Phimosis in men treatment at home

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Phimosis is a disease that affects only men. All because the disease manifests itself in the narrowing of the foreskin. It is believed that this is a genetically determined factor, and to reveal any more specific reasons for this state of men, modern doctors have not yet been able to. In the article, we will consider options for treating phimosis at home, if it appeared in a man.

Causes and symptoms - what you need to know

The frequent cause of phimosis in adult males is trauma. In addition, you need to isolate infections, bruises or burns, the presence of inflammatory processes. Will phimosis go by itself? Hardly, at least, without consequences. So you need to know how you can deal with this pathology yourself at home.

Characteristic symptoms in phimosis are the presence of some factors:

• with erection, there are minor problems with the opening of the head of the penis( in the initial stage);
• the head of the penis during erection is not exposed at all or this process occurs with great difficulty( second stage);
• in erect condition, the opening of the top of the genital organ is accompanied by sharp pain, bleeding( the third stage);
• pain with urination, problems with potency, severe pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes in the inguinal zone( last stage).

Important! Extreme flesh, alone and without consequences, is restored exclusively in children under three years of age. At an older age, it takes effort to recover.

Phimosis and paraphimosis in men - what is the difference between

Phimosis is the narrowing of the foreskin opening, at which the head of the male organ can not open. Its cause is scarring or chronic inflammation. It can be a residual phenomenon from childhood or independently formed in the mature. Most often with this disease the sexual organ needs a circumcision procedure, partially or completely. In some cases, it is treated with corticosteroids and ointments.

With paraphimosis, the foreskin is narrowed behind the head of the penis. It occurs because of negligent attitude and untimely appeal to specialists with difficulty in opening the top of male dignity. Treatment is carried out conservatively or surgically. Circumcision occurs under local anesthesia.

Which doctor treats

To consult on the difficulty of opening the top of the penis, you need to contact the andrologist or urologist. After the delivery of certain tests, if necessary, the attending physician can refer the patient to an additional examination( and possibly treatment) to the surgeon. It is important not to delay and understand, the earlier the patient to address his problem, the more likely he is to help.

Consequences of

Unwillingness to treat this disease in time can lead to unpleasant consequences:

• development of urolithiasis;
• cancers of the penis;
• paraphimosis;
• urinary tract and bladder infection;
• general weakness, fever;
• gangrene.

As a rule, for the male sex, it is not the disease itself that is dangerous, but the timely treatment of the disease.

Is it possible to treat a disease without circumcision

In the initial stages, phimosis can give men minimal discomfort and often they can cope with it. But without proper treatment, the disease will progress. The pain will be strong, you will have to stop active sex life. Fortunately, you can cure phimosis without circumcision. But it is important that the disease is not in a neglected form.

What ointments to use

In the pharmacy you can buy corticosteroid ointments specifically for the treatment of the described pathology. Ointments are sold without a prescription for home treatment, but it is better to consult a doctor, not a pharmacist, which ointment to take.

Important! Children corticosteroid ointments are not suitable. But here for sexually mature men this is one of the best home methods, how you can quickly cure phimosis.

The application will be simple enough. Twice a day you need to gently apply ointment on problem areas. It should not lie down in a dense layer, and the general course of treatment should not exceed three months.

The effectiveness of the ointment is that it increases the amount of connective tissue in the skin. As a result, the ability of the fabric to stretch increases. Many drugs of this group have not only hormonal, but also an additional antibacterial effect.

Important! If inflammation is seen on the glans penis or in the foreskin, it is better to use a combination of ointments.

The method of stretching extremely flesh

Treatment of phimosis in men at home, performed by the procedure of stretching the foreskin. This is done manually or with the help of special tools. Adult men are recommended for instrumental stretching, but for teenagers and children, manual exposure is appropriate.

During treatment, by stretching, you need to completely abandon sexual contact with a partner. It is important to carry out the procedure with clean hands, cut the nails short.

How to do stretching:

• before starting the procedure for a quarter of an hour, you must always take a sessile bath;
• to reduce the feeling of discomfort, you can use moisturizers or ointments( not medicinal);
• fingers are inserted into the foreskin in different directions, during 15 minutes to do stretching movements;
• when the procedure is completed, you need to protect yourself from possible inflammation, micro-trauma. For this folk recipes, given below, will do.

What folk remedies to use

When the goal is to cure phimosis in men at home, do not ignore the variety of folk recipes. Help decoctions of herbs that have bactericidal, as well as anti-inflammatory effect. Most often the chamomile and the turn are appointed, you can use barley grain, blackberry leaves and strawberries, calendula. In addition to the described actions, these herbs will help get rid of such bright symptoms of phimosis, like itching and burning.

For taking baths, you can not just pour water, but make broths. Use any of the herbs listed above. On a tablespoon of dry herbs take 250 ml of boiling water. Pour the grass and cool for an hour, filter.

You can prepare a barley broth. In this case, a quarter of a glass of barley grains washed, pour 0.5 liters of water and insist for half a day. Then boil and cool. You can use a decoction for washing the flesh.

If the condition does not improve or worsen, be sure to contact phimosis with specialists. Moreover, with bright symptoms, urgent hospitalization is possible.