How to treat acute orchitis?

The testicle is an important male reproductive organ. This organ often causes orchitis because men do not pay good attention to hygiene. Orchitis can be divided into chronic orchitis and acute orchitis. Although acute orchitis is more rapid and the symptoms are more severe, the prognosis will be very good if it can be treated in time. Therefore, after discovering that you have acute orchitis, you must pay attention to timely treatment. So, what is the best treatment?

1. Western medicine treatment

(1) General treatment: bed rest, local hot compress and scrotal elevation.

(2) Antibiotics are ineffective for viral orchitis, and Chinese medicine should be used for treatment. Oral administration of fluazifop, 0.2 g each time, 3 times a day; or teligot, 0.2 g each time, 2 times a day, for 5-7 days. Intravenous penicillin 6.4 million u/day, twice a day, for 3-5 days. For those who are allergic to penicillin, intravenous cyclofloxacin lactate injection can be used, 200 mg each time for adults, once every 12 hours, for a course of 3-5 days. Gentomycin can also be injected intramuscularly, 80,000 u each time, twice a day, for a course of 3-5 days.

2. Chinese medicine treatment

(1) Damp-heat descending: fever with chills, swollen and painful testicles, hard and dark urine, dry stool, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, and stringy, slippery and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Clear away dampness and heat, detoxify and relieve swelling.

Prescription: 10g each of Scutellaria baicalensis, Fructus jasminoides, Akebia, Semen plantaine (wrapped and decocted), Radix zexie, Radix angelicae, Radix rehmanniae, 6g of Radix bupleuri, 12g of Licorice, 15g of Gentiana foetida, 20g each of Flos honeysuckle and Rhizoma Chuanxiong.

(2) Qi stagnation and blood stasis: The testicles gradually swell and become hard to the touch. There is mild pain. The tongue has dark edges with ecchymosis, a thin white coating, and a stringy and slippery pulse.

Treatment method: Promote Qi and blood circulation, and disperse stagnation.

Prescription: 10 grams each of tangerine seed, costus root, bitter orange, Magnolia officinalis, Toosendan, peach kernel, and Corydalis yanhusuo, 15 grams each of kelp and seaweed, 6 grams of Akebia, 15 grams each of Rehmannia glutinosa, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Yuanshen, chrysanthemum, and dandelion, and 30 grams of deer antler grass.

After acute orchitis occurs, you can take western medicine for treatment, take or inject antibiotics for anti-inflammatory and sterilization treatment; you can also use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, which will be more effective according to the specific cause of orchitis; you can also use a combination of Chinese and Western medicine for treatment. The specific treatment method can be based on the doctor's advice and actively cooperate.