Inflammation of the prostate - prostatitis - is becoming more and more common in men of childbearing age, that is, between 20 and 50 years of age. A few years ago this disease was more commonly attributed to men over 60. The reason for this change is, of course, the proliferation of factors that depress the body.
This insidious disease has now become a real problem in modern urology: patients who do not know the consequences prefer to remain silent about their poor state of health. However, this drowsiness can lead to such sad consequences as irreversible infertility and inflammation of many organs.
Prostatitis occurs due to the appearance of bacterial infection, the pathogen of which enters the prostate in various ways - ascending (through the urethra), descending (from the bladder), lymphogenic and hematogenic (due to inflammation of other organs - sinusitis, anal fissures, hemorrhoids andeven tooth decay). However, in addition to the infection itself, there are a number of factors that trigger the prostate's inflammatory mechanism.
Hypothermia, weakened immunity, hormonal disorders, urinary tract damage, sexually transmitted diseases, irregular sex life, a passive lifestyle all contribute to the development of the disease. There are two types of prostatitis - acute and chronic, each requiring both general and individual approaches to treatment.
treatment
Treatment of the disease is limited to getting rid of a stagnant or inflammatory process in the prostate. However, in order to finally fight this disease, you must first exclude the cause of its occurrence, and then treat the disease yourself.
Diagnostics - a swab from the urethra to calculate whether there are viruses, protozoa, or bacteria in the gland. When identified, antibacterial therapy (antibiotic treatment) for bacterial infection and viral etiology is required, interferon or gamma globulin supplements. Depending on the degree of the lesion, it will be determined how long this treatment phase will last.
Medicines - you can't do without them
First of all, you need to make sure that the process is infectious. In this case, drugs of this category will be needed. In addition, they are almost always prescribed for chronic prostatitis, even when there are no obvious signs of infection.
It is best to first take a swab from the urethra and examine it for the sensitivity of the bacteria to antibiotics - this will allow the most effective drug to be selected.
Antibiotic therapy is done with a group of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. This is because, unlike penicillin, cephalosporin, and macrolide series antibiotics, this type of antibiotic penetrates the tissues of the prostate well.
Antibiotic therapy can take a long time - up to three months. But do not forget that the thoughtless use of antibiotics did not help anyone - be sure to consult a specialist so that he can tell you what drug you need.
Note for the patient - many drugs in this category have a depressant effect on the sperm, but only during the treatment! You don't have to worry about that - after a few months the fertilization ability of the sperm is completely restored.
Along with antibiotics, it is advisable to prescribe antifungal drugs, since antibiotics only act on bacteria, and against the background of decreased immunity, there is a predisposition to mycotic (that is, fungal) diseases.
It is also possible to prescribe alpha blockers, which suppress pain and relieve spasms of the gland by relaxing the smooth muscles of the bladder neck and prostate.
In parallel with antibiotic therapy, a man is prescribed prostate massage - the procedure is quite uncomfortable and painful, but it is absolutely necessary for prostatitis to cure. In addition, the doctor will prescribe fortifying drugs that will dissolve stagnant processes and strengthen the body's immunity.
The patient himself will have to do a lot - to make the treatment go faster, for a better blood supply the patient has to lead an active lifestyle - move more, sit or lie down less.
For a fully effective treatment of prostatitis, a man is likely to be prescribed additional drugs that contain natural, natural ingredients. These drugs significantly improve the prognosis of treatment.
We repeat - the use of these drugs does not exclude all the stages of treatment mentioned above, it only 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 take a look at the most common herbal remedies for prostatitis.
In the modern pharmaceutical market, drugs against both chronic and acute forms of prostatitis are very well represented. However, one should not forget that the choice of medication is a purely individual matter and a urologist must be consulted before taking any medication on your own. In fact, sometimes self-medication can do more harm than good.
Carelessness is the enemy of health
What happens when the disease takes its course? If a man is "lucky" to get an acute form of prostatitis, it is extremely important to see a doctor at the first symptoms - this will help cope with the disease much faster and more efficiently.
If the pathology spreads to the chronic stage, long-term remissions are possible, during which the patient is temporarily no longer bothered by pain in the groin when urinating, the body temperature does not deviate much from the normal value, the man can decide that his sexual function also hasrecovering.
But during this "euphoria of deception" the inflammatory process that originates in the prostate penetrates deeper and deeper into all human organs. In addition, remissions are replaced by sharp exacerbations, the symptoms of which are much brighter than the previous ones.
Carelessness about one's own health can lead to many unpleasant complications - abscesses, loss of potency, infertility. In addition, infertility in advanced stages of prostate inflammation can rarely be treated.
Attention! Don't try to self-medicate. A consultation with a doctor and an examination in the clinic are required.