Chronic prostatitis is the most common inflammatory disease of the male reproductive system organs. He was shocked by both young men and men. According to statistics, at the age of 80, 8 out of 10 men will find out what chronic prostatitis is from their own experience.
What is chronic prostatitis
Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. Most often, infections of the geniturinary system, which were not healed in time, lead to its occurrence. The development of inflammation can be a catalyst for hypothermia, lack of physical activity, reduction of immunity due to other diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, presence of bad habits, constant fatigue and stress.
The peak of the incidence is 20-40 years - the most active age. However, it is not easy to identify this disease - the symptoms of prostatitis are often masked for other diseases and vice versa - diseases of other organs can give a clinical picture similar to prostatitis.
Distinguish Acute bacterial prostatitis And Chronic prostatitis - The first type is rare - up to 5% of all cases. 95% chronic prostatitis, which is extremely rarely a result of the acute form of the disease. Chronic prostatitis is often primary.
As a reference
The prostate gland is involved in the maintenance of the urinary tract pH and the viability of sperm, protecting the geniturinary system from infections.
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis
The first sign of the development of prostatitis is the occurrence of discomfort and pain or cutting of lower abdominal pain. Occasionally, the pain is the thigh or the lower back and often worsens after ejaculation.
Sexual dysfunction develops very rapidly - libido decreases and problems arise with erection and duration of sexual intercourse. And finally, the pain begins with all urination.
If you notice such symptoms by yourself, do not meditate on your own - determine whether you or other disease is prostatitis, only one doctor is capable.
Laboratory signs of chronic prostatitis
The diagnosis is not only based on patients' complaints - laboratory tests are required to identify prostatitis. In particular, analysis of urine, ejaculation and prostate. In addition, ultrasound is often performed to determine the size and shape of the prostate.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis can be found in the microscopic examination of the gland secret, the presence of E. coli, enterobacteria, clostridium or other microorganisms. In the chronic non -bacterial prostatitis of laboratory tests, the presence of leukocytes in the secret of the gland and in the third part of the urine.
Methods of treating chronic prostatitis
As a general rule, prostatitis is successfully treated with conservative methods. But therapy must be complex. In addition, it is highly recommended to review lifestyle - an unbalanced diet, a sedentary lifestyle and random sexual relationships really play a major role in the development of chronic prostatitis.
Drugs
Medicinal treatment performs several purposes at the same time - prescribing analgesics and anti -inflammatory drugs, and drugs that activate the regenerating and immunomodulatory functions of the body cells. The treatment of chronic prostatitis is likely to require the course of antibiotics. The course lasts about one and a half months, sometimes it takes more approaches. Probiotic drugs are prescribed to prevent dysbiosis.
Prostate massage
The prostate massage is performed manually through the anus. This is not the most pleasant procedure, but its efficiency is very high.
Physiotherapy procedures
Treatment of chronic prostatitis with thermal physiotherapy provides good results by improving microcirculation and drug absorption in the tissue. Physiotherapeutic procedures include ultrasound heating and irrigation with an antibacterial solution against me.
Balneotherapy
In many sanatoriums, chronic prostatitis is successfully treated with balneotherapy methods, ie mineral waters. For the treatment of patients with prostatitis, weak mineralized water is usually prescribed in bathrooms and in the form. There are famous balneological resorts where prostatitis is treated.
Diet treatment
The first signs of prostatitis should keep a special diet. Above all, you should leave alcoholic beverages as ethyl alcohol irritates the prostate wires, increasing pain and inflammation. In addition, the use of fatty meat should be restricted to exclude cholesterol plaques and further deterioration in blood circulation. The legumes, mushrooms, offensive, salty and spicy foods, tea and coffee, carbonated drinks and cakes are prohibited.
The diet of chronic prostatitis should include zinc -rich foods (found in seafood and pumpkin seeds). It is recommended that you eat as many vegetables as possible (except those that contribute to gas formation such as cauliflower), dairy products, cereals and dried fruits.
Important!
It should be understood that the diet of chronic prostatitis is not a temporary measure. If you have made such a diagnosis, the principles of proper nutrition should be kept constantly, otherwise the relapse is inevitable.
Surgical intervention
Prostatitis is rarely prescribed. The risk of complications and the failure of treatment and the relatively long rehabilitation period exceed the benefits of surgery. Therefore, the operation in this case is an extreme measure. Surgical intervention is only presented in cases where conservative treatment does not result in, but also under emergency conditions - the prostate abscess, the confused abscesses of the adjacent tissues, the lack of urination, the presence of kidney stones and the bladder, the benign prostate hyperplasia or the suspected.
The main methods for surgical treatment of prostatitis are as follows:
- Prostatectomy - complete removal of the prostate;
- Prostate resection - removal of some of the gland;
- Cemcisio - a circular elimination of the entire foreskin to prevent the formation of prostatitis and the treatment of chronic forms;
- Drainage of the abscess in order to free the purulent content.
Treatment of prostatitis takes long months and does not always lead to complete healing. If you are diagnosed with chronic prostatitis, be prepared for the fact that you need to change your lifestyle, otherwise the therapy will be meaningless. Undoubtedly, preventing prostatitis is much easier than treatment. To prevent the disease, always use obstacle -protecting products, try to move as much as possible (prostatitis sedentary lifestyle disease), stick to the correct diet and prevent hypothermia.