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.
(ÉªËrÉkÊÉn) n. 1. the act of erecting or the state of being erected. 2. something that has been erected; a building or construction. 3. (Physiology) physiol the enlarged state or condition of erectile tissues or organs, esp the penis, when filled with blood. 4. (Physiology) an erect penis.