Tips To Stop Erectile Dysfunction

 

1. Eat healthily

Erectile dysfunction is often linked to heart disease, so it’s crucial to eat heart-healthy diet. Try to reduce heart damaging foods like full-fat dairy, fried foods, and red meat. Eat more fresh fruits and veggies, fish, and whole grains. Getting rid of junk in your diet is good for your erections.

2. Watch your weight

At times that hefty weight can impact negatively on your sex life. If you're obese, you're more likely to have lower levels of the testosterone, necessary for sexual desire and an erection. A research finding revealed that men with a waist size over 40 inches are likely to experience erectile dysfunction. So if you want to stay in the game, control your weight gain.

3. Reduce high BP and cholesterol

High blood pressure and cholesterol can narrow your blood vessels, lessening blood flow through your body. If less flows to your penis you may find it's not so easy to get an erection. Regular check of your blood pressure is a must. If you’ve got high cholesterol, your doctor can recommend medication or a change in your diet.

4. Control your anger

You know how hot your face is when you’re angry? It’s because anger rushes blood to your face, but not to where you need it most when you want to have sex. Anger also removes that romantic feeling, regardless of who your anger is directed at. It’s hard to perform in the bedroom when you’re raging with bottled up anger or badly expressed anger.

5. Be less anxious

Anxiety about whether your performance will be or not be up to scratch makes it more difficult in bed.  Bringing other worries from other parts of your life into the bedroom can equally mar your desire, making you afraid and shun intimacy, spiralling into a recurrent incidents that put a huge pressure on your  sex life.

6. Maintain a positive self-image

When you look into the mirror and judge your body harshly, it’s a sure bet to believe your partner isn't going to like your body, either. A poor self-image can make you anxious over your looks as well as doubt your performance in bed, making it difficult to even attempt sex.

7. Get diabetes under control

Taking care of your diabetes is crucial to solving your erectile dysfunction. If you don’t control high blood sugar, this can damage the nerves and blood vessels in your penis. Have a discussion with your doctor on ways to get your diabetes in control so you can get your groove back.

8. Quit smoking if you do

Studies have shown that men who smoke are twice as likely to have erection problems as men who don't. This is because smoking narrows your blood vessels. Moreso, erectile dysfunction medications may not work effectively for men who smoke.

9. Drink in moderation

Drinking and sex aren't always a great mix. You may think having a few drinks will get you in the mood, but overindulging could make it harder for you to finish the act. Heavy alcohol can interfere with erections, and make it difficult to have an orgasm. The good news is that moderate drinking - one or two drinks a day - might have health benefits like reducing heart disease risks.  If alcohol is causing your erectile dysfunction, it probably will go away when you cut back or quit drinking.

10. Avoid illicit drugs

Many recreational drugs like cocaine and amphetamines, marijuana and opiates may cause erection problems. These drugs often slow down your central nervous system, and some can also damage blood vessels. If you think you have a drug problem, this is just one more reason to stop.

11. Put a lid on depression

Sexual excitement starts in your head and works its way down; hence depression can stifle your desire and can lead to erectile dysfunction. Unluckily, many of the drugs used to treat depression can subdue your sex drive and make it harder to get an erection, and can also delay your orgasm.

12. Get Exercise

Exercise is good for your sex life in lots of ways. It helps your heart and blood vessels stay healthy, keeps your weight in check, lowers stress, and in general just makes you feel good. And your workout doesn't even have to be strenuous. A study shows that even a 30-minute walk each day could lower your chance of having erectile dysfunction.

13. Monitor your testosterone

Testosterone levels gradually start to fall around age 30 and continue to drop as you get older. If it gets too low, it can affect your sex drive and your ability to get an erection. A simple blood test can tell you if you have low testosterone, and there are plenty of ways to treat it.

14. Give anabolic steroids a pass

Weight builders, beware! Pumping your body full of extra testosterone to build up muscles can hurt your erections. Synthetic testosterone removes your body’s ability to generate its own, so once you stop taking the steroids, your problem starts, including other horrible side effects like shrunken testicles and baldness. Your best move is to keep away from taking risky drugs.

15. Manage Stress

When you face work stress, relationship issues, or a big life change, your libido may take a dive. If the result is erectile dysfunction, you may soon find out it’s a road to more anxiety. Reduce your stress levels and you will see improvements in the bedroom.

16. Treat Sleep Apnea

There’s a connection between sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, meaning when you treat your sleep apnea, there’s likely to be less erection problems as well. Talk to your doctor if you think you have sleep apnea and haven't done anything about it.

17. Be informed about your medications

The contents of your medicine could affect your performance in the bedroom. A long list of common drugs can cause erectile dysfunction including certain blood pressure drugs, pain medications, and antidepressants. But don't stop taking any medicines without talking to your doctor first. Erectile dysfunction is a common side effect for many prescription drugs, such as diuretics (water pills), antidepressants, muscle relaxers, antihistamines, and opioid painkillers. Don’t stop taking them on your own, talk to your doctor about possible solutions.

18. Involve your doctor

It's not unusual to have trouble getting an erection once in a while, but if it starts happening more often, don't ignore it. Talk to your doctor. You might have a health problem causing it. Your doctor can identify the source of the problem and possibly recommend lifestyle interventions. The sooner you deal with it, the sooner your sex life will be back on track.

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