Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing itching in the penis with occasional pain. After examination, it was diagnosed as balanitis. What should I pay attention to in daily life? Should I also be mindful of what I eat?Doctor's answer:
Good hospitals for circumcision, the sebaceous glands of the foreskin in young men often secrete excessively. If you don't pay attention to frequently washing the external genitalia, or fail to retract the foreskin during washing, the secretions of the foreskin's sebaceous glands will accumulate under the foreskin, forming a curd-like substance called smegma. Smegma is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria, and if not removed promptly and thoroughly, it can easily lead to balanitis. In cases of phimosis, the glans penis is always tightly covered by the foreskin and must be manually retracted to be exposed; in cases of paraphimosis, even with manual assistance, the foreskin cannot be retracted to reveal the glans penis.