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, occurring equally in both young people and older men.
The insidiousness of chronic prostatitis is that in most cases the disease is practically asymptomatic.
A little anatomy...
The prostate is a male gland with a volume of 20 - 30 ml, which functions 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 fluid that ensures high sperm motility.
Definition of prostatitis
Inflammation of the gland is nothing more than prostatitis.It increases in size and over time, due to constant inflammation, scar tissue forms.What can cause inflammation will be discussed below, now another question...
How do you know if you are sick?
Each organism is unique and the signs 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 not expressed, erased.
Why is this happening?
The prostate is inflamed and any contraction causes discomfort.This whole picture is complemented by: fatigue, sleep disturbance and, as a result, irritability.
Why me?
Reasons...
Analyze your life, perhaps it was, or is, the following:
- Sexually transmitted infections: chlamydia, trichomoniasis.Or pathogens: staphylococcus, E. coli.
- Perhaps you are an office worker and lead a sedentary lifestyle.
- Or your life is constant stress.
- Irregular sex life, or its complete absence (leads to stagnation in the prostate gland).
- Acute chronic diseases that reduce immunity.
- Power supply errors.Many experts agree that poor nutrition is also an indirect cause of chronic prostatitis.
- Bad habits: alcohol and smoking.
What to do?
If you experience some of the above symptoms, be sure to consult a doctor.Do not self-medicate under any circumstances, following magical advice described on the Internet.
Important!
Before choosing a urologist, look at the reviews of people whom he helped, and not at his credentials.Read on the forums the advice of those being treated regarding a particular clinic.
Treatment of chronic prostatitis
First, the doctor takes your medical history.It is very important here to describe without hiding the details what was happening 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 untreated 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, all kinds of smears, a palpable examination by a doctor to determine the size of the prostate, and an ultrasound examination.
Based on the characteristics of your body and research results, the doctor will prescribe effective treatment for chronic prostatitis.
The path is long and it is important to understand that success in treatment depends not only on drug treatment and prescribed procedures.Success largely depends on your lifestyle.
Are you ready to change your life?Regularly engage in sports, running, walking for older men.Be sure to get enough sleep.Eat right.Quit cigarettes and alcohol.
Modern technologies for the treatment of chronic prostatitis
It's the twenty-first century and medicine doesn't stand still.New drugs are appearing, as well as new methods of painless hardware treatment, which have proven themselves well in clinical trials.
Among hardware treatments, laser therapy is now widely used.Acting directly on the inflamed tissue, the laser restores blood circulation, gradually removing scar tissue.
There are practically no side effects 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 only rapidly growing gland cells to be selectively heated and destroyed, while surrounding tissues are not damaged.
The goal of treatment is to reduce inflammation and eliminate infection in the prostate.
Pros: painless, without anesthesia, one-time procedure.No side effects were noticed.
Another painless treatment for chronic prostatitis is ultrasound.Gives positive dynamics in the functioning of the gland, reduces scar tissue, promotes tissue regeneration.
But, we must remember: to achieve a good effect in treatment, you need to alternate drug and hardware treatment.Positive dynamics are also observed when alternating several hardware courses of treatment for prostatitis.
Panacea or deception?
Nowadays, many miracle drugs and miracle devices for the treatment of chronic prostatitis have appeared on the Internet.
You should not trust advertising, much less 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 doctors promise a complete cure, while others say that it is only possible to improve the quality of life.
It all depends on you, at the first signs you notice - don’t delay, get tested.
Even if nothing worries you, doctors recommend undergoing a full examination once a year.
If a diagnosis is made, remember - this is not a death sentence.And a positive result in treatment is possible if you yourself want it, following doctors’ orders and leading a correct lifestyle.