Prostatitis is a problem for many men over the age of 40. Quite often, this disease becomes chronic. This is due to the neglect of pathology, since men rarely see a doctor when symptoms first appear. In addition, prostatitis becomes chronic due to the influence of negative factors. At this stage, different drugs are prescribed for the treatment of chronic prostatitis in men, since therapy must be long and complex.
But for the condition to prolong, a man not only has to take all the drugs prescribed for treatment, but also have a healthy lifestyle and follow a diet made by him. care doctor.
Factors that provoke and aggravate prostatitis include:
- alcohol abuse; smoking
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- sedentary lifestyle;
- infectious and viral diseases;
- wrong diet.
Chronic prostatitis
Many men do not understand how this disease destroys their bodies. If you don't get the right medical treatment on time, chronic prostatitis can complicate. These complications include:
- prostate abscess;
- cyst formation and stones in the prostate gland, can only be treated with surgery;
- inflammation of the blisters. In this disease, cholecystitis occurs;
- prostate sclerosis occurs most often due to untreated prostatitis and treatment of this complication is performed only during surgery; helpless
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- infertility;
- and sometimes even prostate cancer.
Symptoms and treatment of these complications vary, but all of these conditions are serious. Usually, these complications are treated with surgery.
All complications can be prevented by regular visits to the urologist and antenatal specialist. Especially men after 45 years of age need to see these doctors once a year. And do laboratory tests (generalized and PSA concentration).
Medicines for chronic prostatitis
How to treat prostatitis? There are a number of medications that are needed to treat chronic prostatitis, since it is not possible to treat prostatitis with a drug. Complex therapy includes antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, antispasmodic drugs. It is also important to take vitamins and immunostimulating drugs.
Antibacterial drugs
What group of drugs will be prescribed for chronic prostatitis depending on the cause of the disease. If the infectious nature of the disease is determined, then the main components of therapy will be antibacterial drugs. As a rule, they are selected with a variety of actions, but sometimes others are indicated. The duration of treatment of exacerbations in chronic prostatitis depends on the severity of its manifestation. It can take 14 days or even 3 months to take an antibiotic.
Prescriptions can be completely different, as before the appointment, appropriate laboratory tests to determine susceptibility to these drugs. Most often, antibiotics are prescribed in the form of injections, less often than tablets. Because these drugs in the form of an injection are much faster and more effective.
Drugs from some groups are sometimes prescribed for acute inflammation.
Immunomodulants and immunostimulants
In chronic infectious prostatitis, only immunomodulatory drugs are needed. These drugs are taken together with antibiotics, since they promote a better penetration of the active substance into the inflammatory foci, and they also restore the balance of components of the immune system, thereby the body. it is the body's own to actively start fighting off inflammation. Also, with chronic prostatitis, it is recommended to take these drugs 2 times a year as a preventive measure.
This drug should only be prescribed by a doctor, as the wrong dosage and prolonged use of immunomodulatory drugs can lead to adverse effects, namely chronic immunodeficiency. These drugs are available in the form of solutions for injection and rectal suppositories. Usually, in the exacerbation phase, a course of 5-10 days is prescribed in the form of an injection, and then gradually switches to suppositories.
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed to quickly relieve discomfort, as they reduce inflammation and swelling. Thanks to that, the pain is eliminated.
In particularly acute cases, these drugs are ineffective, then hormonal drugs will be prescribed. Hormonal anti-inflammatory drugs are sometimes used in physiotherapy procedures, namely electrophoresis, thus having a local effect on the prostate gland. In this case, hormonal drugs have no general effect on the body.
Alpha Blocker
Nowadays, this drug is increasingly prescribed for chronic prostatitis. Alpha blockers work on the bladder and prostate gland, specifically their receptors. As a result, they relax the muscles, making it easier for you to urinate. This means that the pain during urination is eliminated.
But these drugs affect the blood pressure indicators, alpha blockers reduce it. They are contraindicated in people with severe hypotension. This combination will lead to dangerous consequences.
Antispasmodic drugs
Severe pain in the perineum is common during exacerbations of chronic prostatitis. In this case, striated muscle spasm occurs. This means using antispasmodic and muscle relaxants.
General tonic and tonic
This group includes drugs that are prescribed to improve gland function. And they need to be prescribed as part of primary drug therapy.
Topical
Topical treatments for chronic prostatitis are especially effective. In the case of prostatitis, these are rectal suppositories. In this form, pharmaceutical companies produce antispasmodics, antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The use of the drug in such dosage form is possible both during the acute phase of the disease and in other cases, for example, after surgery.
Both the suppository and the ointment that are injected into the rectum are effective enough because they act directly on the prostate gland. When they are injected into the rectum, they are absorbed into its wall, and the prostate gland meets only the posterior wall of the intestine. Furthermore, such drugs for the treatment of prostatitis do not pass through the entire body and liver, where a part of the active substance is metabolized.
It is important to note not to arbitrarily prescribe such candles and ointments. Because of the high concentration of the active substance is absorbed into the gland, and if used incorrectly, an overdose and complications can occur when the wrong dose is used.