Contents:
- Medical Video: Causes and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Video – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Prevent penis erection during fasting
- 1. Avoid napping too long
- 2. Avoid dirty thoughts
- 3. Sports or physical activity
- Causes of erect penis even if not aroused
- How to stop an erection when fasting
Medical Video: Causes and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Video – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
When fasting, you must be able to refrain from various sexual activities. An exception is erection because it is aroused. However, sometimes an erection can appear suddenly. Either because you see or talk about things that smell sex or because of natural body reactions. Then how to control and prevent erections when fasting? See the tips below, huh!
Prevent penis erection during fasting
Basically, the best way to prevent erections while fasting is to avoid sex or sex. However, you can also do these various methods so you don't get aroused or erect when fasting.
1. Avoid napping too long
If you sleep too long, you will enter the stage of deep sleep which is also called REM (rapid eye movement) In this stage of sleep, hormones in your body will trigger blood circulation which is quite heavy towards the penis area. As a result, you will also experience an erection or wet dreams during sleep.
So, if you want to take a nap during fasting, limit it to just 20 or 30 minutes. Passing from it, you may enter the REM sleep stage.
2. Avoid dirty thoughts
Keep away from lewd thoughts or things that smell sexual when fasting. Instead of thinking about couples or sex, divert your mind to your work or hobby. If your mind has been directed there, try to focus on the things that make you lose passion. For example your work deadline or your parents.
3. Sports or physical activity
When you exercise or have enough physical activity, blood will flow to the body parts that are working. For example, you choose to clean up your house rather than sit playing a computer. Blood will flow more heavily towards your hands and feet, not your intimate area. So, the possibility of a penis erection suddenly becomes smaller.
Causes of erect penis even if not aroused
Even though you have done the above to prevent being aroused, you may still experience an erection during fasting. This is because the penis, like other members of your body, sometimes works out of human control or consciousness.
In many cases, a man can experience an erection when faced with a tense situation or when he is nervous. For example when doing an exam or preparing an important presentation in front of the client. When you feel nervous or scared, adrenaline will be produced by the brain. This causes the blood flow more profusely and the heart beats faster. This sensation is similar to peak orgasm or sex drive.
As a result, the penis has an erection even though you are not aroused or thinking about erotic things. This is also known as spontaneous erection. Spontaneous erection is very difficult to control, but don't worry. There are still ways to stop or reduce the intensity.
How to stop an erection when fasting
Erections that are not triggered by sexual stimulation will usually disappear on their own in a few minutes. However, if during your fast you suddenly experience an erection that does not go away, try doing the following steps.
- Think about unpleasant things, such as the traffic jam on the road this morning.
- Exercise lightly or stretch. Physical activity can lead blood from the penis to other parts of the body so that the penis can quickly weaken again.
- Go to the bathroom and try to pee. Usually after urinating the penis will become more relaxed.
- Take a deep breath. When the penis suddenly tightens you may panic, but panic will only make the situation worse. Calm yourself and breathe deeply several times until the erection disappears.
