Color Issue

[The Chosen One]

Does anyone else get a darker shade when they do PE exercises? :rolleyes: It seems to go away a few days after I stop.

[Trip]

What you are seeing I think is a side efect called Discoloration. The fact that it is going away after a few days is great, from everything I have seen and read, this can stay with you for a long time,years even. Right now I have it pretty bad from the middle of my dick to the end, and I have no PE'ed for the last 3.5 weeks. I think it is the result of hard Jelging and Uli's.

[The Chosen One]

What you are seeing I think is a side efect called Discoloration. The fact that it is going away after a few days is great, from everything I have seen and read, this can stay with you for a long time,years even. Right now I have it pretty bad from the middle of my dick to the end, and I have no PE'ed for the last 3.5 weeks. I think it is the result of hard Jelging and Uli's.

Is yours worse on the bottom than the rest?
I hadn't noticed the bottom until now.

[Trip]

yes, the underside is darker. Sounds to me that it may very well be discoloration. I have not seen much about it on this site, but have read alot about it on other sites. From all that I have read it is trapped blood under the skin. If you are saying it goes away after a few days off PE, it could be that you may not have a hugh problem with it staying. Mine is very dark and covers half my shaft. I did read on another site that Discoloration is a side efect of Jelging, Uli's and trapping. I am pretty new at this myself and as I stated I am off PE right now due to a injury, but with me being down now for going on 4 weeks, my dick is as dark now as it was 4 weeks ago. If you can't find other help in this matter let me know and I will send you a PM on what I have found.

[The Chosen One]

Thanks and I'll be on the look out for info. :)

[Momo]

You're nice and flush- with blood, that's all it is. Go get a good therapeutic massage, and you'll see your whole body is like that. Yeah, I've noticed when I get in the shower after a PE session/workout, with the low lighting in there - it stands out even more, my whole genetalia area is a darker color than the surrounding area. That's a good thing. That means there's a lot of blood flowing through there. That's when nutrition is paramount. In fact, it needs to already be in your system.

Eventually, yes, your dick will be darker than say, your legs right next to it. All the time (off days, when totally flaccid, etc.) And again, that's good. Without the increased blood flow, you make no gains. Blood brings nutrients. Nutrients are the way tissues rebuild & grow.

[TylerDurden69]

I don't see a big issue with the entire penis being an overall darker color. However, when half the penis is a darker shade than the rest of it, (as Trip described in the post above), then that isn't a desireable effect. I think I'm developing the same issue Trip has, ie) only the mid-shaft to the tip is darker, but to date the color difference isn't overly noticeable. I'd be interested in any information that is available on how this could be mitigated, as I'd prefer this condition not get any worse for me personally. Thanks.

[Momo]

Sounds like you're concentrating most of your exercises on the bottom/lower/tip half of the penis, not evenly wokring the whole thing thoroughly from base to tip.

When you jelq, start all the way down at the base, use even more intensity there, than you do as you get further forward. Basically go all the way down when you start your grip, start off with lots of pressure, and gradually decrease the pressure (not too much, though, really - just a little bit) as you work forward. Because - it doesn't make sense to keep the same pressure the whole way, you're just over-stressing the 2nd half of the penis, because you're asking a smaller area of tissue to take even more blood, at the same high pressure. It's not 'even'. That's why these guys get the 'baseball bat dick' - because they're over-training half of their penis (thus the tip end spends more time just recovering, than growing), plus not to mention they probably don't watch the temperature. After a workout... notice the tip gets cooler than the base (hint: that's not ideal). If your tip get's cool, like a dog's nose, of course you'll get the baseball bat. Less blood up there. Common sense. Anyway, that's OT.

You've got to even things out, it sounds like.

[Trip]

There are alot more people here with this discoloration factor than care to admit it. It is a side efect that not everyone gets. When doing the jelging with 70% and 80% erect, its hard to trap the blood at the base leaving the color natural. At first it looks like you had a good workout with great blood flow. But after a while you see that some of the blood is kind of trapped below the skin giving it the darker efect. And even when stopping the PE for a cool down period, the darker color will stay with you. Alot of people have told me sometimes it will disapear in 6 months, some say it could take 2 years. I have not PE'ed for the past 5 weeks, and mine is as dark now as it was 5 weeks ago.

[TylerDurden69]

I've always thought that I have been jelqing with the same intensity from the base to the tip. Momo has an interesting perspective though, on using even more pressure at the base to avoid over-training the top part. I had another thought though. Is there a chance discoloration from mid-base to tip is also due to the skin being more bunched up during the jelq? I'm circumsized, but the skin from mid-shaft naturally gets more abuse it seems through the jelq than the lower half. Maybe the discoloration just effects some people and not others, as Trip mentioned, since we should all be using a similar jelqing technique. I've been fortunate so far that this discoloration fades and goes away, but since I read Trip's post it sounds like there is risk of this condition developing, whether you stop PE or not. Trip, is there anything you're trying to do to rectify the situation? I'll try Momo's suggestion and add a bit of intensity to the base, but also interested in anything that is done to treat discoloration once it occurs to either a) recover faster or b) avoid it from becoming more permanent.

[Momo]

Hmmm, I'm not totally sure exactly what's going on with you guys, but here's an idea that popped into my head, and maybe it could help. A good while back, I noticed I had some mildly colorful veins forming - nothing unusual really, for someone that does PE, but, I wanted to see if I could maintain that 'smooth, fresh, even-toned, healthy, natural-look' thing, so I went out and got this stuff called "Vita-K Solution -for Spider Veins- w/ Super Vitamin K" (reading off the label here).

