Prostatitis and modern treatments

According to statistics, today at least 40% of men of productive age are not happy owners when suffering from pelvic inflammatory diseases. Due to some delicate problems of the pathology, most patients only seek medical attention if the characteristic signs of the disease significantly complicate daily life.

Going to the doctor for prostatitis

Timely examination and treatment at an early stage will help prostate inflammation heal faster.

It is possible to cure the disease quickly and provided that only minimal therapy is used in the early stages of the disease, when there are practically no symptoms. If treatment is not carried out in time, the definitive treatment of prostatitis can take a long time and require the use of many complex therapies. Modern methods include not only the use of drugs, but also other ways to get rid of the unpleasant disease.

General rules and regulations

Modern methods of treating prostatitis include not only the use of drugs, but also physical therapy. In addition, patients need to make some adjustments to their diet and daily activities. These measures are necessary not only to eliminate the main symptoms of the disease, but also to prevent its reappearance.

Depending on the stage of the disease, progression, accompanying pathology as well as some individual characteristics of the patient, specialist doctors can apply conservative or surgical treatment methods.

  • The conservative approach involves the treatment of diseases in men using the most common methods. It could be medication, some physical therapy methods, adherence to lifestyle and nutrition regimens. The use of a conservative approach is permissible both in the early stages of the development of the disease and for the treatment of its chronic and acute forms.
  • If the disease is severe, i. e. the disease-causing tissue of the prostate gland has almost completely replaced healthy tissue and the gland is not functioning fully, then a surgical treatment method will be used. It consists of surgical intervention, through which pathological tumors are removed and the function of the prostate gland is fully or partially restored. This method is usually used only in severe cases, when the treatment with such means as drugs and physical therapy does not yield clear results and there is no positive motivation.

Medical therapy

As the name implies, drug therapy is the treatment of prostatitis, as well as some other diseases of the genitals in men, by taking drugs. Currently, there are many drugs that not only allow to eliminate the inflammatory process, but also help increase immunity, eliminate the negative consequences of taking antibiotics, and also completely restore the function of production. export.

Modern drugs, often used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in men, are combined into several main groups, each of which implies one or another effect on the body. For example:

  • A characteristic feature of prostatitis is the following aspect: most of the disease develops against the background of the presence of congestive phenomena occurring in the pelvis. Their appearance is due to a decrease in blood and lymph flow, as a result of a sedentary lifestyle, lack of regular intimate relationships, etc. v. According to this view, in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in men, people use drugs that restore blood circulation and eliminate disease-causing phenomena.
  • Antibacterial drugs. If the disease arises due to an infection in the body, that is, prostatitis with a bacterial pathogenesis, the treatment of the disease in men is to use antibiotics to eliminate pathogens and restore the microflora. characteristic of the body.
  • Urinary problems in men, manifested in the appearance of pain in the bladder area, are also caused by widespread inflammation, which constricts the muscles of the excretory system causing pain. To eliminate this phenomenon, modern drugs are used that effectively eliminate spasms, relax muscles and thereby relieve unpleasant sensations.
  • If the development of prostatitis in men is the result of a change in the hormonal background, then the drug is also used during treatment, which works to restore and normalize the level of hormones.
  • The typical symptoms of prostatitis are pain, burning, and itching in the prostate area. To eliminate the negative signs of the disease in men, topical preparations are used that have a soothing, healing and regenerating effect on tissues.

Prostate massage

Prostate massage can be mentioned as a modern method of treating both prostatitis and a number of other inflammatory diseases. This is due to the fact that for direct physical impact on the prostate area, various devices and apparatus are also used, their action is based on the radiation of magnetic waves. Although, to be fair, it should be noted that palpation of the prostate is most commonly performed.

Massage is one of the most effective treatments for the production system. It allows you to effectively eliminate the phenomena of a stagnant nature, restore blood circulation and reduce the inflammatory process. In addition, only with the support of massage is it possible to remove pus and secretions accumulated during the disease process from the prostate gland.

However, the use of this method is unacceptable in acute forms of the disease.

Physical therapy

Most of the methods of treating prostatitis with physical therapy are modern. In general medical practice, the following are most commonly used:

  • laser therapy. The effect of laser radiation on the affected organs and tissues allows you to quickly eliminate inflammatory processes and relieve discomfort. In addition, there is a process that activates tissue regeneration, as well as restores blood circulation.
  • Magnetic therapy. Currently, this treatment method is being widely used. A procedure of this type involves applying a magnetic field to the patient's tissues, as a result of which blood and lymphatic flow is restored, the absorption of active substances into organs and tissues, iscontained in preparations prescribed to patients for the treatment of prostatitis, improved.
  • Microwave - therapy, which works on exposure to heat. This method contributes to the regeneration and repair of tissues, can significantly reduce pain and contributes to better absorption of drugs taken by the body.

There are also other methods of physical therapy that are not used in modern medical practice. Accordingly, their use can only be done on the individual initiative of the patient. These include acupuncture, leech therapy, healing wrap, and herbal medicine.

Additional method

By now, almost every specialist knows that eliminating the main symptoms of both prostatitis and other inflammatory diseases of the vagina will not bring tangible results without measures such as compliance with the law. lifestyle and nutrition regimen.

Due to the fact that the disease often occurs against the background of characteristic stagnation, for prevention and treatment it is necessary to eliminate this pathology and restore blood and lymph flow. To do this, the patient should perform daily physical exercises to strengthen blood vessels and improve blood microcirculation in the pelvic organs.

However, overusing loads and systematic overwork can have the opposite effect, which is to cause negative stagnation. Accordingly, when choosing exercises, it is necessary to take into account the individual characteristics of the patient.