Chronic epididymitis

　　It is generally believed that the pathogenic bacteria of chronic epididymitis enter through the epididymis lumen retrogradely, and some believe that they invade through the lymphatic system. Clinically, it presents a chronic process, with the epididymis enlargement, slightly harder texture, or with nodules, and mild tenderness. Due to the anatomical characteristics of the epididymis, it is prone to swelling, tissue sclerosis, and even nodule formation after infection.

　　1. Loss of fertility. Chronic epididymitis can also lead to dead sperm, azoospermia, loss of fertility, and infect the spouse with inflammatory bacteria, causing gynecological diseases, bringing great harm to the wife.

　　2. Inducing dangerous diseases. Chronic epididymitis is prone to induce various serious diseases, such as varicocele, orchitis, prostatitis, endocrine diseases, nephritis, and other kidney diseases, urinary tract infection diseases. In severe cases, it can lead to malignant tumors, seriously threatening men's lives.

　　3. Impotence, kidney deficiency, and premature aging. Chronic epididymitis, if not cured for a long time, is prone to cause impotence, kidney deficiency, consumption of vital energy, aversion to coldness in limbs, sore back and waist, and premature aging.

　　Patients often have a history of acute epididymitis or acute orchitis. Scrotal pain,坠感, or swelling, the pain can radiate to the lower abdomen and the root of the thigh. Physical examination can palpate an enlarged, harder epididymis tail with nodules and mild tenderness, and the spermatic cord on the affected side is thick and hard.

　　Prevention mainly involves thorough treatment of prostatitis and urinary tract infections.

　　1. Reasonable diet:

　　Reasonably balance your diet, eat less meat with high cholesterol such as pork, beef, and lamb, and prevent the intake of high cholesterol foods. Patients can eat more meats with low cholesterol such as chicken and fish to effectively prevent the occurrence of diseases.

　　2. Maintain a pleasant mood:

　　The occurrence of diseases is also closely related to adverse mental factors. Men should maintain a comfortable mood in life, avoid overwork, participate in sports activities appropriately, enhance physical immunity, prevent colds, and never hold urine.

　　3. Appropriate rest:

　　Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, do not overwork, and keep the bowels smooth.

　　Examination items needed for chronic epididymitis

　　Prostate ultrasound examination, prostate fluid microscopic examination, and internal genital examination.

　　Prostate fluid routine examination (Prostate routine examination generally refers to the appearance of the prostate and microscopic examination. The main purpose of the microscopic examination of the prostate fluid is to see if there are cells, the number of phospholipid bodies, and trichomonads, sperm, tumor cells (require stained examination), amyloid bodies, and whether there are fine: visible white blood cells or pus cells.

　　Ultrasound examination (Ultrasound examination is a type of ultrasonic examination, a non-surgical diagnostic examination, an emerging discipline, and has become an indispensable diagnostic method in modern clinical medicine): visible enlarged epididymis, internal echo is not uniform.

　　1. Epididymitis patients should reduce cholesterol intake.

　　Beef, mutton, and pork are all foods with particularly high cholesterol and fat content, and patients should eat as little as possible. Chicken and fish are rich in protein, and patients can eat more.

　　2. Patients should avoid eating too much spicy and刺激性 food.

　　Reduce alcohol and smoking,节制房事, avoid overexcitement and induce difficulty in urination.

　　Disease originates from the mind, and a good attitude has a tremendous effect on curing diseases. Patients should not overwork and exercise more, maintain regular living habits. If you find symptoms related to epididymitis, you should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time. Do not lose sight of the big picture for the sake of the small, leading to the deterioration of the disease.