Anyway, I use... I dunno dozens of different kinds of lotions, each with their own purpose. There's this Protein lift stuff that helps cirtulation a lot, etc. You guys use the ROP, but my 'ROP', is all the lotions I use. Has the same effect: increases circulation, and even makes the whole function of the testes improve - for ex., if I put on certain kinds before I sleep, I CAN'T sleep, because I'm so randy, because the lotions have absorded, and are taking effect.

Anyway, This is just one I started using, and sure enough, my penis (and scrotum) are just as smooth, and even looking, as before I ever started PE.

Lotions. I'm tellin' ya. You guys will never believe me, but they are powerful. I don't even want to speculate how many POUNDS of lotion I have applied - to my crotch area alone over the years (but yes, I have many others, for various other parts of the body), and I personally have no doubt it has helped me out a great deal. Just improves health - bottom line.

Having a BIG dick is only part of the equation. If it's ugly, what's the point? Chicks aren't going to like that. Believe me, chicks pay more close attention to the health & appearance of skin, than you may realize. If you look nice and smooth, healthy, vibrant, etc. - THAT, alone - will really turn them on.

Just do what I do... go into Wal-Mart in the middle of the night, and start wandering around the lotions, health & beauty products section. "I'll... take a little of this... little of that... try this out... oh, yeah that worked good, restock up on that..." etc.

Modern chemistry has come a long way. Take advantage. Heck they even have stuff - balms and lotions, that are actually designed to enlarge your penis (IIRC, this site even sells some stuff, once upon a time anyway - not that I've ever bought 'em though). But maybe I'll get crazy one of these days, and try 'em out. Watch, I'll take the PSP, and use some of that balm/lotion stuff, and jump to 10 inches. :eek:

[capersn]

Trip, how does the color look now that it has been several months? Did it ever even out and return to a more natural look?

[falcon]

My dick is discolored on the underside close to the glands.
It really doesn't cause any problems with the ladies and when I'm erect it lightens up a lot.

Falcon

[capersn]

How long has it been discolored? Does it show any signs of fading?

[xyz_xiyi]

Does anyone else get a darker shade when they do PE exercises? :rolleyes: It seems to go away a few days after I stop.

Yeah that happens to almost everyone because of the different rate of blood circulation and the pressure of the exercise to the penis cells. It's okay but not okay when your penis is blue to the face when the grip of handling the penis is too tight.

[falcon]

Capersn,

I've had the discoloration for at least 1 1/2 years. When I took 6 months off the discoloration lightened up a lot but came right back when I started PE again.

Like I said though, the ladies don't even mention it.

Falcon

[xyz_xiyi]

strange. Maybe it was just a skin complexion. My skin gets lighter in winter but when it is summer, I turn goldish tan. Another factor that affect the discoloration of your penis could be the temperature. The temperature plays a big role when it loosens up your penis skin and often times, it would realign certain cells and affect the rate of blood flow to your penis.

[Trip]

First of all let me say thank you to Falcon for jumping in with your experience with the color issue. For my self I have only faded very little and I have not PE'ed in a few months. I, like Falcon, am alot darker on the under side as is most I have talk to with the discoloration problem. I did talk to a guy one that told me that he cleared up only after taking off for 2 years, I know that is a pretty long time and dought if it is normal, but could not say for sure, I think every one would heal or clear up as I may put it differently, but who knows.

[xyz_xiyi]

Does the discoloration bother you as much as not getting erection at all?

Could it be natural skin color change?

[capersn]

falcon, do you think it will ever fade?

also, did you only suddenly notice it was discolored or did it kind of just evolve that way over the course of PE?

[xyz_xiyi]

would you guys mind if your penis color was completely different color from rest of your body?

[biggerandbetter]

My penis colour is a a lot darker than the rest of my body, I was a bit worried about it before, but my girl doesn't care at all, so it's all good now. I don't want it gettin any darker though! :mad:

[xyz_xiyi]

same here. . my penis is just dark for some reason.

[capersn]

My penis colour is a a lot darker than the rest of my body, I was a bit worried about it before, but my girl doesn't care at all, so it's all good now. I don't want it gettin any darker though! :mad:

If what you mean its a dark shade of skin color, I wouldn't worry about that. What I was referring to (and others in this thread I believe) is that when you PE for a while sometimes the skin will turn sort of a dark blueish-purple like color. Almost like a bruise I believe.

[alffie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemosiderin

This is a link to what is causing the discoloration for some of the posters. Veins were damaged to the point of blood escaping. As the blood was re-absorbed, some of the iron in the blood was left behind (becomes "rust"), and it now leaves a dark brown area.

I too am interested in how long it takes for hemosiderin to dissipate/fade. Any folks know? This is not the symptom of temporary bruising. And for me it is more on the bottom side, from the circumscision line to 1/2" from the scrotum. On the top it goes half way down the shaft. Mine came from pumping, which I did for three months (and I am sure I over did it), and I stopped completely six weeks ago. I think it is getting better, but it is still very noticable. Especially when flaccid, and even on the bottom side when erect.

[Chris DX]

Well.. That´s what I call having an Iron Shaft!!

[CaCadoodleDoo]

:D Well.. That´s what I call having an Iron Shaft!!
Lmfao^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[dcreynolds]

There is a cream for this...4% Hydroquinone Lotion. It will lighten up the skin and is meant for that purpose. It takes the skin tone back to it's natural color it was prior to the injury.