Patient's question:
I noticed the balanitis last year at the end of the year. The head of my penis had already started to suppurate. I took some medication, but it had no effect. The doctor then prescribed an ointment for me to use, but it didn't get better either. It's been over a year, and I'm very anxious.Doctor's answer:
You can try using traditional Chinese medicine to treat it:1) Toxins and fire stagnation type, characterized by redness and swelling of the foreskin and glans, with red spots, papules, blisters, or pus formation, accompanied by pain, difficulty urinating, and mouth ulcers with irritability and restlessness. This is due to the stagnation of toxins and fire that cannot be released. Treatment should focus on clearing heat, draining fire, and expelling toxins.
2) Damp-heat and insect type, characterized by redness of the glans, blisters, or erosion, with pain in the penis. Laboratory tests reveal Candida albicans or trichomoniasis infection, often accompanied by dampness in the genital area, itching, bitter taste in the mouth, sticky mouth, and yellowish and dark urine. This is caused by the downward flow of damp-heat pathogens to the liver channel, leading to insect infestation. Treatment should focus on clearing heat, eliminating dampness, killing insects, reducing swelling, and relieving pain.