Chronic prostatitis - the scourge of modern men, or a disease that they prefer not to notice?
According to statistics, this is the most common disease of the male reproductive system, equally occurring in both young people and aged men.
The insidiousness of chronic prostatitis is that in most cases the disease is almost asymptomatic.
A bit of anatomy. . .
The prostate is a male gland with a volume of 20-30 ml, which acts as a barrier against the penetration of infections into the organs of the genitourinary system, due to the production of antibacterial substances. A kind of small valve that prevents sperm from entering the bladder, and it also produces a fluid that ensures high sperm motility.
Definition of prostatitis
Inflammation of the gland is nothing but prostatitis. It increases in size, over time, due to constant inflammation, scar tissue forms. What can cause inflammation, consider below, now another question . . .
How to know what is sick?
Each organism is unique and the signs of the manifestation of the disease may be different, but long-term observations of patients with chronic prostatitis have allowed doctors to identify the most common common symptoms: pain in the groin, immediately after ejaculation; urination, accompanied by pain, heaviness in the lower abdomen, orgasm is not expressed, erased.
Why is this happening?
The prostate is inflamed and any contraction causes discomfort. This whole picture is complemented by: rapid fatigue, sleep disturbance and, as a result, irritability.
Why do I have?
Causes…
Analyze your life, perhaps it was, or is the following:
- Sexually transmitted infections: chlamydia, trichomoniasis. Or pathogens: staphylococcus aureus, E. coli.
- Perhaps you are an office worker and lead a sedentary lifestyle.
- Or your life is a constant stress.
- Irregular sexual life, or its complete absence (leads to stagnant processes in the prostate gland).
- Acute chronic diseases that reduce immunity.
- Power supply errors. Many experts agree that malnutrition is also an indirect cause of chronic prostatitis.
- Bad habits: alcohol and smoking.
What to do?
If you experience any of the above symptoms, be sure to consult a doctor. In no case do not self-medicate, following the magic tips described on the Internet.
Important!
Before choosing a urologist, look at the reviews of the people he has helped, and not at his regalia. Read on the forums the advice of those being treated, in relation to a particular clinic.
Treatment of chronic prostatitis
First, the doctor takes your medical history. It is very important here, without hiding the details, to describe what happened to you when the first symptoms of the disease appeared.
Also, to make a correct diagnosis and determine your type of prostate disease, the doctor will prescribe a comprehensive examination.
There are four types of prostatitis:
- Bacterial - very rare, possibly undertreated acute.
- Abacterial inflammatory with an infectious pathogen.
- Abacterial without inflammation.
- Asymptomatic - no symptoms.
The doctor will prescribe a comprehensive examination. This includes blood and urine tests, various smears, a palpable examination by a doctor to determine the size of the prostate, an ultrasound examination.
Based on the characteristics of your body and the results of research, the doctor will prescribe an effective treatment for chronic prostatitis.
The path is long and here it is important to understand that success in treatment depends not only on medication and prescribed procedures. Success largely depends on your lifestyle.
Are you ready to change your life? Regularly exercise, running, walking for men aged. Be sure to sleep. Healthy food. Avoid cigarettes and alcohol.
Modern technologies for the treatment of chronic prostatitis
In the yard of the twenty-first century and medicine does not stand still. There are new drugs, as well as new methods of painless hardware treatment, which have proven themselves well in clinical trials.
Of the hardware treatment, laser therapy is now widespread. Acting directly on the inflamed tissue, the laser restores blood circulation, gradually removing scar tissue.
Side effects are practically not found, but there are a number of contraindications, such as: heart disease, epilepsy, diabetes and some more.
Transurethral wave treatment has also proven itself well. The bipolar source directs thermal energy to the affected area, allowing selective heating and destruction of only rapidly growing gland cells, while surrounding tissues are not damaged.
The goal of treatment is to reduce inflammation and eliminate prostate infection.
Pros: painless, no anesthesia, single procedure. Side effects were not observed.
Another painless treatment for chronic prostatitis is ultrasound. Gives positive dynamics in the work of the gland, reduces scar tissue, promotes tissue regeneration.
But, we must remember: to achieve a good effect in the treatment, you need to alternate medication and hardware treatment. Positive dynamics is also observed with the alternation of several hardware courses for the treatment of prostatitis.
Panacea or deceit?
Now a lot of miracle drugs and miracle devices for the treatment of chronic prostatitis have appeared on the Internet.
Do not trust advertising, and even more so self-medicate.
At best, this will end in loss of money for you, at worst, it will delay your recovery, or even make it impossible.
Is it possible to recover completely?
There is no clear answer here. . .
Some of the doctors promise a complete cure, others say that it is only possible to improve the quality of life.
It all depends on you, at the first signs you notice - do not pull, go through the study.
Even if nothing bothers you, doctors recommend a complete examination once a year.
If the diagnosis is made, remember - this is not a sentence. And a positive result in treatment is possible if you yourself want it, following the prescriptions of doctors and leading the right lifestyle.