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.
Erectile Dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability of a man to attain and/or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual activity. The process leading to an erection is a complex interaction between physical and psychological factors. There have been great advances over the past twenty or so years in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction. 1  Estimated 30 million men in the United States including over half of men between the age of 40 and 70 years old are affected by ED to some degree. 2  Erectile dysfunction is not normal at any age.