Prostatitis and its treatment is one of the most painful topics in men who suffer from this disease. The treatment of prostatitis, according to experts, is a process that consists of many completely different procedures: physiotherapy, medication, massage. Only a comprehensive impact on the problem can help to eliminate unpleasant symptoms and, most importantly, the cause of the disease. The main role in this process is attributed to drugs in the form of pills, injections and suppositories.
Medicines for the treatment of prostatitis are selected by the attending physician. The set of remedies depends on the form of the disease the patient has. In addition, an important role is played by the type of infection that caused the inflammation of the prostate. All doctors pay attention to these two factors first. What else can influence the choice of medicines? We'll talk about that a little later. But first, let's try to find out what problems men have with prostatitis and how they need to cope.
How to understand that this is prostatitis?
Treatment of prostatitis cannot begin without complaints from the patient. What signs can indicate that a man is sick with this? Experts agree that the early stage of the disease may not even manifest itself. Weakness and fatigue, which appear at the onset of the disease, are often confused by men with common fatigue, vitamin deficiency and stress. And only when inflammation covers the entire prostate, can they experience pain above the pubis, radiating to the rectum, difficulty urinating and a constant need to use the bathroom. It is with these complaints that patients most often seek out polyclinics. At this stage in the development of the disease, treatment of prostatitis with pills gives good results. The risk of becoming chronic is minimal.
However, about 25% of men with symptoms of prostatitis are in no hurry to go to the doctor and endure it. In that case, the complaints are much more serious. In addition to constant pain, men complain of decreased potency, lack of erection or very rapid ejaculation. In the urine of such patients, fibers, flakes and blood inclusions are observed visually. The treatment of prostatitis at this stage is a very complex process.
It is almost impossible to deal with the disease with pills alone. In addition, the risk of complications, such as calculous prostatitis, increases significantly.
Reasons for prostatitis
What can cause prostatitis in men? Treatment (medication) starts with this question. After all, it is precisely the diagnosis made that helps to choose the appropriate drugs for each case. Young men are often victims of prostatitis, which developed as a result of genital infections they suffered: herpes, candidiasis, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, trichomoniasis, etc. In addition, inflammation of the prostate develops as a result of regular hypothermia or congestion in the small pelvis due to a sedentary lifestyle.
In mature men, prostatitis appears most often as a result of inflammatory diseases of internal organs, stress, purulent inflammatory processes in the skin, as well as after influenza or other viral infections.
Elderly patients begin to suffer from prostatitis due to prolonged sexual abstinence. In addition, a decrease in immunity and chronic inflammatory processes of internal organs can become the cause of your disease.
Based on these statistical data, as well as laboratory and instrumental studies, the doctor selects drugs for the treatment of prostatitis.
Treatment method
There are several important aspects in the medical treatment of pathology. They all aim to restore prostate tissue, eliminate inflammation and fight the microorganisms that cause the disease. Symptomatic treatment of prostatitis in men is also of great importance. The drugs, in this case, relieve pain and spasms.
Elimination of symptoms is not the most important in the treatment of inflammation of the prostate. Antimicrobial and antiviral drugs for the treatment of prostatitis are much more important. Your choice is made according to the results of the laboratory tests. In this case, not only the type of pathogen is taken into account, but also the sensitivity of the patient's body to drugs.
What else is needed to eliminate prostatitis in men? Treatment (medication) necessarily includes taking medications that restore immune status. This allows the patient's body to resist infection alone. In addition, attention is paid to restoring power (if there are problems with that).
Treatment methods such as prostate massage, herbal medicine and special nutrition also contribute to the restoration of prostate function.
Types and forms of drugs for prostatitis
So, we found out which treatment methods are considered most effective today. Since drugs for the treatment of prostatitis are considered the main measure to fight the disease, it is worth considering in more detail which forms are most used:
- Antibiotics and antiviral drugs - in the form of pills, rectal suppositories and injections.
- Alpha blockers 1 - in the form of tablets or capsules.
- Hormonal preparations for the treatment of prostatitis and prostate adenoma - in the form of tablets.
