Not all adult men know how prostatitis manifests itself, so few people pay attention to the early signs of the disease. At the same time, it is one of the most common urological pathologies today, so it is important to get acquainted with its features and manifestations. The disease is believed to be typical of adult men, but today this frustrating diagnosis can be given to very young people between the ages of 18 and 20.
Simplicity is an organ that is extremely sensitive to the penetration, development and spread of pathogens, so it is adversely affected by the bladder, urethral walls, vas deferens and other organs and systems.
What is the first thing to know about prostatitis?
To know exactly how to diagnose prostatitis, you must first get acquainted with the main features of this disease. It is an inflammatory process localized in the prostate gland. Typically, inflammation is caused by infectious microorganisms that can enter the prostate in a variety of ways. At the same time, prostate infection does not always indicate the beginning of the development of prostatitis. A combination of certain factors is required for the pathology to begin to manifest itself.
Prostatitis symptoms can begin to appear for the following reasons:
- Fecal problems (eg, frequent constipation or other similar illnesses).
- A sedentary lifestyle (at work, at home), less physical activity and stress. Given this factor, the risk group includes men who lead various professional activities: drivers, programmers, office workers.
- Hypothermia of the body (systematic or one-time significant).
- Long-term abstinence (lack of sexual activity) or very active sex life. Manifestations of the disease are also possible during normal sexual activity.
- Often stressful and depressive situations, concerns about a person's psycho-emotional and psychological background.
- Problems with food intake (often overeating, preference for spicy, smoked, salty foods, alcoholic beverages, lack of at least some kind of diet).
What is the most common manifestation of prostatitis?
Treatment of this disease is often not difficult, because prostatitis can be detected in the early stages, knowing all the possible manifestations. It should be noted immediately that it is customary to distinguish between chronic and acute forms of pathology.
- If the acute form of the disease begins to develop, the main symptom of prostatitis is the presence of inflammation in the prostate area. In this case, the inflammatory process will definitely be accompanied by an increase in body temperature (often up to 39-39, 5 degrees), pain in the groin and perineum, pain during urination and stool.
- The chronic form of the disease is very strange, rarely bothers patients (except in cases of exacerbation). Therefore, many men simply do not pay attention to male prostatitis. During the exacerbation of the disease, the patient may have a slight increase in body temperature (about 37-37, 5 degrees), discomfort and unusual sensations during urination and defecation, the presence of a relatively small amount of purulent or mucous contents from the urethra. Given the insignificance of such manifestations, many men associate these symptoms with other pathologies, resulting in delays in treatment and referral to specialists.
Disease Symptoms
The symptoms of prostatitis in men are very specific and indicative, so after knowing them, the patient can independently suspect the manifestations of this pathology, consult a doctor in time and start treatment on time. A person also has a certain dysuria syndrome, which clearly indicates the possibility of a pathology. At the same time, six main features can be distinguished, which in different cases can all appear together or separately.
However, if there are 2-3 symptoms, this is a good reason to see a urologist immediately:
- Problems with urination (urine is difficult to excrete, urine is released in the form of drops).
- Urine flow is quite slow, falls down, has a short distance, the patient can not physically strengthen.
- Pain during urination.
- Increased urination time, splitting, interstitial flow, spraying in different directions.
- After urination, the bladder feels completely empty.
- She has to go to the toilet more often in the evening and at night.
If a man has some of these symptoms, do not rush to the clinical results. The reason for this is that regardless of the symptoms, prostatitis has a very complex pathogenesis, so it is better to entrust the diagnosis to a qualified specialist.
Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to start treatment of the disease based only on known symptoms. To diagnose the symptoms and how prostatitis manifests itself in men, you can clarify not only the emerging symptoms, but also the results of laboratory and instrumental studies at any urologist.
Main symptoms
As mentioned above, the disease can be chronic or acute. Frequent urination is one of the most common and important symptoms. A healthy man generally does not urinate more than 10-11 times a day (the normal rate is 5-6 calls).
The development of prostatitis has a negative effect on the bladder, so the following symptoms will occur when the disease occurs:
- An increase in the number of calls (as is the daily urine volume).
- Urine is broken down into smaller pieces, which is associated with the reception of false signals from the bladder receptors due to an inflammatory process. Therefore, there may be a feeling that the bladder is full even after emptying.
- Pain caused by narrowing of the urethra during urination due to the inflammatory process in the prostate.
- Difficulty urinating due to inflammation of certain areas of the urethra. In some cases, men are therefore unable to empty the bladder at all.
- At night, the walls of the bladder begin to give false signals, which increases the number of trips to the toilet during sleep.
Prostatitis can be partially diagnosed by controlling body temperature along with urinary problems. If these problems are accompanied by an increase in temperature to subfebrile and febrile values, then we can most likely talk about the development of pathology. It is important to note that in the later stages of the disease, on the contrary, a drop in body temperature to 35, 5-36 degrees can be noted, which is an extremely negative and dangerous symptom that can never be tolerated.
In the middle stages of the disease, blood may be in the patient's urine. This feature is relatively rare and in most cases not an indicator, but quite dangerous. Purulent adhesions of the prostate may begin to manifest themselves in the case of trauma to the prostate gland, as well as aggravation of the inflammatory process with hyperplasia. Treatment for this condition is complicated (surgery is often needed).
Treatment should begin immediately after the first symptoms of the disease appear. As you can see, in some cases there are at least some problems with urination, accompanied by an increase in body temperature and pain in the area of simplicity, but you should immediately make an appointment with a urologist to confirm the diagnosis. It is important to pay attention to the pathological symptoms described above, because the rapid and painless defeat of prostatitis is possible only with timely treatment.