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“Oh my god. What happened to my cock??”
Relax. You’re not growing a tumor. Granted, it looks hideous (or maybe you think it looks cool, I don’t know), but it’s nothing to worry about.
I’ve been there. It’s good old water retention, and it’ll go away in a couple of hours or so. If you want to get rid of it faster, you can jerk off or jelq a little bit.
The name “water retention” is misleading, though. The water doesn’t literally penetrate your skin and accumulates in the spot under your glans.
It usually happens when you use the Bathmate with an erection. The erection goes away while you’re in the Bathmate, but the pump still applies pressure to your penis. Most of the pressure goes into the mid-shaft area, which is now pulled from both sides (your penis retracting and the pump), leading to the donut under your glans.
Now, the question you’re probably asking is:
How can I prevent this from happening?
You don’t necessarily want this to stop happening, because it means that you pumped your penis up real good. The likelihood of it happening increases the harder and the longer you pump (between 15 and 20 minutes, the absolute longest time recommended by the manufacturer).
So as you see, it can actually be a sign of a productive session. If your plan was to take it easy with the pumping today, then that’s the opposite sign, obviously.
What’s the takeaway, then?
- Don’t chase water retention now that you know it can be a sign of a good session. You’ll likely pump too much and risk overpumping.
- On the other hand, don’t freak out. It’ll go away on it’s own, or you can speed up the process by jerking off/jelqing a little, getting an erection, or kegels. Anything that increases blood flow to your penis.
- Try to avoid it (by pumping less hard and long) before you have sex with a condom: It can be hard/impossible to put on with that ring around your glans
I’ve heard different models have differing tendencies to produce water retention. I’ve only used the X-30, and it doesn’t happen too often, although that could also be because I tend to stay on the shorter and less intense side when I use the Bathmate.