The treatment scheme of prostatitis

Inflammation of the prostate gland is one of the most common diseases among men. In the early stage of development, the pathology does not cause noticeable symptoms, which makes diagnosis difficult. However, to maintain health, an appropriate prostatitis treatment regimen is required, which is selected individually by the attending physician, depending on the clinical manifestations and test results.

Principles of correct treatment of prostatitis

Young people do not think about possible problems with the prostate, because everyone considers this ailment a disease of the older generation. Indeed, people over the age of 50 are more susceptible to this disease. However, the statistics provided by the experts show that young people also suffer from prostatitis.

At risk are residents of cold regions, especially with high humidity. Medical research suggests that over 35% of able-bodied men suffer from some form of inflammation of the prostate gland. And in cold areas, the figure exceeds 70% and has no age limit.

It is important to understand that alarming symptoms should not be ignored and annual doctor visits should not be neglected. Modern methods of treating prostatitis are most effective in the initial stages of the disease. Medicine offers various forms of therapy and drug courses, focused on treating any form of disease.

New ways to deal with prostatitis are a series of measures to restore health. This approach is due to the fact that there can be several reasons that cause the disease. With the help of therapy, it is proposed to completely eliminate the source of infection, improve the blood supply to the prostate gland and strengthen the immune system.

The complex method includes several successive stages of the treatment of prostatitis:

• A thorough medical examination to identify the specific causes of prostatitis and the stage of the disease. A general blood test and determination of PSA level, ultrasound, examination of prostate secretion, ejaculate and urine are used for the diagnosis.
• Antibacterial therapy with the help of individually selected drugs to destroy the focus of the infection, which has become a factor in the development of prostatitis.
• The appointment of physiotherapy procedures as an additional treatment.
• Prostate massage course. The procedure aims to improve prostate function and prevent erectile disorders.
• Adjustment of the nutritional system of the patient with prostatitis. During the treatment, a special diet is established. Alcoholic and caffeinated drinks, fatty, fried and spicy foods are prohibited.
• Immunity is strengthened with the help of a complex of vitamins and minerals, home stimulants and food supplements.

Health care

Prostatitis should only be treated by a qualified doctor. Self-administration of potent drugs is unacceptable. It should also be understood that with the development of an infectious process in the body, treatment with drugs is necessary. Folk recipes will not help. Today, medicine offers several options for the standard approach to treating prostatitis.

Antibacterial drugs

As a method of treating inflammation caused by a bacterial infection, various drugs with antibacterial properties are used. This is a whole range of medicines for prostatitis, which have the properties of preventing the growth and development of harmful microorganisms within the human body.

By pharmaceutical action, drugs are divided into two categories: bactericidal and bacteriostatic action. The first category includes medicines that can destroy cell membranes and cause the death of microorganisms. The second type of drugs for the treatment of prostatitis is based on the principle of disrupting protein synthesis and stopping the growth of harmful bacteria.

Types of antibiotics

Reception of medicines is appointed by the doctor after carrying out medical examinations. This is a prerequisite for selecting the most effective treatment method. This is not to say that there is a good antibiotic that best treats prostatitis. Therapy is selected based on the individual sensitivity of the bacteria to the drug. The groups of drugs that are widely used for treatment are presented in the table:

	tetracyclines	Penicillins	Fluoroquinolones	macrolides	Cephalosporins
Ureaplasma	+		+	+
mycoplasma	+		+	+
Chlamydia	+		+	+
Gonococci		+	+	+	+
Enterobacteria	+	+			+
Enterococci	+	+
Clebsiella	+	+	+		+
Protea		+	+		+
coli	+	+			+
Koch's wand		+	+

Physiotherapy

Further procedures are prescribed on the basis of the results of a medical examination and an established diagnosis. This is an integral part of the complex treatment of patients with inflammation of the prostate gland. Manipulations are used to strengthen the effect of taking drugs in the treatment of prostatitis.

• Improves local blood circulation in the pelvic region. The processes of cellular metabolism and tissue regeneration are normalized.
• Lymph outflow is stimulated, which prevents congestion of the prostate gland and reduces inflammation.
• During the treatment, the microcirculation process within the prostate tissues is normalized. As a result, the conduction of medicinal substances to the prostate and the removal of bacterial waste products is accelerated.
• It improves the excretion of prostatic secretion, reducing the likelihood of further spread of a bacterial infection.
• Increases the permeability of cells and tissues, which leads to better absorption of vitamins and microelements.

Physiotherapy also has its contraindications. It is not recommended to carry out manipulations in the acute form of the inflammatory process, urethritis, diseases of the small pelvis. An additional course of procedures is not prescribed for viral lesions of the body, chronic heart pathologies, HIV and fungal skin lesions. In other cases, it is recommended to conduct treatment sessions.

