The male genitourinary system is prone to the development of inflammatory processes associated with exposure of organ tissues to pathogenic microflora. Non-compliance with the rules of hygiene, unprotected sex, weakened immunity, lack of regular sports activities - all these are factors that cause the development of stagnation and inflammation in the prostate.
The symptoms of acute prostatitis are the basis for emergency medical care, and the chronic form of the disease requires constant monitoring.
Therapy of various forms of prostatitis
To date, doctors use certain regimens to treat inflammatory prostate disease. The choice of medication largely depends on the form of prostatitis and the degree of manifestation of its symptoms.
In acute inflammation, fast-acting drugs with antibacterial properties are indicated.
The doctor should prescribe treatment after examination and determination of the type of microorganisms that caused the development of prostatitis. Sometimes, in acute symptoms, antibacterial drugs are prescribed as soon as the patient comes in contact. In the future, after receiving the results of the laboratory test, the urologist may prescribe another medicine for prostatitis.
The basis for naming one or another type of antibiotic is the results of microbiological culture.
If the acute form of the disease is treated relatively quickly, then in chronic prostatitis therapy can last up to six months. Usually the doctor prescribes a whole range of medications to be taken according to a developed scheme. It is important to remember that the prostate can become inflamed more than once in chronic disease, so patients should visit the doctor regularly and carry out the therapy prescribed after the second examination.
Preparations for the treatment of prostatitis are selected depending on the severity of the signs of the disease and its causes. Inflammation should be treated with medications that aim to reduce the symptoms that usually manifest as problems with urination, pain syndrome, and deteriorating quality of sex life. If the drugs for prostatitis are chosen correctly, the patient after a week notices a decrease in pelvic discomfort and the volume of urethral discharge, normalization of urine outflow.
The fast action of the product is not a guarantee of its best effectiveness.
Many drugs for prostatitis reduce the manifestations of the disease in a relatively short time, so patients consider them the most effective. In fact, this is not entirely true, as not all drugs are able to eliminate the cause of the disease.
The drug prescribed for prostatitis should be chosen after determining the causative factors.
Implementation of antibiotic therapy
Before using a drug for prostatitis with antibacterial properties, the patient must undergo an examination, which includes not only external examination, but also analysis of blood, semen, urine, bacterioscopy of urethral smears. The result of the analysis allows the urologist to accurately determine the choice of antibacterial drug. If several types of microbes are detected at once, the prescribed course should consist of two or more drugs.
When two antibiotics are prescribed, they can be administered in different ways, for example, in the form of injections and tablets.
In acute prostatitis, antibiotic therapy is mandatory. In addition to mild symptoms of the disease, antibiotics are indicated to prevent infection. The urologist decides which medications the patient should take after receiving the transcript of the tests.
The modern approach to the treatment of acute inflammatory prostate disease involves the use of antibiotics for a week and a half. For the treatment of the chronic form, the scheme is made for a longer period - about two months.
The drug that contains levofloxacin in its composition alleviates inflammation. This substance can quickly accumulate in the affected tissues and destroy streptococci and staphylococci. The medicine is very effective, but it can lead to the development of side effects on the part of the digestive tract and the cardiovascular system.
Before starting treatment with the drug, you should carefully study the side effects described in the note and the rules for taking tablets.
The tablet should be taken only after a meal, otherwise irritation of the gastric and intestinal mucosa may occur. If this remedy for prostatitis causes a strong deterioration in well-being, it is better to consult a doctor.
In chronic inflammation of the prostate has a good effect drug that acts on various types of pathogens.
Serious disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, including the liver, may occur in the background of taking the drug, so doctors recommend supplementing the course of treatment with hepatoprotectors. In the case of adverse reactions of the body, the urologist changes the scheme according to which prostatitis is treated in men, and drugs are selected depending on existing pathologies.
The drug, which belongs to the group of macrolides, is effective against the simplest microorganisms - mycoplasma, ureaplasma, chlamydia
Drugs from a number of macrolides and cephalosporins are used to detect chlamydia and mycoplasmosis. The use of the penicillin group is also justified in the treatment of prostate disease.
Anti-inflammatory drugs
After the examination, the doctor decides which anti-inflammatory drug to prescribe to the patient. The active components of the means help to restore the urination process and reduce pain.
You should ask your doctor about which medications relieve pain and swelling. In chronic inflammation, a drug that increases the blood supply to the gland, prevents thrombosis, relieves swelling and improves the urination process is currently used with great success. The main component of the drug is dried beef prostate. It helps increase potency, normalize microcirculation in the genital organs and reduce the symptoms of inflammation. Many new drugs designed to treat prostatitis contain this animal component with efficacy confirmed by urologists.
As an auxiliary component, the preparation contains the most important trace element for the male body, zinc, which helps restore potency, often reduced in chronic prostatitis. Candles can be used for hemorrhoids and damage to the intestinal mucosa.
Drugs with analgesic action
Pain that occurs during exacerbation of the disease helps to eliminate drugs with analgesic effect.
NSAID has a good effect, which quickly penetrates the prostate and has an analgesic effect.
In inflammatory processes, accompanied by serious problems with urine flow, urologists prescribe muscle relaxants that help relax the muscle tissue of the prostate and bladder and restore urination. The drug is also used for hypertension, with a tendency to low blood pressure and liver dysfunction, it is contraindicated.
Folk ways
Doctors do not deny the effectiveness of folk recipes in the treatment of prostatitis. Various decoctions can be used to reduce inflammation and pain. Chamomile, St. John's wort and thyme are used for weight and discomfort in the pelvis. It is useful to add honey to prepared medicinal drinks.
From the decoction of these same plants you can make therapeutic enemas, baths. Before the procedure, it is useful to add 5-8 drops of lavender or tea tree essential oil to the water collected in the container. Sometimes doctors recommend baths with conifer concentrate. With prostatitis, it is not necessary to allow hypothermia, so, as it cools down, it is recommended to add warm water to the bath. The duration of the bath is on average 20 minutes.
When the symptoms of prostatitis appear, you can buy candles, which include honey and propolis.
These products are very useful because they have a pronounced antiseptic effect. Some men make their wax and honey suppositories.
Various tinctures also have a beneficial effect. They are prepared from herbs, aspen bark, propolis. Remember that natural ingredients can cause an allergic reaction. This method of treatment should not be used if a man has a high sensitivity to medicinal herbs. Honey is also very allergenic and should not be used if you are allergic to other bee products. If such reactions of the organism are not noticed, honey can be eaten two to three tablespoons a day.
To relieve congestion, doctors recommend massaging the prostate. This procedure is performed with a finger inserted into the rectum or a special device, the price of which depends directly on the number of functions. The device can be equipped with a vibrating mechanism. Such an effect is useful for swelling and stagnation of prostate secretions in the gland. All medical procedures should be performed only after a complete examination and consultation with a urologist.