The prostate gland is the most vulnerable organ in the male body. The disease of the prostate we meet every third of men between the ages of 20 years. In this hyperplasia of the prostate and bph cause erection problems, are often a consequence of chronic prostatitis. That is why it is necessary to know the characteristic signs of chronic prostatitis and how to cure it.
Prostatitis, chronic — what is it?
Chronic prostatitis is a long, flowing into the prostate gland the inflammatory process. The term brings together different forms of the disease, manifest similar clinical symptoms.
Category chronic prostatitis:
- Infectious — caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses;
- Non-communicable diseases (stagnant) — otherwise called the syndrome of chronic pelvic pain, flowing with signs of inflammation, or without them;
- Asymptomatic — in the absence of clinical manifestations of the inflammation is revealed only with a careful examination of the prostate.
In 95% of cases are diagnosed as non-infectious chronic prostatitis. When the first floor of the development of inflammation should be stagnation in the prostate — its secret or circulation of the blood in the veins.
The risk of the disease chronic prostatitis up to date in the persons of:
- leading irregular sexual life, regularly engaged in the interruption of sexual intercourse to avoid pregnancy of partner;
- the office staff and drivers (sedentary work causes a stagnation of the blood in the basin);
- prefer to wear a tight underwear;
- abuse of alcohol and smoking.
Chronic prostatitis: signs of aggravation
Chronic prostatitis develops gradually, and for many years may not be a cause for concern. Periodically, the man can celebrate:
- Unpleasant sensations in the perineal area;
- The pain of minimal intensity with the characteristic that radiates to the sacrum, rectum, and sexual organs;
- Some frequent urination, with the appearance of pain and reduced pathological secretion of the urethra, and weak urine stream;
- The pain of the penis head after ejaculation (disappear within 30 minutes);
- Burning sensation in the urethra, appearance, pain during sexual intercourse.
The stress, the cold, transferred the infection, with consequent weakening of the immune system, and the consumption of spicy foods/alcohol can cause a worsening of chronic prostatitis. In this way, the intensity of the painful events grows and remembers the acute inflammation.
With the development of the disease and involvement in the pathological process nerves more and more, and enhanced the erectile dysfunction, which greatly affects on the psychological state of the patient.
However, the chronic prostatitis is full not only the violation of power, poor erection, decrease in sensations during orgasm, or their total absence, of premature ejaculation.
The disease often results in the development of cystitis, pyelonephritis, and inflammation of the testes, aggravating to the pathology of base. In addition, it significantly increases the risk of formation of stones in the prostate, adenoma, or the appearance of a malignant tumor. In the long course of chronic prostatitis develops infertility.
The symptoms of chronic prostatitis to its forms and stages
The symptoms of chronic prostatitis depend on the form of the disease and the disease phase (exacerbation or remission).
The chronic bacterial prostatitis
Signs of chronic prostatitis, caused by the microflora pathogenic, periodically occur with different intensity. During an acute exacerbation of the symptoms of inflammation more pronounced. - Infectious, chronically runs prostatitis is manifested:
- Common signs of inflammation in the body — fever, weakness, chills, muscle pain (occur worsening);
- the syndrome of local inflammation — pain in the lower abdomen, increasing during sexual intercourse, after defecation and urination, prolonged absence of proximity;
- Disorders of the urogenital system — urine, intermittent, disturbance of erectile capacity;
- Deviations in laboratory studies — identifying secret of the prostate and urine analysis for bacteria/fungi, signs of inflammation in the blood (leukocytosis, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and urinalysis (leucocyturia, proteins).
Outside the aggravation of the inflammation symptoms of chronic prostatitis deleted. The complaint of a patient indicate a disorder of the urination, reduction of sexual desire and other disorders of erectile cause expressed nervousness.
Non-communicable chronic prostatitis: the syndrome of chronic pelvic pain
The name itself indicates the dominant in this type of chronic prostatitis is a symptom — pain. Due to the low intensity of pain, prostatitis, chronic non-infectious character often remains unheard.
