Prostatitis is commonly referred to as inflammation that causes tissue edema and covers the male prostate gland, which is located just below the bladder. Prostatitis is treated today by a number of modern methods, including antibiotic therapy, physiotherapy, hirudotherapy, herbal medicines, immunocorrection therapy, prostate massage, and lifestyle correction.
When a patient is admitted to a health care facility, the doctor examines the patient for the causes of the prostatitis. Treatment for the disease is prescribed exactly depending on what factors contributed to the development of the disease.
Treatment for prostatitis begins with a diagnosis of the disease, which includes, first and foremost, an interview with a urologist. The doctor then examines the patient’s abdomen and genitals, fingers the prostate gland with his finger, and introduces it into the rectum. During this test, your doctor may diagnose prostate enlargement, swelling, and tenderness.
After the rectal examination, the urologist instructs the patient to donate sperm, urine, and prostate secretions. These tests allow the assessment of the presence or absence of signs of infection in them. Sometimes a sperm culture is needed.
The appointment of urodynamic tests allows the physician to understand the severity of the disease’s impact on the urinary process.
Transrectal ultrasound and ultrasound of the kidney and bladder allow the urologist to assess the volume and structure of the prostate gland, the amount of urine remaining, the presence of tumor or stones in the bladder, the presence of a blood clot or stones in the lower ureterthird.
Based on the above analyzes and tests, the urologist prescribes therapy for an insidious and difficult-to-treat disease such as prostatitis. Treatment of prostatitis will only yield a positive result if it is complex and selected by a competent physician.
Antibacterial treatment of prostatitis
Due to the fact that inflammation of the prostate gland is often infectious, doctors prescribe treatment for prostatitis as an antibiotic. The result of the treatment will only be positive if the urologist chooses the appropriate therapy and the patient strictly adheres to the prescribed therapy. It should be remembered that the ongoing process of antibiotic therapy cannot be stopped - in this way it can damage not only the diseased organ but also the whole body.
The patient should inform the doctor of any changes, sometimes not significant, in their body. If the patient has not felt any change during 2-3 days of treatment, the doctor should replace the antibiotic with another, but cannot cancel it.
The most commonly prescribed drugs for treatment are broad-spectrum drugs - penicillins.
In addition, the active ingredients of the fluoroquinolone group are widely used in modern medicine. Microbes do not develop resistance to these drugs - this is one of the most important properties in the group of these antibiotics.
In addition, many doctors prescribe drugs in the tetracycline group for treatment.
Such highly effective new generation drugs are commonly used. Use only after consulting a doctor.
Antibacterial treatment of prostatitis in patients with chronic prostatitis lasts for about a month and a half. In advanced cases, treatment for prostatitis is extended for up to 16 weeks. The patient may develop intestinal dysbiosis during antibiotic therapy. In this regard, the patient is prescribed to administer drugs that restore the intestinal microflora.
Dosage and dosing schedule are prescribed separately by your urologist.
Physiotherapy activities
The treatment of prostatitis by physiotherapy consists of the use of various methods, the main ones being ultrasound, laser therapy, electrical stimulation, magnetotherapy, microwave therapy, UHF, electroplating, medical electrophoresis, darsonvalization, ischlorotherapy, therapeutic microchlor.
Ultrasound is used as a high-frequency wave that cannot be heard by humans.
Laser therapy is a fairly common, almost painless method. The effect of laser beams on the tissues of a diseased organ or reflexogenic zones.
The treatment of prostatitis with electrical stimulation is the effect of an electrical impulse current that causes muscle contractions in the organ. Electrical stimulation is divided into rectal, perineal, and urethral.
Magnetotherapy is a treatment for prostatitis that is subjected to a constant magnetic and alternating low frequency field in the tissues of the affected organ.
Microwave therapy is the effect of a high frequency electromagnetic field on the affected tissues.
UHF is a complex of therapeutic interventions using tissue-attached capacitor plates.
Electroplating is a method in which a small current and a small voltage are supplied.
