Causes, signs and symptoms of prostatitis

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland, which is called prostate. Prostate iron is a secondary part of male reproductive organs. It is located under the bladder around its neck. The fact is that the urethra passes through the prostate, that is, the prostate is located around the urinary pipe. Just as a result, with an increase in the prostate, a channel is squeezed, which displays urine, which interferes with the passage of urine.

In men over 35, the prostate often increases. This is a typical phenomenon. Most of the diseases in men over 50 is just a consequence of violation of the genitourinary system, that is, as a result of inflammation of the prostate gland. It must be remembered that the more prostate iron, the more urine will be blocked, thereby the body will be more strongly poisoned with this urine.

The causes of prostatitis

The causes of prostatitis are distinguished by the following:

• The main cause of prostatitis is a violation of blood circulation, which leads to an increase in the prostate. The cause of a violation of blood circulation is a sedentary lifestyle, as well as a large weight.
• Another cause of prostatitis is an infection. Often an infection can get as a result of gonorrhea or urethritis, less often as a result of complications of tonsillitis, influenza, tuberculosis.
• Inflammation of a bacterial prostate begins when infectious counterparties entered the prostate gland through blood, lymph, during unprotected intercourse, in other words through the biological fluids of the body. Various microorganisms that are constantly present on the skin of a person, or even in the organs of the abdominal cavity, such as the intestines, under certain conditions, can provoke the development of the disease.
• Injuries of organs and soft tissues of the pelvis, violation of their circulatory are often the cause of prostatitis. As a rule, most of all this applies to drivers whose work is associated with professional harm - constant vibrations, shaking, increased load on the muscles of the perineum.

Signs of prostatitis

Signs of acute prostatitis are an increase in body temperature and rapid urination, which is accompanied by a harsh and weak pressure. In addition, signs of prostatitis are the burning of the perineum and pain in the rectum during defecation. In the stage of purulent inflammation, the likely spontaneous opening of the abscess and the expiration of pus from the urethra or rectum.

A sign of chronic prostatitis is burning in urethra and perineum, the release of pus at the end of the act of defecation or urination, increased fatigue and irritability of the body.

It is very dangerous with prostatitis of difficulty urination, which, in the absence of timely treatment, can lead to acute urinary retention.

If we talk about not even a specialist manifestations, then in most cases patients notice transparent or sometimes purulent discharge from the urethra, especially noticeable in the morning and the presence of white flakes and threads in the urine.

Symptoms of prostatitis

Acute form. Like many diseases, prostatitis is divided into acute and chronic. General symptoms are characteristic of the manifestation of an acute form of the disease.

• The patient develops general weakness, obvious malaise
• Often accompanied by an increase in body temperature, headaches
• As a rule, the pain in the perineum has a pronounced character, covers the inguinal region and intensifies during urination or defecation.
• The feeling of frequent urge to the toilet that does not bring relief due to non-complete emptying of the bladder leads to increased irritability and nervous excitability of patients. In severe cases, acute urinary retention develops.

Chronic form. Unlike acute form, the chronic form of prostatitis has a asymptomatic course and proceeds latently (that is, without pronounced characteristic features). The clinical picture is often erased, with mild symptoms, patients do not pay due discovery of proper attention and do not consider the need to seek medical help, confusing symptoms of prostatitis with the prostate adenoma, which is extremely dangerous. The principles for the treatment of these diseases are completely different, as well as possible complications with undesirable consequences.

Often, the deterioration of general well -being, the problems with potency and the nervous disorders of men are written off on fatigue and lack of rest, that is, a person simply does not want to realize that he is sick and needs treatment. An important role in the timely detection of this disease is annually preventive examinations that make it possible to establish a diagnosis in the earliest stages.

The chronic form of inflammation of the prostate is expressed in mild pain in the perineum, in the pubic area and groin, which quickly pass. As a rule, the duration of sexual intercourse changes, both towards lengthening, and vice versa and the brightness of sexual sensations. Discharges appear from the urethra, especially in the morning, or white flakes are visible in the urine with the naked eye.

Diagnosis of prostatitis

The identification of prostatitis is engaged in a urologist. It diagnoses the fact of the damage to the prostate gland. Based on the symptoms of the disease, the doctor can already determine the stage of its development during the first trick. Be sure to be prescribed to a man's ultrasound of the prostate.

Possible diagnostic measures:

• Palpation of the prostate gland during the initial examination.
• The fence of a smear from the urethra. The result is sent for a bacteriological examination.
• Surrender of urine for analysis.
• Assessment of PSA level. It is a protein of the prostate gland.

If the data obtained is not enough to make a diagnosis, then the patient is placed in a hospital and under his conditions a urodynamic examination is carried out.

Cistoscopy is a method for diagnosing prostate diseases, during which the doctor can perform some therapeutic manipulations. However, they rarely resort to him.

Treatment of acute and chronic prostatitis

Although such a disease as prostatitis is long -known and is widely used among men of various ages, it is difficult enough to treat.

While with therapy of acute prostatitis of difficulties, as a rule, there is no, chronic prostatitis of correction is not always lended. Moreover, on how exactly it is necessary to treat chronic inflammation of the prostate gland in scientists have many points of view.

However, the following points have no disagreements:

• The effectiveness of therapy directly depends on its timely beginning.
• Therapy should be carried out in the complex, while all the features of the health status of a particular patient should be taken into account. It is extremely important to calculate the reason that led to the development of pathology.
• Self -diagnosis and self -medication are strictly prohibited.

