Not all adult men know how prostatitis manifests, so few people pay attention to the initial symptoms of this disease. At the same time, this is one of the most common urological pathologies today, so it is necessary to get acquainted with its features and manifestations. It is widely believed that the disease is typical of mature men, but today this disappointing diagnosis can be made by fairly young people between the ages of 18 and 20.
Simplicity is an extremely vulnerable organ for the penetration, development and spread of pathogens, so it is negatively affected by diseases of the bladder, urethral walls, vas deferens and other organs and systems.
What is the first thing you need to know about prostatitis?
To know exactly how to define prostatitis, you first need to get acquainted with the main features of this disease. It is an inflammatory process localized in the prostate. Typically, inflammation is caused by infectious microorganisms that can enter the prostate in a variety of ways. At the same time, a prostate infection will not always indicate the onset of prostatitis. A combination of certain factors is needed for the pathology to begin to manifest.
Symptoms of prostatitis can begin to appear for the following reasons:
- Stool problems (for example, frequent constipation or other similar illnesses).
- Inactive lifestyle (at work, at home), little physical activity and stress. Taking this factor into account, the risk group includes men who run various professional activities: drivers, programmers, office workers.
- Body hypothermia (systemic or one-time significant).
- Prolonged abstinence (lack of sex life) or too active sex life. Manifestation of signs of the disease is also possible during normal sexual activity.
- Frequent stressful and depressive states, disorders in the psycho-emotional and psychological background of a person.
- Problems with food intake (frequent overeating, preference for spicy, smoked, salty foods, alcoholic beverages, lack of at least some kind of diet).
How is prostatitis most common?
Treatment of this disease is often not difficult, because prostatitis can be detected in the initial stages, knowing about all its possible manifestations. It should be immediately noted that it is common to distinguish between chronic and acute forms of pathology.
- If an acute form of the disease begins to develop, the main symptom of prostatitis will be the presence of inflammation in the prostate area. The inflammatory process in this case will necessarily be accompanied by a rise in body temperature (often up to 39-39, 5 degrees), pain in the groin and perineum, pain during urination and defecation.
- The chronic form of the disease, unusually, rarely bothers patients (except in cases of exacerbation). That is why many men simply do not pay attention to the manifested male prostatitis. In the period of exacerbation of the disease, the patient may feel a slight rise in body temperature (up to about 37-37, 5 degrees), discomfort and unusual sensations during urination and defecation, the presence of a relatively small amount of purulent or mucous contents from the urethra. Given the insignificance of such manifestations, many men attribute these symptoms to other pathologies, as a result of which treatment and referral to specialists is delayed until the last.
Signs of disease
The signs of prostatitis in men are very specific and indicative, therefore, knowing them, the patient can independently suspect the manifestations of this pathology, consult a doctor in time and start treatment on time. There is even a certain dysuria syndrome, which will clearly indicate a high probability of pathology in a person. Six major signs can be distinguished at once, which in different cases can manifest all together or separately.
But in cases where there are 2-3 signs, this already becomes a serious reason for an immediate complaint to a urologist:
- Problems urinating (difficult to urinate, urine is released in drops).
- The urine flow is quite slow, it falls down, it has a short range, the patient cannot physically strengthen it.
- Pain during urination.
- Increase the duration of urination, separation, intermittent flow, spraying in different directions.
- After urinating, there is a feeling that the bladder is not completely empty.
- It becomes necessary to go to the toilet more often in the evening and at night
If a man has any of these signs, you should not make sudden clinical conclusions. This is due to the fact that regardless of the symptoms that appear, prostatitis has a rather complex pathogenesis, so it is better to entrust the diagnosis to a qualified specialist.
It is therefore strictly forbidden to begin treatment of the disease, relying solely on well-known symptoms. You can also explain the symptoms of exactly how prostatitis manifests in men by any urologist, who will, in order to make a diagnosis, necessarily take into account not only the symptoms that have appeared, but also the results of laboratory and instrumental studies.
Main symptoms
As mentioned above, the disease can be chronic or acute. Frequent urination is often one of the most important symptoms. A healthy man usually experiences no more than 10-11 urges to urinate during the day (the normal indicator is 5-6 urges).
As a result of the development of prostate inflammation, there is a negative impact on the bladder, so in the presence of the disease, the following symptoms will appear:
- Increased urges (while the daily amount of urine remains the same).
- Urine is excreted in small portions, which is associated with receiving false signals from the bladder receptor due to the presence of an inflammatory process. Also, therefore, there may be a feeling that the bladder is full even after emptying.
- Pain during urination, which is caused by narrowing of the urethra due to the inflammatory process in the prostate.
- Difficulty urinating due to compression of certain areas of the urethra by inflammation. In some cases, men cannot empty their bladder at all because of this.
- At night, the walls of the bladder begin to give false signals, which increases the number of trips to the toilet during sleep.
Prostatitis can be partially diagnosed by monitoring body temperature along with urinary problems. If these problems are accompanied by an increase in temperature to subfebrile and febrile values, then we can talk with a high degree of probability about the development of pathology. It is important to note that in the later stages of the disease, on the contrary, a decrease in body temperature to 35, 5-36 degrees can be noticed, which is in any case an extremely negative and dangerous symptom, which cannot be tolerated.
In the middle stages of the disease, blood can be seen in the patient's urine. This feature is relatively rare and often not indicative, but extremely dangerous. It can begin to manifest itself due to purulent prostate fusion, prostate trauma, as well as in cases of complications of the inflammatory process with hyperplasia. Healing in this case is complicated (surgery is often required).
Treatment should be started immediately after the first symptoms of the disease appear. If there are at least some, albeit seemingly insignificant, urination problems, which in some cases are accompanied by a rise in body temperature and pain in the area of ease, then you need to make an appointment with a urologist immediately to clarify the diagnosis. It is necessary to pay attention to the signs of pathology described above, because it is possible to beat prostatitis quickly and painlessly only with timely treatment.