Acute prostatitis is an inflammatory process in the prostate gland from which no man is protected. According to expert reviews, this disease is detected in half of men of reproductive age. Acute prostatitis is an infectious lesion of the prostate gland, accompanied by edema and the formation of purulent foci in the organ. Some symptoms appear immediately, while others are detected only during diagnosis. What are the causes of the disease, how does it appear and what treatment measures are carried out?
Why are you born?
The causes of the acute form of the disease in men lie in the infection of organs with gram-negative bacteria (E. coli, Proteus, Klebsiela and others) and gram-positive (streptococci, staphylococci).
Acute bacterial prostatitis often develops as a result of urogenital infections transmitted through unprotected sex, such as:
- Chlamydia.
- Candidiasis.
- Gonorrea.
- Trichomoniasis and some others.
Furthermore, urethritis is often the cause of acute prostatitis: pathogenic bacteria enter through the prostate ducts that open into the urethral wall. Much less often, infection occurs when men develop acute cystitis and bacteria from the bladder enter the prostate. There is also a hematogenous method of infection, in which pathogens spread throughout the body through the bloodstream.
In addition to these reasons, there are others:
- Disorders in intimate life (interruption and short duration of sexual intercourse, erectile dysfunction).
- Hypothermia of the body.
- Inactivity caused by sedentary work or lifestyle.
- Pathology of the rectum.
- Consequences of surgical intervention on the urogenital organs.
- Respiratory viral infections.
- Stagnant phenomena that form in the pelvic vessels and often lead to a violation of the drainage of the prostate gland ducts.
- Difficulty in defecation, varicose veins.
The causes are different, but they all contribute to the onset of acute prostatitis.
How does the pathology appear?
Symptoms usually depend on the stage of inflammation.
In the catarrhal phase, the following symptoms of acute prostatitis are observed:
- Severity and painful symptoms in the genital area.
- Painful and frequent emptying of the bladder, which is especially troubling for men at night.
- A slight rise in temperature is possible.
- No signs of intoxication.
On touch, changes may not be detected or a slight prostate enlargement may be found. In men, this test causes minor pain. Symptoms of an acute type of prostatitis are also detected through tests. In the secretion of the gland, there is an increased level of leukocytes, the presence of mucus and pus fibers, and leukocytes also appear in the urine. Timely treatment of a catarrhal type of prostatitis will allow a person to recover in a week and a half.
Acute follicular prostatitis has more intense symptoms. Men are concerned about pain in the perineal region, which is given to the sacral region, the anus. At this stage, the patient feels painful urination. Pain also leads to difficulty in defecation. The temperature rises to 37. 5-38 ° C.
Some symptoms are detected and diagnosed. When investigating, the doctor determines that the gland is enlarged and thickened, while becoming asymmetrical, when pressed, causes sharp pain. The number of purulent filaments and leukocytes in the urine increases, they are deposited in the urine as a sediment. If adequate treatment is prescribed, the prognosis is favorable.
If the disease is left untreated, the next stage develops - acute parenchymal prostatitis. The symptoms of this form of the disease in men are as follows:
- Temperatures rise to 39-40 ° С.
- The patient trembles.
- There are signs of general weakness.
- Loss of appetite but constant thirst.
- At first, urination becomes much more frequent, difficult and after a while stops.
- The patient suffers from constipation and gas.
The symptoms of an acute type of prostatitis are more pronounced, for example, the pain radiates to the rectal area, becoming pulsating. Sometimes the symptoms are complemented by edema of the pararectal tissue, in which case the rectal examination method cannot be applied. A mixture of pus is observed in the urine. Acute disease must be treated urgently, otherwise an abscess will develop. In case a weak virulent pathogen enters the body, the symptoms practically do not appear, then they say that the patient has a sub-acute type of prostatitis.
How to treat?
Men are interested in the question of how to treat acute prostatitis? According to experts, the treatment of acute prostatitis is based, first of all, on the elimination of the causes of the disease. As a rule, drugs with antimicrobial action are used. Antibiotics are selected individually in each case based on the diagnosis performed. Taking antibiotics lasts until complete recovery. Such treatment, according to reviews of doctors, will allow to stop the acute processes that lead to the active reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms in the tissues of the infected organ of a man. Treatment of acute prostatitis should be comprehensive.
Not only antibiotics are used, but also other medicines:
- Immunostimulatory drugs.
- Tools that improve blood circulation.
- Non-steroidal inflammatory drugs.
- Vitamin complexes.
- Bile medicine.
- Sedatives and antidepressants.
Preparations with analgesic and antispasmodic effects can relieve men from unpleasant painful sensations. A similar effect is exerted by suppositories for insertion into the anus with an anesthetic in the composition. Suppositories, as a rule, have antibacterial properties, acting gently directly on the cause of the disease - the pathogen. At home, colon suppositories with buckthorn oil, propolis, honey, as well as enemas with a warm decoction of herbs will help to cope with the pain.
In order to normalize metabolic processes in the prostate gland in men and accelerate the regeneration of damaged tissue, a course of bioregulatory peptides is prescribed. Treatment also includes immunostimulants and modulators, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (tablets or injections), injection solutions and vitamin complexes.
If antibiotics or NSAIDs do not treat the infection, hormones are included in the treatment.
Once the main symptoms of acute prostatitis have been eliminated, treatment is supplemented with physiotherapy:
- Electrophoresis.
- Prostate massage.
- microwave and some others.
A good effect, as evidenced by patient reviews, is the treatment of prostatitis with phytopreparations.
These drugs are recommended for home use for preventative purposes. Herbal tablets can replace home-made herbal teas and infusions.
Symptoms of acute prostatitis perfectly remove decoctions from tansy flowers, cone hop, celandine. Field ponytail, calamus root, chamomile are effective.
With a significant delay in urination in the acute prostate, a catheter is not inserted; treatment is performed by cutting the bladder wall - cystotomy.
If prostate abscess is diagnosed, then the treatment is performed surgically, while the abscess opens, the cavity is drained. In the acute form, it is indicated bed rest, as well as refusal of sexual intercourse, diet food.
As evidenced by physician reviews, timely identification of the causes of the acute form of the disease and a competently performed treatment process can cure the disease in a fairly short time.