Contents:
- Medical Video: Why Does Getting Kicked in the Testicles Hurt So Badly?
- The danger of scratching the testes too often
- Conditions that cause you to scratch the testicles continuously
- 1. Eczema in the testis
- 2. Pubic hair lice
- 3. The existence of mushrooms
- How to prevent itchy testicles
Medical Video: Why Does Getting Kicked in the Testicles Hurt So Badly?
For some men, scratching the itchy testicles has its own satisfaction effect. But, does scratching the testicles have certain dangers that affect your genitals? See the explanation below.
The danger of scratching the testes too often
Basically, itching in any part of the body is something that is not wearing. The hand will do something so that the itching subsides, for example by scratching. Too absorbent scratching the itchy testicles will cause irritation around the groin and scrotum, bleeding, fatigue (due to continuous scratching), difficulty sleeping, even shame in public.
Scratching the testicles can also cause swelling of your testicles, causing inflammation of the skin. The possibility that will occur if you continue scratching the testis, is the presence of an infection in your genitals that can spread to the shaft of the penis and entirely.
In cases where the itching level is severe, the testicles will often blister until the infection. Infection of the skin of the scrotum of the penis will produce pus, which can cause trauma and uncomfortable pain.
Conditions that cause you to scratch the testicles continuously
1. Eczema in the testis
If you like scratching the testicles, this could be one of the conditions of the skin affected by eczema. Eczema is characterized by itching, inflammation, redness, and swelling of the testicles
2. Pubic hair lice
In fact, lice not only grow in the hair of the head, but also in pubic hair. The lice perch on pubic hair and eat by sucking blood around it.If the testicles are itchy, you may have lice on pubic hair. Usually, pubic hair lice will spread through blankets, towels and clothing
3. The existence of mushrooms
Characteristics of body members affected by fungi is the appearance of irritation, redness, abrasions (due to excessive scratching), and itching. The pubic area is an area that is always closed and vulnerable to wetness for example due to sweat or because of water after defecating. This causes the area to become moist. This is why the testis or scrotum is an ideal habitat for fungi to grow. Fungal infections that grow will cause irritation and itching.
How to prevent itchy testicles
Instead of scratching your testicles continuously and causing infection later on, it's important to keep your genitals clean from now on. If the itching is unbearable and causes pus or blisters around the testicles area, it's best to contact the doctor to find out a more appropriate diagnosis. But, before you can change your lifestyle and start keeping the area clean of the testicles and penis with the following tips:
- Clean the groin area regularly, and don't forget to dry it and try to keep the penis and its surroundings not moist, wet, or sweaty, because the fungus grows in a damp, stuffy and wet place.
- Change underwear, both twice a day. Dirty and sweaty underwear will present fungi that multiply in your testicles and groin.
- Avoid sharing towels with other people. You don't know, don't you, if the person has another skin disease or infection that can infect you?
- Avoid using soap, detergent and fragrance which causes an itchy reaction to the skin.
