The most common ailment which occurs in men over the age of 30 years, is considered prostatitis. This disease can cause severe pain to the man, accompanied by disruption of the normal process of urination and, in severe forms, can lead to erectile dysfunction and serious problems in relations with partner.
To avoid such undesirable consequences, it is recommended if you experience the first symptoms to see a specialist and begin treatment of prostatitis.
Practicing the most effective ways of treating this disease, which include: the use of antibiotics, treatment of prostatitis herbs, conducting therapeutic exercises, performing rectal massage, tonirovanie and implementation of appropriate preventive measures.
To get the maximum results of the treatment allows the new method – the impact of shock waves (SW).
In this article we will tell you in detail about the existing methods of struggle with prostatitis, as you become familiar with its forms, characteristics and causes. I hope that the following information will help you make the right conclusions about the prevention and control of this disease.
What is prostatitis?
Prostatitis is a disease that occurs in males and is characterized by inflammation of the prostate gland, located under the bladder.
A characteristic symptom of this disease is considered a pain syndrome that occurs in the crotch, back or abdomen. At the same time disturbed the urinary process, during ejaculation appear painful sensations.
In addition, the disease may be accompanied by the appearance of vesicles, benign prostatic hyperplasia or inflammation of the urethra.
Among the factors that cause this pathology are: the violation of hormonal processes in the body, hypothermia, bacterial infection, dysfunction of the circulatory system in the pelvic area, injury, irregular sex life.
The risk group most likely to be men under the age of 50 years.
Types and forms of prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis should be chosen depending on the form of the disease. For example, a bacterial form of the disease can be both chronic and acute. For non-bacterial inflammation of the prostate is characterized by a chronic course. In patients with this pathology meet all the symptoms, except the presence of bacteria in secret.
In the acute form of infectious prostatitis observed rapid increase of pain on the background of General intoxication. Chronic prostatitis have less pronounced symptoms and treatment in this case is somewhat different.
And if the acute illness is complete recovery of the patient after treatment of chronic prostatitis can happen recurrence. We should remember that during treatment activities at home.
It should be noted that the disease is non-infectious in nature often occurs in men aged 35-45 years, and can manifest itself in the urine leaking into the prostate.
When a man is diagnosed with acute prostatitis, treatment should be accompanied by taking antibiotics. In chronic non-communicable form of the disease the use of antibiotics may not produce the desired result.
Causes of prostatitis
As mentioned earlier, the list of reasons that provoke the inflammation of the prostate gland can be quite varied. However, the most common prostatitis is diagnosed in men who lead an irregular sex life and are exposed to thermal factors. Also pathology can occur due to injury to the genital organs, weakening the immune defense of the body, disorders of blood circulation in the pelvic area and due to hormonal changes.
Another important reason causing the disease of the prostate, is an infestation of infection during unprotected sexual intercourse. In some cases, the symptoms of the disease occur in people with malignant tumors or urolithiasis.
In 80% of cases the appearance of the bacterial form of the disease associated with the presence of E. coli and other infections. In addition, the occurrence of stagnant processes may be associated with insufficient blood flow in tissues of the prostate, due to the prevalence of small vessels in this region.
Early signs and symptoms of prostatitis in men
In the acute stage of prostatitis, the patient noted a sharp increase in body temperature, the appearance of pain in the lumbar, pain and fever in the joints and muscles. Also many men there is an increase in size of the prostate and discomfort in the area of the perineum. Frequent urination and cloudy urine, too, are among the disturbing factors.
Gradually the intensity of the pain increases, which is most often seen during pressure on the prostate gland. With the development of the disease to the above-mentioned characteristics is added pain in the region of the penis and into the lower back. In some situations, you may receive discomfort in other areas of the body, and burning sensation during urinary process.
In the acute stage of the disease is accompanied by General intoxication syndrome. Sometimes, on the background of local inflammatory processes may develop purulent-septic disease affecting the blood. In this situation the man must be immediately hospitalized: treatment of prostatitis with sepsis should be carried out exclusively in the clinic.
With chronic prostatitis of bacterial nature often absent symptoms, and the need for treatment occurs only when the detection of infection in the urinary system, manifested on the background of complications of the disease. You experience painful sensations in the period of ejaculation, the appearance of blood in the ejaculate, the presence of discharge from the urethra. Also, due to the above symptoms, men can develop erectile dysfunction.
Diagnosis — how to define prostatitis?
Comprehensive diagnosis of this disease is considered to be the key to accurate diagnosis. The prerequisite is the implementation of patient examination and medical history. To identify swelling and pain in the region of the prostate, the doctor performs palpation of the walls of the rectum.
Based on the information obtained, he makes a conclusion about necessity of realization of urine culture, which will reveal the exact cause of infection. To obtain the most reliable results and compares three of the test sample: urine collected at the beginning of the urethra process; its middle part; discharge, collected during massage of the prostate after completion of the process of urination. Treatment of prostatitis in men is considered necessary in the discovery of a large number of bacteria.
