Prostatitis: treatment and prevention

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

Reasons for the development of 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 the patient in the early stages of the inflammatory process than to wait for the clinical manifestation of the disease in the form of various urination disorders, reduced quality of sexual life or difficulties in childbirth.

Symptoms of prostatitis

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

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

• painful sensations in the perineum, in the lower abdomen;
• itching in the urethra;
• the quality of sexual life is declining;
• frequent urination occurs (not always painful);
• you have to go to the toilet at night;
• a sexual partner cannot get pregnant.

Fever, weakness, and nervousness (including those caused by fears) are also possible.

The start of treatment should not be delayed when symptoms (complaints) appear, which may decrease for a while, but will progress without medical help.

Comprehensive treatment of prostatitis

For effective treatment, it is necessary to consult a doctor. The diagnosis is made on the basis of complaints, examination data and test results. A quality examination guarantees success in making a diagnosis (along with determining the cause) and further treatment. The necessary examination can be performed in a specialized clinic. If you already have the results of laboratory tests and ultrasound results in your hands, then the doctors of the clinic recommend that you take them with you to the scheduled examination. This will help you save your family budget and shorten exam time.

In the complex therapy of prostatitis, the doctors of the clinic use modern highly effective drugs, therapeutic procedures, exercise therapy, and dietary recommendations. All this allows you to eliminate both the causes and consequences of the disease. Which leads to the fastest recovery of the patient's health.

Treatment of acute prostatitis

The basis of treatment is antibiotic therapy, individually tailored to the specific patient in the specific case. Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic drugs are used as adjuncts. It is recommended to drink plenty of fluids and rest in bed. If urination is impossible, a catheter is placed to remove the urine. If an abscess develops, the patient undergoes a transurethral or transabdominal opening of a purulent focus.

With a severe stage of prostatitis, urgent hospital treatment is required.

Effective treatment of chronic prostatitis

The complex effect on the prostate gives good results:

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

Prevention of prostatitis

Primary prevention means the prevention of the disease as such in a healthy person.

1. Fighting a sedentary lifestyle. Including exercise therapy.
2. The most complete diet with the obligatory use of vitamin and mineral complexes (trace elements).
3. If you do not have a permanent sexual partner, then the use of condoms in sexual activity is mandatory. And rejection of oral sex (all the same microbes live in the mouth as in the genitourinary system).
4. If you have a regular sexual partner, when infections of the genitourinary system occur (and this can be a complication after a cold, food poisoning and unhygienic conditions), synchronous treatment from day to day with the same medications is mandatory.
5. If you and your partner practice anal sex, it is imperative that you use a condom every time.
6. Try not to sleep whenever possible. Resist chronic stress (there are many books written on this topic with results). It makes sense for athletes to control overtraining whenever possible. And try to avoid frequent hypothermia (experiment with clothing), which undermines the body's resistance as a whole.
7. If your sex drive decreases, visit a urologist to maintain a regular sex life.

Secondary prevention means prevention of exacerbations and relapses of existing disease.

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

1. On examination by a urologist for hidden infections.
2. Use medications that improve the structure and function of the prostate.
3. Treatment of any foci of infection, including sinusitis and caries.
4. Limit alcohol intake if possible.
5. Food should contain a sufficient amount of dietary fiber: vegetables, fruits, herbs, whole grains and always soft foods.
6. Treatment of concomitant diseases that reduce the effectiveness of therapy. The most common and significant of them are diabetes mellitus, vascular disorders, metabolic syndrome, hormone deficiency (including the main male hormone - testosterone).