Drug therapy (pills, suppositories, injections) and non-drug therapy (massage, physiotherapy) can also be used as prostatitis therapy. There are at least 150 types of various drugs on sale that, according to the manufacturer, help fight prostate inflammation. Those patients who plan successful treatment need a preliminary consultation with a urologist.
Before using any composition, you need to know everything about it: what the drug contains, what its pharmacological action is, what are the indications and contraindications. It is also helpful to learn from the experience of those who have already undergone treatment and get feedback from recovering patients.
What is the difference between the forms of drug release
In inflammation of the prostate, the greatest danger is that the pathological microflora continues its way through the male reproductive system. Without proper treatment, the patient received:
- epididymitis;
- balanoposthitis;
- urethritis;
- cystitis;
- pyelonephritis.
Without tests, it is impossible to determine the cause of prostatitis. Treatment should be based on the etiology of the disease, only then will it be effective.
The main causes of prostatitis and methods of therapy:
- Stagnation in prostate tissues. Mild anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed, the use of antibiotics is not recommended. Means that stimulate the work of blood and lymph vessels that feed the prostate give a good effect.
- bacterial infection. This is the most dangerous of all possible variants of the disease. Strong antibiotics are needed, otherwise the inflammatory process will spread through the urinary system and cover the urethra, bladder and kidneys. As the infection progresses through the reproductive system, the testicles and body of the penis will suffer. In the future, impotence, acute infectious prostatitis and acute pyelonephritis will appear. On an outpatient basis, the patient uses antibacterial drugs and immunomodulators, while in hospital conditions a strong course of immunostimulants and targeted antibiotics against specific pathogens is applied. Treatment took place under the control of tests.
- Viral infection. Rarely, it requires immune system support. Medicine cannot offer any specific measures other than taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Malignant and benign tumors, prostate hyperplasia. In this case, in addition to medication, the help of a surgeon may be needed. After the diffuse or nodular pathological process is eliminated, the prostate condition normalizes.
According to the form of release, the following types of drugs for prostatitis are distinguished:
- Injections. They are used in the hospital, in severe cases they help to quickly stop the inflammatory process in the prostate tissues.
- Instillations. This term refers to the introduction of a drug into the prostate through the lumen of the urethra. This procedure is usually performed by a urologist. About 5 ml of the drug is injected by volume.
- Candles. The most common method of treatment at home, a very convenient and popular form of release. Candles are used to produce all kinds of medicines for prostatitis: painkillers, antiseptics, vasodilators, antibacterials, immunostimulants and others. The course of suppository administration should be from 5 to 21 days, after the end of the therapy the patient must pass a control urine test.
- Tablets. In some cases, it is advisable to use oral medications that have a systemic effect. This form of release has unconditional advantages: with prostatitis on the background of genitourinary infection, several foci of the pathological process can be destroyed simultaneously.
- microclysters. Classic treatment. It consists of the impact on the prostate through the wall of the rectum. This is a very safe and practical method, the only drawback of which is the previous emptying of the intestines. Therapeutic enema differs from the usual composition and small dose.
- Fats. They are relatively rarely used in the treatment of prostatitis due to inconvenient application to the perineum.
You can use different forms of drug release at the same time, for example, tablets and suppositories. The choice of treatment strategy should be guided by the doctor's recommendations.
Attention! Control tests should be performed no later than 2 weeks after the last administration of the drug. Those patients who are treated without the system have a high risk of chronic prostatitis and impotence.
The most popular and cheapest drugs
Prices for different groups of drugs vary significantly, it is important to consider the place where the drug is purchased. It is always cheaper in large pharmacy chains and online pharmacies than in small and little-known pharmacies.
Fact! The doctor does not prescribe a specific name of the drug, it indicates the active substance. A doctor's prescription is deciphered by a pharmacist. It is profitable for this specialist to sell an expensive drug, so the patient should ask for cheap analogues.
Separately, it is worth noting such a class of drugs for prostatitis as alpha blockers. The drugs affect the hormonal processes that occur in the male reproductive system and help eliminate the preconditions for inflammation and swelling of the prostate. Because drugs interfere with chemical reactions that involve testosterone, it is necessary to be examined by an andrologist before use.
Attention! There are a number of products that reduce the effectiveness of alpha blockers.
Diet is a mandatory part of treatment, otherwise the result will be disappointing.
What do people say?
Those patients who have undergone therapy under the control of analysis and regularly consulted with their doctor believe that cheap drugs for prostatitis are no less effective than their expensive counterparts.
Male, 39 years old
Friends advised a well-known composition for prostatitis. They praised him a lot, they said that he gave a wonderful effect, but somehow he didn't help me. No results at all. Maybe it's time to go to a normal urologist? Stop talking to your friends.