Prostatitis commonly known as inflammation causes swelling of the tissue and covering of a man's prostate gland, which is located just below the bladder. Prostatitis treatment today is applied through many modern methods, including antibiotic therapy, physical therapy, herbal therapy, immune activation therapy, prostate massage, lifestyle adjustment.
When the patient arrives at the medical facility, the doctor will examine the patient to find the cause of the prostatitis. Treatment of the disease will be prescribed depending on what factors contributed to the onset of the disease.
Treatment of prostatitis begins with the diagnosis of the disease, which, first of all, includes an examination by a urologist. The doctor then examines the patient's abdomen and genitals, palpates the prostate gland with his finger, and inserts it into the rectum. During this exam, your doctor can diagnose an enlarged, swollen, and painful prostate gland.
After a rectal exam, the urologist instructs the patient to donate sperm, urine, and prostate secretions. These analyzes make it possible to judge the presence or absence of signs of infection in it. Sometimes a semen culture is needed.
The appointment of urodynamic studies will help the doctor understand how the disease affects the process of urination.
Transrectal ultrasound, as well as kidney and bladder ultrasound, allows the urologist to assess the volume and structure of the prostate gland, the volume of residual urine, the presence of tumors or stones in the prostate. bladder, the presence of blood clots. or stones in the lower third of the ureter.
Based on the above analysis and research, urologists prescribe therapy for a insidious and difficult to treat disease called prostatitis. Treatment of prostatitis only gives positive results if it is comprehensive and selected by a qualified doctor.
Antibacterial treatment of prostatitis
Due to the infectious nature of prostatitis, doctors prescribe antibiotics to treat prostatitis. Treatment results are only positive if the urologist chooses the right therapy and the patient strictly adheres to the prescribed therapy. It should be remembered that it is impossible to stop the course of antibiotic treatment that has already begun - in this way it can harm not only the diseased organ, but also the whole body.
Patients should inform their doctor of any, even insignificant, changes in their body. If the patient does not feel any change in 2-3 days of treatment, then the doctor should substitute another antibiotic, but not cancel it.
Usually, broad-spectrum drugs - penicillin - are prescribed for treatment.
In addition, modern medicine widely uses means of the fluoroquinolone group. Microorganisms do not develop resistance to these drugs - this is one of the most important qualities of these antibiotics.
In addition, for treatment, many doctors prescribe drugs of the tetracycline group.
Sometimes highly effective drugs of a new generation are used.
Antibacterial treatment of prostatitis in patients with chronic prostatitis lasts about one and a half months. In advanced cases, prostatitis treatment is extended to 16 weeks. Occasionally, during antibiotic treatment, patients develop dysbacteriosis. In this regard, the patient is prescribed the use of drugs that restore intestinal microflora.
Dosage and drug regimen are prescribed by the urologist for each case.
Physiotherapy activities
Treatment of prostatitis through physical therapy includes the use of different methods, the main of which are ultrasound, laser therapy, electrical stimulation, magnetic therapy, microwave therapy, UHF, platingzinc, drug electrophoresis, darsonvalization, differential therapy, bath, mud procedure.
Ultrasound is used as high frequency waves that a person cannot hear.
Laser treatment is a fairly common method that is virtually painless. It is the effect of the laser beam on the tissues of the diseased organ or on the areas of reflection.
Treatment of prostatitis with the help of electrical stimulation is the action of an electrical impulse that causes the muscles of the organ to contract. Electrical stimulation is divided into rectum, perineum, and urethra.
Magnetic therapy is the treatment of prostatitis by exposure to alternating low-frequency and continuous magnetic fields on the tissues of the affected organ.
Microwave therapy involves exposing the affected tissues to a high frequency electromagnetic field.
UHF is a complex of therapeutic measures with the help of condenser plates connected to tissues.
Galvanizing is a treatment method using low continuous current and low voltage.
Drug electrophoresis is the simultaneous action on tissues of low-power direct current and with its help special drugs are introduced into the tissues. The electric current increases the ionic activity in the tissues, and at the same time the pharmacological effect of the drug occurs.
