As a therapy for prostatitis, both drug treatment (tablets, suppositories, injections) and non-drug treatment (massage, physiotherapy) can be used.There are at least 150 types of various medications on sale that, according to the manufacturer, help fight prostate inflammation.Patients planning successful treatment need a preliminary consultation with a urologist.
Before using any composition, you must know everything about it: what the medicine contains, what its pharmacological action is, what indications and contraindications exist.It is also useful to familiarize yourself with the experiences of those who have already undergone treatment and listen to the reviews of recovering patients.
What are the differences between the forms of drug release?
With prostate inflammation, the greatest danger is that pathological microflora continues its journey through the male reproductive system.Without adequate treatment, the patient receives:
- epididymitis;
- balanoposthitis;
- urethritis;
- cystitis;
- pyelonephritis.
Without testing, it is impossible to determine exactly what causes prostatitis.Treatment must be based on the etiology of the disease, only then will it be effective.
The main causes of prostatitis and treatment methods:
- Congestion in prostate tissues.Mild anti-inflammatories are prescribed;the use of antibiotics is not advisable.A good effect is achieved by means that stimulate the functioning of blood and lymphatic vessels that nourish the prostate gland.
- Bacterial infection.This is the most dangerous of all possible variants of the disease.Powerful antibiotics are needed, otherwise the inflammatory process will spread throughout the urinary system and affect the urethra, bladder and kidneys.As the infection progresses through the reproductive system, the testicles and shaft of the penis will suffer.In the future, impotence, acute infectious prostatitis and acute pyelonephritis will occur.On an outpatient basis, the patient uses antibacterials and immunomodulators;in a hospital setting, a powerful course of immunostimulants and antibiotics directed against specific pathogens.The treatment is carried out under examination control.
- Viral infection.It is rare and requires immune system support.Medicine cannot offer any specific measures other than taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Malignant and benign tumors, prostate hyperplasia.In this case, in addition to medications, the help of a surgeon may be needed.After elimination of the diffuse or nodular pathological process, the condition of the prostate returns to normal.
Depending on the form of release, the following types of prostatitis medications differ:
- Injections.They are used in hospitals, in severe cases they help to quickly stop the inflammatory process in the prostate tissues.
- Instillations.This term refers to the introduction of medications into the prostate through the lumen of the urethra.This procedure is usually performed by a urologist.About 5 ml of the drug is injected in volume.
- Candles.The most common method of treatment at home, a very convenient and popular form of release.All types of drugs for prostatitis are produced in suppositories: analgesics, antiseptics, vasodilators, antibacterials, immunostimulants and others.The course of using suppositories should be from 5 to 21 days;after the end of therapy, the patient must undergo a control urine test.
- Pills.In some cases, the use of oral agents with a systemic effect may be advisable.This form of release has indisputable advantages: with prostatitis against the background of a genitourinary infection, several foci of the pathological process can be destroyed simultaneously.
- Microclysters.Classic treatment method.It consists of influencing the prostate through the wall of the rectum.This is a very safe and convenient method, the only drawback of which is preliminary evacuation.Therapeutic enemas differ from common ones in composition and low dosage.
- Ointments.They are relatively rarely used in the treatment of prostatitis due to inconvenient application in the perineal region.
At the same time, you can use different forms of medicines, for example tablets and suppositories.You should be guided in choosing a treatment strategy by the recommendations of your attending physician.
Attention!Control tests should not be carried out earlier than 2 weeks after the end of the last use of the medicine.Patients treated without the system are at high risk of chronic prostatitis and impotence.
The most popular and cheapest medicines
Prices for different groups of medicines differ significantly;It is also important to consider where the medication is purchased.Large pharmacy chains and online pharmacies are always cheaper than small, little-known pharmacies.
Fact!The doctor does not prescribe a specific name of the medicine, he indicates the active ingredient.The doctor's prescription is deciphered by the pharmacist.It is profitable for this specialist to sell an expensive medicine, so the patient should ask about cheap analogues.
Separately, it is worth highlighting such a class of drugs for prostatitis as alpha-adrenergic blockers.Medicines affect the hormonal processes occurring in the male reproductive system and help eliminate the prerequisites for inflammation and swelling of the prostate gland.Because medications interfere with chemical reactions in which testosterone is involved, you should be examined by an andrologist before use.
Attention!There are several products that reduce the effectiveness of alpha blockers.
Diet is an essential part of the treatment, otherwise the result will be disappointing.
What are people saying?
Patients who have undergone therapy under examination control and regularly consulted a doctor believe that cheap medicines for prostatitis are no less effective than their expensive counterparts.
Man, 39 years old
Friends recommended a well-known composition for prostatitis.They praised it a lot, they said it gives a wonderful effect, but somehow it didn't help me.There is no result.Maybe it's time to see a regular urologist?Stop asking your friends for advice.