What behaviors can cause epididymitis?

Epididymitis is a common male disease, mainly because men often wear tight pants, which can cause long-term squeezing of the reproductive system and excessive local temperature, thus affecting the function of the epididymis. At the same time, men who do not pay attention to genital hygiene and have unclean sexual life can also cause symptoms of epididymitis. Therefore, patients with epididymitis should correct bad behaviors and use antibiotics for treatment in time.

The main factors leading to epididymitis are

1. Wearing jeans frequently: Generally speaking, the male reproductive system requires low temperatures to function best. The testicles and sperm can mature and develop better in an environment that is a few degrees Celsius lower than the human body temperature. Therefore, wearing jeans frequently will cause the local temperature to be too high, which will be detrimental to sperm formation.

2. Not paying attention to reproductive organ hygiene: Paying attention to reproductive organ hygiene is not just a matter for women, men should also pay equal attention to it, especially those with long foreskin. They should frequently turn the penis over to clean it and remove the smegma, because the smegma can not only repeatedly irritate the glans, causing diseases such as glans balanitis and orchitis, but it can also easily cause the wife to suffer from cervical diseases.

3. Excessive sexual activity: Excessive and moderate sexual activity can bring people a pleasant mood and experience, and is good for the body and health. However, if you indulge in sexual activity without restraint, the reproductive organs will be congested for a long time, which will cause a decline in sexual function and easily lead to orchitis, prostate disease and sexual function problems.

4. Unclean sexual life: Many men suffer from orchitis due to unclean sexual life. Unclean sexual life not only makes it easy for oneself to get infected, but also transmits the germs to his wife and even children. It is extremely harmful and you must not do it with a lucky mentality.

Epididymitis treatment options

1. Treatment of acute epididymitis

(1) General treatment: Rest in bed. Using a scrotal support or homemade cushion to lift the scrotum can alleviate symptoms. Painkillers can be used for severe pain. Local heat therapy can relieve symptoms and promote the disappearance of inflammation. However, using heat therapy too early can aggravate pain and has the risk of promoting the spread of infection. Therefore, it is advisable to use ice packs for local cold compresses in the early stage. Sexual intercourse and physical labor can aggravate the infection and should be avoided.

(2) Antimicrobial drugs should be selected to be sensitive to bacteria. Usually, they are given intravenously for 1 to 2 weeks, followed by oral administration for 2 to 4 weeks to prevent the disease from turning into chronic inflammation.

(3) If antibiotic treatment is ineffective and testicular ischemia is suspected, epididymotomy should be performed to relieve pressure. Multiple longitudinal or transverse incisions should be made in the epididymal tunica vaginalis, but injury to the epididymal duct should be avoided.

2. Treatment of chronic epididymitis

Chronic epididymitis may not be cured by medication alone. In addition to the use of effective broad-spectrum antibiotics, physical therapy such as local hot compresses is also necessary. Local application of berberine or neomycin plasma ionization therapy can also be used. If there is chronic prostatitis, it must be treated at the same time. For recurrent epididymitis caused by chronic prostatitis, vasectomy can be considered before treatment. For those who have repeated episodes, epididymectomy can also be considered.

Patients with epididymitis can have sexual intercourse, and the postoperative care for epididymitis is not very complicated. It is recommended to grasp the key points while also taking scientific health care. There are many health care methods. One of the more critical aspects is proper exercise after the body gets better, which can help the recovery of the prostate. It is important to pay attention to hygiene issues to avoid infection.