Is there an effective cure for prostatitis?Medications for the treatment of any type of prostatitis in men, what drugs are the basis of choice?Prostate inflammation can affect a man at any age, so prostate treatment medications are used to treat both acute and chronic pathologies.The feasibility of prescriptions and their use are evaluated only by a urologist after a detailed examination of the patient and diagnostic measures.
But first of all, remember that in addition to the medications described below, prostatitis in men must be treated comprehensively.A special diet, physical therapy and exercises take up most of the treatment of this disease.Don't forget this.
Rational antibacterial therapy
The most common reason why prostatitis occurs is the penetration of pathogenic bacteria into the gland.That is why antibiotics are the drugs of choice for the treatment of acute and chronic prostatitis in men.
First of all, broad-spectrum drugs are prescribed to treat prostatitis, and after obtaining the results of bacterial culture, narrow-spectrum drugs (against the corresponding pathogen) are prescribed.If the pathogenic microorganism is not identified, which occurs quite frequently, treatment is continued with the same broad-spectrum antibiotic, as long as there is a positive dynamic during its intake.In exceptional cases, the antibiotic is replaced by another empirically (according to the doctor's own experience).
Let's see which lists of drugs (antibiotics) for the treatment of prostatitis in men are considered effective.
Fluoroquinolones
These are broad-spectrum drugs that have a high capacity to accumulate directly in the prostate tissue of men.Due to this property, they are very effective in treating prostatitis.
But, despite this, these antibiotics are prescribed to men with caution, since they have the following side effects:
- From the gastrointestinal tract: heartburn, epigastric pain, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting.
- On the part of the central nervous system: ototoxicity, insomnia, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, convulsions, paresthesia, tremors.
- Possible allergic reaction: itching, rash, Quincke's edema.
It is prohibited to prescribe fluoroquinolones for the treatment of severe cerebral atherosclerosis, deficiency of an enzyme such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and allergic reactions to the components of the drug.
Tetracyclines and macrolides.
These are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but it must be taken into account that these drugs have little activity against staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli.
Most of the side effects of taking tetracyclines are associated with gastrointestinal disorders: nausea, vomiting and heartburn.In large doses, these antibiotics are hepato- and nephrotoxic.
Antibacterial agents for the treatment of the prostate of this group, as well as fluoroquinolones, penetrate well and accumulate in the prostate of men.This is the least toxic group of antibiotics and, better than other medications, has few side effects.
Macrolides have a predominantly bacteriostatic effect.They show good activity against gram-positive bacteria and intracellular parasites (chlamydia, legionella, mycoplasma).
Criteria for choosing antibacterial agents.
Remember that antimicrobial agents are prescribed for treatment individually for each patient, taking into account various factors.Let's take a closer look:
- The pathogen that caused the disease.
- Form (chronic or acute) and severity of the pathology.
- Presence of contraindications for the patient.
- Side effects.
- Bioavailability of antibacterial drugs in prostate tissue.
- The method of entry of the drug into the patient's body.
Do not try to treat prostatitis yourself, as this can harm you and cause the pathogenic flora that caused the disease to become resistant to antimicrobial agents.If treatment with antibacterial agents does not bring any positive effect within 3 days, they should be replaced with another group.
Symptomatic and pathogenic therapy.
This type of treatment of prostatitis in men with medications improves the patient's quality of life and increases the speed of recovery by eliminating the symptoms of the disease.Includes the following:
- Alpha adrenergic blockers.Medicines of this group are necessarily used in the complex treatment of prostatitis in men to facilitate urination, prevent stagnation of secretions in the gland and their reverse reflux.Its action is to relieve spasms of the smooth muscles of the prostate, bladder and ureteral walls.They are also used for prostate adenoma.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).NSAIDs help reduce inflammation in the gland tissue, thereby improving urination and eliminating stagnation of secretions.They also eliminate pain.
- Hormonal medications.The prostate is a hormone-dependent organ, that is, its functionality is influenced by the hormonal background of the male body.The essence of hormone therapy is to take antiandrogen drugs that reduce the amount of male sex hormones in the patient's body.This helps reduce inflammation and the amount of glandular tissue in the prostate.
We have listed the main drugs that are best used to treat prostatitis at the current stage of medical development.Remember that you should always consult your doctor before purchasing them.