Prostatitis is an inflammatory lesion of the prostate in men that significantly reduces the quality of life.
The reasons for the development of prostatitis
The following risk factors exist:
- Genital tract infections;
- weakened immunity;
- Bad habits;
- irregular sex life;
- Hypothermia of the body;
- sedentary lifestyle.
These factors contribute to the intensification of sluggish inflammatory processes in the prostate (prostatitis). It is easier to help a patient in the early stages of the inflammatory process than to wait for the clinical manifestation of the disease in the form of various impairments in urination, deterioration in the quality of sexual life or difficulties in reproducing.
Symptoms of prostatitis
The absence of discomfort in most patients in the early stages of the inflammatory process in the prostate (prostate gland) is due to the low number of pain receptors in the organ itself.
Of course, you need to consult a urologist if you are concerned about:
- painful sensations in the perineum, in the lower abdomen;
- Itching in the urethra;
- the quality of sex life decreases;
- frequent urination occurs (not always painful);
- has to go to the bathroom at night;
- a sexual partner cannot get pregnant.
Fever, weakness and the appearance of nervousness (including anxiety) are also possible.
You should not postpone starting treatment if you experience symptoms (discomfort) that may decrease for a while but will progress without medical attention.
Comprehensive treatment for prostatitis
For effective treatment, you need to consult your doctor. The diagnosis is based on complaints, examination data and test results. A high-quality examination guarantees success in the diagnosis (with determination of the causes) and further treatment. The necessary examination can be carried out in a specialized clinic. If you already have the results of laboratory tests, ultrasound results in your hands, the doctors at the clinic recommend that you take them with you to your appointment. In this way you save your family budget and shorten the examination time.
In the complex therapy of prostatitis, the clinic's doctors use modern, highly effective drugs, therapeutic procedures, exercise therapy, dietary recommendations. All this allows you to get rid of both the causes and the consequences of the disease. Which leads to the fastest possible recovery of the patient's health.
Treatment of acute prostatitis
Treatment is based on antibiotic therapy, which is individually tailored to a specific patient in a specific case. Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic drugs are used as auxiliary drugs. Drinking plenty and bed rest are recommended. If urination is not possible, a catheter is placed to remove urine. When an abscess develops, the purulent focus is opened transurethrally or transabdominally.
If the stage of prostatitis is severe, urgent treatment in a hospital is required.
Effective treatment of chronic prostatitis
The complex effect on the prostate gives good results:
- Antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal therapy is selected individually based on the results of laboratory tests and the stage of the disease.
- Anti-inflammatory therapy.
- Preparations that restore a weakened immunity.
- Massage of the prostate restores the structure and function of the organ and improves the supply of medicinal substances.
- Exercise therapy increases the effectiveness of the previous three points.
- Diet recommendations.
Prostatitis prevention
Primary prevention means the prevention of disease as such in a healthy person.
- Fight against a sedentary lifestyle. Including exercise therapy.
- The most complete diet with the mandatory use of vitamin and mineral complexes (trace elements).
- If you do not have a steady sexual partner, the use of a condom is mandatory during sexual activities. And the rejection of oral sex (the same microbes live in the mouth as in the genitourinary system).
- If you have a regular sexual partner, when genitourinary system infections appear (and this can be a complication after colds, food poisoning and poor hygiene), synchronous treatment day after day and with the same medications is mandatory.
- If you and your partner practice anal sex, it is imperative to use a condom every time.
- If possible, try not to be sleep-deprived. Counteracting Chronic Stress (There are many books on the subject with results). For athletes, it makes sense to control overtraining whenever possible. And try to avoid frequent hypothermia (experiment with clothing), which undermines the body's overall resilience.
- If your sex drive wears off, see your urologist to help maintain a regular sex life.
Secondary prevention means preventing exacerbations and relapses of an existing disease.
In addition to the recommendations above, it is recommended that you add:
- For examination by a urologist for hidden infections.
- Use drugs that improve the structure and function of the prostate.
- Treatment of foci of infection, including sinusitis and tooth decay.
- Limit your alcohol consumption if possible.
- The diet should contain a sufficient amount of fiber: vegetables, fruits, herbs, whole grains and always bran.
- Treatment of comorbidities that reduce the effectiveness of therapy. The most common and significant of them are diabetes mellitus, vascular disease, metabolic syndrome, hormone deficiency (including the main male hormone - testosterone).