The chronic prostatitis is the most common inflammatory disease genital organs in the male. Strikes and young men, and men in old age. The statistics say that 80 years old 8 out of 10 men will know that what is chronic prostatitis, on their own experience.
What is prostatitis chronic
Prostatitis is the inflammation of the prostate gland. Often the appearance of bring not cured in time the infection of the genitourinary system. A catalyst for the development of inflammation can become the cold, the lack of physical activity, the reduction of the immunity due to other diseases, venereal diseases, and the presence of bad habits, fatigue and stress.
The peak incidence of 20-40 years — the most active age. However, to reveal this disease is not easy — the symptoms of prostatitis are often masked by other diseases and vice versa — diseases of other organs can give a clinical picture similar to prostatitis.
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Distinguish between acute bacterial prostatitis and chronic prostatitis . The first type is rare — not more than 5% of all cases. The 95% is chronic prostatitis, which is often the consequence of an acute form of the disease. Often the chronic prostatitis is primary.
For reference
The prostate is involved in maintaining the proper pH of the urinary tract, and the vitality of the sperm, protects the system in the genito-urinary tract infections.
The symptoms of chronic prostatitis
The first sign of development of prostatitis is the appearance of discomfort, but also aching or cutting pain in the lower abdomen. Sometimes the pain gives to the thigh or lower back and often intensifies after ejaculation.
Is developing very quickly and the sexual dysfunction — decreased libido, problems of erection and duration of sexual intercourse. And finally, the pain starts to accompany each urination.
If you note that if the same similar symptoms, in no case, self-medication — to determine the prostatitis you have or other disease, the doctor can only.
Laboratory signs of chronic prostatitis
The diagnosis is made not only on the basis of complaints of the patient — to reveal the prostatitis, have necessary laboratory analyses. In particular, the analysis of the urine, the seminal fluid and secretions of the prostate gland. In addition, they often pass LINKS-research to determine the size and shape of the prostate gland.
In chronic bacterial prostatitis can be found in the red blood cells in the microscopic examination secret breast, it is also the presence of escherichia coli, enterobacteria, clostridium, or other microorganisms in the seminal fluid. In the chronic non-bacterial prostatitis laboratory tests show the presence of leukocytes in the secret breast, and in the third portion of urine.
Methods of treatment of chronic prostatitis
As a general rule, the prostatitis can be successfully treated with the conservative methods. But the therapy must be integrated. In addition, we recommend that you review the lifestyle — unbalanced diet, a sedentary lifestyle and promiscuity really play an important role in the development of chronic prostatitis.
Drugs
Medical therapy pursues multiple objectives of painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, and drugs that activate the regenerative and immunomodulatory function of the cells in the body. Very probably, the treatment of chronic prostatitis requires a course of antibiotics. The course lasts about a month and a half, sometimes requires different approaches. To prevent the development of dysbiosis prescribed medications probiotics.
Massage of the prostate
Massage of the prostate is done manually through the anus. Not the most beautiful procedure, however, its effectiveness is very high.
Physiotherapy
The treatment of chronic prostatitis thermal physiotherapy gives good results, improving the microcirculation and absorption of drugs in the tissue. Physiotherapy procedures, refer to ultrasonic heating, and irrigation solution to antibacterial by means of enemas.
Balneotherapy
In many nursing homes to successfully treat a chronic prostatitis methods of hydrotherapy, that is, with the help of mineral water. For the treatment of patients suffering from prostatitis is typically assigned a weak mineralized water like inside, as well as the bathroom. There are known thermal baths, where to treat prostatitis.
Dietary therapy
Develop and stick to a special diet must already be at the first sign of prostatitis. In the first place, we have to give up alcoholic beverages, as well as the ethyl alcohol annoying the ducts of the prostate, increasing the pain and the inflammation. It is also necessary to limit the intake of meat and fat, to exclude the formation of plaques of cholesterol and a further deterioration of the circulation. Are prohibited, legumes, mushrooms, edible offal, salted, and spicy, coffee and tea, carbonated drinks, and also sweets.
The diet in case of chronic prostatitis should include zinc-rich products (which contains fish and pumpkin seeds). It is recommended that you eat the vegetables (except the ones that favor the production of gas — for example, cauliflower), dairy products, cereals and dried fruit.
Important!
You should understand that the diet in case of chronic prostatitis — is not a temporary measure. If you have been diagnosed with such a diagnosis, the principles of a healthy diet should be followed consistently, otherwise a relapse is inevitable.
Surgery
Operations with prostatitis are awarded only rarely. The risk of complications and failure treatment, also with regard to a long period of rehabilitation outweigh the benefits that it can bring a surgery. Therefore, the operation in this case a measure of last resort. Surgery is indicated only in cases, when conservative treatment has no effect, and also in case of emergency — abscess of the prostate, purulent abscess in the surrounding tissues, absence of urination, the presence of kidney and bladder, benign prostatic hyperplasia, or suspicion of oncology.
The main techniques for the surgical treatment of prostatitis are:
- prostatectomy — complete removal of the prostate gland;
- resection of the prostate — removal of part of the breast;
- circumcisio — circular trim around the foreskin to prevent the development of prostatitis, and the treatment of the chronic forms;
- drainage of the abscess, with the objective of liberating from it purulent contents.
Prostatitis treatment lasts for many months and does not always lead to complete healing. If you have been diagnosed with "chronic prostatitis", get ready to change lifestyle, otherwise the therapy will be useless. Without a doubt, the prevention of prostatitis is a lot easier than the cure. To prevent the development of this disease, always use a barrier prevention tools, looking for the most possible move (prostatitis is a disease sedentary life-style), stick to the proper diet and avoid hypothermia.