Medical statistics claim that most of the men on our planet know firsthand what prostatitis is. However, the disease is not always recognized and treated quickly. If we talk about the age category of the disease, then the symptoms of prostatitis can be diagnosed at the age of 18, but the long chronic course of the disease with inflammation of the gland (prostate) is characteristic of elderly patients.
What is prostatitis in men
The name of the disease comes from the Latin "prostatitis", which literally means prostate and inflammation. Prostatitis in men is a common name given to inflammation in the prostate, the full picture of the causes of its occurrence and the mechanisms of its development is not fully understood. Symptoms of prostate inflammation are not difficult to identify, but it should be borne in mind that the disease proceeds according to an individual scenario in all patients and can develop without any particular symptoms that imperceptibly pass into a chronic form.
How prostatitis manifests itself in men
Doctors divide the disease into different forms depending on the patient's symptoms and clinical picture. It can be acute, chronic, bacterial, calcareous, congestive, infectious, purulent, and depending on this, prostatitis manifests itself in the form of various symptoms.
It can be diagnosed by sudden attacks of severe pain in the scrotum, difficulty urinating, and weak potency. With the presence of the disease, the properties of the sperm and the quality of ejaculation deteriorate. If you experience at least one of the listed symptoms, you need to see a doctor.
Signs of prostatitis
Symptoms can be diagnosed through a general urine and blood test. Research will help identify the culprit for the occurrence of the disease, and it could be some infections: for example, trichomoniasis, gardnerellosis, chlamydia, and even gonorrhea. Bacteria enter the area through the blood vessels from the bladder or rectum and cause health problems. The non-bacterial form of the disease is not detected by tests, but this is not an indicator of the absence of bacteria. The consequences of either form can be dire.
Signs of prostatitis in men are divided into two phases - latent and active. The first phase has minor symptoms, but it already indicates the presence of the disease. The latent phase can last for years and is characterized by discomfort in the scrotum, sometimes in the head of the penis, anus. Men usually attribute this to simple fatigue. When the pain gets worse and the emptying of the bladder is causing major problems, it means that the inflammation is progressing and the disease has entered an active phase.
First characters
The disease has several stages of development. Initially, there may be a constant urge to urinate and you may experience pain and burning sensation in the toilet during this process. The lower back, pelvic area, and groin area hurt.
After discovering the first signs of prostatitis in men, it is necessary to seek advice from an andrologist or urologist, so as not to complicate the situation and preserve men's health.
Prostatitis symptoms
Illness can manifest itself in three main symptoms:
- frequent urge to go to the toilet;
- pain;
- weak or absent erection.
The external symptoms of prostatitis include urinary problems. The urine pressure is low, the bladder emptying is painful and there may be a complete lack of urine outflow (in medicine this phenomenon is called ischuria). This is due to the compression of the urethra by the inflamed gland. If the inflammation is allowed to develop, it engulfs the urethra, rectum, genitourinary system, or provokes the development of a tumor. After 30 years, all men must be examined annually by a specialist.
Inflammation of the prostate causes very different symptoms of prostatitis. The symptoms of acute prostatitis can be severe and make you feel very unwell. With chronic prostatitis, symptoms are usually milder. Not every patient necessarily has all the characteristic signs of the disease, the severity of symptoms may vary depending on the condition of the body and other factors.
To protect himself from an outbreak of disease, a man should avoid:
- hypothermia;
- unbalanced diet (excluding fried foods, canned food, alcohol);
- sedentary lifestyle;
- bad habits;
- irregular sexual activity,
- Frequent sexual erections without ejaculation.
pain
The main symptom associated with local symptoms is pain. They naturally hurt, pull, burst or squeeze. According to the pain sensations in prostatitis in men, they are insignificant or strong, and they are always concentrated in the perineum, in the area of the anus or sacrum.
The cause of the symptom of pain is irritation of the prostate from the products of the inflammatory process. What other symptoms are there for prostatitis?
Highlights
Pain can be associated with discharge. From the outer opening of the urethra there is often a discharge of different degrees of transparency, density and color, for example, thick milky white at the end of urination or defecation. In the chronic form, the patient can develop spermatorrhea - the release of sperm in small portions during bowel movements and muscle tension in the perineum.
The discharge of prostatitis in men can be purulent greenish. They are also observed with a sluggish course of the disease, if they consist of damaged epithelium, mucus, leukocytes. This type of discharge, the presence of a symptom of pain, chills and a high body temperature indicate the transition of the disease to an acute form. If a sick man does not consult a urologist, the disease can provoke serious pathologies: prostate sclerosis, infertility.
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis
The first symptoms of chronic prostatitis can be seen as the appearance of discomfort, pain in the lower abdomen, sometimes in the lower back and hip. The sexual dysfunction progresses within a few days. At the end of intercourse there may be a pulling pain at the tip of the penis that will go away on its own within a few minutes. Eventually, each urination begins to be accompanied by a burning sensation and pain that gradually increases.
Symptoms of acute prostatitis in men
In this form, the disease is divided into catarrhal, follicular and purulent. In the first case, symptoms of acute prostatitis in men are characterized by problems urinating, in the second they are supplemented by pain in the scrotum and fever. In the third case, the disease manifests itself in the form of abscesses of the gland and the strongest manifestation of all the above symptoms.
Treatment of prostatitis in men
The treatment process includes measures to remove inflammation and congestion in the prostate. Success depends on getting rid of them quickly. Treatment for prostatitis in men begins with a diagnosis that identifies the root of the problem. The doctor takes a swab from the urethra and, if the result is positive, prescribes antibiotic therapy. The duration of treatment depends on the degree of damage to the body and how effective the symptoms are at disappearing.
In most cases, young people get sick due to elementary hypothermia. As a result, the acute form of the disease progresses to combat which antibiotic therapy is being carried out. When prostatitis is caused by stress, the root of the disease is treated by a neurologist. In such cases, the doctor prescribes relaxing massages, electrophoresis and taking vitamins. Without eliminating the cause of the disease, it will not be possible to get rid of it.
When symptoms of prostatitis and prostate adenoma occur, the following treatment mechanism is used:
- Antibiotics are an important part of the treatment of infectious diseases. The composition of the drugs should have a broad spectrum of activity.
- Alpha blockers can be prescribed to improve blood flow and restore the prostate quickly.
- In order to restore the hormonal system, the doctor may recommend taking hormone medication.
- Muscle relaxants prescribed by a specialist reduce tension in the striated muscles of the gland.
Herbal remedies are widely used in the complex treatment of prostatitis.
If the above methods do not give the required results, surgical intervention will be performed. Sometimes it can be the only possible treatment.
Acute and chronic prostatitis syndromes in men can be treated with laser therapy. This method heals the acini (functional units of the gland) and increases the patient's defenses. Chronic prostatitis can be treated with both lasers and drugs. With a severe form of the disease, without particularly pronounced signs, the laser helps the patient to quickly improve his condition: after two or three procedures, the pain disappears, effectiveness is completely restored.