Darsonvalization is a treatment by rapidly quenching low-power, high-frequency pulsed currents with high voltage.
Microtherapy drugs are enemas intended for infusion and administration of various decoctions.
Bathtubs used to treat diseases are assigned to sit collectively or locally. During the bath, different medicinal liquids of different temperatures are used.
Sludge process - the use of therapeutic sludge. Treatments may include the use of external mud applications or the insertion of mud gauze into the anus.
Hirudotherapy
Leeches are a wonderful gift of nature to mankind. With the help of these living organisms, many diseases can be cured, including prostatitis. Treatment of prostatitis with leeches is carried out according to the following scheme: leeches are placed on points located 3 cm from the anus (anus) and the setting should be like the letter "X". The middle of the letter is the anus, the two ends of the letter are the location of the leech nest.
A slightly different method of treatment is also widely used: the middle suture of the perineum is removed about 2 cm in each direction, and leeches are inserted. Leeches should not be placed directly over the seam of the perineum. The course of treatment is about 4-5 times. 4 leeches are used in one session. After each session, you should take a break of 5-6 days.
Phytotherapy
Phytotherapy is a complex of therapeutic measures with decoctions, decoctions, juices and infusions made from medicinal plants. Some of these drugs should be taken internally, while others are used externally, injected into the urethra. Phytotherapy is a complementary treatment that helps the body fight disease faster.
For the manufacture of decoction, the bark, seeds, roots, shoots and rhizomes of the plant are often used to make an infusion - flowers, leaves, grasses and stems. There are a large number of recipes for the preparation of potions.
One of the most popular recipes is to soak birch buds and oats mixed with rose hip mixture (1: 1), which is taken in half a glass 1 or 2 times a day.
Horse chestnut bark tincture (pour 250 ml 25 g of chopped pods, leave in the dark for 10 days, shaking occasionally). Then, filter the alcohol, drink 30 drops, 3 times a day.
Squeeze juice from parsley and mix with any honey (1: 1), use 3 times a day for 2 tables. spoon.
Treatment of prostatitis with immune activity
Prostatitis treatment also includes enhancing immunity and activating the body's defenses. The doctors in this case prescribed immunostimulating therapy. It includes the patient's intake of various vitamins, immunomodulators, biostimulants, herbal medicines and other means.
The use of funds by patients with chronic prostatitis, the treatment of which is carried out in a complex way, increases the effectiveness of therapy and contributes to a longer maintenance of the results obtained. The drug is well tolerated, there are no contraindications. It can be combined with any other therapy.
Prostate massage
Prostatitis treatment with prostate massage is an uncomfortable but very effective treatment. The massage is performed by an experienced doctor. First, with the help of a gloved index finger, he feels the prostate gland, trying to determine its parameters, the degree of pain, the ratio between the right and left lobes of the gland, and also to control the prostate gland. Check the quality of mucus in the rectum. The doctor then begins the actual massage procedure.
Lifestyle adjustment
To avoid blood stagnation in the prostate, the patient must exercise a lot, walk, play sports, . . . .
The occurrence of prostatitis is usually due to a sedentary lifestyle, sedentary, sedentary work, rarely sex. They cause stagnation of blood in the prostate gland. In this situation, for the purpose of treatment, the patient is prescribed physical activity (possible), therapeutic exercises, walking in the fresh air, a special diet, etc. v.
Therefore, the complex treatment of patients with chronic prostatitis should include:
- antibacterial therapy (only in patients with chronic prostatitis of an infectious nature, including underlying diseases);
- symptomatic treatment to eliminate the leading manifestations of the disease;
- Disease genetic therapy is aimed at restoring microcirculation in the prostate gland, restoring the drainage of the prostate through the excretory ducts, normalizing urination, stabilizing the immune and endocrine systems. factor, while preventing excessive formation of fibrous tissues.
There are many signs that let the patient know that prostatitis has "settled" in his body. The treatment of this disease is very complicated and prolonged, only giving positive results if the patient strictly follows all instructions of the urologist.