A GP has issued a warning to people with penises as he has shed light on the cause of “ballooning” foreskins.
The medical professional, who goes by Doctor Sooj on social media, shared a video that racked up 200,000 views. In the clip, the 32-year-old medic from Hertfordshire explains how the eye-watering condition occurs.
Doctor Sooj says: “What is ballooning of the foreskin? So this is when you pee, the foreskin swells up as the urine is passing from the head of the penis. If this happens, it usually means that there is some form of phimosis – this means that the foreskin is tight.
Doctor Sooj says: “What is ballooning of the foreskin? So this is when you pee, the foreskin swells up as the urine is passing from the head of the penis. If this happens, it usually means that there is some form of phimosis – this means that the foreskin is tight.
“In most people, it’s fully separated by the age of 10, but in others it may remain attached for longer into the teenage years. In some adults, they may get an acquired phimosis, which means that they used to be able to move their foreskin freely over the head of the penis.
“But now, for whatever reason, it’s become tighter and now they can’t pull the foreskin back. So what ends up happening is, when you try to pee through the head of the penis, the gap from the foreskin is smaller, and therefore the force with which you’re trying to pass urine is too much. It kind of gathers under the foreskin – between the foreskin and the penis – and your foreskin will balloon, and the urine will pass out.”