Your body needs some sodium to function properly because it: 1  Helps maintain the right balance of fluids in your body. 2  Helps transmit nerve impulses. 3  Influences the contraction and relaxation of muscles.
Some of the conditions that can cause a testicle lump, swelling, and/or pain include: 1  Torsion of the testicle. 2  Injury. 3  Infection. Hydrocele. 4  Varicocele. Epididymal cyst/spermatocele.  Inguinal 1  hernia. Kidney  stones.
Swollen testicles, or a sensation of a fullness in the testicle, can also be caused by an inguinal hernia. Inguinal hernias occur when part of the intestine becomes displaced, slipping through the inguinal canal into the testis.