What Happens When Patients with Epididymitis Drink Alcohol?

Many male genitourinary diseases are closely related to bad habits such as smoking and drinking. Smoking and drinking will not only trigger these diseases but may also exacerbate the deterioration of the disease.

Can patients with epididymitis drink alcohol?

Patients with epididymitis are usually not allowed to drink alcohol, especially in the acute phase of epididymitis. Patients often have inflammatory lesions causing local congestion and edema, and alcohol can accelerate blood circulation and aggravate local congestion and edema, which is not conducive to inflammation subside. In addition, during the treatment of medication, alcohol is likely to react with drugs, causing adverse consequences, such as cephalosporins, which may be a disulfiram-like reaction with alcohol, with severe consequences. In traditional Chinese medicine, alcohol is considered to be a stimulating substance, and epididymitis is a heat disease; stimulating substances are not conducive to the recovery of heat disease.

In addition, epididymitis is very easy to cause the phenomenon of male sperm blockage, which can cause male infertility and other diseases. Therefore, drinking alcohol can also have adverse effects on sperm. Long-term alcohol consumption will not only harm the epididymis but also easily irritate the seminal vesicles or lead to combined seminal vesiculitis. Many patients also have tingling in the seminal vesicles when they suffer from epididymitis, and drinking alcohol is likely to aggravate this symptom.

Therefore, epididymitis patients should avoid alcohol during the treatment and recovery period, as this may aggravate the condition or cause it to recur. In addition, for patients, avoiding alcohol does not stimulate the inflammation and cannot replace the treatment. Epididymitis has no self-healing function; patients must take active measures to eliminate the inflammation and restore health as soon as possible.

Epididymitis is treated mainly through antibiotics to eliminate the infection, but traditional Chinese medicine can also be used. Patients can take Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill orally, which has the main effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying the body, invigorating blood circulation, and promoting vitality. Timely use of medication and adherence to taking it can eliminate patients' inflammation and prevent causing testicular lesions. Patients can also use hot compresses, bed rest, and other measures to relieve symptoms. If persistent pain, swelling, and other symptoms occur, it is recommended to consult a doctor for further examination and treatment.

Aside from drinking, what else should patients be aware of during treatment and recovery?

1. Keep Your Bowels Clear

Constipation can build up feces in the rectum, aggravating the conditions that lead to testicular congestion. At the same time, constipated patients tend to exert too much force during defecation, which can compress the testicles and thin the urethra, which is very unfavorable to the health of the testicles.

2. Avoid Sitting for a Long Time

Sitting for a long time or riding a bicycle often will cause the testicles to be squeezed for a long time, resulting in poor local blood circulation, which will easily lead to epididymitis.

3. Maintain a Moderate Sex Life

The incidence of epididymitis is very high in people who have multiple sexual intercourse within a short period of time. On the contrary, people with a high sex drive who are unable to give vent to their sexual desire will secrete a large amount of hoarding in the testicles, which will congest the testicles and easily cause inflammation.

4. Pay Attention to Diet

If some people often eat spicy food or smoke alcohol, it will lead to blood vessel dilation and cause testicular congestion. Therefore, eating less spicy food and quitting smoking and drinking can effectively prevent epididymitis. Patients should also eat more vegetables and fruits, such as grapes, kiwis, mangoes, etc.

5. Avoid Holding Urine

When there is urine, it must be discharged; avoid developing the habit of holding urine. Pay attention to relieving mental stress in work and life to avoid neuromuscular dysfunction and prevent urine reflux.

Epididymitis can be cured with timely medication. After the disease is cured, the patient can occasionally drink alcohol but do not abuse alcohol. Otherwise, the condition may be repeated and will never become better.