which is more
prevalent nowadays or inadequate/flawed testing
  to verify the infectious pathogens are not bacteria.

You need to rule out the possibility of a yeast/fungal infection which may be present in the urethra, or Balanitis,
both of which would get worse with the intake of antibiotics!
Prostatitis, as the other poster mentioned, specially non-bacterial prostatitis, should also be ruled out.

Ask your GP, if s/he can help you with this.

Best wishes,
Niko

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Thanks for the reply.

Are there different antibiotics you would try after doxy?

What tests are there for ballanitis, yeast, and fungal infections? Also, what are the cures for these things? Are there home remedies I could do preemptively? I won’t be able to go to the doc for another week or so.

Antibiotic intake is one of the causes of yeast/fungal infections!
I already mentioned that antibiotics would make it worse, if the infection is not bacterial!

The recommended protocol consists of an anti-fungal diet, avoiding sugar, most carbs, alcohol and taking probiotics, coconut oil (oral and topical), anti-fungal tablets and  topical creams/ointments.
But you need to be evaluated again.
Usually a urine sample is taken to test for fungal or bacterial pathogens
and by combining the test and physical examination results , a diagnosis can be made.

Absolute cleanness and good hygiene are necessary for avoidance of fungal infections along with an anti-fungal diet, probiotic and coconut oil intake.

Cheers,
Niko
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Get your prostate checked, could be prostatitis
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