Inflammation of the prostate gland - prostatitis - occurs more and more often in men of reproductive age, that is, from 20 to 50 years.Only a few years ago, this disease was more often attributed to men over 60 years of age.The reason for this change, of course, is the spread of factors suppressing the body.
Thus, today this insidious disease has become a real problem in modern urology: patients, not knowing the consequences, prefer to remain silent about their ill health.However, this frivolity can lead to such sad consequences as irreversible infertility and inflammatory processes in many organs.
Prostatitis occurs due to the occurrence of a bacterial infection, the pathogens of which enter the prostate in various 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 as such, there are a number of factors that cause inflammation of the prostate gland.
Hypothermia, weakened immunity, hormonal disorders, damage to the urinary tract, sexually transmitted diseases, irregular sex life and a 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 an individual approach to treatment.
Treatment
The treatment of the disease is reduced to removing the stagnant or inflammatory process in the prostate gland.But in order to finally deal with this disease, it is necessary to first exclude the cause of its occurrence and then treat the disease itself.
Diagnosis - smear from the urethra to determine whether there are viruses, protozoa or bacteria in the gland.If such are identified, then antibacterial therapy (antibiotic treatment) will be needed for a bacterial infection, and interferon or gamma globulin preparations for a viral etiology.Depending on the degree of damage, it becomes clear how long this stage of treatment will be.
Medicines - you can't do without them
First you need to make sure that the process has an infectious nature.If so, drugs of this category are necessary.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 first take a swab from the urethra and test it for the sensitivity of bacteria to antibiotics - this will allow you to choose the most effective drug.
Antibacterial therapy is carried out by a group of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.This is due to the fact that this type of antibiotic penetrates well into the tissue of the prostate gland, unlike antibiotics of the penicillin, cephalosporin and macrolide series.
Antibiotic therapy can take quite a long time - up to three months.However, remember that reckless use of antibiotics has not benefited anyone - be sure to consult a specialist so that he can advise you on what medicine you need.
Note to the patient - many drugs of this category have a depressing effect on sperm, but this is only during treatment!There is no need to worry about this - after a few months, the fertilizing ability of the spermatozoa is completely restored.
Together with antibiotics, it is advisable to prescribe antifungal drugs, since antibiotics act only on bacteria, and against the background of reduced immunity, a predisposition to mycotic (ie, fungal) diseases appears.
Alpha-blockers may also be prescribed, which suppress pain and relieve spasm from the gland by relaxing the smooth muscles of the bladder neck and prostate gland.
Along with the antibiotic therapy, the man is prescribed prostate massage - the procedure is quite unpleasant and painful, but absolutely necessary for the treatment of prostatitis.The doctor will also prescribe general strengthening drugs that resolve stagnant processes and increase the body's immunity.
The patient himself will have to do a lot - to pass the treatment faster, to ensure better blood supply, the patient must lead an active lifestyle - move more, sit or lie less.
For an overall effective treatment of prostatitis, a man will most likely be prescribed additional drugs that contain natural ingredients.These drugs significantly improve the prognosis of treatment.
Let's repeat - taking these drugs does not exclude all the above stages of treatment, but only complements them.In no case can you replace taking an antibiotic with a herbal tincture - they have completely different directions of action.Let's take a look at the most common herbal remedies that help treat prostatitis.
In the modern pharmaceutical market, drugs for chronic and acute forms of prostatitis are very widely represented.However, here we should not forget that the choice of drugs is a purely individual matter, and before you start taking any drugs yourself, you should consult a urologist.After all, sometimes self-medication can cause much more harm than good.
Carelessness is the enemy of health
What will happen if the disease is left to its own devices?If a person is "lucky enough" 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 effectively.
If the pathology goes into a chronic stage, long-term remissions are possible, during which the patient will temporarily stop worrying about pain in the groin when urinating, the body temperature will not differ much from normal, and the man can decide that sexual function has also been restored.
However, during this "deceptive euphoria", the inflammatory process that arose in the prostate gland penetrates deeper into all human organs.In addition, remissions are replaced by acute exacerbations, the symptoms of which are much brighter than the previous ones.
Carelessness regarding one's own health can lead to many unpleasant complications - abscesses, loss of potency, infertility.In addition, infertility in the advanced stage of inflammation of the prostate gland can rarely be treated.
attention!Do not attempt to self-medicate.Consultation with a doctor and an examination at a clinic are required.