Patient's question:
My husband is usually very messy and pays no attention to hygiene in sexual life, and he also has excessive foreskin. Recently, he found that he always feels uncomfortable when urinating. There are many red spots on his glans, so he had to go to the hospital. The doctor said it was balanitis. What are the effective methods to treat balanitis and foreskin inflammation?Doctor's answer:
Candidal balanitis is the most common type of balanitis. Nearly all patients have phimosis or redundant prepuce. Between balanitis and the overlong prepuce, a warm and moist bacterial culture medium is formed by shed epithelial cells, glandular secretions, and balanitis preputial smegma bacteria. Once bacteria enter, inflammation can be triggered. For the treatment of candidal balanitis, local application can use potassium permanganate bath solution for soaking, once in the morning and once in the evening, or use cotton swabs dipped in povidone-iodine to gently wipe the or. Avoid using various ointments and powders on damaged areas, as this may instead of alleviating the condition.