A sedentary lifestyle, constant stress and hypothermia, irregular sex, the ingress of bacteria into the urethra - all these are the reasons for the development of the inflammatory process of the prostate.
Prostate inflammation is the most common male disease.However, its therapy is a time-consuming and laborious process.
In order for the treatment of the disease to be as effective as possible, urologists prescribe comprehensive measures, including the use of herbal medicine and visits to physiotherapeutic procedures.But medications play an important role in treatment.
Only a specialist decides which drugs to prescribe for the treatment of prostatitis in men, but there is a list that includes the most effective drugs.
Manifestations of the development of prostate inflammation
Prostate inflammation can be cured quickly only at the initial stage of development, so it is necessary to contact a specialist as soon as the first signs of the disease appear.
Any of the following symptoms may indicate the development of the disease:
- Pain in the perineal region;
- Feeling of discomfort that appears during bowel movements;
- Constant feeling of a full bladder;
- The occurrence of pain and a thin, intermittent jet when urinating;
- White or mucous discharge and blood are seen in the urine;
- Slow and uncontrolled erection;
- Rapid ejaculation;
- Loss of sexual desire;
- Excessive and unreasonable fatigue;
In the case of a bacterial disease, signs may include an increase in temperature to 37-38 degrees, but in some cases it is possible to reach 40 degrees.
The specialist, after carrying out an examination and studying the results of the necessary tests, will determine the form and causes of the development of the disease.
The disease can arise due to the action of harmful bacteria, as well as stagnant processes occurring in the pelvis.Depending on the nature and causes of the pathology, the urologist will prescribe the most effective medication.
Forms of Prescription Medication
Once the diagnosis is made, the urologist will tell you how to treat prostatitis in men and will also explain the form of medications for prostatitis.
Forms presented by medicines for the treatment of prostatitis:
- rectal suppositories.Treated by direct impact on the affected organ;
- injections.Injections are the fastest-acting way to get prostatitis medicine into the patient's body;
- instillation solutions.This form of medication involves injecting the medication into the male urethra;
- solutions for microenemas.With the help of microenemas, you can carry out both drug treatment of prostatitis and therapy with folk remedies;
- tablet.This type of medicine usually contains antibiotics used to treat the prostate.
Groups of medications prescribed for gland inflammation
In the treatment of prostate inflammation in men, several groups of medications are used.For the bacterial form of the disease, antibiotics are the mainstay of therapy.Most often, antibacterial drugs in tablets are prescribed for acute or chronic inflammation of the male gland;they need to be taken for about a month.
If complications occur, the disease is treated with antibiotics in the form of an injection solution.If experts do not identify a specific group of disease-causing agents, combined antimicrobial therapy is used.
Antibiotics belonging to the group have a negative effect on prostatitis:
- Tetracyclines.
- Fluoroquinols.
- Penicillin.
- Macrolides.
- Cephalosporins.
If the disease has a manifestation such as pain, analgesics are prescribed.
For prostatitis, these medications should only be taken as prescribed by a doctor;uncontrolled use of painkillers is fraught with side effects and complications.
It is believed that among painkillers, drugs with the active substance ibuprofen are the most effective for inflammation of the male prostate.
For chronic bacterial inflammation of the prostate organ, alpha-blockers are prescribed.These medications have a relaxing effect on the muscles and bladder neck.This effect helps to reduce the pain that occurs when urinating.
If signs such as pain in the perineal region are observed during the inflammatory process, medications from the group of muscle relaxants are prescribed, which reduce muscle tone in the groin area.
Additionally, substances containing the hormone testosterone are used to treat the disease.In diseases of the male organ, the level of this substance in the body decreases.The result of hormonal imbalance is the proliferation of prostate tissue.Medicines containing hormones help reduce inflammation and stabilize hormone levels.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications are often used to relieve swelling, fever, and pain.The most effective medications are in the form of rectal suppositories.
If the disease is viral, antiviral drugs are used.
Adjuvant therapy is provided with medications that improve blood flow and agents that enhance immune defense.Medications that promote tissue regeneration are also prescribed.
The most effective medications for prostate inflammation
It is impossible to unequivocally answer how to treat prostatitis in men with medications and other therapeutic procedures.After all, even the best antibiotic will be ineffective in treating a viral disease.
