The foreskin is swollen

Most men have a condition called foreskin that is too long, and if the foreskin is too long, it needs to be removed because it may cause foreskin cancer and balanitis. The main function of the foreskin on the male penis is to protect the fragile glans penis, so if there is a foreskin disease, it will directly affect the health of the glans penis. However, some men find that their foreskin is inexplicably swollen. What is going on?

Causes

1. Infectious factors

The coronal sulcus and foreskin have a history of laser or electrocautery surgery, resulting in postoperative infection; or other reasons lead to bacterial infection of the foreskin and edema.

2. Allergy factors

This includes mosquito bites, applying medication or using contraceptives, etc.

3. Physical factors

These include sexual abrasions, long-term foreskin inversion and incarceration, excessive washing, and violent trauma.

4. Others

This includes edema caused by chronic balanoposthitis and edema of unknown cause after unclean sexual behavior.

Clinical manifestations

The foreskin swells up like a swimming ring around the coronal sulcus, or wraps around the glans penis and swells up like a hemisphere. In severe cases, the surface is translucent. Some patients also have ulcers and erosions of the coronal sulcus, and exudate yellow purulent secretions.

Diagnosis

The diagnosis is mainly based on medical history, clinical manifestations, and combined with etiological examination.

Complications

Phimitis of the glans penis can easily lead to urethritis, prostatitis, orchitis, epididymitis and vas deferens, etc.

treatment

1. General treatment

(1) Keep the area clean and dry, avoid all kinds of irritation, and clean the glans penis and foreskin daily.

(2) Avoid sexual intercourse and suspend sexual activity during treatment. If it is trichomonas or candidal glansitis, both husband and wife should be treated at the same time.

(3) Eat less spicy food and avoid smoking and drinking.

2. Treatment of the cause

For infectious edema, actively treat the infected wound and apply antibacterial drugs systemically; for allergic edema, use antihistamines, glucocorticoids and other drugs systemically.

3. Symptomatic treatment

Edema caused by physical factors can be treated according to symptoms, including surgical de-incarceration and traumatic wound treatment.

4. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine has a good effect in treating this disease. The general principle of treatment is to clear away heat, detoxify, astringe and reduce swelling.