A sedentary lifestyle, constant stress and hypothermia, irregular sexual intercourse, bacteria entering the urethra - all these are the reasons for the development of the inflammatory process of the prostate.
Prostate inflammation is the most common male disease.However, his therapy is a long and laborious process.
In order for the treatment of the disease to be as effective as possible, urologists prescribe comprehensive measures, including the use of herbal medicines and visits to physiotherapy procedures.But medications play an important role in treatment.
Only a specialist decides which medications to prescribe for the treatment of prostatitis in men, but there is a list that includes the most effective medications.
Manifestations of the development of inflammation of the prostate.
Inflammation of the prostate can be cured quickly only at the initial stage of development, so you should contact a specialist as soon as the first signs of the disease appear.
Any of the following symptoms may indicate the development of the disease:
- Pain in the perineal area;
- A feeling of discomfort that appears during bowel movements;
- Constant feeling of fullness of the bladder;
- The appearance of pain and a thin, intermittent stream when urinating;
- White or mucous discharge and blood are observed in the urine;
- Slow and uncontrolled erection;
- Rapid ejaculation;
- Loss of sexual desire;
- Excessive and unreasonable fatigue;
With a bacterial disease, signs may include an increase in temperature to 37-38 degrees, but in some cases it is possible to reach 40 degrees.
The specialist, after conducting an examination and studying the results of the necessary tests, will determine the form and causes of the development of the disease.
The disease can appear due to the action of harmful bacteria, as well as stagnant processes occurring in the pelvis.Depending on the nature and causes of the pathology, the urologist will prescribe the most effective medication.
Forms of prescription medications.
Once the diagnosis is made, the urologist will tell you how to treat prostatitis in men and will also explain what form prostatitis medications take.
Forms of medications for the treatment of prostatitis:
- rectal suppositories.Treated by direct impact on the affected organ;
- injections.Injections are the fastest way to get the prostatitis remedy into the patient's body;
- Solutions for instillation.This form of medication involves injecting the drug into the male urethra;
- Solutions for microenemas.With the help of microenemas, both drug treatment of prostatitis and therapy with folk remedies can be carried out;
- tablet.This type of medication usually contains antibiotics that are used to treat the prostate gland.
Groups of medications prescribed for inflammation of the gland.
Several groups of medications are used in the treatment of inflammation of the prostate in men.For the bacterial form of the disease, antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment.Most often, antibacterial drugs in tablets are prescribed for acute or chronic inflammation of the male gland;They should be taken for about a month.
If complications arise, the disease is treated with antibiotics in the form of an injectable solution.If specialists have not identified a specific group of causative agents of the disease, combined antimicrobial therapy is used.
Antibiotics belonging to the group have a negative effect on prostatitis:
- Tetracyclines.
- Fluoroquinols.
- Penicillin.
- Macrolides.
- Cephalosporins.
If the disease has a manifestation such as pain, pain relievers are prescribed.
For prostatitis, these medications should be taken only as prescribed by a doctor;Uncontrolled use of pain relievers is fraught with side effects and complications.
It is believed that among pain relievers, drugs with the active substance ibuprofen are the most effective for inflammation of the male prostate organ.
For chronic abacterial inflammation of the prostate organ, alpha-blockers are prescribed.These medications have a relaxing effect on the muscles and neck of the bladder.This effect helps reduce the pain that occurs when urinating.
If signs such as pain in the perineal area are observed during the inflammatory process, medications from the group of muscle relaxants are prescribed that reduce muscle tone in the groin area.
In addition, substances containing the hormone testosterone are used to treat the disease.In diseases of the male organ, the level of this substance in the body decreases.The result of hormonal imbalance is the proliferation of prostate tissue.Hormone-containing medications help reduce inflammation and stabilize hormone levels.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often used to relieve swelling, fever, and pain.The most effective medications are found in the form of rectal suppositories.
If the disease is viral, antiviral medications are used.
Adjuvant therapy is provided with medications that improve blood flow and agents that enhance immune defense.Medications that promote tissue regeneration are also prescribed.
The most effective medications for inflammation of the prostate.
It is impossible to answer unequivocally how to treat prostatitis in men with medications and other therapeutic procedures.After all, even the best antibiotic will be ineffective in treating a viral disease.
Medications for the treatment of chronic inflammation of the prostate.
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland in men.In the absence of therapy at the initial stage (in the acute stage), this process becomes chronic in 80% of cases.At the same time, the course of the disease becomes uneven: long periods of calm in symptoms give way to exacerbations.In the case of chronic prostatitis, treatment is a much more complex process than the treatment of acute inflammation of the gland and requires an integrated approach, which is based on drugs of various types and groups.
What should medications combat?
Before selecting a set of drugs that will help cope with the chronic form of prostatitis, it is necessary to remember what this disease is and what processes occur in the gland.
