Prostate is one of the sex glands in the body of a man. It is located under the bladder and has the shape of a large chestnut fruit. Its functions are very important. Prostate provides a normal urination, produces a male hormone - testosterone, involved in the fertilization of the egg, and also has disinfecting properties. When prostatitis occurs( inflammatory processes in the prostate gland), these functions are violated. If the situation starts, impotence, male infertility, prostate adenoma and cancer can develop.
If a man feels problems with the prostate( pain in the lower abdomen, difficulty urinating, weak erection, etc.), he needs to consult a doctor in a timely manner. This will prevent the occurrence of unpleasant consequences. In the medical institution will be appointed reception of antibiotic drugs, physiotherapy, massage, if necessary - surgical intervention. However, alternative medicine offers its approach for alleviating the symptoms of the disease - heating.
Is it safe to warm up with a prostatitis?
An adequate response to this question can be obtained only after consultation with a specialist urologist. To warm a prostate it is necessary only at early stages of development of illness. In later terms, this can only exacerbate the inflammatory process. Severe forms of prostatitis are most often eliminated only surgically.
It is believed that the heating of the prostate gland activates the circulation in this organ. In addition, there is a relaxation of smooth muscles, the elimination of stagnant phenomena, edema, alleviation of the pain syndrome, the removal of pathogenic bacteria and decay products. Some doctors include in the complex treatment of prostatitis warming up in various ways. Contraindication in this case is the acute period of the course of the disease.
Hot baths
You can heat the prostate with baths. The effect of hydrotherapy is a sharp inflow of blood to the diseased organ. An important condition is that these procedures should be properly organized and appointed by a specialist. In this case, you can return the male health.
Treatment begins with a low water temperature of 36.6 ° C.Then gradually bring it to 43 ° C.The residence time in such a bath should not exceed 10-15 minutes. It is very important that the entire lower body is immersed in hot water. You can do massage of the inguinal and pelvic areas. Welcome to the water infusions of medicinal herbs. It will be better if these plants have anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. For example, chamomile, calendula, St. John's wort, sage, juniper, coniferous needles. First a small amount of grass is poured with boiling water, insist. Then the resulting liquid is poured into the bath.
Radon baths
Sometimes, with prostatitis, a therapeutic procedure such as mineral radon baths is prescribed. The therapeutic effect is achieved due to the vapor of the inert gas of radon, dissolved in hot water. Such a bath will reduce inflammation and pain, dilate blood vessels, improve blood circulation, stimulate immunity. You can start treatment with radon water only after having received a urologist consultation.
The course of procedures is about 15 days. The duration of one radon bath is 15 minutes. Preliminarily prepare the bath by heating 200 liters of water to a temperature of 38 ° C and pour into it a concentrated radon solution. To warm a prostate this way it is possible being in a sitting position. After the end of the procedure, rest is required for 1 hour or a dream.
Bath with prostatitis
Opinions of experts regarding visiting sauna and sauna for inflammation of the prostate are mixed. It is believed that the bath relieves muscle spasms, increases blood flow, improves the flow of prostatic fluid. If this is a period of remission, then such procedures can have a positive effect on men's health. However to be heated during the period of acute manifestation of prostatitis is contraindicated by .
At first it's enough to visit the sauna every two weeks. The time in the steam room is up to 5 minutes, until the sweat comes out. Better limited to three visits to the steam room. After three weeks, you can increase the time you visit the sauna or sauna. It is not recommended to drink alcohol while eating in a bath and eat large amounts of heavy food. It is best to limit it to hot herbal tea without sugar.
Other methods of heating the prostate
In addition to hot baths, baths or saunas, there are other ways to heat the prostate in the event of a violation of its functions. Among them:
- Enema. Warm drug solutions are injected into the rectum with an enema and held for an hour.
- Introduction of the probe. A specialist introduces a probe that emits microwaves into the urogenital canal. This allows the prostate to warm up, thereby reducing pain, swelling, and eliminating the infection.
- Prostatic massage. In this case, the warming effect is achieved by increasing the blood circulation in a massaged area.
- Special physical exercises for strengthening the pelvic floor. They allow to increase the blood flow in the region of the entire pelvis and eliminate all stagnant phenomena. In addition, the muscles are strengthened.
- Using a blue lamp.
Preventive measures
Sometimes simple preventive measures can prevent any disease. Namely:
- Avoid overcooling. Do not sit on cold surfaces, do not stay in badly heated rooms for a long time.
- Observe the rules of basic daily hygiene. Sometimes the cause of prostatitis can be bacteria that penetrated the prostate through the urogenital canal.
- Do not allow prolonged sitting. This posture provokes stagnation in the pelvic area, which adversely affects the health of a man.
- Stick to balance in sexual life. Long-term abstinence or vice versa - excessive sexual activity negatively affects the normal functioning of the prostate gland.
- Stimulant prostate function is promoted by venereal and urological diseases.
- Provoke prostatitis can any situation that contributes to reducing the immune status: poor nutrition, regular lack of sleep, exhaustion, stress and depression.
