No man in the world is immune from prostatitis. It is known that the disease is easier to prevent than to cure, so the prevention of prostatitis is important for all men.
To understand which preventive measures will be most effective, it should be noted that by the nature of the course, prostatitis is divided into acute and chronic. And the methods of prevention for these diseases are different.
Prevention of acute prostatitis in men
Acute prostatitis is accompanied by an increase in temperature up to 38 degrees and above, pain in the groin area, urinary disorders and discharge from the urethra. He is treated in a hospital setting.
Acute inflammation of the prostate is usually caused by a bacterial infection: sexually transmitted diseases and intestinal microflora.
Therefore, for prevention it is necessary:
- observe personal hygiene;
- use personal protective equipment during sexual intercourse, in particular with unknown partners and during unconventional sexual intercourse;
- do not overcool.
Prevention of chronic prostatitis
With chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome, the situation is much more complicated. Since the causes of these conditions are not precisely known, many preventive measures are recommended.
General preventive measures for chronic prostatitis
Numerous recommendations in the literature and on the Internet call lifestyle correction as preventive actions: diet, physical activity, exclusion of bad habits, visits to specific sanatoriums and resorts. Let's take a critical look at what popular sources offer as a prostatitis prevention.
Sport and exercise
Sedentary work and a sedentary lifestyle, which most residents of large cities lead, cut off the blood supply to the pelvic floor muscles and mucous membranes. This impairs local immunity and can contribute to the development of infections.
Regular sports or gymnastic exercises train the muscles of the perineum and allow you to eliminate stagnation of blood in the small pelvis; long walks are also useful.
These exercises, in fact, help a man to keep "fit", to maintain his physical condition, to prevent obesity, but have little effect on the prostate or pelvic organs.
Since the onset of chronic prostatitis can be preceded by hypothermia, patients are advised to exclude kayaking, diving, surfing, and skiing from their life.
Massage
Preventive massage course of the spine in the lumbar region. The massage prevents congestion in the prostate area and prevents the onset of prostatitis.
Lumbar massage, in fact, does not affect the condition of the prostate gland and cannot be considered a prevention of prostatitis.
Prostate massage preventive course. The procedure supposedly prevents stagnation in the prostate gland and thus reduces the risk of developing prostatitis.
Indeed, prostate massage - a procedure of dubious effectiveness, sometimes painful, is not a method of preventing prostatitis. Normal sexual intercourse can ensure the outflow of prostatic secretions.
Diet
Various food - including vegetables, fruits, herbs, seafood, nuts, seeds in the diet. This helps prevent constipation and reduce congestion in the small pelvis. It is believed that chronic constipation can be a predisposing factor for the development of chronic bacterial prostatitis, so this advice will really help improve the condition of the prostate.
Eliminate the use of alcoholic beverages and beer, reduce the number of cigarettes smoked. In fact, it is better to exclude smoking altogether: it causes not only cancer (lung, stomach, bladder, kidney cancer), but also impairs erectile function, which is so important for men, causes hypertension and othersproblems.
Traditional methods for the prevention of prostatitis at home
Traditional medicine offers various drugs for the prevention of prostatitis. The use of greens and parsley seeds is considered particularly useful.
In fact, the benefits of herbs and parsley seeds for the prostate have not been proven. The patient can use all these means at his discretion. These funds have not found scientific confirmation.
There is also information on the benefits of bee products for patients with chronic prostatitis: propolis, honey, royal jelly, pollen, bee bread, beeswax. It is believed that, when applied topically as rectal suppositories, these substances have antibacterial and healing properties and improve local immunity.
Research in this area is not yet completed and does not have a clear evidence base.
Rest in sanatorium conditions
Some doctors recommend that patients with chronic prostatitis regularly visit mud baths and hydropathic baths. There is evidence that mud therapy courses, thermal, mineral, coniferous, turpentine baths improve local immunity. It is worth remembering that patients with chronic prostatitis are sent to spa treatments only in the stage of stable remission.
Elimination of occupational hazards at work
In addition to a sedentary lifestyle, working with corrosive organics, heavy metals, dyes, solvents, etc. It can have a detrimental effect on the work of the prostate. If a patient with chronic prostatitis pursues a profession associated with occupational hazards, it is sometimes recommended to change the type of activity as a preventive measure.
Chronic prostatitis often develops in seafarers, truckers, chemical industry workers. Therefore, vibration, the effect of contrasting temperatures, motion sickness and hypodynamia can also be attributed to detrimental factors in production.
Specific measures for the prevention of prostatitis
Observation of the urologist
Regular preventive examination by a urologist once a year.
Change in sexual activity
According to various sources, promiscuous sexual intercourse, long periods of abstinence, violation of the rules of personal hygiene, the practice of non-traditional sexual intercourse, the use of the technique of interrupted intercourse without ejaculation, etc. They are called predisposing factors for the development of chronic prostatitis.
These factors lead to stagnation and the creation of conditions for the infection of the prostate secretion. Therefore, the use of personal protective equipment during sexual intercourse and personal hygiene are recommended as preventive measures.
The best prevention of prostatitis is regular sex with a single healthy sexual partner. This simple, helpful and enjoyable rule of thumb avoids many of the problems associated with prostate health.
Timely treatment of inflammatory diseases
One of the reasons for the appearance of chronic prostatitis is insufficiently comprehensive and competent treatment of infections of the pelvic organs. Sexually transmitted diseases, cystitis, urethritis, proctitis, inguinal lymphadenitis and other diseases can become a source of chronic infection that is transferred to the prostate from the blood and lymphatic stream or ascending.
Therefore, for the prevention of chronic prostatitis, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, do not self-medicate, do not stop the course of antibiotics and follow all the recommendations of the doctor.
Kegel exercises
A series of exercises to train and maintain the tone of the Kegel pelvic floor muscles helps improve blood circulation in the small pelvis and is recommended as a prevention of chronic prostatitis. Includes:
- Slowly contract and relax the muscles.
- Contractions: rapid cycles of tension and relaxation.
- Pushing and straining as in stool or pushing out the last drops of urine.
These exercises can be performed regularly, in the workplace, in bed or on the go, with up to 150 repetitions per day.