Drug electrophoresis is the simultaneous effect of a low-acting direct current and special drugs introduced into the tissues. The current increases the ionic activity in the tissues, while the pharmacological effect of the drugs occurs.
Darsonvalization is a method in which a high-frequency, low-power pulse current that quenches rapidly is high-voltage.
Medical microclickers - enemas using a variety of herbal infusions and decoctions.
Baths used to treat the disease are prescribed for general or local seating. Baths use different medical fluids at different temperatures.
Mud treatments - use of medicinal mud. Treatments may include the use of external mud or the insertion of mud wipes into the anus.
Hirudotherapy
Leeches are a wonderful gift of nature to humanity. With the help of these organisms, many diseases can be cured, including prostatitis. Prostatitis is treated with leeches according to the following scheme: the leeches are placed at points 3 cm from the anus (anus) and the setting should be similar to the letter "X". The center of the leaf is the anus, the end of the leaf is the site of the leeches.
A slightly different method of treatment is also widely used: leeches are planted, starting from the seam of the centerline of the perineum, about 2 cm in both directions. Leeches are not recommended to be placed directly on the lumbar suture. The course is about 4-5 treatment procedures. 4 leeches are used in one session. Take a 5-6 day break after each session.
Herbal medicine
Phytotherapy is a therapeutic measure of medicinal tinctures, decoctions, juices and infusions made from herbs. Some of these medicines need to be taken internally, while others need to be injected externally into the urethra. An herbal medicine is a complementary treatment that helps the body cope faster with the disease.
The bark, seeds, roots, buds and rhizomes of plants are commonly used for decoctions, infusions - flowers, leaves, grass and stems. There is a huge number of prescriptions available for making medicines.
One of the most popular recipes is an infusion of birch buds and oats mixed with a rosehip infusion (1: 1) taken 1 or 2 times a day with half a glass.
Horse chestnut peel tincture (pour 250 ml of 25 g finely chopped peel, stick in the dark for 10 days, shaking occasionally). Then strain the tincture, take 30 drops three times a day.
Squeeze the parsley juice and mix with any honey (1: 1), use 2 tablespoons three times a day. channels.
Immune-correct treatment of prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis also involves increasing immunity and activating the body's defenses. In this case, doctors prescribe immunocorrective therapy. This includes the administration of various vitamins, immunomodulators, biostimulants, herbal remedies, and other devices to the patient.
The use of afala in patients with chronic prostatitis who have been treated comprehensively increases the efficacy of the therapy and contributes to the longer retention of the results obtained. The drug is well tolerated and has no contraindications. It can be combined with any other therapy. Afala is indicated from the first day of treatment in patients with chronic prostatitis II and III A.
Prostate massage
Treating prostatitis with prostate massage is an inconvenient but very effective way to cure the disease. The massage is performed by an experienced doctor. First, he uses a gloved index finger to feel the prostate gland, try to record its parameters, the degree of pain, the ratio of the right and left lobes of the gland, and also examine the quality of rectal mucus. The doctor will then start the massage himself.
Lifestyle Correction
To prevent blood clots from forming in the prostate gland, the patient should exercise, walk, exercise, and so on.
Prostatitis is often triggered by a sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work, and infrequent sexual intercourse. They cause blood clots in the prostate. In this situation, for therapeutic purposes, the patient is physically active (feasible), therapeutic exercises, walking in the fresh air, special diet, etc.
Thus, complex treatment of patients with chronic prostatitis should include:
- antibiotic therapy (only in patients with chronic infectious prostatitis, including latent);
- symptomatic treatment to eliminate the leading manifestations of the disease;
- Pathogenetic therapy aimed at restoring the microcirculation of the prostate, restoring the drainage of the prostate glands along the excretory channels, normalizing urination, stabilizing the immune and hormonal system, preventing the excessive formation of fibrous tissues.
There are several indications that prostate inflammation is "established" in the body. The treatment of this disease is very complex and long-term, resulting in positive results only if the patient strictly adheres to all the instructions of the urologist.