What to do if foreskin is swollen

Moderate masturbation is not harmful to physical health and can also relieve stress. However, excessive masturbation can have adverse effects on men's psychology and physiology. For example, excessive masturbation may cause foreskin swelling. At this time, cold compresses should be used to relieve the swelling. At ordinary times, you should also pay attention to the cleanliness and hygiene of the private parts. For men with foreskin that is too long, it is best to perform circumcision.

What to do if foreskin is swollen

1. Anti-inflammatory therapy

Patients can take some anti-inflammatory drugs appropriately and follow the doctor's instructions, which can effectively eliminate edema. They can also use hot towels to apply hot compresses to the edematous area of ​​the foreskin to relieve the symptoms of edema.

2. Surgical treatment

Foreskin edema caused by excessive foreskin can be treated through surgical treatment. Circumcision can effectively eliminate foreskin edema.

3. Nursing therapy

Foreskin edema caused by circumcision surgery is a normal phenomenon if the condition is not very serious. If the condition is serious, timely treatment is required. Patients with less serious conditions can generally recover in two to three weeks. They only need to take good care of the wound and promote the formation of new blood circulation in the body to prevent the wound from rupturing and infection. You can use some physiological saline to clean the wound, and pay attention to the anti-inflammatory work of the wound.

4. Drug therapy

Drug therapy is a relatively effective method for treating foreskin edema. It can effectively relieve the symptoms of foreskin edema and prevent further deterioration of the disease.

How to check for foreskin edema?

1. Inspection and testing

In candidal glansitis (balanitis), Candida can be found by microscopic examination or culture of the diseased glans or foreskin. In trichomonal glansitis, trichomonas can be found in the secretions.

2. Staining examination

Foreskin edema can also be examined by Gram staining, Congo red staining or PAS staining, and the positive rate is higher than direct microscopic examination. Gram staining stains spores and pseudohyphae blue; Congo red and PAS staining stains spores and pseudohyphae red.

3. Separation and culture

Patients with negative smear tests can undergo Candida culture. Inoculate the specimen on Sabouraud culture medium under sterile conditions. When inoculating, cut the test tube culture medium slightly at an angle, inoculate 2-3 places on each tube, and inoculate 2 tubes for each specimen.