Why is the glans blistering and itching?

Many people pay close attention to some changes in their bodies in their lives. Sometimes when taking a bath, they find some small blisters on the glans and feel itchy. In this case, you must be careful to see if there is a primary disease or a bacterial infection, such as previous surgery, local trauma, inflammation or bacterial infection, etc.

What to do if the glans penis itches

Patients with glans itch should first treat the primary disease causing the glans itch, clean the area daily or disinfect with iodine or clean with Jie Er Yin, and apply fluoride cream to relieve discomfort. For those caused by bacterial infection, clean the area with 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, apply antibiotic ointment, commonly used compound ketoconazole ointment, and take antibiotics at the same time.

Patients with glans itch can also choose physical therapy or circumcision surgery to prevent the occurrence of inflammation. Glans itch is generally caused by genital infections such as balanitis. Patients feel itching or burning sensation in the glans, followed by pain, and purulent discharge with a foul odor. Severe cases have fatigue, low fever, enlarged inguinal lymph nodes and tenderness. Patients scratch the glans due to itching, which makes the inflammation more serious.

The first reason for itching of the glans is infection, which is often caused by unclean sexual intercourse, infection with Candida albicans, Trichomonas, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Gonorrhea or other bacteria.

Second, non-infectious factors are mostly due to the foreskin being too long and not being cleaned enough, which causes the accumulation of unclean matter between the foreskin and the glans penis, namely smegma, which irritates the local area and the foreskin mucosa and causes inflammation.

Prevention and care of balanitis

(1) Pay attention to local hygiene and clean the glans penis and foreskin every day. If the foreskin is too long, it should be treated promptly and circumcised if necessary. It is also necessary to clean the smegma in time.

(2) If one of the spouses suffers from a sexual organ disease, they should suspend sexual activity and seek timely treatment. For example, if the spouse suffers from a trichomonas infection or Candida albicans infection, both spouses should receive treatment at the same time.

(3) Avoid unclean sexual intercourse and keep yourself clean.

(4) If ulcers or erosions form, change the dressing immediately, twice a day, to avoid uncomfortable irritation.

(5) For acute balanitis, avoid using corticosteroid ointments to prevent more serious infection.