Prostatitis (lat. Prostatitis) , inflammation (swelling) of the prostate tissue.
Illness my name derives from the word "prostate" (the prostate gland) + "itis" (inflammation).
The prostate gland (prostate) is a male body therefore, the disease prostatitis refers to men's diseases. The prostate is a small glandular-muscular organ located in the pelvis below the bladder and in a way that it covers the original part of the urethra (the urine tube). When the prostate becomes inflamed, it constricts the urethra, resulting in problems with urination created man, which is the main symptom of the English men prostatitis. The picture is a good example of the remainder:
The role of the prostate gland (the prostate) – the development of a special secret, which mixes with the seminal fluid, supports and the activity of sperm resistance to adverse conditions.
According to statistics, currently (2015), prostatitis happens to almost half of the men, all the Land of the mostly aged 20-50 years.
The symptoms of prostatitis
Prostatitis in men is accompanied by several symptoms. Below we consider the most important, as well as those which occur in acute and chronic prostatitis.
The main symptoms of prostatitis:
- urination disorder;
- pain in the lower abdomen, scrotum, perineum;
- sexual dysfunction (sexual dysfunction)
- problems with ejaculation;
- errors in the amount and quality of ejaculate (sperm).
Symptoms of acute prostatitis (the first mark of prostatitis):
- increase in body temperature to 39-40°C;
- headaches;
- chills, fever;
- muscle pain and lower back;
- pain in the joints;
- discomfort (excessive swelling and heat) in the crotch area;
- painful to touch the perineum;
- the use of the camera frequent urination urges;
- painful urination, burning when you urinate;
- turbidity of urine;
- blood in the urine;
- discharge from the urethra.
The symptoms of chronic prostatitis
Chronic prostatitis differs from acute, prolonged and persistent course of the disease, often without obvious clinical symptoms.
Chronic prostatitis symptoms:
- fever;
- the pain and the scrotum to the anus;
- pain in the lower back;
- cystitis, in particular recurrent cystitis.
Complications of prostatitis
If you do not symptoms of prostatitis pay proper attention and to consult a doctor, can cause the following complications:
- the development of male infertility;
- vesiculitis (inflammation of seminal vesicles);
- epididymitis (inflammation of the testicles and their appendages);
- the transition of the disease the acute form of chronic;
- stenosis scars and urethra;
- obstruction of the bladder acute urinary retention, which requires surgical treatment;
- severe pain in the perineum;
- often cystitis;
- abscess (suppuration) of the prostate, which require surgery;
- pyelonephritis and other kidney damage;
- sepsis.
Causes of prostatitis
Now let's see the main causes of prostatitis.
- infections (stis) chlamydia, herpes, Trichomonas, Ureaplasma, Mycoplasma, cytomegalovirus, gonococcus, the fungus Candida (also cause of thrush), E. coli (Escherichia coli), enterococci and others can affect the and prostate from the urethra to detect tissue;
- exercise and lack of exercise;
- bad and blood circulation lymph circulation in organs of small pelvis;
- long-term and sexual abstinence coitus interruptus or artificial lengthening sexual intercourse;
- stress: mental and physical overload;
- often hypothermia;
- violation of the immune system;
- deficiency of vitamins (avitaminosis) and trace elements;
- hormonal imbalance;
- violation of the allergic condition.
Eri prostatitis
In accordance with the criteria of the American National Institute of Health (NIH-USA) in 1995, four categories of prostatitis:
- Class I for Acute prostatitis;
- Category II — Chronic bacterial prostatitis;
- Category III — Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP / CPPS):
- Category iiia Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome, with signs of inflammation;
- Class IIIb Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome without inflammation;
- Category IV — Asymptomatic (asymptomatic) chronic prostatitis.
Sometimes you will also find this is not mentioned in the classification of chronic granulomatous prostatitis.
In turn, most of the professionals are distinguished:
During the course of the disease:
- acute prostatitis;
- chronic prostatitis;
Depending on the cause of the disease:
- bacterial prostatitis;
- non-bacterial prostatitis
In most cases (especially men under 40) note bacterial prostatitis.
On this basis, is:
- acute bacterial prostatitis;
- chronic bacterial prostatitis;
- chronic abacterial prostatitis.
