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What Causes Hardness And Heavy Sensation In The Testicles?
Question: Both my testicles feel hard and heavy..my epididymis on the right looks bigger than the left..also when I poop I get a pain in my testicles..my stomach also feels very gassy a lot
Brief Answer:
Looks to be Epididymo-orchitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Male/23 - feeling both testicles hard and heavy - right epididymis looks bigger - pain on pooping - feeling gassy - not visited a Doctor - no medications tried...
Such a condition can occur in case of bilateral epididymo-orchitis, wherein there is an infection in the testes as well as epididymes and may be spermatic cord.
The infection is usually retrograde coming from urinary tract.
Hence I would advise you the following:
First of all send the sample of urine for routine, microscopy, culture and sensitivity before starting of the antibiotic to get the best possible result.
Blood for CBC, kidney function tests and other tests.
Stool tests.
Ultrasonography of the whole abdomen , particularly for genitourinary system.
Ultrasonography and color doppler examination for the scrotum.
Per-rectal digital examination for the prostate and examination of the scrotum.
All these thing will lead to a proper diagnosis and give proper plan of management.
In the meanwhile take plenty of oral fluids.
Apply scrotal support.
Consult a General Surgeon or an Urologist for proper clinical evaluation, examination, correlation between all the factors to get a proper diagnosis and plan a proper management till cure.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Looks to be Epididymo-orchitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Male/23 - feeling both testicles hard and heavy - right epididymis looks bigger - pain on pooping - feeling gassy - not visited a Doctor - no medications tried...
Such a condition can occur in case of bilateral epididymo-orchitis, wherein there is an infection in the testes as well as epididymes and may be spermatic cord.
The infection is usually retrograde coming from urinary tract.
Hence I would advise you the following:
First of all send the sample of urine for routine, microscopy, culture and sensitivity before starting of the antibiotic to get the best possible result.
Blood for CBC, kidney function tests and other tests.
Stool tests.
Ultrasonography of the whole abdomen , particularly for genitourinary system.
Ultrasonography and color doppler examination for the scrotum.
Per-rectal digital examination for the prostate and examination of the scrotum.
All these thing will lead to a proper diagnosis and give proper plan of management.
In the meanwhile take plenty of oral fluids.
Apply scrotal support.
Consult a General Surgeon or an Urologist for proper clinical evaluation, examination, correlation between all the factors to get a proper diagnosis and plan a proper management till cure.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I'm just worried with my testicles feeling so hard ..so this would be one of the symptoms of this..the tubes in around my testicles do feel sore
Brief Answer:
Yes, indeed
Detailed Answer:
Yes, this is one if the symptoms and signs.
Yes, indeed
Detailed Answer:
Yes, this is one if the symptoms and signs.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Ok thank you..can this cause problems with getting and maintaing erections or anything
Brief Answer:
Due to the pain factor
Detailed Answer:
Pain of any nature can cause problems in erection as well as in maintaining it, as is due to pain in the scrotum to which erection is more related to.
Once this problem is solved the problem should be solves.
Due to the pain factor
Detailed Answer:
Pain of any nature can cause problems in erection as well as in maintaining it, as is due to pain in the scrotum to which erection is more related to.
Once this problem is solved the problem should be solves.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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