Patient's question:
Hello, I have testicular pain and a sensation of heaviness. The doctor said I have epididymitis. What are the initial symptoms of epididymitis?Doctor's answer:
1. Acute orchitis of damp-heat accumulation: Symptoms include feverish chills, swelling and pain in the testicles, hard texture, dark and (: difficult to urinate) urine, dry stools, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, and wiry, slippery, rapid pulse. Treatment is based on clearing damp-heat and expelling toxicity to resolve abscesses.2. Acute orchitis of qi stagnation and blood stasis: Symptoms include gradual swelling of the testicles, hardness upon palpation, mild pain, dark tongue with petechiae, thin white coating, and wiry, slippery pulse. Treatment is based on promoting qi circulation and resolving blood stasis.
3. Acute orchitis of blood clump stagnation: Symptoms include swelling and pain in the testicles due to trauma, or redness and heat, with a dark tongue with petechiae and a stinging pulse. Treatment is based on promoting blood circulation to resolve stasis.
The treatment of acute orchitis is not very difficult, and the efficacy of both Chinese and Western medical methods is excellent with timely follow-up. Therefore, urological experts recommend that patients should seek timely detection and treatment.