Swollen penis

The most common reason for a swollen penis is the glans penis, such as swelling of the foreskin. There are many reasons for this symptom, the most common of which is balanitis. Usually, excessive foreskin may cause some inflammation, which will lead to congestion and erosion, and prone to repeated cross-infection, which not only brings certain harm to the male's reproductive health, but also may be transmitted to the female through sexual intercourse.

Swollen penis

The glans penis is chronically irritated by urine and smegma for a long time, producing white smegma. Bacterial growth can induce balanitis, and small red and white spots will gradually appear on the glans foreskin. Over time, it can cause edema, congestion, erosion, cracking of the foreskin mucosa, repeated cross infection and even foreskin incarceration. At the same time, it can be transmitted to your sexual partner through sexual intercourse and directly affect your sex life.

What are the treatments for glansitis?

1. When using drugs to treat balanitis, if the inflammation is not just beginning, it is best to take oral or topical medications and also perform intravenous infusion treatment. This can prevent the inflammation from getting worse and causing erosion or pus.

2. When treating balanitis, if pus discharge has already occurred, you can wipe off the pus first, and then soak the affected area in diluted Alic for about a quarter of an hour.

3. Even if balanitis is cured, it does not necessarily mean that the inflammation will not recur. Therefore, the most permanent way to deal with balanitis is to undergo circumcision, so that neither balanitis nor glansitis will come back to you.

What are the symptoms of glansitis?

1. Phimitis of the glans penis is characterized by redness and swelling of the foreskin, burning pain, which worsens during urination, and purulent secretions may flow out of the foreskin opening. If the foreskin is turned over, the inner plate of the foreskin and the glans penis can be seen to be congested and swollen. In severe cases, there may be shallow ulcers or erosions, with pus.

2. In the early stage of balanitis, the glans and foreskin surface are edematous and congested, the area around the urethral opening is red, and wounds and erosions appear. It may develop into superficial ulcers, with purulent secretions flowing out. The patient feels itching or burning sensation at the glans penis, followed by pain. Many people do not know about candida. After erosion, pus may flow and have a foul smell. In severe cases, there will also be fatigue, low fever, enlarged and tender inguinal lymph nodes.

3. In addition, if it is candidal glans infection caused by fungal infection, the symptoms are erythema of the glans mucosa, local edema, relatively smooth appearance, mild desquamation of the edges, and papules and small pustules that expand to the surrounding area to form glans erosion. Recurrent glans balanitis can cause dry and cracked foreskin, fibrosis and sclerotic changes of the glans.