Inflammation of the prostate - prostatitis - is becoming more common in men of reproductive age, ie from 20 to 50 years. A few years ago, this disease was more often attributed to men over 60 years of age. The reason for this change is, of course, the spread of factors that depress the organism.
So today, this insidious disease has become a real problem of modern urology: patients, unaware of the consequences, prefer to remain silent about their poor health. However, this vertigo can lead to such sad consequences as irreversible infertility and inflammation of many organs.
Prostatitis occurs due to a bacterial infection whose causes enter the prostate in different ways - ascending (through the urethra), descending (from the bladder), lymphogenic and hematogenous (due to inflammation of other organs - sinusitis, anal fissures, hemorrhoids and even caries). However, in addition to the infection itself, there are a number of factors that trigger the mechanism of prostate inflammation.
Hypothermia, weakened immunity, hormonal disorders, urinary tract damage, sexually transmitted diseases, irregular sex life, passive lifestyle contribute to the development of the disease. There are two types of prostatitis - acute and chronic, each of which requires a general and individual approach to treatment.
Treatment
Treatment of the disease comes down to removing the stagnant or inflammatory process in the prostate. But to finally deal with this disease, you must first rule out the cause of its occurrence, and then treat the disease itself.
Diagnosis - a swab from the urethra to calculate whether there are viruses, protozoa or bacteria in the gland. If some are identified, then antibacterial therapy (antibiotic treatment) will be needed for bacterial infection, and for viral etiology, interferon or gamma globulin preparations. Depending on the degree of the lesion, it is determined how long this phase of treatment will last.
Medications - you can't do without them
You must first make sure that the process is contagious. If so, medications from this category are needed. In addition, they are almost always prescribed for chronic prostatitis, even if no obvious signs of infection are found.
The best option would be to take a swab from the urethra first and test it for bacteria susceptibility to antibiotics - this will allow you to choose the most effective medicine.
Antibiotic therapy is performed with a group of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. This is due to the fact that this type of antibiotic penetrates well into the prostate tissues, unlike the antibiotics of the penicillin, cephalosporin and macrolide series.
Antibiotic therapy can take quite a long time - up to three months. However, don't forget that reckless use of antibiotics has not brought any benefit to anyone - be sure to consult a specialist so that he can advise you on which medicine you need.
Note to the patient - many drugs in this category have a depressant effect on sperm, but this is only during treatment! There is no need to worry about that - after a few months, the ability of sperm is completely restored.
Along with antibiotics, it is recommended to prescribe antifungal drugs, because antibiotics act only on bacteria, and on the background of reduced immunity, there is a predisposition to fungal (or fungal) diseases.
It is also possible to prescribe alpha-blockers, which suppress pain and eliminate spasms from the gland, relaxing the smooth muscles of the bladder neck and prostate.
Along with antibiotic therapy, a man is prescribed a prostate massage - the procedure is quite uncomfortable and painful, but absolutely necessary for the treatment of prostatitis. Also, the doctor will prescribe strengthening drugs that dissolve stagnant processes and increase the body's immunity.
The patient himself will have to do a lot - in order for the treatment to pass faster, in order to provide better blood circulation, the patient should lead an active lifestyle - to move more, sit or lie down less.
For a comprehensive and effective treatment of prostatitis, a man will probably be additionally prescribed drugs that contain natural, all-natural ingredients. These drugs significantly improve the prognosis of treatment.
We repeat - taking these drugs does not exclude all the above stages of treatment, but only supplements them. In no case can you replace taking antibiotics with any herbal tincture - they have completely different directions of action. Let's look at the most common herbal remedies for prostatitis.
Drugs for chronic and acute forms of prostatitis are very common in the modern pharmaceutical market. However, it should not be forgotten that the choice of medication is a purely individual matter, and before you start taking any medication yourself, you should consult a urologist. Indeed, sometimes self-medication can do much more harm than good.
Inattention is the enemy of health
What will happen if the disease is allowed to go its course? If a man is "lucky" to get an acute form of prostatitis, it is extremely important to consult a doctor at the first symptoms - this will help to deal with the disease much faster and more efficiently.
If the pathology turns into a chronic phase, long-term remissions are possible, during which the patient will temporarily stop suffering from groin pain when urinating, body temperature will not differ much from normal, a man may decide that his sexual function has recovered.
However, during this "deceptive euphoria", the inflammatory process, which originated in the prostate, penetrates deeper and deeper into all human organs. In addition, remissions are replaced by sharp exacerbations, whose symptoms are much lighter than the previous ones.
Inattention to one's own health can lead to many unpleasant complications - abscesses, loss of potency, infertility. Moreover, infertility in advanced stages of prostatitis can rarely be treated.
Attention! Do not try to self-medicate. A doctor's consultation and examination at the clinic is mandatory.