Epididymal swelling is most likely caused by bacterial or viral infection of the epididymis.
epididymitis is a common disease in non-specific infection of male reproductive system, which more seen in young and middle-aged people. When a variety of reasons to reduce their own resistance, pathogens can take the opportunity to invade the epididymis and cause inflammation. The symptoms are part of scrotum for sudden pain, epididymis swelling and obvious tenderness, which can be accompanied by fever and other problems.
Common conservative treatments include:
1. Acute epididymitis
(1) Hold up the scrotum, early cold compress, more rest and avoid fatigue.
(2) As epididymitis is caused by bacterial infection, the selection of antimicrobial agents should be guided by bacterial culture results and drug sensitivity. Empirical drugs can be used before the culture results are obtained. For serious cases, intravenous drugs should be used as soon as possible, and the treatment cycle is generally 1-2 weeks.
2. Chronic epididymitis
(1) Physical therapy and hot compress.
(2) Adopt sensitive antibiotics during acute episodes.
However, above these methods can just relieve epididymitis pain and swelling symptoms, and can not cure totally even recur. Blood supply to the epididymis is abundant and drugs can easily reach the lesion. If the herbal medicine Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill is selected for treatment, combined with general treatment such as bed rest and raising scrotum, it is easy to cure epididymitis totally. So the patient need not worry about recurrence.
Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill is composed of more than 50 kinds of herbal medicines, such as plantain seed,dianthus superbus, polygonum aviculare, safflower, peach kernel, angelica root, red peony root, honeysuckle, houttuynia, cowherb seed, etc. Herba houttuyniae can detoxify, diuresis and reduce swelling. Honeysuckle can remove swelling and anti-inflammatory, heat tonic. These effects can effectively inhibit escherichia coli, mycoplasma infection and other pathogens, eliminate pain, swelling and other problems in patients.
In addition, patients should also be reminded to do the following three points in terms of prevention:
1. Don't have sex too often. If not temperate, will make the reproductive organs long-term congestion. It is easy to cause a variety of male reproductive diseases.
2. Learn more sexual physiology knowledge, develop good habits and pay attention to the health of sexual organs.
3. Generally do not need to control diet, but should not eat too much greasy food and avoid smoke and drink.
