How to Choose the Best Underwear for Epididymitis Patients?

The front design of some tight-fitting men's underwear is double-layered, which wraps the penis and scrotum together, causing the penis and scrotum to be in a high temperature and humid environment for a long time, becoming a breeding ground for bacteria and other microorganisms, which is easy to cause epididymitis. Therefore, men must pay attention to the choice of underwear.

Tight underwear will keep the epididymis under pressure for a long time, and the friction of the pants will cause congestion and swelling, resulting in the waste produced by metabolism cannot being excreted normally. After a long time, it will cause epididymitis.

When choosing underwear, men need to pay attention to the shape of the underwear. Men's underwear is divided into boxers and briefs. The briefs will hold the scrotum in place and make it close to the abdomen, which will significantly weaken the temperature regulation function of the testicles. The ambient temperature around the testicles will increase, hindering spermatogenesis in the testicles. Combined with a blocked blood supply, fragile sperm will be devastated, seriously jeopardizing fertility.

Compared with briefs, boxer pants reduce the restraint and friction on the bottom of the thigh and have good breathability, which is more popular with men. Underwear that is too tight can affect the reproductive organs.

Epididymitis patients should wear loose and breathable underwear and change them frequently. They need to keep the local skin clean and dry. Antibacterial drugs can be used in the treatment of epididymitis. People with prostatitis are more likely to get epididymitis, which needs to go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time.

The preferred treatment for epididymitis is antibiotics, such as levofloxacin. Because common pathogenic bacteria basically cause epididymitis in the male reproductive system, such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, or Proteus enter the epididymis, causing inflammation of the epididymis.

Patients can also choose traditional Chinese medicine for epididymitis. Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill has bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-swelling effects on the epididymis without drug resistance. It can effectively improve the symptoms of patients to treat epididymitis.

In addition, for long-term epididymitis, especially for patients with epididymal induration, it is also possible to consider sending the patient to the physiotherapy department to take warm physiotherapy therapy, which often has a good therapeutic effect on quick swelling and pain relief.

If drug or physical therapy has no noticeable effect, which has seriously affected the patient's normal life, and the patient has no need for fertility, epididymectomy surgery can be considered.

In addition to choosing loose, comfortable, and breathable underwear, patients with epididymitis should also take active care in their daily life.

How should patients care for epididymitis?

1. Paying attention to hygiene and health care. Patients should pay attention to developing good hygiene habits to avoid the growth and reproduction of germs in the reproductive organs. They also do not share personal utensils such as towels and basins with others and insist on taking a sitz bath with warm water daily.

2. Eating a healthy diet. Patients should eat light food, avoid greasy, cold, spicy, and other irritating food, and stay away from tobacco and alcohol.

3. Good lifestyle. Patients should have a regular life, not stay up late for a long time, and combine work and rest. Patients with acute epididymitis should pay attention to bed rest, drink plenty of water, and they can use a cloth belt to hold up the scrotum. During treatment, they should avoid sexual intercourse.

4. Good attitude. Patients should not think that life is stressful or troubled by the disease and face life in a mental state of tension, anxiety, and depression, which will only make treating the disease more difficult.