What should you do if smegma suddenly increases?

A sudden increase in smegma can be improved by paying attention to cleanliness, adjusting diet, using drugs, and surgical treatment. Increased smegma may be related to improper cleaning, excessive foreskin, balanitis, diabetes, allergic reactions and other factors.

1. Pay attention to cleanliness

Wash your foreskin and glans with warm water every day and avoid using harsh lotions. When cleaning, turn the foreskin completely up, remove the accumulated smegma, and then wipe dry. Keep the area dry after cleaning and avoid wearing tight underwear. Repeated use can reduce bacterial growth and improve secretion accumulation.

2. Adjust your diet

Reduce the intake of spicy foods, such as chili peppers, alcohol, etc. Appropriately increasing the intake of fresh vegetables, fruits and high-quality protein can help enhance immunity. Avoid high-sugar diet to prevent blood sugar fluctuations from exacerbating local inflammation. Drink more than 1500 ml of water every day to promote the discharge of metabolic waste.

3. Use drugs

If combined with infection, you can use erythromycin ointment, clotrimazole cream, miconazole nitrate cream and other topical anti-infective drugs as directed by your doctor. Hydrocortisone butyrate cream can be used short-term for allergic reactions. Fungal balanitis requires oral fluconazole capsules. It is prohibited to increase or decrease the dosage on your own during medication.

4. Treatment of excessive foreskin

When recurrent smegma increases and foreskin is too long, circumcision may be considered. Surgery can completely solve the problem of cleaning difficulties caused by foreskin wrapping. After surgery, you need to soak it in potassium permanganate solution as directed by your doctor to keep the wound dry and clean. Avoid strenuous exercise and sex during recovery.

5. Check for systemic diseases

Diabetic patients are prone to secondary balanitis when their blood sugar is poorly controlled, so they need to monitor their blood sugar and adjust their blood sugar-lowering plan. Patients with immunodeficiency may develop refractory infections and need to complete HIV antibody and other tests. Those who use antibiotics for a long time should consider the possibility of bacterial imbalance and conduct microbial culture if necessary.

You should choose cotton breathable underwear for daily use to avoid prolonged sitting and local stuffiness. Seek medical attention promptly if you notice redness, swelling, pain or smelly discharge on the foreskin. It is forbidden to use strong hormone ointments by yourself until the cause of the disease is determined. The sudden increase in smegma in middle-aged and elderly patients needs to rule out the possibility of malignant tumors, and it is recommended to undergo specialist examination.