Patient's question:
I recently always feel uncomfortable at the urethral opening when urinating. When it's cold, there's an increase in urination frequency, and the urine lacks strength. I'm very scared, fearing a serious illness. Please ask how to treat balanitis better?Doctor's answer:
Based on the description of the issue, it is more likely to be balanitis. Balanitis can be divided into balanitis, red spots on the glans without pain or itching, and balanoposthitis. This inflammation can be infectious or non-infectious, and in clinical diagnosis, infectious balanitis is more common. Infectious cases are often caused by dirty sexual intercourse, transmitting Candida, Trichomonas, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or other bacteria. Non-infectious factors are mostly due to excessive foreskin, insufficient hygiene, and the accumulation of unclean substances between the foreskin and glans, known as smegma, which can trigger inflammation of the local foreskin and mucosa. Common types of balanitis include acute superficial balanitis, annular purulent balanitis, and candidal balanitis. Before treatment, it is recommended that patients visit a formal hospital for a thorough examination to identify the cause and then proceed accordingly.