Men can get epididymitis due to long-time sitting. And they can seek herbal medicine Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill for treatment.

1. Can Epididymitis be Caused
by Long-time Sitting?
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2. Epididymis plays an important role in male
reproductive system. It’s responsible for storing
and carrying sperms. The inflammation of
epididymis, which is also known as epididymitis,
will cause male infertility. There are many factors
can induce epididymitis, long-term sitting is one of
them. Why long-term sitting can cause
epididymitis?

3. Males who need to sit for a long periods of time
have high risk of getting epididymitis, including
office workers and drivers. When a man is sitting,
the scrotum is under the pressure, which will
block the venous return if sitting for a long time.
Thus, the blood vessels that near to testicles will
become thicker and cause blood stasis, and then
lead to acute epididymitis.

4. Acute epididymitis is a very common male
reproductive system disease, and it usually
happens to young and middle-aged men. long-term
sitting is one of the main factors that can induce
acute epididymitis. Except that, bacterial
infection and STDs can also cause epididymitis.

5. Patients with acute epididymitis may have swelling
scrotum, and the overlying skin may be red. There
may be tenderness over the groin (spermatic
cord). Patients will also have chills and high fever.
At the early stages, patients can use ice packs to
relieve the swelling and taking medicines like
Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill to control the
symptoms.

6. To prevent acute epididymitis from developing
into chronic, men need to have a treatment once
notice the pain and discomfort in scrotum.
Otherwise, the infection will spread to testicles
and lead to epididymo-orchitis.

7. How to
prevent
epididymitis?

8. Keep a healthy lifestyle. Avoid spicy and fatty foods.
Don’t drink alcohol and smoking. It’s helpful to take
some exercise to enhance the immunity which can
prevent from a bacterial infection. Avoid long-term
sitting, driving, riding and bicycling.
Practise safe sexual life. Abstain from excessive
sexual intercourse and masturbation.

9. Since STDs can induce epididymitis, and spread to
partners through sexual intercourse, it’s
important to have safe sex to prevent the
infection.
Eat more fruits. Fruits that are beneficial to
prevent epididymitis include grapes, kiwi, mango,
litchi, walnuts, and so on.

10. If you have questions about your condition and
treatment, contact our experts. Most questions are
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