Prostatitis

Prostate gland is a vitally important organ that is sometimes called “second heart” of a man.

Prostatitis or prostate inflammation is the most frequent urological disease among men. According to statistics it is encountered among 25-40% of male population. Prostatitis often proceeds latently and some specialists think that this figure can reach 80%. Men at the age of 25-40 years suffer from this disease most frequently.

Prostatitis causes disorder of excretory function and decrease of prostate gland tonus, secretion congestion, tissue edema, development of inflammation focus and pain syndrome. If the process proceeds for a long time without treatment, irreversible changes such as corrugation and cicatrisation of prostate gland tissues occur. In this case the prostate gland gradually loses its functionality.

Factors that promote prostatitis beginning.

• Sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
• Chronic niduses of infection in the organism (tonsillitis, cholecystitis, cariosis teeth)
• Complications after respiratory diseases.
• Uncontrolled intake of drugs (mainly antibiotics), including STD.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Sedentary life

Prostatitis symptoms.

Chronic prostatitis has various symptoms and patients can experience one or several of them. The following ones are encountered most often:

- urination disorders (pains in the beginning or in the end of urination act);

- aches in subpubic area, perineum, sacrum, inguinal area;

- urethra discharge (especially after defecation or physical activity);

- high irritability, irascibility, anxiety, sleep disorder, decrease of efficiency;

- sexual function disorder (erection disorder, premature ejaculation, orgasm and libido decrease).

Can prostatitis be prevented?

There are several factors that can be eliminated to decrease risk and assist in prostatitis prevention:

- elimination of venous congestion in small pelvis organs (physical activity);

- prevention of secretion congestion in prostate gland (normalization of sexual life);

- timely treatment of inflammatory processes in other organs;

- avoidance of supercooling and alcohol abuse.

How can prostatitis be treated?

Prostatitis treatment should be conducted on an individual basis. Modern methods of prostatitis treatment include:

1. Drug therapy.

2. Phytotherapy (treatment with medicinal herbs).

3. Physiotherapeutic procedures.

4. Special physical exercises and massage. 

Drug therapy eliminates infection factor and decreases inflammatory processes.

Phytotherapy supports prostate gland function, normalizes metabolic processes and immunity.

Physiotherapeutic procedures eliminate pain syndrome, promote normalization of prostate gland function and proper supply of administered drugs to inflammation focus.

Massages and special physical exercises eliminate prostate gland secretion congestion and restore its tonus.

Combination of these methods allows achievement of positive results in 90-95% of cases of chronic prostatitis.

Consequences of untreated prostatitis.

Prolonged inflammatory process causes congested and cicatrical changes in prostate gland that lead to sexual function disorder up to complete impotence.

Why self-treatment of prostatitis is not recommended?

1. There are many reasons that cause prostatitis. Only a doctor in clinical condition can perform accurate diagnostics and define tactics of further treatment and its effectiveness.

2. Secretion congestion and edema are critical factors in prostatitis development. Physiotherapeutic procedures and massage that cannot be done at home are necessary for their elimination. Self-treatment that is limited to drug intake in most cases prolongs disease duration and leads to frequent recurrences.

What way of life should be conducted after the completion of course of treatment?

The following rules should be obeyed to prevent prostatitis recurrences after the completion of the whole course of treatment:

- keep rational dietary pattern (full-fledged diets with prevalence of vegetarian dishes); fasting diet for corpulent patients, intensive diet for underweight patients;

- normalize sexual life;

- avoid supercooling;

- keep smoking and alcohol use at minimum;

- undergo preventive urological examination twice a year – in spring and autumn when the probability of recurrences is high.