Prostatitis has been significantly "younger" in the past 20-30 years. If prostatitis was primarily diagnosed in men over 40 at the end of the last century, today only young people under 30 face the condition. This shift in statistics is due to general lifestyle changes and a host of traumatic factors, including changes in the male hormonal background and phenomena that lead to unstable blood circulation in the pelvic organs and throughout the body.
The main danger of prostatitis is its transformation into a chronic form. At the same time, the risk of impotence, infertility, benign and malignant prostate tumors (adenomas and cancers) increased dramatically in representatives of the stronger sex. Strategies to treat this form are more complex, and the duration of treatment can take years.
For the treatment of diseases that first appeared, doctors practiced using new remedies for prostatitis and advised their patients to use various folk remedies. The more complex the treatment, the more likely it is that the disease will not turn into the many problems in men that inevitably occur in a chronic form.
What medicine do you need for prostatitis
Among the drugs for the treatment of prostatitis, which one can be crowned with the honorable title of "best" is still inconclusive, but without a large number of drugs and folk remedies, the therapeutic effect will tend to zero. That's why, after confirming the diagnosis, urologists recommend several narrowly targeted drugs to treat men:
- antibiotic;
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
According to the analysis results, drugs with various effects can be selected.
- Anesthetic;
- Antispasmodics and muscle relaxants;
- immunostimulants or immunoglobulins;
- antiviral agents;
- hormones.
Among other things, in the treatment of men diagnosed with prostatitis, drugs are widely used, which include enzymes, trace elements and vitamins that normalize the metabolic processes of the prostate.
All of these drugs are available in various forms for treatment:
- For oral administration - tablets, powders for the preparation of suspensions or solutions. In most cases, this group includes systemic antibiotics, immunomodulators, and hormones.
- Topical use - ointment, gel, rectal suppository. This group of drugs includes pain relievers, antispasmodics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and antibiotics.
- Injection solution. This group includes almost all of these prostatitis drugs except hormones.
Doctors decide which form of prostatitis medication is better for a particular situation. Therefore, according to the classical principles of treatment, in the acute form of the disease, which is not exacerbated by complications and concomitant diseases, oral drugs are preferred - anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antibacterial agents can be taken in the form of tablets. During the chronic course of the disease, and in the presence of gastrointestinal complications or concomitant diseases, physicians tend to prescribe topical medications and injections.
Formulation - complex or single-component drug - which is better
There is no clear answer to the question of what is a truly effective treatment for prostatitis—single-component or multi-component. Each of these dosage forms has its own advantages and disadvantages.
The advantages of complex drugs (including anti-inflammatory, analgesic components, vitamins and minerals, and stimulants of male metabolic processes and immunity) include:
- No need to use multiple forms of medication - just take one or two tablets or two capsules per day;
- More perfect formulations, where the ingredients often help to absorb the active substance more completely;
- For the treatment of complex preparations based on botanical ingredients, no prescription is required, but medical approval is required;
- lower cost.
However, complex treatments for men commonly used to treat prostatitis also have disadvantages:
- Allergies occur more frequently when they are taken;
- They have a broader list of contraindications;
- In the context of their ingestion, the consequences of adverse reactions with other drugs frequently occur;
- Compulsive ingestion of substances that do not have a primary therapeutic effect (eg, antispasmodic components for prostatitis, which occurs without significant spasm).
In some cases, taking a single-part drug is more effective than taking a multi-part drug.
One-component formulations also have disadvantages and advantages. The first includes:
- The overall high cost of a course of treatment;
- Need to take medication throughout the day and observe intervals between incompatible medications;
- High load on the digestive tract (NSAIDs have a particularly strong negative effect on the stomach).
The advantage of treating men with single-component drugs is the ability to vary the intake of certain compounds that affect prostate symptoms and conditions according to the clinical situation.
Which Medications Do Doctors Recommend for Prostatitis: Checklist
Among the many drugs that exist on the pharmaceutical market, the following are most commonly prescribed by doctors.
antibiotic
- Mainly fluoroquinolones.
- Protected penicillin in tablet or daily injection form.
- cephalosporins.
Antibiotics for prostatitis can be used in a variety of forms.
NSAIDs
NSAIDs for prostatitis are used to relieve pain, relieve itching, burning and heaviness in the perineum and lower back, and eliminate the inflammatory process. This group of drugs blocks the body's immune response to the pathological process of the prostate, thus preventing and eliminating the development of inflammation. NSAIDs are suitable for any form of disease, but self-medication is not acceptable! Uncontrolled intake of anti-inflammatory drugs can "lubricate" symptoms, make it difficult to diagnose and mask the disease, exacerbating pathology.
Muscle relaxants and antispasmodics
To relax smooth muscle, adrenaline dissolvers are used during normal urine. They respond perfectly to the task, tone the bladder muscles, improve the nervous system, stop spasms and inflammation.
hormone therapy
Hormones are prescribed when NSAIDs are ineffective. They are mainly used in the form of injections or blood transfusions.
Complex preparations for prostatitis
Comprehensive treatment of prostatitis must include taking immune-boosting drugs. These can be topical medicines in tablets (rectal suppositories) and immunomodulators. The choice of medicine is made only by the doctor.
The specific treatment is chosen by the doctor based on the condition of the man at the time of examination and the existing contraindications and indications. The information in this article is not recommended for self-selecting drug compounds, as it is for informational purposes only.