What should I pay attention to if I have epididymitis?

Epididymitis is a very common disease in men. Epididymitis can seriously affect men's daily life and work. The main cause of epididymitis is mostly caused by some bad living habits. Some men like to wear tight pants, and some people do not pay attention to their hygiene. It is easy to cause bacteria to grow in the private parts. Over time, it will cause many diseases. So what should you pay attention to if you have epididymitis?

Epididymitis precautions

1. Don't smoke or drink: It is normal for men to have some social activities, but smoking and drinking for a long time is very harmful to the body and does not help your condition at all, so men must pay attention to it.

2. Avoid spicy food: Avoid eating spicy food and try to get rid of the bad habit of drinking to eliminate the source of endogenous dampness and heat. It should also be avoided because lower body coldness, excessive sexual intercourse, and urine retention can easily cause sympathetic nerve excitement and induce dysuria. Some patients have insidious development of BFH and have symptoms of uremia when they are diagnosed. Therefore, elderly men with abnormal urination need to be examined and treated.

3. Regular life: Pay attention to coordinating your diet structure and avoid consuming a large amount of high-cholesterol foods. It is encouraged to eat less red meat (pork, beef, lamb and other meats with high cholesterol) and eat more white meat (chicken, fish and other meats with low cholesterol), which is of certain significance in preventing the occurrence of prostate hyperplasia.

4. Live a regular life and keep bowel movements smooth.

5. Pay attention to psychological and spiritual adjustments: keep a happy mood, avoid excessive fatigue, participate in sports activities such as qigong and tai chi to strengthen your physical fitness, prevent colds, and avoid holding urine, which can effectively prevent this disease.

What are the causes of epididymitis? Pathogenic bacteria retrogradely enter the epididymis, urine reflux, surgical infection, and mumps can all cause epididymitis.

1. Pathogenic bacteria retrogradely enter the epididymis. The most common pathogenic bacteria of epididymitis are Escherichia coli, and Chlamydia trachomatis can also cause acute epididymitis. Pathogenic bacteria often retrogradely enter the epididymis through the vas deferens.

2. Urine reflux. Urine can reflux into the seminal vesicles. Sterile urine reflux can cause urine to enter the ejaculatory duct, leading to chemical epididymitis, and can also be secondary to prostatitis or urinary tract infection.

3. Surgical infection. After prostatectomy, urine may carry bacteria for 8-12 weeks. During urination, urine may flow back into the ejaculatory duct, causing retrograde infection and leading to epididymitis. The infection may also invade the epididymis through the surrounding lymphatic vessels.

4. Mumps. About 20% of mumps patients have concurrent orchitis and epididymitis.