This disease is one of the most common male pathologies that can be of a different nature (acute and slow). This attack appears for various reasons.
However, regardless of the cause of the pathology, the patient must undergo a complex therapy for the treatment of such a disease in order to recover without leaving a trace.
Here, in the article, many aspects of such therapy, how effective its application is explained. Questions were also raised about the new methods used by the medical profession.
How to treat acute prostatitis
It is not difficult to diagnose this pathology. It has the following features that are difficult to mix: pain in the perineal region, discomfort when passing urine. Treatment of an acute type of pathology includes drug treatment with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory complex.
Ultrasound allows you to determine the size and biological condition of the prostate. If there are signs of complex and acute intoxication, the patient should be hospitalized immediately. Milder forms of acute prostatitis can be treated on an outpatient basis.
Sometimes there are some complications during therapy, namely:
- transition from acute to chronic stage;
- purulent inflammation of the prostate.
More often, it occurs in a fairly short period of time, with appropriate treatment, with the use of therapy during full recovery. However, the growth sites of tissues that can damage the body may remain inside the gland. Transrectal ultrasound can be used to determine if these are present.
How to treat chronic prostatitis
The pathology usually develops over a very long period of time, sometimes without years, with no obvious symptoms. Perhaps the appearance of such symptoms:
- appearance of increased urination;
- pain in the lower abdomen;
- disruption of the discharge process.
Treatment of this pathology is carried out with antibiotics for about 5-7 weeks. The course of complex therapy for prostatitis also includes the use of substances that stimulate tissue regeneration and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Doctors at the complex also prescribe alpha-blockers that reduce prostate excitement. Among the methods of physiotherapy, the most popular for this disease are microwave therapy and myostimulation sessions.
Treatment of asymptomatic chronic prostatitis
This type develops without showing pathological symptoms. Many experts believe that asymptomatic prostatitis does not require urgent treatment.
It is enough to carry out some preventive procedures. Prevention also includes a proper diet, an active lifestyle, abstinence from alcohol and vitamin preparations.
Complex treatment of chronic non-bacterial prostatitis
For the treatment of this pathology in the therapeutic complex such means and methods are used as follows:
- antibacterial drugs;
- sessions of different types of physiotherapy;
- collection of herbs and various phytopreparations;
- Anti-inflammatory therapy.
The pathological symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of ordinary prostatitis, which is a slow form.
The most suitable types of complex treatment today
The most popular types of complex therapy for prostatitis are:
- antibacterial complex;
- anti-inflammatory drugs;
- complex immunity;
- physiotherapy sessions;
- massage treatments;
- operation.
What are each of the methods?
Anti-inflammatory therapy
The complex course of treatment provides the use of various drugs that have anti-inflammatory effects.
Basically, they are special tools, for example:
- propolis candles (broad-spectrum drugs, suppress the inflammatory process, increase the body's immunity);
- suppositories containing ichthyol (used for slow pathological forms, increases blood flow and has analgesic properties).
Antibacterial therapy
Antibiotics are used in this therapy. It is considered the basis of all complex therapy in all cases of this pathology, especially in acute prostatitis. This type of prostatitis, if properly prescribed, can be completely treated with the use of such drugs. And after that there will be no complications.
The main thing in this situation is the right choice of antibacterial drugs. This takes into account how sensitive the microorganisms are to the drug, the capabilities of the drug and the sensitivity of the patient's body to it.
Patient safety should be a priority when prescribing, especially if the drug is to be used for a long time. Antibacterial drugs are prescribed with obvious symptoms of an infectious lesion. In this case, the patient's body temperature rises, pain in the perineum is visible.
Antibacterial agents derived from a number of macrolides are especially popular in modern medicine. These drugs have tissue-penetrating properties. This ability allows them to overcome tissue barriers in the prostate gland and enter directly into the foci of inflammation.
Such treatment, as a rule, is carried out within two weeks. If there is no improvement at the end of the course, the product should be discontinued. If there is a change in effectiveness, treatment with the prescribed drug can be continued until complete recovery.
