Enemas for relief of epidydimitis

Has anyone here experienced epidydimitis? I've had the chronic condition for a little over 20 years and found that high volume high enemas alleviate the pain. The therapy takes almost an entire day but the pain relief lasts four about three or so weeks.

I discovered that this therapy worked following a prep and subsequent barium enema back in the early 80s.

If you have epidydimitis this maybe a therapy for you. Please post any questions to this thread.

I had it when I was 13. No enemas though.

Enemas are NOT going to do anything for epididymitis. See your physician. The epididymis is attached to the testes in the scrotum and is nowhere near where anything put into the rectum (certainly not a high enema) is going to help. You treat epididymitis with antibiotics, not enemas.

I had it after a vasectomy and I took antibiotics for about 2 wks.-Worked fine. Then I got back to our first passion. Susan's right (as usual), intestinal irrigations do nothing for epididymitis. See a urologist to get this cleared up

Hi all,

A quick search turned up a small fact that might be overlooked. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymitis where infection is the main cause. An infection elsewhere in the body can cause this. If enemas help with the condition, then the problem might not be epididymitis, but rather a symptom. Either way, a careful evaluation by a urologist is in order. Either way, see a doctor. Make sure you don't have a STD or cancer or any of the other range of problems. Don't forget to let your doctor know the enema connection. That might be an important clue to be checked out. Don't self diagnose. See your doctor. If he/she does not find anything, I would get a second or third opinion. There are doctors today that can not diagnose measles. This is not meant to diagnose, but rather a call to action. Don't delay. IMHO.

Fraternally,

MA

This could be a symptom of Candida in the bowels, so you might need to try a course of Caprylic Acid to kill off the Candida. You can get this effective fungicide at a health food shop without a prescription.

"If he/she does not find anything, I would get a second or third opinion."

Seriously? Would your insurance carrier pay for a second or third opinion for a case of epidydimitis? I know mine wouldn't. This is usually a simple problem with a simple answer; take a full course of antibiotics, do as your doctor instructs, and voila! You're good to go. If it doesn't resolve or gets worse, then by all means explore further. In most cases, calling out the scrotum police for a case of epidydimitis is probably overkill. Similar to amputation of a leg to fix an ingrown toenail.

JMHO

You know what happens when you don't treat epididymitis with antibiotics? It gets worse and worse possibly resulting in an infected cyst on the testes that could require surgical treatment.

Don't play games with enemas and homeopathic so-called cures. This is too important not to treat properly. You will end up in trouble.

Had it once. Blood in my semen. 5 days of Levaquin cured it.

Unfortunately, it is chronic pain, not something that responds to a wide variety of bacterial or viral causes.