The deadliest disease for men is not a heart attack or a stroke, but prostatitis. You simply can't do the most ordinary thing normally - go to the bathroom. When you try to pee, everything hurts, the urine comes out in drops, forcing you to hang around in the bathroom for a long time and run into it again after only five minutes. And also groin cramps, fever and chills. . . Pleasant enough.
To better understand how to prevent the development of the disease and how to prevent prostatitis from persisting, we spoke with experts in the field.
How to start prostatitis prevention
Protect yourself from infection
The main cause of prostatitis is an infection. Therefore, it is very important to prevent germs from entering the prostate gland.
Two types of bacteria can get into the prostate:
- venereal pathogens;
- coli.
In the first case, the prevention of prostatitis is understandable. No matter how pretty the girl is and no matter how much she wants to, without a condom - no, no! And not only will prostatitis protect, if that.
In the latter case, E. coli can enter your precious penis from dirty hands that are not washed after going to the bathroom, or during anal sex without a condom. . Yes, even with my wife. Therefore, hygiene is everything! Wash your hands, wash your dick, use a condom.
Don't be cold
Due to hypothermia, immunity drops and blood stagnates in the pelvic organs. The same E. coli bacteria that normally exist in our bodies can multiply quickly and get to the right place if it freezes. Stagnant blood causes swelling of the organs, including the prostate gland. As a result, the urine becomes worse and bacteria easily attach and multiply.
To prevent prostatitis, key risk factors should be avoided. It is important not to over-cool and soberly assess your strength during hardening. Experts explain that with extreme hypothermia, the body may not be able to fight off infections, which the body has successfully coped with before.
Move more!
Today, when most of the time we work, we sit in the office, then in the car, then lie on our favorite sofa again, our bodies are pathetic! There is no movement - the blood begins to stagnate, the pelvic organs become compressed and work less well.
Experts advise: "The best prevention of prostatitis is to lead an as active lifestyle as possible. Walk to lunch, restart the office after long meetings and while writing the newspaper. Take the stairs instead of the elevator Use every opportunity to walk!
Have sex often
Regular sex is an excellent prevention of prostatitis. It is key to the long-term functioning of the prostate gland. During sex, blood circulation is strongly enhanced, metabolism is better. Again, the prostate gland is actively secreting its fluid, which is the liquid part of semen. There is no stagnation and therefore no chance for the infection to gain a foothold. Masturbation in this respect is worse, since it does not have the active movement of the pelvis and does not have such a drastic increase in blood circulation.
But remember about safety, sexually transmitted diseases. Protect yourself!
Do not abuse alcohol
First, alcohol itself lowers the immune system and makes it harder for the body to fight off infections. Second, alcohol dilates blood vessels, and this leads to various stagnation and edema, which we have already talked about. Third, from drunkenness, you can pull successfully. And there was unprotected sex not far away with a strange woman and fell asleep in an incomprehensible place on the cold floor.
Treatment of chronic diseases
When hypothermia or drinking large amounts of alcohol, the infection can enter the prostate and other organs from the internal infection. For example, from crooked teeth. The focus may also be on chronic sinusitis, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis, or untreated pharyngitis. It seems, where is the throat and where is the prostate, but here it is. Therefore, in order to prevent prostatitis and other diseases, it is necessary to completely treat the foci of chronic inflammation.
Prostatitis medicine
For treatment, a variety of drugs for prostatitis are used:
- antibiotics, since the main cause of prostatitis is infection, it is treated first;
- anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs (scientifically "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs"), these drugs lower the temperature during acute prostatitis, relieve pain and inflammation from the prostate gland;
- alpha blockers - drugs that dilate the prostate gland and improve the circulation of urine; due to an infection that causes the prostate gland to enlarge, pressing on the urethra and not allowing urine to exit normally;
- vitamins and supplements, they improve the restoration of normal prostate function after the infection is defeated and the inflammation is in remission.
But the devices sold to treat prostatitis are 99% useless, experts are sure. These are laser, pulse and electromagnetic miracle devices.
