Inflammation of the prostate gland - prostatitis - is increasingly common in men of reproductive age, that is, from 20 to 50 years. A few years ago, this disease was most often attributed to men over 60 years old. The reason for this change, of course, is the proliferation of factors that depress the body.
Thus, today this insidious disease has become a real problem in modern urology: patients, unaware of the consequences, prefer to remain silent about their poor health. However, this dizziness can lead to such sad consequences as irreversible infertility and inflammation of many organs.
Prostatitis occurs due to the appearance of a bacterial infection, the causative agents of which enter the prostate in different ways - contagious (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 inflammation of the prostate gland.
Hypothermia, weakening of the immune system, hormonal disorders, damage to the urinary tract, sexually transmitted diseases, irregular sex life, a 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 is reduced to the elimination of a stagnant or inflammatory process in the prostate gland. But to finally cope with this disease, you must first rule out the cause of its occurrence, and then treat the disease itself.
Diagnosis - a stain from the urethra to check for viruses, protozoa or bacteria in the gland. If any are identified, then antibacterial therapy (antibiotic treatment) will be needed for a bacterial infection and for viral etiology, interferon preparations or gamma globulin. Depending on the extent of the lesion, it is determined how long this treatment phase will last.
Medication - you can not do without them
First you need to make sure the process is infectious in nature. If so, medicines in 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 first take a swab from the urethra and examine it for bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics - this will make it possible 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 tissues of the prostate gland, unlike the antibiotics of the penicillin series, cephalosporins and macrolides.
Antibiotic therapy can take a long time - up to three months. However, remember that reckless use of antibiotics has not brought any benefit to anyone - be sure to consult a specialist so that he or she can advise which medicine you need.
Note to the patient - many drugs in this category have a depressant effect on semen, but this is only during treatment! No need to worry about that - after a couple of months, the fertilizing ability of the sperm is fully restored.
Along with antibiotics, it is advisable to prescribe antifungal drugs, as antibiotics act only on bacteria, and against the background of reduced immunity, a predisposition to fungal diseases (d. M. Th. , Fungi) appears.
It is also possible to prescribe alpha-blockers, which suppress pain and relieve spasm of the glands, relaxing the smooth muscles of the bladder neck and prostate gland.
In parallel with antibiotic therapy, a man is prescribed a prostate massage - the procedure is quite uncomfortable and painful, but absolutely necessary to cure prostatitis. Also, the doctor will prescribe tonic drugs that disperse stagnant processes and boost the body's immunity.
The patient himself will have to do a lot - in order for the treatment to pass faster, to ensure a better blood supply, the patient will have to lead an active lifestyle - move more, sit or lie down less.
For an effective comprehensive treatment of prostatitis, a man will surely also be prescribed medicines that include natural, 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 completes them. In no case can you replace taking an antibiotic with any herbal solution - 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, medicines for both chronic and acute forms of prostatitis are highly represented. 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 far more harm than good.
Carelessness is the enemy of health
What will happen if the disease is allowed to take 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 cope with the disease much faster and more efficiently.
If the pathology passes into the chronic phase, long-term remissions are possible, during which the patient will temporarily cease to worry about groin pain while urinating, the body temperature will not change much from normal, the husband may decide that he has recovered as well. sexual function.
However, during this "deceptive euphoria", the inflammatory process, which originates in the prostate gland, penetrates deeper and deeper into all human organs. Moreover, forgiveness is replaced by sharp exacerbations, the symptoms of which are much brighter than the previous ones.
Carelessness about their health can lead to many unpleasant complications - abscesses, loss of strength, infertility. Moreover, infertility in the advanced stages of prostate gland inflammation can rarely be treated.
Careful! Do not try to self-medicate. Doctor consultation and examination in the clinic are required.