1 Try to avoid using food as a stress reducer. 2  A brisk walk or a cup of herbal tea might work instead. 3  If you feel the need to eat, hard crunchy foods help relieve stress by putting tight jaw muscles to work. 4  Try snacking on a handful of almonds, soy nuts or baby carrots. 5  Cut back on caffeine.
This article is about penile erection. For the similar arousal in females, see clitoral erection. For other uses, see Erection (disambiguation). An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firmer, engorged and enlarged.
ED is a regular inability to get and keep an erection. It may only happen in some situations; for example, you may be able to get an erection when masturbating, but canât keep an erection when youâre with your partner.D can have physical and psychological causes. Sometimes it's a combination of both. Examples of physical causes include: 1  narrowing of the blood vessels in the penis â this is commonly linked with cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure or diabetes. 2  hormonal conditions â such as thyroid problems.