Prostatitis is a male disease in which the representative of the stronger sex there is inflammation of the prostate gland, causing a number of unpleasant symptoms. This gland is the body representative of the stronger sex under the bladder. As symptoms of prostatitis in humans appear painful sensations in the lower abdomen or back and in the crotch. Thus there is a violation of urination, the frequent urge. During ejaculation the man feels pain. The prostate gland is an exclusively male organ.
Quite often when the prostate in a patient also diagnosed with urethritis, vesiculitis. If the patient is elderly, then it is in parallel can take place also adenoma of the prostate gland.
The prostate produces fluid which then becomes the basis for sperm. Causes inflammation often becomes an infection of bacterial nature, injuries, severe hypothermia, problems with the circulation of blood in the pelvic organs, hormonal disruptions in the body, and irregular sexual life. The disease is characteristic of men of different age groups, but the most frequent prostatitis occurs in people who are under the age of fifty years.
Types of prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis varies depending on what form of the disease occurs in men. Thus, bacterial prostatitis can be acute and as a chronic disease. Often diagnosed also non-bacterial prostatitis, occurring as a chronic disease. This kind of prostatitis is called also the syndrome of chronic pelvic pain. Such patients have all the characteristic symptoms of prostatitis, but the prostate secretion are absent bacteria.
For acute bacterial prostatitis is characterized by rapid development. People while suffering from severe pain, there are signs of intoxication. Much less pronounced symptoms in the chronic form of the disease. In this case, the disease manifests gradually.
The causes of prostatitis
Development of prostatitis promotes a number of specific reasons. Very often the symptoms of prostatitis occur in men who lead irregular sexual life, often subjected to hypothermia and injury. Furthermore, prostatitis may develop as a consequence of low immunity, poor blood flow and lymph circulation in the pelvic organs men, as a result of hormonal failure, which provokes a certain level of androgynous insufficiency. A contributing factor to the manifestation of prostatitis, is also considered the number of infections that are transmitted sexually.
In addition, the symptoms of prostatitis often arise on the background of the patient and certain obstructions at the outlet from the bladder (stones, tumors, etc.).
The development of bacterial prostatitis is approximately 80% of cases provokes E. coli and in other cases by pathogen other bacteria become. An additional factor contributing to disease is the fact that as a nutrient medium for development of bacteria use of prostatic juice. The introduction of bacteria into the prostate occurs through blood and from an infected the urethra they can get into the prostate gland through the lymph.
The symptoms of prostatitis
Symptoms of prostatitis in its acute form is manifested by a sharp temperature increase. The patient suffers from chills, he's got a sore lower back, is manifested pain in the muscles and joints. In the crotch the man feels some discomfort and feeling uncharacteristic warmth. There may be swelling, the prostate increases in size. Frequent urge to urinate, with urine of the patient becomes cloudy. Over time, when you touch the perineum causes pain, which becomes more intense under strong pressure on the prostate. Later, the common symptoms of acute prostatitis increase the pain in the lower back and genital area. Sometimes the pain can spread to other parts of the body. The patient complains of a noticeable increase in night urination, during urination it pain burning sensation.
Chronic prostatitis with a bacterial nature, often generally asymptomatic, but it may provoke in men signs of urinary tract infections that arise as complications of the disease. In addition, in this case, you may experience the following symptoms of prostatitis: pain during ejaculation, blood in semen, the constant appearance of the discharge from the urethra. Possible manifestation of pain in the area between the anus and scrotum. Later, the man can suffer from sexual dysfunction that occurs as a result of the described symptoms.
Diagnosis of prostatitis
For proper diagnosis, it is important to approach the diagnosis of prostatitis comprehensively. First of all, the specialist shall conduct a survey and examination of the patient. The doctor performs a digital rectal examination, which identifies some of the symptoms of prostatitis – pain and swelling of the prostate gland.
Guided by the data collected, it decides on the appointment of the patient urine culture with the aim of establishing the causes of the infection. To obtain accurate results, a comparison of cultures in three urine samples. This is done by analysis of urine collected at the beginning of urination, from the middle portion, and also analyzed the allocation obtained by massage of the prostate after urination.
To avoid errors in diagnosis of prostatitis, it is important to exclude certain diseases, some symptoms of which are similar to symptoms of prostatitis. It's appendicitis, cystitis, prostate cancer, urinary incontinence, benign prostatic hyperplasia, pyelonephritis.
Analyses of the blood, which results in prostatitis marked increase in the number of leukocytes and the increase in speed of subsidence of erythrocytes. In addition, if necessary, the patient is assigned and additional methods of examination – ultrasound of the prostate and organs, located nearby, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
Treatment of prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis involves a course of medication and follow-up maintenance therapy. Surgical intervention is applied, if the effect of the course of conservative treatment was poor.
In the treatment of acute prostatitis important immediate for systemic antibiotic treatment. Most often the attending physician assigns the patient receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, fluoroquinolones. In cases of prostatitis are caused by sexually transmitted diseases treatment also includes receiving Ceftriaxone, doxycycline , etc.
