The gland of the prostate is the most vulnerable organ in the male body. Prostate disease meet every third men over the age of 20 years. The hyperplasia of prostate and adenoma, which leads to erection problems are often the result of prostatitis chronic. It is for this reason that you should know the signs characteristic of the prostatitis chronic and how to treat it.
Prostatitis, chronic — what is it?
Prostatitis chronic it is long flowing in the gland of the prostate the inflammatory process. The term combines several forms of the disease, manifested by similar clinical symptoms.
Categories of prostatitis chronic:
- Infectious — caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses;
- Non-communicable (sealed) — otherwise known as chronic pelvic pain syndrome occurs with signs of inflammation with or without them;
- Asymptomatic — in the absence of clinical manifestations of inflammation detected only by careful examination of the prostate.
In 95% of cases are diagnosed a non-infectious chronic prostatitis. In this plan the development of the inflammation of the stagnant phenomena in the prostate — its secret, or of the circulation of the blood in the veins.
The risk of the disease increases with prostatitis chronic in humans:
- leading irregular sexual life, regularly practicing coitus interrupted to prevent pregnancy of your partner;
- office workers and drivers (sedentary work is provoking the stagnation of blood in the pelvis);
- prefer to wear tight clothing;
- abuse of alcohol and Smoking.
Prostatitis chronic: signs
Prostatitis chronic develops slowly, and for many years a cause for concern. Periodically a man can celebrate:
- Discomfort in the area of the perineum;
- A minimum of pain intensity with a typical radiating to the sacrum, rectum, genitals;
- Some frequent urination, with the appearance of pain and little abnormal discharge from the urethral canal, a weak urine stream;
- The pain of the glans of the penis after ejaculation (disappears for 30 min.);
- Burning in the urethra, the appearance of pain during intercourse.
Stress, hypothermia, previous infection, which leads to the weakening of the immune system, and eating spicy foods/alcohol can cause the exacerbation of chronic prostatitis. The intensity of the disease increases and is similar to the acute inflammation.
With the development of the disease and the involvement in the pathological process of the nerves the increase of the erectile dysfunction, that significantly affects the psychological state of the patient.
However, prostatitis chronic, can lead not only to a violation of potency weak erection, lower sensation during the orgasm or the total absence of premature ejaculation.
Often the disease leads to the development of cystitis, pyelonephritis, and inflammation of the testicles, aggravating the course of the pathology underlying. In addition, significantly increases the risk of stone formation in the prostate, adenoma, or the appearance of a malignant tumor. In the long run, prostatitis chronic develops infertility.
The symptoms of prostatitis chronic according to forms and stages
Chronic prostatitis symptoms depend on the form of the disease and the stage of the disease (exacerbation or remission).
Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Signs of prostatitis chronic, caused by pathogenic microflora, occur periodically with varying intensity. During the acute inflammation symptoms were more pronounced. Infectious, chronic, flowing prostatitis is manifested:
- Common signs of inflammation in the body, fever, weakness, chills, muscle pain (cause for the exacerbation);
- the syndrome of local inflammation — pain in the abdomen, aggravated by sexual intercourse, after defecation and urination, prolonged lack of intimacy;
- Disorders of genitourinary system — intermittent urination, disorders of the ability erectile;
- The laboratory detection of abnormalities in the prostate secretion and urine test bacteria/fungi, signs of inflammation in the blood (leukocytosis, increased erythrocyte rate sedimentation) and the urine (leukocyturia, and proteins).
Get out of the inflammation symptoms of prostatitis chronic removed. Patient complaints indicate more impaired urination, decreased sexual desire and erectile other disorders, causing great nervousness.
Non-infectious prostatitis chronic: chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
The name itself indicates is predominant in this type of prostatitis chronic symptom pain. Due to the low intensity of the pain, chronic prostatitis non-infectious nature often ignored.
