The treatment regimen for prostatitis

Prostate inflammation is one of the most common diseases among men. At the early stage of development, the pathology does not cause obvious symptoms, which makes diagnosis difficult. However, in order to maintain health, an adequate regimen of treatment of prostatitis is required, selected by the attending physician individually, depending on the clinical manifestations and the results of the tests.

Principles of the correct treatment of prostatitis

Young men do not think about possible problems with the prostate, because everyone considers this disease to be a disease of the older generation. In fact, people over 50 are more susceptible to this disease. However, statistics given by experts show that even young men suffer from prostatitis.

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

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

New ways of dealing with prostatitis are a set 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 and strengthen the immune system.

The complex method includes several successive steps of prostatitis treatment:

• A thorough medical examination to identify the specific causes of prostatitis and the stage of the disease. For diagnosis, a general blood test and determination of PSA level, ultrasound, examination of prostate secretion, ejaculate and urine are used.
• Antibacterial therapy with the help of individually selected drugs to destroy the focus of infection, which has become a factor in the development of prostatitis.
• The appointment of physiotherapy procedures as an additional treatment.
• Prostatic massage course. The procedure aims to improve prostate function and prevent erectile disorders.
• Adjustment of the nutrition system of the patient with prostatitis. During 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 vitamin and mineral complex, homemade 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 drugs for prostatitis, which have properties to prevent the growth and development of harmful microorganisms inside the human body.

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

types of antibiotics

Reception of drug is appointed by the doctor after executing medical tests. 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. Groups of drugs widely used for treatment are presented in the table:

	tetracyclines	penicillins	fluoroquinolones	macrolides	cephalosporins
ureaplasma	+		+	+
mycoplasma	+		+	+
Chlamydia	+		+	+
gonococci		+	+	+	+
enterobacteria	+	+			+
enterococci	+	+
Klebsiella	+	+	+		+
protein		+	+		+
coli	+	+			+
Koch Wand		+	+

Physiotherapy

Additional procedures are prescribed based on the results of a medical examination and an established diagnosis. This is an integral part of the complex treatment of patients with prostate inflammation. Manipulations are used to reinforce the effect of taking medications in the treatment of prostatitis.

• Improves local blood circulation in the pelvic region. Cell metabolism and tissue regeneration processes are normalized.
• Lymph outflow is stimulated, which prevents congestion in the prostate and reduces inflammation.
• During treatment, the microcirculation process within the prostate tissues is normalized. As a result, the delivery of medicinal substances to the prostate and the removal of bacterial residues are accelerated.
• Improves the excretion of prostate secretion, which reduces the likelihood of a bacterial infection spreading.
• The permeability of cells and tissues increases, 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, treatment sessions are recommended.

The duration of the course of therapy is determined by the doctor. Some of them are recommended to be done every day, others weekly. Modern medicine offers a complete list of possible physical therapy procedures:

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

2. Electromagnetic field therapyultra high frequency.
3. ultrasound treatment. High frequency vibrations are used, which are not perceived by the ear.
4. Darsonvalization. The patient is exposed to high frequency pulsed current.
5. galvanizing. A very effective physiotherapy method, it occupies one of the first places among therapeutic and preventive procedures. During the session, a direct current of low strength and low voltage is used.
6. electrophoresiswith the use of medications. A complex procedure combines the effect on prostate tissue with the direct current and pharmacological properties of drugs.
7. magnetotherapy. Physical therapy, in which the patient's body is exposed to a low-frequency magnetic field.
8. laser therapy. Conducted low-intensity radiation at the focus of inflammation.
9. therapeutic enemas. The method involves introducing solutions based on medicinal herbs and vegetable oils into the patient's rectum.
10. bath 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.

prostate massage

One of the most common methods of treating and preventing prostate disease. The method of mechanical stimulation of the prostate has been used in medicine worldwide for over 100 years. And it still remains an effective treatment procedure.

The massage session is led by a medically trained specialist. There is an opinion that manipulations can be carried out independently. However, due to the anatomical features of a person and the location of their internal organs, this is impossible. Impact on the prostate should be therapeutic in nature and performed by a qualified healthcare professional.

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, 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 phase of the disease, as well as during exacerbation of chronic prostatitis.

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

1. Tea with honey. A simple, family-friendly snack has healing properties. A 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 daily. Another way to use them: Twist the peeled, unroasted pumpkin seeds in a meat grinder and mix with 200 grams of honey. From the resulting mixture, form balls the size of a walnut. It is recommended to eat a ball every day before meals.
3. Aspen bark tincture. 100 grams of crushed shell must be mixed with 1 glass of vodka and closed with a lid. Store for 2 weeks in a cool, dark place, then strain 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 is the absence of a positive effect from the drugs taken, folk remedies and physical therapy. With the development of abscesses, severe inflammatory processes and urinary 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 70 years old, due to the 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 the acute form.
• Respiratory viral infections.
• Blood clotting disorders.
• The need for prolonged use of blood-thinning medications.

Preventive measures

To prevent the development of prostatitis, you do not need to take drugs or use various popular methods. The most effective way to maintain your own health is prevention. Just follow a healthy lifestyle and minimize risk factors.

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

3. Annual preventive exams. Most men consider a visit to the doctor, for no apparent reason, a waste of time. Prostatitis at 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, conversely, exhaustive 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. Normal 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 proper treatment. A modern approach to therapy offers a wide range of support for men's health. In severe forms of the disease, recovery may be delayed for an indefinite period of time. You should not delay a visit to the doctor, at the initial stage of the disease, you can restore the normal functioning of the prostate and relieve unpleasant painful symptoms.