Inflammation of the testis, orchitis: symptoms and treatment

In medical practice, there are many different diseases that can occur exclusively in the stronger sex. In this article, we will talk about a disease such as orchitis. Symptoms and treatment of this pathology, methods of its prevention - about all this read below.

What it is?

In the beginning, I want to understand the concepts. So, what does the disease, such as orchitis mean, according to medical directories? Inflammation of the testis. However, it is extremely rare for an independent disease. Most often, this inflammation occurs as a consequence of diseases such as mumps (or infectious parotitis), influenza and even SARS.

Types of orchitis

In its current, this disease can be of three main types:

1. Acute orchitis (this disease lasts for about 2-4 weeks).
2. Chronic orchitis (may last more than a month).
3. Multiple occurrence (or recurrent orchitis, which occurs after a certain time after treatment).

Regarding the type of causative agent, orchitis may be:

1. Specific infectious (bacterial or viral).
2. Nonspecific infectious (gonorrheal, trichomonous or tuberculous orchitis).

The following types of this disease are also distinguished:

1. Granulomatous.
2. Orchitis, which occurs as a consequence of a testicle injury.
3. Cognitive, or stagnant orchitis.

Features of the disease

How does the disease occur, such as testicular orchitis? As already mentioned above, this inflammation is not independent. It often occurs against the backdrop of other diseases. Involvement in the process of the testicle begins only for 3-7 days after the most viral infection (very rarely - from the first days of the disease). Most often, the disease disappears together with a complete disposal of the causes. However, in some situations, treatment of orchitis may be delayed.

Causes

You must also consider the causes of orchitis. Why this disease can occur in the stronger sex? The reasons are as follows.

1. Bacterial infections that spread through the body with blood flow (staphylococcus, E. coli, chlamydia, etc.).
2. Viral diseases, such as tonsillitis, pneumonia, influenza, etc.
3. Injuries and bruises of the testicle can also cause orchitis.
4. Incomplete, or gedatidny torsion of the testicle.
5. Introduction in the testicles of unspecific flora.
6. Instrumental operations, such as, for example, bladder catheterization.
7. Allergic reactions can also damage testicular tissue and cause a disease such as orchitis.

Symptoms

Now a few words about the manifestations of the disease. If a man is diagnosed with "orchitis," the symptoms will depend on the type of the disease. However, doctors still distinguish common signs of this disease:

1. Painful sensations. Appear sharply, localized in the testicle, but can also give into the perineum, groin and even the lower back and the sacrum.
2. Increase in testicle size. With an acute form of the disease, the testicles can increase twofold and even more.
3. Leather. If a man has orchitis, symptoms can also appear on the skin of the testicle. Often it stretches, it becomes smooth, sometimes even glossy. There may be redness.
4. Other symptoms. Along with pain, a man can often feel chills, fever. He can get a fever. There is a headache and nausea.

Diagnostics

We further consider the topic "Orchitis: Symptoms and Treatment". How can you diagnose this disease? First of all I want to say that it is absolutely impossible to put an independent diagnosis at home to a person far from medicine. And since this disease does not respond very well to treatment, it is better to seek medical advice at the first symptoms. Only in such a short time can you cope with orchitis without getting any complications. The first question that a man might have: "What kind of doctor should you consult for advice?" So, first you need to go to the local therapist, who, if necessary, will redirect the patient for examination to other specialists. Men's problems are dealt with by an andrologist or urologist. How will the doctor behave with the patient? At the very beginning, an examination will be made, followed by an anamnesis. Without fail, the patient will have to give a general blood test and a general urine test. As an additional destination, you can designate:

1. Ultrasound.
2. Spermogram.
3. Microscopic examination of the smear taken from the urethra.
4. Microbiological seeding of the smear for the determination of sensitivity to antibiotics, as well as for the detection of pathogenic microorganisms.
5. Puncture. This procedure can be performed if there is a suspicion of the formation of an abscess of the testicle.

Treatment

What should a man know about if he is diagnosed with an orchitis? Symptoms and treatment - that's what you need to talk about. So, if a lot has been said about the symptoms, now we are going to talk about how the treatment of this disease can be. It will be aimed at coping with the root cause of the disease (after all, orchitis is a consequence of a certain disease). If the patient has acute orchitis, he is hospitalized without fail. After all, this type of inflammation is characterized by the fact that pussy accumulates in the testicle. In this case, the man can be given the following recommendations:

1. Necessarily, the motor activity of the patient will be limited to the maximum.
2. The patient will need to take prescribed medicines. Obligatory will be the reception of antibiotics.
3. A special cotton bag can be used to support the testicle.
4. The place of inflammation can be affected by cold.
5. Physioprocedures can be prescribed.

As a small conclusion: treatment of orchitis in men is not easy. Here you need not only to diagnose the disease in time, but also to appoint competent therapy. If, for some reason, the disease has not been completely cured, complications may develop. And they can lead to such terrible consequences as a violation of the sexual function of men and even infertility.

Operative intervention

If a man has an acute testicle orchitis, the treatment does not give the desired results, the doctor can recommend the operation to the patient. In this case, the following development of the situation is possible:

1. Removal of accumulated pus in the testicle.
2. Removal of affected testicles.
3. Complete removal of the affected testicle (in rare cases, if necrosis of its tissues has begun).

