Why is the penis itchy?

There are many reasons for penile itching, such as infection by bacteria, viruses, allergies, tight clothing, or pubic lice. It is recommended that patients pay attention to personal hygiene while actively taking medication. It is best to wash the penis with warm water every day and maintain good local air permeability. In addition, in terms of diet, it is also necessary to eat light food. Eating more fresh vegetables and fruits can also help the recovery of the disease.

1. What causes penis itching?

1. Contact dermatitis: A small number of men with allergic constitutions may develop dermatitis reactions such as erythema and papules on the skin in contact with the underwear, causing itching, when wearing underwear made of chemical fiber raw materials. Because the clothes are close to the perineal skin and the area is easily soaked by sweat,

2. Balanitis: Men with excessive foreskin or phimosis often suffer from chronic inflammatory reactions due to the accumulation of smegma in the coronal sulcus of the foreskin. They are also prone to genital warts and often experience local itching.

3. Pubic lice: Pubic lice have special hooked claws that grab the skin in the pubic hair area and the sweat hair around the anus. Their bites and the stimulation of their salivary toxins can cause local skin itching, folliculitis, and eczema-like changes.

4. Tinea cruris and tinea glutea: Men with obese and sweaty physiques are prone to fungal reproduction and tinea cruris and tinea glutea due to their sweaty and moist genitals, which can cause tinea cruris and tinea glutea. The symptoms are ring-shaped red papules at the base of the thighs or buttocks, often with desquamation and itching.

5. Caused by non-infectious factors, including local trauma, friction, contraceptives, soaps and detergents and other irritations, the local area may show edema, erythema, erosion, exudation and even bleeding. If secondary bacterial infection occurs, it may become suppurative and form an ulcer surface.

6. People with allergic constitution, those who are under long-term mental stress and those who have great mood swings are also prone to penile itching.

7. People with chronic digestive diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine disorders, and metabolic disorders are also prone to penile itching under the influence of external factors.

2. How to treat penis itching

1. Pubic lice is a contagious parasitic disease that can be cured. The first thing to do is to shave off the pubic hair and burn it with fire. The second thing to do is to use sulfur ointment and other medications for treatment. One course of treatment is 3 days. If it is not cured, repeat the course after a week. At the same time, pay attention to the disinfection of clothes and quilts, and use boiling water to sterilize them.

2. If the symptoms are caused by local fungal infection, it is recommended that you first pay attention to rest, pay attention to hygiene, wear loose cotton underwear, and eat light, warm and easy-to-digest food. Avoid spicy and fried food. You can wash with light salt water. For medication, it is recommended that you take terfenadine tablets and fluconazole tablets for treatment, and apply ketoconazole ointment topically.

3. If the itching of the penis is caused by balanitis, it is recommended to try applying ketoconazole ointment externally, and taking fluconazole tablets orally, develop good living habits, pay attention to personal hygiene, strengthen nutritional supplements, pay attention to personal hygiene, and remove smegma in time.