Question 1

if chemical epididymitis is caused by lifting or straining, is antibiotic treatment appropriate?

Accepted Answer

No: If you know it isn't bacterial but how would you be certain.

Question 2

how would the symptoms and treatment of chemical epididymitis (caused by urine flowing backwards) differ from the regular type? would it show on urine tests, blood tests or ultrasound?

Accepted Answer

: There is no such thing as "urine flowing backwards" causing epididymitis. I hope you've been tested for STDs:  Below age 30, by far the most common causes are gonorrhea and chlamydia.

Question 3

what are your treatment options for epididymitis?

Accepted Answer

See comment: Epididymitis,inflammation of the "coils" of small tubes transporting sperm when inflammed cause swelling and varying degree of pain.
1) Treatment with antibiotic
2) Elevate the scrotum
3)Use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as Ibuprofen 3 x
a day
4) When feasible stay off your feet for few days
All these should be under direction of a urologist,or at least any doctor

Question 4

how long does epididymitis last, after the antibacterial treatment? and what changes should i expect?

Accepted Answer

Epididymitis: Epididymitis  is uncomfortable and difficult to eradicate completely.  Your best bet for preventing relapses or recurrences is aggressive antibiotic treatment initially..

Question 5

i have epididymitis and i read a lot about failed treatment, are there any cases where treatment is actually successful?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Epi occurs mostly after heavy lifting with a full bladder..resulting in chemical epi.  Get it once, about 30% chance of getting again. Get it 2x. ..about 100% of getting it again.  Treat with antibiotics, hot sitz baths, pain meds, scrotal support and empty bladder before straining at work or play.  Close to 95% chance of cure the first time.

Question 6

i'm a 20 year old male and have been diagnosed with epididymitis, has anyone ever been completely cured, no one knows anything about proper treatment.

Accepted Answer

Epidydimitis: yes with anti inflammatories and antibiotics this will clear up

Question 7

can i masterbate during treatment for epididymitis?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes.  No real effect.

Question 8

fungal epididymitis treatment? types of fungus capable of causing epididymitis?

Accepted Answer

Here are...: Diagnosis of fungal epididymitis has been usually made from surgical specimen after removing tesis/epididymis for protracted chronic or acute epididymo-orchitis. Fungal epididymitis is not commonly seen, but usually happening to men with long-term indwelling catheter with or without diabetes. The common reported fungi are Candida Albicans and candida glabrata.

Question 9

how long does it take to not feel ill after epididymitis treatment? day 2 of ciprofloxacin 500mg 2 x daily.

Accepted Answer

Here are some...: If the bacteria treated is sensitive to the used antibiotic at its early stage (before abscess formation), the related pain should start to ease in 1-2 days and fade in 5-7 days, but its related hardness may linger for weeks and even last forever. To learn more on some uncertainty and variety in response to treatment, seek evaluation and counseling. Best wish to health &amp; recovery.

Question 10

if 2 weeks of ofloxacin is enough to cure epididymitis. could the feeling i still have slowly disappear without any further treatment?

Accepted Answer

Yes, ...: A 2-week course of antibiotics will cure most of infection-related epididymitis if sensitive. But resolution ache and induration will take time, but in a highly variable duration and occasionally, complete disappearance of both may linger or be impossible. So, wait and see; let your body do the job and time tell the story of you.

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If chemical epididymitis is caused by lifting or straining, is antibiotic treatment appropriate?

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How would the symptoms and treatment of chemical epididymitis (caused by urine flowing backwards) differ from the regular type? would it show on urine tests, blood tests or ultrasound?

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What are your treatment options for epididymitis?

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How long does epididymitis last, after the antibacterial treatment? and what changes should i expect?

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I have epididymitis and i read a lot about failed treatment, are there any cases where treatment is actually successful?

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I'm a 20 year old male and have been diagnosed with epididymitis, has anyone ever been completely cured, no one knows anything about proper treatment.

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Can i masterbate during treatment for epididymitis?

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Fungal epididymitis treatment? types of fungus capable of causing epididymitis?

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How long does it take to not feel ill after epididymitis treatment? day 2 of ciprofloxacin 500mg 2 x daily.

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If 2 weeks of ofloxacin is enough to cure epididymitis. could the feeling i still have slowly disappear without any further treatment?

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