- 5-alpha reductase inhibitors - tablets or capsules.
- Phytopreparations - in the form of tablets, capsules with powder filling or dragees.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - in the form of tablets or solution for injection.
The attending physician, after a thorough examination of the patient, decides how the treatment of prostatitis will be: with pills, injections and / or suppositories.
What medications are used most often when a man is diagnosed with inflammation of the prostate? The names of many medications mean nothing to most patients, and the individual commercials talk about 2 to 3 medications that can help fight prostatitis. Next, we will consider each group of drugs for this disease in more detail.
Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Prostatitis drugs in this group are designed to relieve pain and inflammation. They can also lower body temperature in acute prostatitis. The most suitable drugs are:
- Rectal suppositories and injections of sodium diclofenac.
- Ketorolac trometamol tablets and solution for injection.
Both drugs have contraindications. Basically, their intake is reflected in the digestive system of the patients, therefore, in most cases, the treatment regimen is three days with a weekly interval between them. The drug "Ketorolac" is recommended for single use for high intensity pain.
Antibiotics and antiviral drugs for prostatitis
Antibiotics and antivirasses are completely new drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. The fact is that penicillin and similar substances cannot penetrate the prostate barrier sufficiently and accumulate in the gland's tissues. Therefore, antibiotics known for a long time are not effective enough. What medications can be taken for inflammation of the prostate? Here is a list of them:
- Pills and injections that belong to the subgroup of protected amoxicillins and are effective in acute and chronic prostatitis.
- Injectable solutions Cefotaxime, Ceftazidim or Ceftriaxone. Although highly effective, these antibiotics have virtually no side effects.
- Tablets and injections Azithromycin and josamycin, related to macrolides. With their help, you can fight microorganisms within the cells of the diseased organ, namely the prostate.
- Norfloxacin, ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin tablets and capsules. In addition to the antimicrobial action, they produce an immunomodulatory effect.
- Ciprofloxacin and acyclovir tablets are prescribed for patients who have a viral infection as a cause of inflammation of the prostate.
So we have listed the main drugs used to treat prostatitis in men. Medicines should only be selected and prescribed by a specialist!
Preparations to increase immunity
Any inflammatory process, including prostatitis, occurs in a context of reduced immunity. That is why it is important to take immunomodulators. The most effective for prostatitis are:
- interferon alpha and taktivine tablets, which protect against foreign microorganisms; Levamisol T-lymphocyte stimulator;
- tablets containing sodium nucleinate, which increases the activity of macrophage cells;
- methyluracil drugs and dry juice of the herb Echinacea purpurea, stimulating cellular immunity.
All of the above medications are prescribed by the responsible physician. It also calculates the required dosage and duration of fundraising. It is not recommended to take them alone!
Herbal remedies for prostatitis
Despite the abundance of synthetic drugs, treatment of prostatitis takes less time with regular intake of special phytopreparations.
It means normalizing urination
The drugs in this group are mainly used for chronic prostatitis. It is this form of the disease that causes problems with urination. As a rule, alpha-1 blockers help to relieve swelling of the prostate tissue.
The most popular remedies for prostatitis
Currently, doctors specializing in the treatment of male diseases, including prostatitis, prefer to prescribe complex medications to patients who combine several properties at the same time. For example, the solution for injection of prostate extract is effective in acute and chronic prostatitis. Its use helps to activate the immune system, strengthen the vascular and cellular walls of the prostate. As a result of therapy with the use of this remedy, blood circulation in Organs pelvic organs is normalized, the restoration of prostate tissues occurs several times faster. In addition, drugs are often used to treat chronic prostatitis in the form of rectal suppositories.
Should I take hormones for prostatitis?
Hormonal drugs are not used for acute and chronic prostatitis. The only condition under which a doctor can prescribe hormone-containing drugs is the presence of a benign or malignant tumor in the prostate.
In conclusion, I would like to remind readers once again that all the drugs mentioned in this article are prescribed by the attending physician. Self-administration of medications can lead to unpredictable consequences.