Faced with prostatitis, sooner or later every man raises the question of whether prostatitis can be cured. In order to evaluate the chances of a full recovery of organ function, it is necessary to understand the exact mechanism of development of the disease.
Prognosis for acute prostatitis
Whether or not prostatitis is treated depends primarily on the type of disease. By the nature of the course, acute and chronic prostatitis are noted. Due to the developmental process, the disease is infectious and non-infectious.
The most favorable prognosis for the complete restoration of prostate function is in acute inflammation. Interestingly, this type of disease is diagnosed in men of all ages, while chronic congestive prostatitis is a disease of older men. Acute prostatitis sometimes develops in children, against the background of infectious diseases of the urinary tract.
The cause of prostatitis is an infection of the prostate gland. The infection usually enters the organ from the bladder or through the bloodstream. Pathogens can be both opportunistic (E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and sexually transmitted pathogens (chlamydia, ureaplasma).
Bacterial prostatitis can be cured if diagnosed in time. Treatment is carried out with antibacterial drugs. The drug is selected taking into account the inflammatory agent. As a rule, drugs of the penicillin or tetracycline group, fluoroquinolones are used. In addition, several agents for symptomatic treatment are prescribed - anti-inflammatory drugs, antispasmodics, alpha-blockers for prostatitis, immunostimulants. Perhaps the appointment of a course of physiotherapy after the elimination of acute inflammation.
Acute prostatitis is treated within a few weeks; The course of treatment rarely exceeds two months. After that, the patient is prescribed to use medicinal preparations with herbal ingredients to normalize the function of the prostate gland, so a long course of treatment should be used. As a rule, when acute infectious prostatitis is detected in time, it is successfully treated and does not cause complications such as impotence and infertility.
This form of the disease can be suspected by rapidly developing symptoms. Characteristic signs of prostatitis are pain during urination, incomplete emptying of the bladder, and cramping pain in the perineum and lower abdomen.
Prognosis for chronic prostatitis
It is important to consult your doctor about whether there is a cure for chronic prostatitis. As a rule, this form of the disease develops as a result of incorrect therapy for acute inflammation of the prostate gland, or as a result of metabolic disorders in the pelvic organs.
This type of disease can be cured or not depends on the following factors:
- the patient's age;
- stage of the disease;
- severity of symptoms.
With age, there is an increase in the size of the prostate gland. It is due to the body's natural aging process and changes in male hormone levels. The older the patient, the more difficult the disease is to cure.
Chronic prostatitis develops due to impaired circulation and lymphatic drainage in the pelvic organs. In most cases, it is diagnosed in obese men with a sedentary lifestyle.
Symptoms of this type of prostatitis are manifested by low urine output, weak and painful erections. Enlarged prostate gland, with thickened secretions, can cause infertility in men due to changes in the composition of semen.
Prostatitis can be completely cured or not depends on how early the disease is detected. The chronic form of inflammation develops slowly, it can take up to 7 years from the onset of organ microcirculation to the development of inflammation. In the early stages, prostatitis is successfully treated by normalizing the properties of the organ. For this, the patient is prescribed a number of drugs and physiotherapeutic methods aimed at normalizing the tone of the vessels and muscles of the pelvic organs.
In the later stages of congestive prostatitis, irreversible changes occur in the organ. Long-term drug treatment becomes ineffective, so the only way to cure the disease is surgery. In this case, both partial and total organ removal (prostatectomy) are performed.
Methods of treatment of chronic prostatitis
Whether or not chronic prostatitis in men is treated depends on when the man goes to the doctor. At the initial stage of a violation of organ nutrition, drug therapy is used. For treatment is used:
- prostatic agent;
- drugs that improve blood microcirculation;
- alpha blockers;
- immune stimulants.
To reduce inflammation, patients are prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The course of treatment rarely exceeds 10 days. After that, therapy continues with herbal preparations, which work with the aim of improving blood microcirculation in the inflamed organ. Since the disease is accompanied by a violation of urination, drugs of the group of alpha blockers are used. Their action is aimed at relaxing the muscles of the bladder wall and prostate gland. The drug acts directly on receptors that regulate muscle tone. This allows you to relieve the pressure of the prostate on surrounding tissues and normalize the flow of urine by relaxing the bladder.
Chronic prostatitis is treated with immunostimulating drugs. After eliminating inflammation and reducing edema, it is important to prevent the development of exacerbations of the disease, which is usually observed with the slightest hypothermia or a decrease in immunity.
Physiotherapy - treatment with electric currents, magnetic fields, ultrasound waves allows you to restore blood circulation and metabolism in the cells of the organ. As a rule, with timely detection of congestive prostatitis, a correctly developed drug and physiotherapeutic regimen will minimize the risk of future progression of the disease.
Thorough treatment
After finding out if prostatitis is curable, it's important to understand that in some cases the medication will take years. Over time, the effectiveness of drug treatment decreases, so the only way to cure the disease is surgery. Depending on the severity of the organ's inflammation and edema, partial organ resection or radical prostatectomy may be performed.
The first place among methods of impacting the prostate are minimally invasive operations and laser treatment. In this procedure, small areas of the prostate gland are burned layer by layer, whose tissue has changed due to prolonged edema. The surgery lasts no more than a few hours, and rehabilitation takes a few days. Full recovery will take no more than a month. The advantage of the minimally invasive approach is that there is no risk of bleeding and complications. As a rule, such an intervention does not affect reproductive function and erection in any way. Feedback from patients allows us to conclude that laser irradiation of the prostate gland in prostatitis is the most effective and efficient method for the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
Helpful hints
Prostatitis causes a number of limitations to the patient's life. To speed up the recovery of the prostate will help:
- balancing diet;
- refuse bad habits;
- frequent sex;
- moderate physical activity.
To cure the disease, an integrated method is needed. In addition to drug therapy, do physiotherapy, massage, do exercises to normalize blood circulation in the pelvic organs. In addition, the patient is shown a diet, the foods that are beneficial for men's health are introduced into the diet - citrus fruits, nuts, pumpkin. Flaxseed and pumpkin seed oil should be used as dietary supplements.
Chronic prostatitis requires careful personal health care, otherwise any hypothermia or stress can trigger an exacerbation. Exacerbations of prostatitis frequently lead to disease progression and prostate dysfunction. In order for nocturia to remain before and never return, in addition to taking anti-inflammatory drugs, it is necessary to take immunostimulating drugs. To strengthen the nervous system, the addition of B vitamins, drugs with magnesium, sedatives are indicated.
It's important to remember: any disease can be successfully treated if diagnosed in time, and prostatitis is no exception. If the patient does not begin to develop the disease, follows the doctor's recommendations and does not self-medicate, you can get rid of prostatitis.