The duration of the course of therapy is determined by the doctor. Some of them are recommended to be performed daily, others weekly. Modern medicine offers a whole list of possible physiotherapeutic procedures:

1. UHF therapy. During the procedure, an electric field is applied to the tissues using special capacitor plates.

2. Therapy with an electromagnetic fieldultra high frequency.
3. Ultrasound treatment. High frequency vibrations are used, which are not perceived by the ear.
4. Darsonvaluation. The patient is exposed to high frequency pulsed current.
5. Galvanization. Very effective physiotherapy method, it occupies one of the first places among therapeutic and preventive procedures. During the session, a direct current of small intensity and low voltage is used.
6. electrophoresiswith the use of medicines. A complex procedure combines the effect on prostate tissue with direct current and the pharmacological properties of drugs.
7. Magnetotherapy. Physiotherapy, in which the patient's body is exposed to a low-frequency magnetic field.
8. Laser therapy. Conducted low-intensity radiation on the focus of inflammation.
9. Therapeutic enemas. The method involves the introduction of solutions based on medicinal herbs and vegetable oils into the patient's rectum.
10. Bathroom treatment. With prostatitis, sedentary water procedures are prescribed. Special medicines, herbal infusions and decoctions, essential oils are used as a filling.

Physiotherapy procedures using special devices are prescribed during spa treatment or in a medical facility. Manipulations that can be carried out without the participation of qualified medical personnel are carried out at home on their own.

Prostatic massage

One of the most common methods of treatment and prevention of prostate diseases. The method of mechanical prostate stimulation has been used in world medicine for more than 100 years. And it still remains an effective treatment procedure.

The massage session is conducted by a specialist with medical training. There is an opinion that manipulations can be carried out independently. However, due to the anatomical features of a person and the location of his internal organs, this is impossible. The impact on the prostate gland should be of a therapeutic nature and is carried out by a qualified health care practitioner.

Prostate massage helps not only with inflammatory processes. This is a good prevention of impotence and various erectile dysfunctions. Contraindications for carrying out manipulations are an acute form of prostatitis, hemorrhoids, the presence of a malignant process in the prostate gland, an abscess, pain during massage.

Phytotherapy

The duration of therapy with the use of drugs depends on the complexity of the course of the disease. Folk methods based on the effects of plant components can be used in the acute stage of the disease, as well as during the exacerbation of chronic prostatitis.

Recipes that have been tested for centuries don't have the same unique composition as synthetic drugs, but they can't be less effective. It is possible to use herbal medicine as a means of treatment only after consulting a doctor. The most common homemade recipes are:

1. Honey tea. A simple and familiar snack has healing properties. One day is recommended - at least 100 g of honey. The course of treatment for prostatitis is 10 days.
2. Pumpkin seeds. This simple product is used as a source of zinc. You need to eat a handful of seeds every day. Another way to use them: twist the peeled, unroasted pumpkin seeds in a meat grinder and mix them with 200 grams of honey. From the mixture obtained, form balls the size of a walnut. It is recommended to eat one ball a day before meals.
3. Aspen bark tincture. 100 grams of crushed bark should be mixed with 1 glass of vodka and closed with a lid. Store for 2 weeks in a cool, dark place, then filter and take 20 drops three times a day before meals.

Surgical intervention

Surgery as a treatment for prostatitis is rarely used. This is not the most efficient method. Indications for an invasive procedure are the absence of a positive effect from the drugs taken, folk remedies and physiotherapy. With the development of abscesses, severe inflammatory processes and urination disorders, as well as in the presence of neoplasms, surgical intervention is indicated. Despite the positive results after surgery, this type of treatment has serious contraindications:

• The advanced age of man. Regardless of the symptoms manifested, patients over the age of 70, due to aging of the body, will not be able to fully and quickly recover after surgery.
• The presence of chronic pathologies of the cardiovascular and bronchopulmonary systems of the body.
• Diabetes.
• The presence of severe inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system in an acute form.
• Respiratory viral infections.
• Blood clotting disorders.
• The need for long-term use of blood-thinning drugs.

Preventive measures

To prevent the development of prostatitis, it is not necessary to take medicines or use various folk methods. The most effective way to maintain your health is prevention. It is enough to follow a healthy lifestyle and minimize risk factors.

1. Hypothermia should be avoided, it is a catalyst for the initiation of the inflammatory process.
2. Proper nutrition or diet. It is important to maintain a balance of intake of all the vitamins and minerals necessary for the normal functioning of the body. At the same time, it is not necessary to conduct medical nutrition, it is enough not to abuse alcohol, fatty, fried, salty and smoked dishes.

3. Annual preventive examinations. Most men consider a visit to the doctor, for no apparent reason, a waste of time. Prostatitis in the initial stage does not cause pronounced symptoms, therefore it is possible to determine the presence of an inflammatory process only as a result of examinations and clinical studies.
4. Moderate physical activity. The male body is negatively affected by the complete absence of physical education or, on the contrary, exhausting training. To prevent prostatitis, it is enough to play sports 2-3 times a week.
5. If possible, it is recommended to avoid severe stress and nervous shocks.
6. Regular sex life. The complete absence of intimate relationships is highly undesirable. At the same time, excessive sexual activity contributes to the emergence of various sexually transmitted diseases, which is a catalyst for the development of prostatitis.

Prostatitis is a widespread disease that requires appropriate treatment. A modern approach to therapy offers a whole range of human health support. In severe forms of the disease, recovery can be delayed indefinitely. You should not postpone a visit to the doctor, at the initial stage of the disease, you can restore the normal functioning of the prostate gland and relieve unpleasant painful symptoms.