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Head Lice – Help!!!

Every parent’s heart sinks when they receive the dreaded note from school warning about head lice. Don’t worry – Jane Brennan from Brennan’s Life Pharmacy in Donabate is here to to give us advice and tips. The first thing to do is to check the child’s head. You will need some tea tree conditioner, a... Read more >

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Are You SunSmart?

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Pollen Highs & Watery Eyes

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NHS Choices - Symptoms of thrush in men

(23/10/2014)

Some men may not experience any signs or symptoms of thrush.

If symptoms do appear, they can include:

  • irritation, burning or itching under the foreskin or on the tip of the penis
  • redness, or red patches under the foreskin or on the tip of the penis
  • a discharge under the foreskin that may look like cottage cheese  there may also be an unpleasant smell
  • difficulty pulling back the foreskin of your penis (phimosis)

Thrush as a skin infection

Most candidal skin infections develop in areas of the body where folds of skin come together, such as the:

  • armpits
  • groin
  • areas between your fingers
  • skin between your genitals and anus

People who are obese are also at risk of developing a skin infection between their rolls of skin.

The infection usually begins as a red and painful itchy rash. Small red spots can also develop on the rash. Affected skin may then scale over, producing a white-yellow curd-like substance. If the skin between your fingers is affected, it becomes thick, soft and white.

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