I need advice

Hi, I've been into caths for pleasure for many years. When I cath myself I usually keep it in for 5-7 days, using am all silicone 18-20 fr cath and belly bag. Other than once back in the 80's I've never had a UTI and follow sterile procedures.

My question is, what do medical professionals recommend to do about nighttime erections? When this happens it is VERY uncomfortable and will wake me up out of a sound sleep. It's like having a catheter inserted without any lubrication and not pleasant. I've tried putting a little bit of KY or even triple antibiotic ointment on the cath and it works for a while. I'm sure that most men that have a cath experiences this, at least once in a while. I'm looking for any suggestions from people who have either experienced this or who have treated men when this happens. Thanks

Does it bother you more with the fr 20 then with the fr 18. In that case a even smaller size like a number 16 can do the trick.

Unfortunately, with anything smaller than an 18 I leak around it.

To relieve discomfort of the catheter at night, I recommend a small amount of cortisone cream at the tip of the penis and on 1 or 2 inches of the catheter that is in the urethra. KY is not recommended because it dries out and then is worse than nothing. Due to the nature of the triple antibiotic ointment, I do not recommend that at all. Although it might be counter intuitive, the smaller the catheter, the more it pulls on the meatus during normal movement.

What you need to do is tape your penis UP in the "erection position" when you go to sleep. You could also wear a jock strap I suppose. That way when you become erect, the penis and catheter will already be in the right position not to have "drag" on the penis by the catheter.

You may also want to try a silicone coated latex catheter as they tend to be more flexible. I know most of my clients who had to wear a catheter taped their penis/cath at night. The lubrication with the cortisone creme is a good idea too.

One of the guys at our agency was complaining about pain from his cath at night. One of our girls, who had a bit of a kinky streak made him a gadget. It consisted of a loop that was a slightly tight fit to the catheter. It had several sharp prongs on it. This was to be put on the cath and pushed up toward the ports before inserting. Then the loop would be pushed down so it was close to the penis. Erection would cause the prongs to create an instant deflating pain.

I guess that is one of the main reasons I liked Cheryl so much.

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I think I'll pass on the sharp prong idea! But I will try the cortisone cream. Thanks for the feedback.

You know I always thing about you darling. Can't help myself