I need to stop fapping every day for medical reasons

This is an interesting case for you guys.

I have had a moderate yeast infection on my uncircumcised penis and scrotum for the past 2 years. I apply clotrimazole to my penis and the surrounding area twice daily (or after whenever I fap/have sex). I have done this everyday for the past 2 years.

Recently, I learned that clotrimazole is a potent inhibitor of enzymes involved in testosterone metabolism. This would make sense given my symptoms. Over the past two years I have:

-Lost a substantial amount of lean weight, about 15-20 lbs, that was not fat while my activity level remained the same. Both my girlfriend and family have commented on how my arms and chest got a lot skinnier looking. Clothes that used to fit well became baggy. Not cool.

-Pubic hair density decreased noticeably.

-Facial hair density decreased.

-Strength decreased substantially. Doors that were once light became heavy.

-Most disturbingly, penis girth and length have decreased.

-My voice might've changed a bit, too.

Simple solution: Get circumcised.
My response: The foreskin contains millions of nerve endings and may have some hormone receptors. Sex feels great with a foreskin. I love having a foreskin, it isn't optional.

Hard (but achievable solution): NoFap/no sex.
My response: This is going to be insanely difficult. But I think if I can keep my hands off my girl and off my dick, my yeast infection will go away. The problem is that I have fapped almost every day as long as I can remember. I have tried stopping many times in the past couple weeks, it fails. I see my girlfriend bending over or wearing something revealing and start grabbing her. She likes sex just as much as me, so we start going at it. Sexual activity/masturbation, as in the abrasion of my penis skin and moisture, causes the yeast to become invigorated and all of the medicine to wipe off. By the fourth day it becomes EXTREMELY difficult to ignore my gf. We live together, so I can't tell her to leave me alone and wear loose fitting clothes for 2 weeks. I sleep in the same bed as her every night and she cuddles a lot, which almost always leads to sexual activity.

If I leave my dick alone for 2 wks to a month, the yeast infection will go away. Even after 4 days, it starts feeling better. I need to get off these meds and feel like myself again! But before that, the infection needs to be cured and the meds need to do their work.

What the HELL DO I DO? I am this close to deleting all my porn.

 

Here I am 6 months later. Still no cure. My body is getting more and more damaged. The things I love, active outdoors sports that require strength, are becoming more difficult for me. I feel like I'm dying.

To answer your question:

It's simple Tinea Curis (Jock Itch, in other words) according to my GP. The GP put me on 10 days of oral ketoconazole, an antibiotic to kill a bacterial infection that occurred in the hair follicles surrounding my groin, and prednisone to reduce the itchiness. I think the bacterial infection is gone, but the Jock Itch still remains. I'm still using the same clotrimazole creams because nothing else offers symptom relief. I have tried homeopathic treatments - they don't do anything, and even worse, they don't offer any relief from the nearly debilitating itchiness (trust me, when your penis is itchy, it's the only thing you can think about).

My GP has referred me to a dermatologist who I will be seeing in January. However, I don't think they're going to be very helpful (I've seen seven different doctors, from GPs to a dermatologist to two urologists) about this infection. It'll just be more of the same.

One thing that happens when I don't fap for 4-5 days is the infection gets less itchy and I only wind up needing to put on new medication only twice a day. However, if I have sex or fap, I have to immediately wash and put clotrimazole on it or else it will become very itchy and painful.

More bad news: new research is indicating that circumcision is apparently ineffective at treating yeast infections.

Shit, that was a tangent. Here's your answer:

Why does NoFap have to happen for me? Moisture. Masturbating and sex create moisture that yeast thrive on. All of the friction from masturbating and sex also aggravates the skin, which makes the yeast even worse.

So today is day 1. I think it's worth a shot. I feel hopeless. Doctors can't figure out what's wrong. There's an entire thread online of guys that can't figure out what this thing is.

(NSFW) http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Penis-Rash---Recurrent/show/1134109