Pain during erections: What's going on?

Hey there.

I’m not quite sure how to put this, but I’m hoping someone here has dealt with something similar.
We’re in a serious relationship, but we've decided to hold off on anything intimate for now—the details behind that decision don't really matter for this. However, things occasionally get heated during making out, and we end up stopping before actually finishing. If he gets worked up enough, he starts feeling some discomfort an hour or two later. Usually, he just takes care of it himself either then or the next morning, and the pain goes away.
I know holding back too much isn't exactly healthy, but like I said, we have our reasons and they aren't going away anytime soon.
Looking for some advice here—is it normal for him to be in pain after this?
He did deal with a bacterial infection recently, but I’m pretty certain this happens even when he's perfectly healthy.
Thanks in advance.

There isn't much help available beyond what you're already doing... a prolonged erection is painful for anyone... just look up priapism on Google and you'll see

crimsonsailor2 said:Hi there.

I'm not quite sure how to frame this, but I’m hoping someone here has dealt with something similar.
We are in a committed relationship, but we’ve decided to hold off on actual intercourse for now (the specifics and our reasons for doing so aren't really relevant to the question at hand). However, things can get pretty heated during making out or heavy petting, and sometimes we stop before things reach a climax. If he gets worked up, after an hour or two, he starts experiencing pain everywhere down there. He usually ends up having to take care of things himself later that night or the next morning just to get some relief.
I realize that being overly restrictive isn't great for anyone, but as I mentioned, we have our reasons and they aren't things we can fix overnight.
Could anyone please offer some advice? Is this kind of pain actually normal??!!
He did deal with a bacterial infection recently, but I am almost certain this was happening even when he was perfectly healthy!
Thanks in advance.

What does "pain everywhere" mean exactly?
Are we talking about the penis, the testicles, or both?

Both 😢
He had some kind of bacterial infection—likely cleared up by now, though he still needs to run one more test to be sure. Regardless, that was happening before we even caught wind of it, so I doubt there's any connection.