What are the treatments for male urethral herpes?

Male genital herpes is a disease that is extremely harmful to health. It causes irreversible damage to patients both psychologically and physically. So what are the treatments for male urethral herpes?

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: Patients with genital herpes often suffer from fatigue and psychological anxiety. Therefore, they can be given some traditional Chinese medicines that can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, clear away heat and detoxify, nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish yin and clear heat, such as Shenling Baizhu San and Zhibai Dihuang Wan, which are effective for some patients.

Psychological treatment: Since genital herpes is prone to recurrence, repeated attacks often cause distress and anxiety to patients. Patients should be given psychological treatment patiently and carefully, and encouraged to strengthen their confidence in overcoming the disease and actively cooperate with treatment.

Antiviral treatment: Acyclovir is considered to be a therapeutic drug with certain effects at present, but it does not completely eliminate the virus deep in the mucosa, and any slight decrease in the patient's immunity will cause a recurrence of herpes. For severe cases, the drug can be administered intravenously at a dose of 5 mg per kilogram of body weight, once every 8 hours for 5 to 7 days. Generally, patients can take it orally, 200 mg each time, 4 to 5 times a day, for 7 to 10 days. In severe cases, intravenous drip can be used and acyclovir ointment can be applied to the affected area.

Ribavirin: It is a guanosine nucleoside analog that has anti-DNA and RNA virus effects. Taking 800 mg per day for 10 days can relieve pain and shorten the course of the disease. The immunostimulant oral levamisole has a certain effect, but some reports show that the effect is not certain. Interferon has been found to have an inhibitory effect on HSV in vitro, and its clinical therapeutic effect is still under study.

Diet therapy for genital herpes. Experts say that some diet therapy can help with recovery:

(1) Barley porridge

Ingredients: Coix seeds 60g

Usage: Add appropriate amount of water, cook porridge, add appropriate amount of white sugar and eat once a day.

Indications: Used during the remission period of genital herpes, it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Long-term use can reduce recurrence.

(2) Bitter Melon Drink

Ingredients: appropriate amount of fresh bitter melon.

Usage: Squeeze 1 cup of juice and drink with boiled water.

Indications: This drink has the function of clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness, and can be used for patients with genital herpes who are diagnosed as having toxic heat and dampness according to TCM diagnosis.

The care for genital herpes must first prevent its infection, especially in the summer, when the temperature is high, sweating is frequent, and local scratching can easily lead to local infection. It is necessary to clean the genital area with clean water every day. When local infection occurs, the area should be cleaned with disinfectant in time. 200mL of 3% boric acid water is usually used to wash the affected area. You can also grind 1 tablet of berberine into powder and add it to 200mL of boiling water, then wash the affected area after it cools down.