The diagnosis of prostatitis
Diagnosis of prostatitis is established on the doctor, personal kun research. Research:
- is a digital rectal examination of the prostate;
- capture of prostate secretion;
- blood tests and urine tests;
- tests taken for sexually transmitted infections;
- The echo (ultrasound examination) or TRUS (transrectal ultrasound);
- uroflowmetry, monitoring the circadian rhythm of urination
- urine culture and prostatic secretions with the definition of the sensitivity of the flora to various antibiotics;
- a biopsy of the prostate (if necessary).
The diagnosis is important to ensure that symptoms are not caused by urethritis (inflammation of urethra) disease or other, which may lead to a permanent infection of the bladder or kidneys.
Treatment of prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis can be started, after establishing the exact type and form of the disease, which will determine further success in treatment, because treatment methods differ.
Patients with acute prostatitis, with severe intoxication, fever, poor general condition, who need urgent hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics. Mild cases of acute prostatitis may be treated on an outpatient basis.
Treatment of prostatitis is done in the following ways:
Network tasks
Antibiotics. Antibiotics are prescribed for bacterial (infection) prostatitis. If the cause of the disease are and bacteria viruses, antibiotics do not work. At the same time, antibiotics almost everyone can improve acute infections. Ah antibiotics for acute prostatitis should be based on the results of determining the type of the micro-separate, which causes infection in the individual and his sensitivity to antibiotics.
To relieve chronic perineal pain and pelvic prescribed alpha-blockers and muscle relaxants.
Alpha-blockers and also spasmolytics relax muscles and prostate to the bladder, which helps to improve the flow of urine symptoms and reduce.
Remove the tension of the pelvic floor muscles, compression of the inflamed reduce and prostate pain can reduce the amount of muscle-relaxing means.
Heavy patients assigned to intravenous fluids and a diuretic, which causes copious urine, and as a result profilaktirujut intoxication of the organism, the rising and development of urinary tract infection (cystitis, pyelonephritis).
Relief from the symptoms of non-bacterial prostatitis prescribe painkillers, fever medicine anticholinergic and drugs.
Constipation is recommended to mitigate laxatives type paraffin oil.
If the treatment of acute bacterial prostatitis, the symptoms are completely gone, the treatment must go to the end, because symptoms may disappear before the complete disappearance of the infection from the body, if the treatment and stop further acute bacterial prostatitis may become chronic.
Further configured to support the treatment.
Support care
Vital functions to support the internet-site treatment of prostatitis includes:
- peace;
- bed rest;
- drinking plenty of fluids (at least 8 glasses of water a day);
- warm sitz baths;
- soft seat if necessary.
Prostate massage (prostate). Chronic prostatitis appointed regular massage of the prostate gland, which is the most effective remedy for prostatitis.
Diet. Some patients for the treatment of prostatitis is defined diet: leave poi the spicy greasy food, acidic drinks and caffeine.
The positive effects of the treatment of prostatitis will affect a regular ejaculation, which can facilitate drainage of prostate secretions.
Patients with acute urinary retention shows the temporary imposition of suprapubic fistula, or intermittent bladder catheterization.
Treatment of prostatitis should refrain from Cycling, often sitting and hard surface hypothermia.
Surgery
Surgical treatment of prostatitis is set in vain in case that there is no medical treatment methods led to the desired results and then, when the prostate gland blocking the flow of urine. In addition, surgical intervention in this case is not intended for young people, because it can lead to male infertility.
Surgery identified the following methods of treatment of prostatitis:
Transurethral resection of the prostate – removal of all infected tissues.
Prostatectomy — surgery to remove the prostate, surrounding tissues, including seminal vesicles. This can lead to further and the patient's incontinence impotence.
Treatment of prostatitis folk remedies
Treatment of prostatitis in the home folk remedies to help the doctor with the patient, but it is not always justified, because if the cause of inflammation of the prostate gland is an infection cure on its own is unlikely. However, the grandparents, until we have achieved the following folk remedies for prostatitis:
Pumpkin seeds (white seeds). The white seeds are of prostatitis in ancient times used also when the word "doctor" is replaced with "quack". Pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc, which is essential for any to maintain the health of man urinary organs of the system. Treatment is necessary in vain before a meal to 30 a day to eat the seeds.
You can also use the following method: 500 g of roasted white peel and seed the loop on top of the coffee grinder. Add 200 g mixed with honey and carefully. Make balls the size of a walnut. These balls must be taken 1 every 30 minutes before a meal, rassasyvaya 2-3 minutes, 1-2 times a day. Save tool you need is in the fridge, but the reception for half an hour remove from the refrigerator, to room temperature.