Immunostimulating therapy
In addition to the healing methods described earlier, doctors are often given immunostimulatory drugs, which are cheap and effective for prostatitis. It should also be noted that a decrease in the body's immunity or the protective function of individual organs leads to the rapid development of bacterial forms of prostatitis.
Therefore, it is unacceptable to forget about immunomodulatory substances. In complex therapy, such drugs are prescribed when various pathological forms are detected. In most cases, zinc-containing drugs are prescribed. It is an element that has the ability to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses.
Immunostimulating herbal remedies are less popular here. Among them, the preparation of echinacea deserves special attention. There are medicines that are a combination of several herbs.
They strengthen the body's immune system well. If the patient has a chronic pathology, antibacterial agents are included in the complex. Immunity drugs give the best results in a relatively short time.
In addition, it helps to consolidate the results of the treatment of pathologists and prevents the recurrence of the disease.
Sometimes it is better to use complex preparations containing vitamins and minerals, as well as herbal substances. Such funds help to accelerate the recovery process in the affected organs and increase their resistance to any infection.
Physiotherapy
The use of physiological procedures in the complex of prostatitis therapy is equally important. Such therapy can contribute to complex treatment and, as a result, accelerate the "work" of drugs that affect the effectiveness of treatment.
The advantages of such therapy are as follows:
- Physiotherapy improves lymph and blood circulation, which helps to quickly resolve inflammatory infiltrates. Unimpeded flow of medicines is also provided.
- Improved metabolic process has a positive effect on prostate regeneration.
- Membrane cell permeability facilitates drug entry.
The most "popular" physiotherapy methods are:
- Galvanizing sessions (low power direct current);
- Electrostimulation procedures (causes muscle spasms);
- UHF (high frequency electromagnetic field motion);
- Microwave ovens (effect of ultrasonic waves);
- Magnetic therapy (low frequency current with a constant magnetic field).
Prostate (prostate) massage
This procedure is also one of the physiotherapy treatments for prostatitis. Several types of massage are used in this situation. According to experts, regular sessions of prostate massage help to prevent internal stagnation and improve the process of removal of prostate secretions. This procedure is contraindicated only in the following cases:
- prostatitis is acute bacterial in nature (infection can be more widespread);
- there were complications associated with anus pathologies.
This type of massage technique
Sessions should be conducted only by a highly qualified specialist - a urologist or andrologist. This requirement is necessary in order not to hurt. For the procedure, it is necessary to know the exact location of the prostate and the origin of its defect. Massage:
- accelerates the penetration of drugs into the prostate tissue;
- promotes increased blood flow;
- has a positive effect on the muscles of the pancreas.
Surgical intervention
With the development of various complications of the pathology, surgery may be required.
For example, such a problematic phenomenon is the formation of abscesses and purulent inflammatory foci, which can be eliminated only in this way. Surgical treatment is also needed when there is an urgent need to restore the ability to urinate from the urethra with acute urinary retention that occurs when the urethral passage narrows.
An operation is indispensable, even in the case of irreversible processes, such as prostate hyperplasia. In this case, surgical treatment is the most effective. However, the size of the tumor and pathological symptoms are reduced.
This method can cause side effects, although most male patients do not have a specific health problem. In modern medicine, there are several types of surgery, the choice of which depends on many factors determined by the doctor as a result of the examination.
Treatment with folk remedies
This method is also worth noting. Scientific medicine does not consider folk remedies to be effective and correct, although some are quite effective and do not cause complications. For example, in pathologies, the well-known parsley can be used.
Pour a liter of boiling water, put on fire and continue to cook over low heat for a third of an hour. You can use not only grass, but also seeds. You can make a tincture from the seeds.
Just remember that prostatitis is a serious pathology. It will not disappear with a wave of a magic wand. Even with the disappearance of obvious signs of pathology, the process can pass unnoticed to the patient, and "one fine day" suddenly manifests itself in acute inflammation or another problem.
For this reason, it is necessary to undergo a high-quality comprehensive course of treatment:
- apply to a highly qualified and experienced specialist;
- it is necessary to strictly follow the course of treatment prescribed by your doctor.
Only with the complex treatment of prostatitis it is possible to completely get rid of this disease and regain health for many years.