Symptoms | Inflammation of the inguinal canal

Symptoms

Men who suffer from an inflammation that spreads along the spermatic duct in the inguinal canal often experience pain that can manifest itself not only in the inguinal canal, but also in the entire genital area and lower abdomen. The pain is particularly severe during urination and ejaculation. In addition, the lymph nodes in the groin in particular are painfully enlarged.

The surrounding skin appears reddened and overheated. Body temperature can also be elevated in the context of a severe inflammation and chills can occur together with a general feeling of weakness. Since it is usually an ascending inflammation, in addition to the painful inguinal channel, the testicles/epidididymis may also be warm and painfully swollen.

A reddened scrotum can be seen from the outside. An inflamed prostate causes pain especially during bowel movements and in the area of the perineum. In the context of a chronic inflammation of the prostate gland, potency disorders and difficult urination can occur.

Since it is usually an ascending inflammation, in addition to the painful inguinal canal, the testicles/epidididymis may also be heated and painfully swollen. A reddened scrotum can be seen from the outside. An inflamed prostate causes pain especially during bowel movements and in the area of the perineum. In the context of a chronic inflammation of the prostate gland, potency disorders and difficult urination can occur.

Treatment/Therapy

If it is a bacterial inflammation, therapy is initiated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. If it was previously possible to identify the pathogen using a urine sample, antibiotic therapy can be specifically adapted to the bacterium. Before the exact pathogen is determined, antibiotics that cover the probable pathogen spectrum are quickly started.

If the inflammation has spread to such an extent that, for example, urination is not possible without symptoms in the case of prostate inflammation, medication to facilitate urination can also be prescribed. An example of this is tamsulosin. If it is an inflammation of the testicles caused by mumps, antibiotics have no effect.

Here a purely symptomatic therapy is used.If the symptoms of testicular inflammation do not recede under therapy, the testicle must be surgically removed. If the pathogen is sexually transmitted, sexual intercourse must be avoided until the treatment is completed. The patient’s partner should also be treated.