When chronic prostatitis is diagnosed, the doctor determines the treatment methods. This disease is very common along with prostate adenoma and it is quite a serious problem for men's health. As a result of chronic prostatitis, the quality of intimate life significantly deteriorates, which is a huge drawback.
This disease is an emerging inflammatory process of the tissues of the prostate gland. But not all men are in a hurry to turn to a specialist for help, and therefore the disease is significantly triggered, it is not always known what this will lead to in each case.
Prostatitis often leads to infertility and the development of an infection that quickly spreads to other internal organs, especially the bladder, testicles, and kidneys.
Causes and symptoms of the disease
Researchers have shown that prostatitis is beginning to occur more and more in young people. This is mainly due to infection with sexually transmitted infections, such as mycoplasmosis, gonorrhea, ureaplasmosis, etc. In the case of unprotected sexual intercourse, infection with various diseases and their untimely treatment will inevitably lead to the development of such a disease.
An interesting fact is that the development of this disease can occur due to the presence of a chronic internal disease and even in the presence of caries. In this case, chronic prostatitis develops as a result of the spread of infection by the hematogenous route; otherwise, this pathway may be called the spread of infection through the blood within the body.
Even such banal factors as unbalanced nutrition, weak immunity, too frequent colds, as well as the use of drugs by a man that negatively affect protective functions, play a role.
Excess weight, lack of mobility and even constipation affect the inhibition of blood circulation in the pelvis, which most likely leads to prostatitis.
In the acute form, prostatitis in a man manifests as:
- urinating too often;
- characteristic sensations of poor bladder emptying that occur during urination;
- during bowel movements, pain occurs in the rectal region;
- pains of various kinds in the groin and behind the pubis, felt more strongly after urination;
- the temperature rises quite frequently.
Chronic prostatitis is less severe:
- frequent urination, which does not cause any particular inconvenience to the man and gets used to it over time;
- unexpressed pain in the pelvis and perineum;
- sudden onset of impotence.
Prostatitis diagnosis
As soon as a man has noticed a manifestation of the disease, he should immediately contact a urologist, since timely treatment in the early stages will probably lead to recovery.
The urologist, after treating the patient, makes diagnoses using the following methods:
- Palpation of the gland penetrating through the rectum. This procedure for a man is an extremely unpleasant process, but it is necessary, as it will allow the specialist to determine the size, density and structure of the prostate gland.
- Instrumental method, including MRI and ultrasound. This last procedure aims to identify pathologies of the prostate, kidneys and internal organs. Ultrasound in this case can be performed through the abdominal wall or by transrectal ultrasound, which is performed through the rectum.
- A laboratory method, which can be general or special clinical. The first option includes a blood and urine test.
The second option includes:
- using the PCR technique, infections are detected, for this it is necessary to take a swab from the urethra;
- taking a smear for bacteriological culture;
- PSA analysis;
- The prostate discharge is taken for microscopy.
Treatment
Prostatitis is treated with the following techniques:
- As prescribed by a doctor, a man is prescribed symptomatic medications that can alleviate the patient's condition.
- After proper research, the most effective targeted antibacterial agents are prescribed.
- Immunotherapy drugs.
- Anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Once the acute phase is over, physical therapy is prescribed to the patient through prostate massage.
- Stimulation of unspecific resistance.
- The use of sedatives.
- One of the most important treatment methods is to change a man's unhealthy lifestyle, especially if he has a sedentary job and an unhealthy diet. The most effective way is to walk in the fresh air and do specific gymnastics, which is aimed at improving blood circulation in the pelvic region.
In the case of chronic prostatitis, the specialist may prescribe slightly different treatment methods, which are combined into a set of measures aimed at the rapid recovery of the patient. Of course, prescribed vitamin preparations and herbal medicines should not be neglected.
When a urologist prescribes antibiotics, he is first guided by laboratory tests that show what kinds of bacteria he should be exposed to. The most popular are drugs from the group of macrolides, 5-NOK and similar agents, which are designed to treat the disease, especially in the acute stage.
In some cases, surgery is indicated as a treatment for chronic prostatitis, this method is mainly necessary when the chronic stage has passed to the prostate adenoma or in case of narrowing of the urethra.
In the case of physiotherapy, the specialist may prescribe:
- laser therapy;
- ultrasound phonophoresis;
- diadynamophoresis;
- microwave hypermia.
Effective treatment of chronic prostatitis is a complex measure that aims not only to alleviate the patient's condition, but also to prevent the possibility of complications.
For a man who has chronic prostatitis, the treatment methods in this case should in no case interfere with regular sexual intercourse, but in this case it is necessary to take care of the safety of the partner.
It is important for every man to know that the chronic form of prostatitis is a precancerous condition and that ignoring and fearful of prescribed procedures can lead to an adenoma and even the development of prostate cancer.