Medicines

If a man was diagnosed with "acute orchitis", treatment with antibiotics - that's what will be prescribed by the doctor to the patient. What medicines can be prescribed for a man in a different course of the disease?

1. Acute orchitis . Bed rest, local cold (for 2-3 days), the position of the testicle should be sublime. A novocain blockade may be prescribed . If bacteriuria is observed, the doctor will prescribe one of the following antiseptic drugs: "Gramurin", "Biseptol" or "Furagin". Also, antibiotics of a broad spectrum of action are most often prescribed. It can be a drug such as "Cephalosporin." When the patient's body temperature is normalized, electrophoresis, UHF therapy or warming compresses are prescribed .
2. Abscess . In this case, surgery is necessary.
3. Prolonged orchitis. If the patient does not undergo the inflammatory process, his treatment will be supplemented with such drugs as Prednisolone or Sulfanilamide.
4. Chronic orchitis. In this case, physiotherapeutic procedures are most often used. These can be paraffin applications, UHF, UV irradiation.

Lifestyle and nutrition with orchitis

If a man has orchitis, treatment at home is also possible. But it must necessarily appoint a doctor. The doctor will also say that the patient needs to adjust not only his diet, but also the daily routine. As for food, there are no special recommendations. However, it is best to refuse from consumption of very sharp dishes, which negatively affect the course of inflammatory processes. Also, during the treatment and rehabilitation after the illness, you must completely stop taking alcohol. Regarding the daily routine. Here, too, everything is extremely simple. It is necessary to minimize physical activity. The patient needs rest and rest. It is also necessary to avoid stress and psycho-emotional overload.

Rehabilitation

We study further the disease, as orchitis. Symptoms and treatment of the disease - this has already been said enough. Now I want to write a few words about whether the patient needs rehabilitation after the illness. So, in such measures only those men who survived the operation on the testicle need. If the organ has been removed completely, the man will most likely need the help of a psychologist. It is also possible to replace the testicle with a silicone prosthesis.

Complications of the disease

If a man for a long time simply ignores such a disease as orchitis, the consequences can be quite deplorable. What complications can occur in this case?

1. Occurrence of a purulent focus, abscess formation.
2. If there is atrophy, that is, necrosis of the testicles, the man risks remaining barren and completely losing the opportunity for a childbearing function (the parenchyma is completely depleted and ceases to produce important sex hormones).
3. Secretory form of infertility, when the level of male sex hormones is within normal limits, but for a certain reason spermatozoa completely cease to be produced.
4. Orchitis can develop into epididymitis, when the inflammatory process spreads to the epididymis.

Preventive measures

What can I do to avoid such a disease as orchitis? Treatment at home of any inflammatory diseases that can cause pathology, is strictly prohibited! This must be remembered. And at the first of their manifestations, you should immediately consult a doctor. Compliance with preventive measures is also of great importance. It is necessary to remember the basic rules of preserving masculine health:

1. Periodically it is necessary to be investigated for those infections that are transmitted sexually.
2. All infectious diseases must be treated. It is strictly forbidden to carry them on their feet.
3. You should avoid intimacy with women who have menstruation or are diagnosed with gynecological diseases. Otherwise, you should use a condom.
4. It is necessary to completely refrain from intimacy with women, in whose state of health the man is not sure.
5. During anal sex, you should always use a condom.

And, of course, it is worth remembering that it is strictly forbidden to engage in self-medication of orchitis. Also, do not rely on the advice of friends and acquaintances who have encountered such a problem. It is best to seek medical help, get competent advice and the right treatment. Only in this way you can keep your masculine health.

Folk remedies

If a man is diagnosed as orchitis, treatment with antibiotics is not the only way to cope with the problem. You can also use the traditional medicine, applying them in combination with the medicines prescribed by the doctor. What natural medicines can help with this disease?

1. To get rid of orchitis, the following medicine can be helped, which must be prepared from such plants: 10 parts of wild rose berries, five parts of cotton grass , four parts of chamomile flowers, three parts of grass spores, leaves of birch and cowberry, two parts of sweet grass and wintergreen. All ingredients are mixed. To prepare the medicine, you need to take two tablespoons of the collection (previously shredded in a coffee grinder), pour in 0.5 liters of boiling water, wrap everything in a towel, let it brew for 8 hours. It is taken infusion five times a day for a third cup.
2. It is also good to make compresses from flax seeds. To do this, the ground seeds (100 g) should be placed in a gauze pouch and lowered for 10 minutes in boiling water. Then cool everything and apply for 20 minutes to a sore spot. You can do compresses no more than three times a day until the tumor and pain pass.

Special collection

You can also prepare a special collection, which helps not only to cope with orchitis, but also as a preventive measure. To prepare the medicine in equal quantities, one must take such ingredients as cranberry leaves, black elderberry flowers, St. John's wort, chamomile inflorescences and black poplar buds. If the orchitis is acute, you need to take five tablespoons of mixed ingredients (as prevention - two tablespoons), pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and let the night stand. Then the medicine is filtered. Accept it as follows:

1. If the inflammation has aggravated, the medicine is taken five times a day for one glass for two weeks.
2. In the chronic course of the disease, infusion is made from two spoons of shredded collection, taken five times a day. However, in this case, the course of treatment is one to two months. After that, you need to take a break in two weeks and continue the treatment with another collection.

For better effect, honey can be added to the medicine.