With time the pain increases slightly, and the clinical picture of symptoms of sexual dysfunction caused by the progression of the stagnation and decline in the muscle tone of the pelvic floor and sphincter urinary.
Often the disease is completely asymptomatic. The diagnosis of prostatitis chronic is the detection of signs of inflammation of the prostate and hyperplasia during diagnostic studies. The sample of urine can be periodically recorded leukocyturia.
Methods of treatment of the prostatitis chronic
In each case, the treatment of prostatitis chronic requires individual selection of schemes of therapy. This takes into account the cause of disease (infection, stagnation of secretions or blood venous), the duration of flow and the presence of aggravating the pathology.
Drug therapy:
- Antibiotics — treatment with antibiotics is indicated only in cases of severe inflammation, the identification of the bacterial agent in the urine or prostate secretion. Antibiotic therapy continues for between 2 and 8 weeks. At the end of the course, the symptoms often remain unchanged, even though the infectious factor is completely eliminated.
- Alpha - blockers prescribed for high blood pressure, hypertonicity of the muscles of the bladder. Its application has no effect on the violation of the innervation of the muscles and diseases of the pelvic floor.
- Treatment symptomatic prostatitis chronic — for the relief of pain drugs used Nsaids, often in the tablets, to eliminate the anxiety, we recommend that selective antidepressants. Hormonal therapy — treatment with androgens is carried out in accordance with the deviations of the level of hormones.
- Adjuvants — are appointed only if proven by laboratory tests in immunodeficiency.
- Means to regulate the level of uric acid — only useful in the detection of stones in the prostate.
- Vitamin therapy is the medium of choice in the treatment of prostatitis chronic available in vitamins minerals complex. Replace them with dietary Supplements advertised does not bring healing results, in addition to losing money.
Surgical treatment of prostatitis
Depending on the disease process of prostatitis chronic, apply a transurethral resection of the prostate (often replace open surgery), endoscopic drainage of formed cysts of the prostate, correction surgery of the seminal vesicles, in violation of the exit of secretions.
In advanced multiple sclerosis is prostatectomy. Hyperplasia of prostate effective ablative methods, microwave thermotherapy, and the ablation laser.
Other treatments of prostatitis chronic
Some doctors actively prescribing in patients with chronic prostatitis various methods of physical effects of prostate cancer. However, the majority of them have a number of contraindications and are assigned only in certain cases:
- Prostate massage (available only to a small part of the gland) when hyperplastic changes in the body, can cause acute retention, urinary and contributes to the spread of the inflammatory process (until the development of sepsis). Also the massage can be carried out on the stones and the cysts of the prostate, severe stasis venous. Launch of the prostate of stagnant secret of the best way is with a natural ejaculation.
- Exercises for the bladder — specific exercises to lengthen the intervals between urination to 4-5 hours is effective in violation of a muscular tone of the bladder and its sphincter. However, its effectiveness is very limited under special syndrome.
- Instillation — a deep infusion of drugs into the urethra is very painful and full of complications.
- Electrical stimulation, ultrasound and phonophoresis, magnetic therapy and other methods of muscle stimulation suitable for use only in case of reduction of muscle tone of the pelvic floor. Physiotherapy provide only a temporary relief, and the duration of the effect is achieved through the removal of the cause of the disease.
- Traditional methods — home recipes (pumpkin seeds with honey, alcohol tincture of aspen bark, and others) are applied only with the approval of the attending doctor and does not replace the drug therapy.
Forecast: it is possible to cure prostatitis chronic?
The prognosis of prostatitis, chronic depends on the timely treatment of the patient for skilled care. As you can see, the symptoms and treatment of prostatitis, chronic, in men are closely linked — in the absence of hyperplastic changes in the gland and degeneration, provided a comprehensive treatment, it is possible to achieve lasting improvement.
This is important when you radically rethink your life: avoid causing the congestion factors, to get rid of habits harmful and proper nutrition.