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seborrheic dermatitis on penis

I am a 38 yr old male who has suffered from Seborrheic Dermatitis his entire adult life.  I can control rashs on my scalp and forehead reasonably well with cortisone creams and zinc shampoos.  However, my real problem is on my penis where cortsone creams, shampoos, and about anything else I have tried is only slightly effective.  The winters are paricularly bad as I experience raised red patches and extreme sensitivity all around the shaft of the penis.  I would greatly appreciate any advice you might have or if you have heard of these kinds of symptoms with many others.
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Use a natural crystal deodorant.
Usually this is used for underarms. But it works for wetting the crystal and then wiping on your penis shaft.
This must work by killing the bacteria which is causing the inflammation
I use deo nat crystal deodorant but any similar to this one should do the same.

Also stop eating sugar. The sugar will cause the inflammation also.
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Hi ya..
Could U tell me about U,or someone have the Seb-derm that cured naturally ??? i mean the symptoms cleared up by time ? and if yes,for how long ?
And 1 thing,anyone used the Accutane,have the Seb-derm after used the accutane ( isotretinoin ) ...? ??

pls,any idea for me..
thanks so much..
best regard & good luck 2 all..
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hi,pls tell me about the 2.5% Selenium Sulphide shampoo..& the 2nd U use it for the glans ? i mean it really effect from the first time to the next and next time,right ? glad to see U,and wait for Ur rep,pls ...
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great great discussion!
i have also been diagnosed with sebhorreic dermatitis on the glans.
i have it for few years. i went to few dermatologists and they all gave me cortizon creams. each time they gave me different one.
using the these creams helped as i used it. but as soon as i stopped the irritation came back.
recently i had seburea on my scalp. the doctor gave me 2.5% Selenium Sulphide shampoo.
thats the sampoo: http://www.idruginfo.com/?cat=drug&s=Sebosel
from some reason this shampoo didn't effect my scalp but really effected the SD on my pines. the irritation disappeared for long time. it has better effect then any cortizon cream i have been used.
today the irritation came back after about two months. longest period with no irritation so far. i used it today again.
ill see how it will effect on this time.

god speed, be strong! :)
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I have the symptoms and i moisturise everyday. Wish they found a cure
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Hi Guys,

I never posted anything before and English is not my native language, I have suffered from seborrheic dermatitis behind my ears inside my ears, on testicals, and the worst on the head of my penis, it was very very painful, red patches and infected bumps, I used several steroid creams, tried anti fungus creams, it was about 80% cleared, but always came back even worst than before.
The doctor kept giving my stronger steroid creams.
I searched online and ordered more then 20 different creams to try cure it without steroid creams, non has worked.
Tried to use apple vinegar and it burned like hell and it worked for few days, but it wasn't cleared completely and the penis was very irritated after sexual contact.
Also changed my diet, stopped eating dairy and ate lots of raw foods.

About 2 weeks ago, I got a product that I read good reviews:
Mario Badescu Control Cream

It changed my life, it worked in 2 days better then steroid creams for 2 weeks.
I can finally have sex without pain, I don't think anyone should suffer from this like I did.
It is a miracle, I wish I would have found it 10 years ago.

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