Patient's question:
Medical Description: 2 days, penile itching, small red spots locally, some areas broken.History of Treatment and Effect: Cleansing, but the effect is generally not significant.
Help Needed: How to treat it? Thank you.
Doctor's answer:
Hello, this is generally not ruled out as a case of urethritis. It's important to drink more water and avoid spicy and irritating foods.Recommendations:
- Eat less sweet and sour foods.
- Avoid smoking and alcohol.
- Maintain local dryness and hygiene while actively treating with antibiotics for a few days.
- Amoxicillin, metronidazole, and nitrofurantoin tablets are all helpful.
- Specific usage should be guided by a local doctor.
Symptoms of balanoposthitis are usually more common in individuals with excessive foreskin. If there is no excessive foreskin, the condition is often caused by the foreskin frequently accumulating in the coronal sulcus.
The glans normally has a secretory function, but the secretions don't directly stain the underwear. Instead, they are trapped in the coronal sulcus by the foreskin, leading to balanoposthitis.
Suggestions:
- Try to retract the foreskin as much as possible.
- If obesity is the cause, consider losing weight.
- If excessive foreskin is the issue, clean the glans coronal sulcus with clean water after each urination, or consider circumcision for a complete cure.