Patient's question:
Two months ago, the glans was red, sometimes itchy. The red areas were different each time, sometimes these parts, and after a few days, it would change to another place. After the symptoms reappeared, I cleaned it every day. Sometimes I would wash it with soap. For a few days, the symptoms were not as severe, but after a few days, the problem would come back again. What is the correct method for treating balanitis?Doctor's answer:
You had better go to the hospital for a check-up to see what is causing the balanitis. The common causes of balanitis can be either infectious or non-infectious. Due to dirty sexual intercourse, infections such as Candida, trichomonas, chlamydia, mycoplasma, and gonococcal bacteria can all lead to balanoposthitis. Non-infectious factors are often due to excessive foreskin, insufficient hygiene, and the accumulation of dirty substances between the foreskin and the glans, known as smegma, which can irritate the local foreskin and mucosa, leading to inflammation again.