A typical disease of men, accompanied by dysfunction of the genitourinary system and contributing to the development of a number of irreversible pathologies, is prostatitis.The disease is an inflammation of the prostate gland.
Symptoms of the disease include:
- pain in almost all parts of the hip area (perineum, anus, groin area, scrotum, etc.);
- urination becomes more frequent and is accompanied by pain;
- the body temperature rises and the temperature in the anus is noticeably higher than the temperature in the armpit;
- joint and muscle pain can vary in intensity;
- Periodically, severe headaches occur and general weakness of the body appears.
Why does prostatitis occur?
The causes of pathology are divided into infectious and non-infectious.Obviously, in the first case, the cause of the disease is the activity of microorganisms that enter the human body from the outside.
Among the non-infectious causes, it is worth highlighting a weakened immune system, hypothermia, low physical activity, prolonged sexual abstinence, excessively active sexual life and alcoholism.
The infectious causes of prostatitis can be divided into two types.The first type of infectious causes includes infections acquired sexually from an infected partner, and the second type includes infectious diseases existing in the body of men, against the background of which prostatitis develops (chronic tonsillitis, sinusitis, kidney disease).
Types of prostatitis
Due to a number of factors and criteria, prostatitis is divided into acute, chronic, chronic bacterial and asymptomatic.Often the disease is accompanied by urethritis or vesiculitis.The appearance of acute prostatitis may be due to the pathogenic activity of a large number of microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.).Many microorganisms are an integral part of the healthy microflora of skin or intestinal tissues;However, when they enter the prostate tissue they cause an inflammatory process that develops rapidly.Due to the pronounced clinical symptoms, diagnosing the acute form of the pathology is a relatively simple task.As a rule, blood and urine tests are sufficient, but to obtain maximum information, a smear can be taken for bacteriological examination, transrectal ultrasound, CT or MRI.
The development of a chronic bacterial form of prostatitis occurs as a result of the pathogenic activity of pathogenic microorganisms that have entered the prostate tissue.Among the methods to diagnose this form of the disease, it is worth highlighting uroflowmetry, microscopy of prostatic secretions and study urography.
Prostatitis treatment
The treatment of prostatitis is based on the use of antibiotics, varying their aggressiveness depending on the development and course of the pathology.The prescription of medications is individual in each specific case, it depends both on the form of the disease and the characteristics of the organism.The prescription of medications and their dosage is determined by the treating urologist, based on the results of diagnostic studies.For some forms of prostatitis, combination therapy is used, that is, the use of several antibiotics at the same time;For this reason, drugs are prescribed that neutralize its side effects (probiotics).It is possible to use immunostimulants to strengthen the functional capacity of the immune system and vitamin complexes.In some cases, prostate massage is prescribed.Treatment of the disease should be approached very, very seriously, at least in connection with the possible development of malignant neoplasms during the development of prostatitis.Prostate cancer is not only a dangerous disease, it often threatens a person's life.Do not neglect treatment under any circumstances and, when the first signs of the disease appear, contact a urologist.Therapy in the early stages of prostatitis will help you get rid of the disease forever.