After 35 years, more men face the problem of prostatitis. The essence of the disease consists in inflammation of the prostate, which brings a lot of inconvenience to a man. When untimely treatment of acute forms of prostatitis, the disease becomes chronic. Chronic form of inflammation is dangerous because of its complications: impotence, infertility.
Prostatitis and its causes
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate. Recently, the disease is getting younger - if before the urologist with this problem men addressed to the age of 50 years, now there are cases of referring to a doctor 25 young people. The inflammatory process of the prostate gland occurs in the following cases:
- The infection in the genitourinary system of a man that causes prostatitis. Chlamydia, the herpes virus, candidiasis, ureaplasma, trichomonads - all these viruses enter the body through sexual contact. Therefore, men who lead an indiscriminate sex life are at risk for the onset of the disease.
- Frequent hypothermia can also lead to prostatitis. Fans of winter fishing, diving and other sports, in which often the hypothermia of the lower limbs, are regular clients of the urologist.
- Long abstinence has a negative effect on the prostate gland. Therefore, men who have regular sex with a regular partner, are less likely to have prostatitis.
- Men who do sedentary work are likely to face this problem after 40 years.
- Decreased immunity, frequent stress can provoke chronic exacerbation of the disease.
Causes of chronic prostatitis
Prostate looks like a chestnut. This body produces one of the components of the sperm - the secret of the prostate. Prostate is necessary for the proper functioning of the pelvic organs.
In order not to face the treatment of chronic prostatitis, every man should visit a doctor at least once a year.
Symptoms of exacerbation of chronic prostatitis are as follows:
- Appearance of periodic pain in the lower abdomen. Frequent urge to urinate, the process is accompanied by pain.
- In an intimate life, problems begin to appear. A sign of exacerbation of chronic prostatitis is a bad erection, hampered ejaculation.
Almost all men know what prostatitis is, but they hope that the disease will bypass them. Therefore, when the first symptoms occur, they do not hurry to the urologist. But this is in vain - the disease at the stage of origin is much easier to treat.
Diagnosis of chronic prostatitis
If a man has found at least one of the symptoms of the disease, he just needs to show himself to the doctor. The attending physician will offer to undergo a survey that includes:
- Rectal examination of the prostate. This method will allow the urologist to take a prostate secretion test, to find out how much inflammation passes. This kind of diagnosis is not very pleasant, but you can not do without it.
- Testing for genital infections.
- Ultrasound examination of pelvic organs.
In the laboratory, using bacteriological secretion of the prostate secretion, you can find out how sensitive the body's microflora is to different types of antibiotics. This is necessary to determine the course of therapy.
Diagnostic results will help to determine why inflammation of the prostate has occurred and how to treat the disease. By the principle of occurrence, prostatitis is divided into two groups:
- Infectious. In this case, the inflammation of the gland caused different viruses, bacteria, fungal diseases. They could enter the body only through sexual contact.
- Congestive. In other words, it is a stagnant prostatitis. It occurs when stagnation of the prostate gland in the veins of the organ. This type of disease affects drivers, alcohol drinkers, men who wear tight underwear. Venous congestion can occur with infrequent sex life.
Timely treatment of exacerbation of chronic prostatitis is important in that the negative consequences of complications are very difficult to eliminate. Chronic course of the disease can affect the genitourinary system, cause pyelonephritis and cystitis. The consequences can also include vesiculitis, inflammation of the genitalia and as a consequence of the appearance of infertility.
Treatment of
After the diagnosis and diagnosis, the urologist prescribes treatment. In addition to medications, the patient is recommended:
- Adhere to a special diet. When the disease worsens, it is necessary to refrain from taking alcohol and smoking, from spicy food. In food you need to eat cereals, nuts, pumpkin seeds;
- Warm baths, bath will help relieve pain symptoms;
- Prostate massage is contraindicated at the time of severe inflammation, the disease will only worsen;
- It is undesirable to sit on a hard surface, it is better to put a thin pillow. In this case, the pressure on the gland decreases and the pain subsides.
In the absence of contraindications, the physician prescribes the following treatment:
- In the presence of severe pain, for several days the patient can use painkillers.
- Purpose of alpha - blockers. This drug helps the patient to relieve pain when urinating.
- Next, the swelling of the gland is removed, the prostate begins to function normally.
- The main component of the treatment is the intake of antibiotics. They are appointed on the basis of bacteriological inoculation and are assigned individually. For the treatment of exacerbations, antibiotics of the fluoroquinolone group are used. Preparations of this group have a wide spectrum of action and show the best result. Antibiotics prescribed for at least two weeks.
- The new generation of medicines, such as Prostamol, Prostacor, help to normalize the gland.
After the course of treatment, a man needs to carefully monitor his health. In order that the disease does not recur, it is necessary to fulfill several mandatory requirements: not to swim in cold water, with inactive work to do sports, regularly engage in sexual activity with one partner.
Along with the drug treatment of chronic prostatitis, recipes from traditional medicine are widely used. Decoctions and tinctures of nettle will help reduce pain symptoms, remove swelling from the prostate gland. Good help with disease fruits and flowers of chestnut. The crushed peel of the chestnut is infused with vodka and used as a tincture.
Symptoms and treatment of acute chronic prostatitis are still described in the medical literature. New generations of medicines are being produced, which make it possible to achieve the best result in therapy. Timely and competent treatment will help to achieve remission with a chronic prostatitis, and for a long time forget about its unpleasant symptoms.