To avoid errors in the diagnosis of this pathology, it is necessary to confirm the fact of absence at the patient of such diseases, as appendicitis, cancer of the prostate, inflammation in the bladder and kidney, prostate adenoma and uncontrollable urine leakage.
Also the patient is advised to take a blood test, an MRI (or CT) and ultrasound of the prostate and nearby organs.
Is it possible intimacy for prostatitis?
To refuse sex is recommended only if the disease was caused by sexually transmitted infection, since there is the possibility of infection of the partner.
If there is a chronic form of the disease, intimacy is acceptable and even useful, since it manages to minimize stagnant processes in the pelvic area.
However, chronic prostatitis in men may require serious treatment, as is often accompanied by premature ejaculation and a complete inability to have intercourse. In this situation, experts suggest woman to be understanding towards the partner and provide the necessary moral support during the passage to them of medical procedures. This will help to avoid many problems in personal relationships in the future.
Treatment of prostatitis: effective methods
Taking the above into consideration, it is possible to define the following therapeutic measures, allowing to receive maximum health benefits:
- Elimination of signs of an infectious disease through the use of special antibacterial drugs;
- The increased lymph flow by local methods. This allows you to get rid of the damaged cells present in the region of the urethra and prostate. In turn, removing "toxins" from the tissues creates fertile ground for restoration of functional abilities of the affected organ;
- The increased lymph flow in the pelvic area. This helps to prevent the appearance of stagnant processes in the future;
- Improving vascular tone that contributes to a more rapid diversion of venous blood from the pelvic organs.
In the following paragraph we will look at traditional and latest methods of treatment of prostatitis, which allow you to implement the above principles.
Effective drugs for treatment of prostatitis
Next, we'll talk about the treatment of prostatitis and consider the most effective drugs, which are used for this purpose. These include:
- Antibacterial drugs. As a rule, reception of such medicines starts "blindly", because of the long timing and interpretation of tests – more than 7 days. In the early stages, the patient is advised to take antibacterial agents that can affect the most common infectious agents. After receiving the results of tests, drugs for treatment of prostatitis and BPH can be selected individually;
- Drugs, which allows you to quickly stop pain and reduce body temperature. Significantly alleviate the symptoms of the disease;
- Alpha-blockers and means the same. Allow to normalize muscle tone, eliminate swelling of the prostate and restore the urinary process;
- The use of saline solution, which direction to cleansing the body from toxic substances (toxins).
It should be noted that if you use antibiotics in prostatitis in men , and is chosen for special treatment, this allows you to quickly improve the condition of the patient. But, in violation of the lymph not is a complete cleansing of the tissues from toxic substances in the pelvic area that can cause the likelihood of chronic diseases.
If there is chronic prostatitis among men assigned to treatment, which includes use of the following drugs:
- Despite the absence of infection, also used antibacterial actions. In some cases the study does not diagnose the existence of bacteria, so it is recommended to proactively take measures to prevent their emergence and spread;
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They have a pronounced ability to stop pain, eliminate inflammation and reduce body temperature. However, in case of their prolonged use, patients may experience serious disruptions in the gastrointestinal tract and other organs and body systems;
- Alpha-adrenergic blockers. Allow to normalize urinary processes. The necessary health result, one can obtain while using these drugs within six months.
Treatment of prostatitis prostate massage
When men are diagnosed prostatitis, the treatment involves not only reception of tablets, but also the implementation of a special rectal massage. This procedure is carried out with the help of the finger through the rectum. Some sympathetic relatives practice the treatment of prostate massage at home. Experts do not recommend to do so, because to achieve the desired effect it is necessary to clearly observe the sequence and direction of massage movements. This suggests the feasibility of such procedures only by the urologist of the highest class.
In addition, treatment of prostatitis massage is not desirable to practice in acute forms of the disease that can cause the rapid spread of infectious process, lead to the emergence of various formations in the region of the prostate and rectum, cause urinary retention and cause the development of other threat processes in the urogenital system.
Thus, treatment of prostatitis massage is performed only in the presence of the disease in the chronic stage. Using the above method can significantly improve the condition of the prostate, namely, to cope with congestion in this area and to produce cleansing "excretory ducts".
An alternative way for those interested in the treatment of prostatitis in the home, may be tonirovanie, in which the affected area is exposed to sound vibrations.
Among the important benefits of vibroacoustic exposure include:
- No need to use a rectal massage, since the depth of penetration of the sound vibrations can reach 10 cm;
- The ability of treatment of a prostatitis at men in this way at home;
- The possibility of impact on the whole area of the pelvis, including the venous and lymphatic vessels;
- Improving absorbability of drugs.