Filbert (hazelnut). 1 tbsp. spoon leaves or bark of witch hazel to brew a Cup of boiling water (to close the Cup for 30 minutes with a tight lid). After that, the tool strain and take ¼ Cup 4 Aza a day. You can brew alternately, the bark, the leaves. The course is 1-2 weeks.
Aspen. The second half of April Year, when aspen sap flow to the Bud of the tree and press to collect the shell, the thickness of 3-5 mm. Then the bark is dried in the oven or in the shade. After drying, take 100 grams of peel, mash and put in half-liter jar. Bark pour 200 grams of vodka, but so that it is completely covered with shredded bark. Put the lid on and let it brew in the dark for 2 weeks. Further, the strain tool and take before meals 3 times a day, diluting 20 drops of tincture in ¼ Cup of water.
Chestnut. Chestnut, like his shell to survive not only prostatitis, but the prostate cancer. To prepare the medicines with active ingredient, which is used in the shell with the spines you want to brew tea, and drink instead. This can also make a decoction of microclysters, 250 ml, 2 times a week.
Prepare means chestnuts, peel, when brown is a brown color. Peel, chop. 3 tbsp. chopped bark pour 600 grams of boiling water at night. Strain on the tool and Then it opar you a maximum of 200 g in a water bath. You can use this tool man have an empty stomach 3 times a day 30 drops. The course of treatment is not yet ready for the remedy. Next, men need to make a 2 month break and repeat the course. Vain do 3 courses of treatment.
Propolis (bee glue). Propolis is used for chronic prostatitis to deal with, because this product is the bees strong anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic agent. It can also be used for complex medicamento the treatment of prostatitis.
To prepare means you will need 20 g of propolis evaporate 200 ml of alcohol. After that, 0.1 g of obtained money mixed with 2 g of cocoa butter. The funds received, make a candle, which you insert at night in the rectum. The course of treatment – 1 month, 4-6 weeks, then a break and repeat the course.
The candles here. To prepare the medicine candles prostatitis from here, you will need 3 tablespoons of rye flour with a teaspoon of honey and add the eggs. Mix all the ingredients and make this here a thin candle, not more than 1 cm in diameter. Carved candles freeze in the freezer. Frozen candles in the anus set and the evening to the morning, preferably after the stool. The course of treatment for 4 weeks, a week break and another 4 weeks.
Parsley. Parsley's healing herbs is a wonderful, and rich in vitamins minerals, reduces inflammation of the prostate restore sexual body and its functions.
Treatment of prostatitis parsley, you will need the juice take 1 tablespoon. spoon 3 times a day half an hour before a meal. For these purposes, you can apply and seeds of parsley is crushed into a powder. 4 teaspoon of powder, pour boiling 1 Cup of water and put a medium boil for another 15 minutes, then let cool. Make the broth 1 tbsp. spoon 4-6 times a day.
Celandine and Hemlock (Hemlock is a poisonous herb). Half a tablespoon each of herbs pour 100 g of alcohol. Tool let stand in a dark place for 10 days. Infusion of strain to drink and every morning half an hour before a meal. For this purpose, a glass of water on the first day, add 1 drop of tincture, on the second day, drops 2, 3 – 3, and so on for 30 days (fall). A further decline in the reverse order of reduction. Throughout the course of 60 days.
The juice of asparagus. Treatment of prostatitis is great, the asparagus juice of beet, carrot and cucumber juices. To achieve the desired result, the day men need to drink at least 600 ml of juice.
Experts also said that if You juice the asparagus very uncomfortable, and you can't drink, don't force yourself and refrain from this tool.
Juice berries of black elderberry. After sleep, drink a glass of water. Then, after 15 minutes, drink 1 tablespoon of elderberry juice. Drink product before meals. The minimum course of treatment – 10 days. A side effect can be an increase in body temperature, which start signal is a healing process prostatitis.
The prevention of prostatitis
To prevent the emergence of prostatitis, men need to follow these expert recommendations:
- refrain from promiscuous;
- to refuse to accept alcoholic beverages, Smoking and drugs;
- eat and foods rich in vitamins to avoid junk food;
- to support the immune system at the right level;
- to avoid hypothermia;
- physical or occupational therapy;
- not to prolong the sexual act;
- avoid prolonged arousal without ejaculation ended.