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, afraid of 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 categorized into balanitis, red spots on the glans without pain or itching, and balanoposthitis. This inflammation can be infectious or non-infectious, with infectious balanitis being more common in clinical diagnosis. Infectious cases are often caused by unclean sexual intercourse, transmitting Candida, trichomonas, chlamydia, mycoplasma, gonococcal bacteria, 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 regular hospital for a thorough examination to identify the cause and then proceed with targeted treatment.