Folk remedies for prostatitis
The most common folk remedy for prostatitis is propolis. It is recommended to use it in both candle and tincture form. Propolis is said to have mild anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, but small keyword! Not to fix the infection that caused the prostatitis, nor to reduce the inflammation, in that hell pain and 40 degree heat, of course, propolis won't be able to.
Another popular folk remedy for prostatitis is pumpkin seeds. Eat - and order. But in fact, you need to understand that pumpkin seeds only work against certain types of worms. And then they don't kill them, but simply cause discomfort, from which the worms can begin to crawl away from the person. Since worms do not cause prostatitis, treatment with pumpkin seeds is futile.
Many people use burdock root to treat prostatitis. Burdock has diuretic and wound-healing effects, in addition, it contains a lot of inulin, which is very useful for diabetes. There is no wound like prostatitis, and therefore nothing special to treat. But the diuretic effect will bring you torture. Imagine - you've got urine that can't pass through the urethra due to compression of the prostate gland, and the more you increase the pressure, increasing the pain and frequency of going to the bathroom. Do you need it?
In folk medicine, for the treatment of prostatitis, a decoction of bear (red) root is also recommended. The main effect of its use is anti-inflammatory. But it is quite weak to reduce temperature and pain sensation. In addition, bearberry root is not resistant to infection of any kind.
"Our people are so sick that they can't be treated with anything, "Urologist Sergey Kotov. - At the heart of all drugs currently advertised and sold as dietary supplements, are botanical ingredients. They have mild anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. But as the only treatment for prostatitis, they are too weak, because they are extremely ineffective. I cannot recommend anything. The main problems of traditional medicine are time consuming and late initiation of conventional treatment.
Bath for prostatitis
- The most effective folk remedy for prostatitis is bathing! urologist said. - Warming up, alternating hot and cold can be helpful. But it is important to remember that bathing is contraindicated for people with problems with the heart and blood vessels. A very important point! In patients over 50 years of age, you need to be 100% sure that it is prostatitis and not prostate cancer. Because the symptoms of chronic prostatitis are the same as those of adenomas and prostate cancer. And the important thing is not to waste time looking for the wrong cure. The procedure is as follows: first we rule out the cancer, then we treat the prostatitis.
You can only take a bath or sauna to treat prostatitis if you feel well! Do not walk immediately after eating or while intoxicated. You can't walk with acute prostatitis when you have a temperature! Only after normal health can the treatment and prevention of prostatitis consolidate.
It is better not to take a very hot bath in a bath or sauna, to walk for pleasure, and not for the sake of endurance recording. We enter the steam room for 15-20 minutes, warm up - go out to rest for about 30-40 minutes. Then you can go back to boot. You'd better not climb into snow or ice pools - otherwise you could get a new flare of prostatitis from hypothermia!
Home exercises for prostatitis
- Currently on the Internet there are many exercises to prevent prostatitis. However, for the most part, it's all marketing and advertising, - said the doctor. - Regularly walking DAILY, squatting and climbing stairs will bring so many more benefits! Obviously it's not a hunt, but you force yourself to be the least active. And a regular sex life!
For example, if you have an office job, nothing prevents you from reaching the dining room during your lunch break not by elevator but by walking a few floors. Sitting for 2 hours in a meeting? Then go out into the hallway and do a few squats. Overall, the squat is an exercise that helps to disperse blood in the pelvis and fight stagnation.
After work, we get home - leave the car in the yard and walk to the store, not driving into the store on the street. Take the stairs to your floor, not the elevator. If you live very high, take the lift partly and walk part of the street.
"You need to exercise regularly, " he advises.Urologist Sergey Kotov. - No need to take notes, but walking 40 minutes a day or fitness classes 2-3 times a week with exercises for the lower body will help. Cycling, walking, squatting, bending over, swimming are all good home exercises for prostatitis.
Remember the main exercises to prevent prostatitis:
- take a walk;
- squat;
- forward bends;
- swing legs;
- lying with raised legs;
- walk up the stairs;
- Ride bicycle;
- swimming.