Inflammation of the prostate gland - prostatitis - is more common in men of reproductive age, ie between 20 and 50 years. A few years ago, the disease was more common in men over 60 years of age. The reason for this change, of course, is the spread of depressive factors.
Thus, 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 relief can lead to sad consequences such as irreversible infertility and inflammation of many organs.
Prostatitis occurs as a result of a bacterial infection, the causative agent of which is the prostate in different ways - ascending (through the urethra), descending (from the bladder), lymphogenic and hematogenous (as a result of 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 inflammation of the prostate gland.
Hypothermia, weakened immunity, hormonal disorders, damage to the urinary tract, 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 both a general and individual approach to treatment.
Treatment
Treatment of the disease is reduced to the elimination of stagnant or inflammatory process in the prostate gland. But in the end, to fight this disease, you must first rule out the cause of its appearance, and then treat the disease itself.
Diagnosis - a smear from the urethra to calculate whether there is a virus, protozoa or bacteria in the gland. If they are detected, antibacterial therapy (antibiotic treatment) will be required for bacterial infection and viral etiology, interferon or gamma globulin preparations. Depending on the severity of the lesion, the duration of this phase of treatment is determined.
Medications - you can't do without them
First of all, you need to make sure that the process is contagious in nature. 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 detected.
The best option would be to first take a swab from the urethra and test the bacteria for susceptibility to antibiotics - this will allow you to choose the most effective drug.
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 tissues of the prostate gland, unlike penicillin, cephalosporins and macrolide series antibiotics.
Antibiotic therapy can take a long time - up to three months. But keep in mind that the ill-considered use of antibiotics has not benefited anyone - be sure to consult a specialist so that he can prescribe the medication you need.
Note to the patient - many drugs in this category have a depressant effect on sperm, but this is only during treatment! You don't have to worry about this - after a few months, the sperm's ability to fertilize is fully restored.
It is advisable to prescribe antifungal drugs in combination with antibiotics, because antibiotics only affect bacteria, and against the background of reduced immunity, there is a tendency to mycotic (ie fungal) diseases.
It is also possible to prescribe alpha-blockers that relieve pain and relieve spasms of the pancreas, relax the smooth muscles of the bladder neck and prostate gland.
In parallel with antibiotic therapy, a man is prescribed prostate massage - the procedure is very uncomfortable and painful, but it is absolutely necessary for the treatment of prostatitis. The doctor will also prescribe strengthening drugs that resolve stagnant processes and increase the body's immunity.
The patient will have to do a lot of things on his own - to lead a faster treatment, a better blood supply, to lead an active lifestyle - to move more, to sit or sleep less.
For the comprehensive and effective treatment of prostatitis, a man will probably be prescribed medications that contain additional, natural ingredients. These drugs significantly improve the prognosis of treatment.
Again - taking these drugs does not exclude all of the above stages of treatment, but complements them. In no case can you replace the intake of an antibiotic with any herbal tincture - they have completely different directions of action. Let's look at the most common herbal remedies for prostatitis.
Drugs for both chronic and acute forms of prostatitis are widely represented in the modern pharmaceutical market. However, keep in mind that the choice of medication is a purely individual matter, and you should consult a urologist before taking any medication yourself. Indeed, sometimes self-medication can do more harm than good.
Carelessness is the enemy of health
What will happen if the disease is allowed to progress? If a man is "lucky" to get an acute form of prostatitis, it is extremely important to consult a doctor at the first symptoms - it will help to cope with the disease faster and more effectively.
If the pathology becomes chronic, long-term remissions are possible, during which time the patient will temporarily stop worrying about pain in the groin while urinating, the body temperature will not be much different from normal, and the man may decide that his sexual function has been restored.
However, during this "deceptive euphoria", the inflammatory process in the prostate gland penetrates more and more deeply into all human organs. In addition, remissions are replaced by acute exacerbations, the symptoms are more pronounced than before.
Inattention to one's health can lead to many unpleasant complications - abscesses, loss of potential, infertility. In addition, infertility can rarely be treated in the advanced stages of prostatitis.
Attention! Do not try to treat yourself. The clinic requires a doctor's advice and examination.