Treatment of acute bacterial prostatitis

Treatment of acute bacterial prostatitis directly depends on how expressed the symptoms of the disease are. Sometimes the patient's condition is extremely serious, which often occurs when the body is intoxicated.

The disease manifests acutely, the body temperature rises sharply, chills appear, pain in the pelvis, in the lower back, perineum. It is possible to join nausea and vomiting, a violation of the process of emptying the bladder with a sharp pain, a burning sensation, etc. This condition is dangerous with its complications. It is possible to join the bacterial infection, the development of the abscess of the prostate gland. Most often, complications arise against the background of existing chronic diseases, for example, in the presence of diabetes.

If the disease is acute, the man must be hospitalized in the hospital, in the urological profile department. If this is not possible, then the patient is determined in the general surgical department.

There is a general treatment tactics for conducting patients with acute prostatitis:

• Compliance with bed rest.
• The appointment of antibacterial drugs.
• A ban on prostate massage even in order to obtain a prostate secret. The ban is due to a high risk of sepsis.
• The appointment of drugs aimed at normalizing blood microcirculation, at increasing its fluidity and viscosity. Due to the effect of these drugs, it is possible to achieve an outflow of lymph and venous blood from the inflamed gland, reduce toxic manifestations and remove decay products from the body.
• October reception of NSAIDs. They are prescribed to reduce pain.
• It is possible to use other analgesics. In addition to reducing pain, these drugs eliminate inflammation to some extent. In their practice, urologists and andrologists widely use rectal candles to have an analgesic effect to reduce inflammation. They include the same components as in tablet drugs, but thanks to local administration, the effect is enhanced. You can use candles from prostatitis with propolis.
• If the patient suffers from severe intoxication of the body, the introduction of rheological solutions as well as detoxification agents and electrolytes, a solution of potassium chloride with the addition of glucose.

Surgical intervention is necessary if the possibility of independent emptying of the bladder is completely absent, or an abscess of prostate has been formed.

The use of antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial prostatitis is mandatory. If the disease begins acutely, there are symptoms of intoxication, then antibacterial drugs are prescribed as quickly as possible, wait for the results of tests for the bacterial flora in this case is inappropriate and dangerous.

Treatment of chronic prostatitis

Therapy of chronic prostatitis directly depends on what stage the disease is located. If the disease exacerbates, then treatment is similar to treatment with acute bacterial prostatitis.

Offer the following patient tactics:

• Course Reception of NSAIDs.
• The appointment of funds aimed at normalizing the outflow of lymph and to improve blood microcirculation in the organ.
• Immunomodulator preparations.  
• To eliminate the problems with the erection, the use of antidepressants and sedatives is shown.
• To strengthen the pelvic muscles, regular physical activity helps normalize blood circulation. It is best if it is a specially compiled complex of physiotherapy exercises. Physiotherapeutic procedures have a good effect-rectal electrophoresis, transrectal microwave hyperthermia, UHF, magnetic laser therapy, etc. These procedures help get rid of pelvic pain syndrome.

Complications of prostatitis and consequences

Prostatitis is a serious disease that is associated with a number of complications. Sometimes you manage to get rid of them, and sometimes they are irreversible. Therefore, with the first manifestations of the disease, you need to contact a specialist.

So, with prostatitis, testicles and appendages can become inflamed. If you do not eliminate the pathological reaction of the body in time, that is, the probability of developing the abscess, in which the organ will begin to rot.

Prevention measures

Prevention measures of chronic prostatitis are aimed primarily at preventing its exacerbation. In the event that this has already happened, inflammation must be removed as soon as possible.

To minimize the risk of relapse, you need to completely refuse, or minimize the effect of the following negative factors:

• Alcohol consumption. This does not mean that it is necessary to abandon it at all, but it is necessary to limit itself. Nobody forbids a glass of red wine, but you should not drink a whole bottle.
• Smoking. The prostate gland is the organ that constantly experiences oxygen starvation due to poor blood supply. With inhalation of tobacco smoke, blood vessels are spasm and blood microcirculation is even more disturbed. In addition, all smokers will sooner or later suffer from high blood pressure.
• Lack of movement. You need to force yourself to break away from the couch and start moving.
• Stress. You should learn to remove from the head the whole negativity that was received during the day. The family in this case will be the best antidepressant. The weekend spent next to relatives will replace any sedatives.
• Hypothermia, colds. These negative factors directly affect the prostate gland. If there is a car, you should make sure that the seats are heated in it.
• Physical overwork is no less dangerous than the lack of movement. Do not lift weights if the body is not prepared for this.

There are also several recommendations that will strengthen male health:

• Physical activity. At least 10 minutes of morning time should be devoted to perform charging. In this case, you do not need to include heavy exercises in training. Let it be just a mild gymnastics that allows you to disperse stagnant blood. The same rule is relevant with sitting work.
• A contrast shower is also an excellent means to improve its well -being. It is very effective to take it before sexual intercourse. Moreover, the exposure to water is important both on the whole body and on the prostate. It is useful in this regard to visit the bath. But you should not immediately get out of the steam room with icy water - this will only bring harm.
• As for food, you need to include raw pumpkin seeds, honey, garlic, prunes, parsley, walnuts in your diet.
• It is necessary to refuse pickled products, especially this is true for various sauces with the addition of vinegar - mayonnaise, ketchup, salting, marinades, etc.
• Sexual life should be established. Incomplete sexual acts, unrealized erections are very harmful. It is better to get rid of the old secret yourself than for a long time to be treated from stagnant prostatitis.