With the passing of time, the pain amplified, and the clinical picture, the symptoms appear disorders of the sexual function, due to the progression of the phenomena of stagnation and reduction of the muscular tone of the pelvic floor and urethral sphincter.
Often the disease is absolutely asymptomatic. The diagnosis of chronic prostatitis is made on the detection of signs of inflammation of the prostate and hyperplasia during the course of diagnostic investigations. In the analysis of the urine may periodically set leucocyturia.
Methods of treatment of chronic prostatitis
In any case, the treatment of chronic prostatitis requires an individual therapeutic scheme. Is considered the cause of disease (infection, stagnation of secretions or blood, venous), the duration, and the presence of burdening the disease.
Drug therapy:
- Antibacterial drugs — antibiotic treatment is indicated only when expressed inflammation, the search for bacterial agent in the urine, or the secret of the prostate. Antibiotic therapy continues 2-8 weeks. At the end of the course, the symptoms of the disease are often saved in full, even if the factor of infection is completely eliminated.
- Alpha - blockers — are assigned to a high pressure, hypertonus muscles of the bladder. Their application does not give the effect in case of violation of innervation of muscle and the diseases of the pelvic floor.
- Symptomatic treatment chronic prostatitis — for the relief of pain apply drugs NSAIDS, often in the form of pills, to get rid of the anxiety is recommended the intake of antidepressants selective. Hormone therapy — treatment of androgen takes place according to the changes in hormonal levels.
- Immunostimulants — will only be awarded if proven, laboratory of immunodeficiency.
- The tools that regulate the levels of uric acid, — instrumental only when it detects stones in the prostate.
- Vitamin — tools of choice for the treatment of chronic prostatitis become available, the vitamins and minerals. In order to replace them advertised dietary Supplements does not lead the therapeutic outcome, in addition to wasting money.
The surgical treatment of prostatitis
Depending on the pathological process, by which the chronic prostatitis apply in the transurethral resection of the prostate (often replaces the open surgical), drainage endoscopic formed a cyst of the prostate, the surgical correction of the seminal vesicles disorder in the outflow secret.
If diffuse plaques takes place prostatectomy. When hyperplasia of the prostate effective ablative techniques — microwave thermotherapy, and laser ablation.
Other methods of treatment of chronic prostatitis
Some physicians actively prescribed to patients with chronic prostatitis various methods of physical impact on the prostate. However, most of them have a number of contraindications and are assigned only in some cases:
- Massage of the prostate (this is only a small part of the breast) with hyperplastic changes in the body can result in a severe retention of urine, and promotes the spread of the inflammatory process (until the development of sepsis). In addition, it is not possible to do the massage with the stones and cysts of the prostate, expressed venous stasis. The liberation of the prostate from the stagnant secret well occurs when ejaculation natural.
- Gymnastics for the bladder — special exercises to lengthen the interval between urination by up to 4-5 hours are effective in the case of violation of muscle tone of the bladder and of the sphincter. However, their effectiveness is greatly reduced, with a particular syndrome.
- The instillation — deep infusion of drugs into the urethra very painful and full of complications.
- Electrical stimulation, ultrasound and fonoforesi, magnetic therapy and other methods of muscle stimulation are instrumental in the application only with the reduction of the tone of the muscles of the pelvic floor. Physiotherapy will only give temporary relief and long-term effect you get when you solve the causes of the disease.
- The traditional methods — homemade recipes (pumpkin seeds with honey, alcoholic extract of the bark of the poplar, and others) only apply with the approval of the consultation and in any way does not replace the drug therapy.
Prediction: if it is possible to cure chronic prostatitis?
The prognosis in case of chronic prostatitis depends on the timeliness of the treatment of a patient for a qualified help. As you can see, the symptoms and treatment of chronic prostatitis of men closely related — in the absence of changes in iron and muscular dystrophy, the condition of a complete treatment, it is possible to obtain a strong improvement.
Especially when to revise radically his life: eliminate causing congestion factors, to get rid of bad habits and continue to eat.