Learn more about using the device for treatment of prostatitis will be discussed below.
The appropriateness of physical therapy
The need for physical therapy with the presence of the above diseases are primarily due to the desire to improve venous and lymphatic movement of fluids. An important process is the creation of muscle tension, namely, biological microvibrations. This suggests that a comprehensive treatment of prostatitis is impossible without physical therapy.
To implement this goal are special gymnastic exercises for strengthening pelvic floor muscles, restore blood circulation in this area and to minimize stagnant processes. Also the patient is advised to take daily walks, swimming and walking.
The most effective and easy exercises are the following:
- Simulation of torsion of Bicycle pedals. Performed daily, in the lying position;
- Mixing and dilution of the legs similar to the operation of the scissors;
- Alternate tension and relaxation of the pelvic muscles (they hold the voltage for at least 5 seconds);
- Using the elliptical trainer;
- Use compound exercises Arnold Kegel, etc.
For best effect, allowing the urethra to facilitate the process, the above exercises should be performed regularly. Also, in order for the prevention and treatment of prostatitis is recommended to use special pads training for chairs. Antigipoksicheskoe such devices play an indispensable role for men who spend a long time in a sitting position. Using them it is possible to avoid excessive tension of back muscles and eliminate the appearance of stagnant processes in the pelvis.
Physical therapy for prostatitis
As mentioned earlier, the basis of the procedure of tonirovania on the impact on the affected area for sound vibrations, which are considered to be identical to the muscle vibrations of the person accompanying the process of physical exertion.
It uses a special apparatus for treatment of prostatitis, which has a positive impact on the following areas:
- Inguinal lymph nodes. Helps to improve lymph flow. Removes from the tissues of toxins and damaged cells, thereby eliminating the inflammatory process in this region. This effect cannot be achieved in the presence of prostatitis in men and its treatment with medicines;
- The Department kidney is responsible for electrolyte balance in the blood. In case recovery fails to improve the ability of muscles to contract. In addition, it contributes to the normalization of venous tone and restores the state of the excretory ducts of the prostate;
- The bladder and perineum. It improves blood flow to this area. In addition, when vibroacoustic therapy in this area, significantly increases the effectiveness of the use of medicines;
- The lumbosacral spine. Allows you to improve innervation.
The important point is the lack of unwanted effects after the procedure, and the ability to maintain long-term results.
Among the positive effects of tonirovania also include:
- The decrease in the intensity of pain or its complete elimination;
- The restoration of normal urination;
- The normalization of erectile function;
- Increasing libido;
- Increase the duration of intercourse;
- Strengthening the impact of the use of medicines.
Shock wave therapy for prostatitis: a modern method of treatment of prostatitis
Initially, the above method was used to break kidney stones. Today this method is carried out treatment of prostatitis and other diseases of male genital sphere.
Popular treatment of prostatitis by means of acoustic waves due to the positive effects:
- The ability to restore metabolism at the local level;
- Quick decongesting;
- Effective combat inflammation;
- The possibility of salt grinding of stones;
- Elimination of pain during urination.
In addition, the device of the UFT in the treatment of prostatitis is aimed at relieve swelling in the region of the prostate and improving the condition of the urinary system. According to patients who had to experience the effects of the device for treatment of prostatitis, to relieve pain fails after a few treatments of the UFT. While there is a noticeable improvement of a potentiality.
Another important feature of shock wave therapy is the ability of increasing blood flow of the prostate that it has positive effects on erectile function in men.
At the same time to obtain the necessary healing effect is possible due to the significant penetration depth of acoustic waves into the affected tissue up to 130 mm.
However, if there is prostatitis, and diagnosed by its symptoms, and the patient requires immediate treatment at home the SWT procedure is not carried out. Usually, it is performed in a clinical setting, with a frequency of one session per week, for 30 days.
Note that after the first sessions of shock wave therapy may exacerbate inflammatory processes, which takes place already after 2-3 treatments. As practice shows, improve the patient's condition and the disappearance of seals in the area of the prostate gland is observed in 3-4 manipulations. This indicates the higher effectiveness of this methodology.
The only drawback in the treatment of prostatitis shock waves is the price.
Prevention: how to avoid prostatitis?
To achieve the desired result from the preventive measures the patient should first have to follow the rules of intimate care. It is also not recommended to be subjected to prolonged hypothermia. An important point is maintaining a healthy diet. It is reasonable to give up foods that cause constipation, because it might hamper the blood circulation in the pelvic area.
It is equally important to maintain regular and complete process of urination. It is also desirable to have regular intimate contact with a permanent partner, in order to avoid stagnant processes and the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. In addition, experts recommend doing dynamic warm-up and exercise.
The annual visit to the urologist is an integral part of life of men over the age of 30 years. The rejection of alcoholic beverages and Smoking of tobacco products is also among the effective measures for the prevention of prostatitis.