Prostatitis: treatment and prevention

Prostatitis is an inflammatory lesion in the male prostate that significantly impairs quality of life.

The reasons for developing prostatitis

There are the following risk factors:

• genital tract infections;
• weakened immunity;
• bad habits;
• irregular sex life;
• body hypothermia;
• sedentary lifestyle.

These factors contribute to the intensification of slow 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 deficiencies in voiding, a decrease in the quality of sexual life or difficulties with procreation.

prostatitis symptoms

The absence of complaints in most patients in the early stages of the inflammatory process in the prostate (prostate) is due to the small number of pain receptors in the organ itself.

Of course, you need to see a urologist when you are concerned about:

• painful sensations in the perineum, in the lower abdomen;
• itchiness in the urethra;
• the quality of sexual life decreases;
• appears frequent urination (not always painful);
• have to go to the bathroom at night;
• a sexual partner cannot get pregnant.

Also, fever, weakness, and onset of nervousness (including those caused by fear) are possible.

You should not delay starting treatment when symptoms (complaints) appear, which may subside for some time, but progress without medical assistance.

Comprehensive Prostatitis Treatment

For effective treatment you need to consult your doctor. Diagnosis is based on complaints, test data and test results. A high-quality examination guarantees successful diagnosis (by identifying its causes) and subsequent treatment. The necessary exam can be done in a specialized clinic. If you already have the lab test results, the ultrasound results in your hands, the clinic's doctors recommend taking them with you for the appointment. This will help you save your family budget and shorten your exam time.

In the complex therapy of prostatitis, clinicians use highly effective modern remedies, therapeutic procedures, exercise therapy, nutritional recommendations. All of this makes it possible to eliminate the causes and consequences of the disease. Which leads to the fastest possible recovery of the patient's health.

Treatment of Acute Prostatitis

The mainstay of treatment is antibiotic therapy, individualized for a specific patient in a specific case. As auxiliary drugs, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic drugs are used. Drinking plenty of fluids and resting in bed are recommended. If it is impossible to urinate, a catheter is placed to remove the urine. If an abscess occurs, the patient will undergo a transurethral or transabdominal opening of the purulent focus.

In a severe stage of prostatitis, urgent treatment in a hospital is needed.

Effective treatment of chronic prostatitis

The complex effect on the prostate brings good results:

1. Antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal therapy is selected individually based on the results of laboratory tests and the stage of disease.
2. Anti-inflammatory therapy.
3. Preparations that restore weakened immunity.
4. Prostate massage restores organ structure and function and improves the supply of medicinal substances.
5. Exercise therapy increases the effectiveness of the above three points.
6. Nutritional recommendations.

prevention of prostatitis

Primary prevention involves preventing disease in a healthy person.

1. Fighting sedentary lifestyle. Including exercise therapy.
2. The most complete nutrition with the mandatory use of vitamin and mineral complexes (trace elements).
3. If you do not have a permanent sexual partner, it is mandatory to use a condom during sexual activity. And the rejection of oral sex (all the same microbes live in the mouth and the genitourinary system).
4. If you have a regular sexual partner, when genitourinary tract infections appear (and this can be a complication after colds, food poisoning and poor hygiene), synchronized treatment is mandatory every day and with the same medications.
5. If you and your partner have anal sex, it is imperative to use a condom at all times.
6. Try not to be sleep deprived whenever possible. Neutralize chronic stress (there are many books written on this subject with results). It makes sense for athletes to control overtraining whenever possible. And avoid frequent hypothermia (try on clothing), which undermines the overall body's strength.
7. If your sex drive decreases, consult your urologist to maintain a regular sex life.

Secondary prevention involves preventing exacerbations and relapses of an existing disease.

In addition to the above recommendations, it is recommended to add the following:

1. To be examined by a urologist for hidden infections.
2. Use drugs that improve prostate structure and function.
3. Treatment of any source of infection, including sinusitis and caries.
4. Limit your alcohol intake if possible.
5. Food should contain enough dietary fiber: vegetables, fruits, herbs, whole grains and always bran.
6. Treatment of concurrent illnesses that reduce the effectiveness of therapy. The most frequent and significant are diabetes mellitus, vascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, hormone deficiency (including the main male hormone - testosterone).