A disease characteristic of men, accompanied by a disturbance of the functions of the genitourinary system and contributing to the development of a number of irreversible pathologies, is prostatitis. The disease is inflammation of the prostate gland.
As symptoms of the disease, it is worth emphasizing:
- pain in almost any part of the hip region (perineum, anus, groin, scrotum, etc. );
- urination becomes more frequent, accompanied by pain;
- body temperature rises, and the temperature in the anus is noticeably higher than the temperature in the armpit;
- pain in the joints and muscles of varying severity may be observed;
- periodically there are severe headaches and general weakness of the body appears.
Why does prostatitis occur?
The causes of the pathology are divided into infectious and non-infectious. Obviously, in the first case, the cause of the disease is the activity of microorganisms that enter the human body from the outside.
Of the non-infectious reasons, it is worth highlighting a weakened immune system, hypothermia, poor physical activity, prolonged sexual abstinence, excessively active sex life, alcoholism.
Infectious causes of the development of prostatitis can be roughly divided into two types. The first type of infectious causes should include sexually acquired infections from an infected partner, and the second type includes infectious diseases existing in the body of men against which prostatitis develops (chronic tonsillitis, sinusitis, kidney disease).
Types of prostatitis
Due to a number of factors and criteria, prostatitis is divided into acute, chronic, chronic bacterial and asymptomatic. Often the disease is accompanied by urethritis or vesiculitis. The emergence of acute prostatitis can be based on the pathogenic activity of a huge number of microorganisms (E. coli, Klebsiela, Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, etc. ). Many microorganisms are an integral part of the healthy microflora of skin tissues or intestines, however, penetrating into the tissues of the prostate gland, they provoke a rapidly developing inflammatory process. Due to the pronounced clinical symptoms, the diagnosis of an acute form of pathology is a relatively simple measure. As a rule, blood and urine tests are sufficient, but for maximum information content, a smear for bacteriological examination, transrectal ultrasound, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging can be performed.
The development of a chronic bacterial form of prostatitis occurs as a result of the pathogenic activity of pathogenic microorganisms that have entered the tissues of the prostate gland. Among the methods of diagnosing this form of the disease, it is worth highlighting uroflowmetry, microscopy of prostatic secretion and survey urography.
Treatment of prostatitis
The treatment of prostatitis is based on the use of antibiotics, which differ in their aggressiveness depending on the development and course of the disease. The prescription of drugs is individual in each case, it depends on both the form of the disease and the characteristics of the organism. The prescription of drugs and their dosage are determined by the attending urologist, based on the results of diagnostic studies. In some forms of prostatitis, combination therapy is used, that is, the use of several antibiotics at once, in this regard, drugs are prescribed to neutralize their side effects (probiotics). Immunostimulants can be used to strengthen the functional capacity of the immune system and vitamin complexes. In some cases, prostate massage is prescribed. Treatment of the disease must be approached very, very seriously, at least due to the possible development of malignant neoplasms during the development of prostatitis. Prostate cancer is not only a dangerous disease, it often threatens a person's life. In no case should you neglect the treatment, and when the first signs of the disease appear, contact your urologist. Therapy in the early stages of prostatitis will allow you to get rid of the disease forever.