In the process of maintenance therapy it is important to follow a soft diet, preferably bed. There must be sufficient hydration, including, as a minimum, drink eight glasses of water every day. The patient can take analgesics, funds from antipyretic effect. Possible the periodic use for treatment of prostatitis sedentary baths. In acute bacterial prostatitis after an adequate therapy, the patient fully recovering. Rare possible complications: sometimes due to prostatitis acute men may develop an abscess or fistula prostate.
If the patient has a chronic prostatitis should have a course of prostate massage, which greatly improves the overall condition of the patient. In non-bacterial prostatitis to relieve his symptoms used anticholinergic medications and analgesics. To get rid of the constant chronic pain in the prostate area and in need of treatment with alpha blockers and muscle relaxants. Introduction analgesics patient practiced to eliminate bladder spasms. Often also prescribed physiotherapy, which is aimed at stimulation of nerve endings of the prostate and its surrounding tissues. As a method of therapy it is also recommended that periodic Masturbation, which helps protect against the appearance of swelling of the prostate tissue.
The ineffectiveness of all the above methods of treatment the doctor decides on the need for surgery. In this case we are talking about transurethral resection of the prostate. Sometimes also assigned to conduct prostatectomy – the surgical intervention, during which the prostate and surrounding tissue are completely removed. After such surgery the man may develop impotence and incontinence.
Treatment of prostatitis drugs
Treatment of prostatitis in the acute form is made with the help of antibiotics. To achieve maximum results with therapy, you should choose the right scheme for their reception and not to interrupt the treatment with antibiotics. More prolonged use of such drugs needed for chronic prostatitis: the treatment sometimes lasts up to three months. In addition, the course of treatment include immunomodulatory drugs. To prevent recurrence of the disease it is important to carefully follow all recommendations of a physician. The use of alcoholic beverages, and sharp temperature and other factors can trigger a relapse. Even a stressful situation can have a negative effect.
In addition to medicines from prostatitis, in the course of therapy, often used physiotherapy techniques. In addition, prostatitis is treated with the laser, effectively regenerating tissue, ultrasound, permanent magnetic fields, ozone, etc.
Treatment of prostatitis at home
In the process of treatment of the disease allowed the use of the parallel treatment of prostatitis in the home.
Even in the most ancient times to treat inflammation of the prostate healers used ordinary pumpkin seeds. The fact that the pumpkin seeds contains a very high amount of zinc, an element which is extremely necessary for every male body, regardless of age.
There is another method of treating prostate using pumpkin seeds. You need to peel about half a kilo of sunflower seeds and grind them in a meat grinder. Note that this cure prostatitis will be effective only if you are using raw pumpkin seeds. The resulting mass is added honey – about 200 grams. The solution should be well mixed, and sculpt original beads-candy the size of a walnut. These medicinal candies should be stored in a cool place. There balls need before meals, one or two every day.
For treatment of prostatitis folk remedies juice therapy is also used. Drinking lots of fresh juices stimulates the secretion of the male body of uric acid absorption, which in muscles is often the cause of diseases of the prostate gland. For this purpose, suitable fresh carrot juice mixed with the juices of the asparagus, cucumbers and beets.
Another useful for men drink of juice from berries of black elderberry. It should be drunk in the morning, before Breakfast, one tablespoon. Use the juice to not less than ten days. In the treatment of juices, the patient may have a fever. This is a normal process, indicating that the therapy is working.
Shell chestnuts can also help those who suffer from prostatitis. You need to take a fresh shell with needles and brew it. To prepare the broth, chopped the peel chestnut pour boiling water and infuse. Use the broth instead of tea. It is also possible to use such a decoction for enemas.
Grass celandine and Hemlock are suitable for the preparation of infusions for treatment of prostatitis. Note, however, that Hemlock is a toxic herb. Half a tablespoon of both herbs need to pour 100 g of alcohol. To prepare the tincture for ten days in a dark place, after which it is filtered. You need to use the infusion in the morning, 30 minutes before a meal. For this small amount of water or milk to add to the first day one drop of infusion. The next day the number of drops is two, etc. That is in the thirtieth day of people drink thirty drops of the tincture. Further the count should be in reverse order, and in the sixtieth day of treatment the patient again returns to one drop of the infusion.
Also at home you can prepare a decoction of yarrow herb, birch leaf and bearberry. Blend of herbs pour boiling water and infuse. After straining drink before meals for two tablespoons.
Treatment of prostatitis candles
A very good way to combat inflammation has long been considered propolis. For cooking tools, which is used to treat, need in 200 ml of pure alcohol to evaporate 40 grams of propolis. When the propolis extract is prepared, 0.1 g of extract was mixed with 2 g of cocoa butter. This mixture should be shaped in the form of the candle and insert overnight in the rectum. This treatment continues every day throughout the month. After about a month and a half the course again. Propolis can also be taken internally: to do this use a 20%-ing alcohol tincture of propolis. 40 drops of tincture dissolved in 100 g of water. Such cure prostatitis take for forty five days before eating. Also you can take a course of treatment with pollen, which consume one teaspoon morning and evening for half an hour before meals.
For other types of candles take three tablespoons of rye flour, to which add one teaspoon of raw eggs and honey. From the solution make a homogenous dough, which is formed candles that comprise a diameter of about one centimeter. Candles need to be put in the freezer. They are inserted into the anus night and morning. The treatment lasts four weeks, if necessary it can be repeated in a week.