The inflammatory process in 70% of cases is caused by the presence of pathogenic microflora in the prostate tissue.It can be a genitourinary infection (gonorrhea, syphilis and others) or other bacteria and viruses.The remaining 30% corresponds to gland congestion in men.Lack of oxygen and nutrition, as well as saturation of tissues with toxins and waste products (products of the vital activity of prostate cells) can provoke pathology.
The inflammatory process is accompanied by swelling of the gland.As a rule, this is due to the fact that the prostate cannot fully provide the body with hormones and other active substances necessary for normal functioning (compensation stage).In addition, with a chronic disease, pus can form, clogging the ducts, as a result of which the production of testosterone and secretions is further reduced.
Depending on how the disease progresses, what changes have occurred in the prostate and how deep they are, the doctor selects a set of medications, the list of which includes:
- antimicrobial drugs or simply antibiotics: their prescription is required in case of inflammation of bacterial origin;
- antiviral agents, interferon and gamma globulin, are prescribed for prostatitis of viral origin;
- antifungal agents (antifungals) - necessary in cases where prostatitis occurs due to the spread of a fungal infection to the gland, as well as when prostatitis is bacterial in nature and requires long-term use of antibiotics;
- alpha blockers: prescribed to reduce spasms and pain;
- muscle relaxants - relax the muscular structures of the prostate and pelvic organs, which promotes better nutrition of the glandular tissue;
- anti-inflammatory drugs - fight the manifestations of the disease, reduce swelling;
- Hormonal medications: used to restore hormonal levels in men.
The exact list of medications presented above will be different for each patient.The doctor decides which medications to include and which not to include based on laboratory tests of a smear from the urethra, prostate secretions, urine and blood taken from men at the diagnosis stage.
Antibiotics for chronic prostatitis.
In most cases, antibiotics are prescribed for chronic inflammation of the prostate, even when bacterial culture does not reveal the presence of microorganisms in the discharge and in a smear from the urethra.
Before prescribing a specific medication, the doctor must determine whether the pathogens will be sensitive to a particular antibiotic.Otherwise, there is a risk of wasting time taking a drug that turns out to be ineffective in a particular case.
Antimicrobial drugs belonging to the group of fluoroquinolones are considered the most effective in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
Drugs of this type are distinguished by their ability to penetrate deeply and in sufficient concentration into the prostate tissue.To achieve an effect, its use should last 4 weeks or more (depending on the severity of the disease, the selected dose and the susceptibility of pathogenic microflora to the antibiotic).
Important!Fluoroquinolone antibiotics may have a suppressive effect on sperm.When planning a pregnancy, it is necessary to start trying to conceive a child no earlier than 2 months after completing treatment.
During antibiotic treatment, the simultaneous use of antifungal medications in men is recommended.This is due to the fact that drugs with antibacterial activity can also suppress beneficial microflora, which maintains the level of fungi in the body normal.Therefore, a favorable environment for the development of a fungal infection may arise in the body of men, the treatment of which requires taking drugs of different effect.
Alpha blockers: analgesics and antispasmodics for chronic prostatitis
Spasms and pain are typical symptoms of prostatitis.To reduce spasms and therefore eliminate discomfort, treatment should include taking alpha blockers.They not only relieve the spasm of the glandular muscle tissue of the prostate, but also relax the sphincter of the bladder.In addition, these drugs significantly reduce the pain of prostatitis in the acute stage.
Pharmacological treatment with these drugs reduces discomfort and pain when urinating in men, but they have many side effects and an extensive list of contraindications.That is why they should be taken only as prescribed by a specialist.Furthermore, these drugs are effective only in the nonbacterial etiology of prostatitis.If the inflammation of the gland is due to an infection, experts often opt for other medications to treat pain and spasms.
Hormonal medications for prostatitis.
The main reason why hormonal treatment may be prescribed for chronic prostatitis is excessive growth of the prostate in men.Typically, this situation requires a decrease in testosterone levels.The result of therapy is a reduction in the size of the prostate, normalization of hormonal levels and a decrease in the symptomatic manifestations of the disease.
Hormonal treatment is carried out exclusively as prescribed by a doctor and only under his supervision.It requires constant monitoring of hormonal levels, which helps prevent numerous negative effects of medications on the functions of men's internal organs.
Antiviral medications for prostatitis.
If viruses are the cause of prostatitis, treatment is carried out with appropriate medications.
Additionally, men are prescribed drugs with anti-inflammatory effect from the NSAID group.
Both antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed in tablet form, but, according to urologists, a more pronounced and faster effect is achieved when using drugs in the form of suppositories.
This treatment is complemented by taking immunomodulators.They help men produce more of their own antibodies in their bodies, which actively resist infections due to prostatitis.As a result, treatment requires less time.