Why does my penis hurt?

The penis is the male reproductive organ and urethra, and is also the part where the male has sex with the female. Therefore, the health of the penis is particularly important for men. Men should wash their penis regularly to keep the outside of the penis clean, which will not easily cause penis diseases. If you feel discomfort in the penis, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible. So if a man feels pain in the penis from time to time, what is going on?

It depends on where the pain is on the penis. If it is directly below the penis, it should be the urethra, which usually occurs when the urethra is injured. Common causes include urethritis, urinary tract infection, and mechanical injury caused by improper masturbation. If it is the glans penis, consider balanitis, or other inflammation caused by not paying attention to hygiene. If it is the penis itself, it is generally caused by prolonged erection. The penis is composed of two penile corpora cavernosa and one urethral cavernous body. The penile corpora cavernosa is wrapped by a layer of connective tissue called "tunica albuginea". Prolonged erection can cause strain. If it is at the root, it is usually a prostate lesion. If it is on both sides of the penis shaft, it is considered to be a groin lesion. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for examination to clarify the specific cause and then receive targeted treatment.

Balanitis refers to inflammation of the inner layer of the foreskin and the glans penis. A lipid substance secreted in the normal foreskin cavity can accumulate into smegma when the foreskin is too long or phimosis occurs, which can irritate the foreskin and glans penis and cause balanitis. This disease can also be caused by bacterial or fungal infection or drug allergy.

The causes of this disease can be divided into two categories

1. Simple or non-infectious factors

In addition to physiological phimosis, glans inflammation changes may occur due to excessive foreskin, smegma stimulation after sexual maturity, or a few mechanical injury factors.

2. Infectious or communicable diseases

Balanitis is mainly caused by pathogenic microorganisms, among which bacterial and fungal infections are the most common.

treatment

1. Keep the area clean to prevent secondary infection. Apply iodine-fluoride solution or anti-inflammatory ointment locally. Allergic balanitis requires oral anti-allergic drugs and topical cortisone ointment.

2. For exudate erosion, you can use 3% boric acid water or 0.1% levulinol wet compress.

3. Corticosteroid cream can be used for patients in the non-infectious subacute stage.

4. For chronic stage or dry desquamation, tetracycline cortisone ointment can be used.

5. If the infection is obvious, with fever and lymphadenopathy, systemic antibiotics such as cefuroxime or ofloxacin can be applied.

6. Circumcision: If the foreskin or foreskin is swollen and cannot be turned over for washing and drainage is not smooth, and the inflammation still cannot subside after general treatment, dorsal circumcision can be performed to facilitate drainage. Circumcision can be performed after the inflammation completely subsides.