Medicines for the treatment of chronic prostate inflammation
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland in men.In the absence of therapy in the initial phase (in the acute phase), this process becomes chronic in 80% of cases.At the same time, the course of the disease becomes uneven: long periods of calm symptoms are replaced by exacerbations.In the case of chronic prostatitis, treatment is a much more complex process than the treatment of acute inflammation of the gland and requires an integrated approach, which is based on medications of different types and groups.
What should medicines combat?
Before selecting a set of medications that will help cope with the chronic form of prostatitis, you need to remember what this disease is and what processes occur in the gland.
The inflammatory process in 70% of cases is caused by the presence of pathogenic microflora in the prostate tissue.It could be a genitourinary infection (gonorrhea, syphilis and others) or other bacteria and viruses.The remaining 30% is responsible for gland congestion in men.Lack of oxygen and nutrition, as well as saturation of tissues with toxins and waste products (products of the vital activity of prostate cells) can provoke pathology.
The inflammatory process is accompanied by swelling of the gland.As a rule, this is due to the fact that the prostate gland is unable to fully supply the body with hormones and other active substances necessary for normal functioning (compensation phase).Furthermore, with a chronic illness, pus can form, which clogs the ducts, resulting in an even greater reduction in testosterone production and secretions.
Based on the course of the disease, the changes that have occurred in the prostate gland and their depth, the doctor selects a set of medications, the list of which includes:
- antimicrobial medications or simply antibiotics - their prescription is mandatory in case of inflammation of bacterial origin;
- antiviral agents, interferon and gamma globulin - are prescribed for prostatitis of viral origin;
- antifungal agents (antimycotics) - necessary in cases where prostatitis occurs due to the spread of a fungal infection to the gland, as well as when prostatitis is bacterial in nature, requiring prolonged use of antibiotics;
- alpha blockers - prescribed to reduce spasms and pain;
- muscle relaxants - relax the muscular structures of the prostate and pelvic organs, which promotes better nutrition of the glandular tissue;
- anti-inflammatory drugs - fight the manifestations of the disease, reduce swelling;
- hormonal medicines - used to restore hormone levels in men.
The exact list of medications presented above will be different for each patient.The doctor decides which medications to include and which should not be based on laboratory tests of swabs from the urethra, prostate secretions, urine and blood taken from men at the diagnostic stage.
Antibiotics for chronic prostatitis
Antibiotics for chronic inflammation of the prostate are prescribed in most cases, even when bacterial culture does not reveal the presence of microorganisms in the secretion and smear from the urethra.
Before prescribing a specific medication, the doctor must determine whether pathogens will be sensitive to a particular antibiotic.Otherwise, you run the risk of wasting time taking a medication that is ineffective in a given case.
Antimicrobials belonging to the fluoroquinolone group are considered the most effective in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
Drugs of this type are distinguished by the ability to penetrate deeply and in sufficient concentration into the prostate tissue.To obtain an effect, its use must last 4 weeks or more (depending on the severity of the disease, the selected dosage and the susceptibility of the pathogenic microflora to the antibiotic).
Important!Fluoroquinolone antibiotics may have a suppressive effect on sperm.When planning a pregnancy, it is necessary to start trying to conceive a child no earlier than 2 months after the end of treatment.
During antibiotic treatment, concomitant use of antifungal medications for men is recommended.This is due to the fact that drugs with antibacterial activity can also suppress the beneficial microflora, which kept the level of fungi in the body normal.Thus, an environment favorable for the development of a fungal infection may appear in the human body, the treatment of which requires the use of medications with different effects.
Alpha blockers - analgesics and antispasmodics for chronic prostatitis
Spasm and pain are typical symptoms of prostatitis.To reduce spasm and therefore eliminate discomfort, treatment should include the use of alpha blockers.They not only relieve spasm of the prostate glandular muscle tissue, but also relax the bladder sphincter.In addition, these drugs significantly reduce pain during prostatitis in the acute phase.
Drug treatment with these drugs reduces discomfort and pain when urinating in men, but they have many side effects and an extensive list of contraindications.That is why they should only be taken as prescribed by a specialist.Furthermore, these drugs are effective only for non-bacterial etiology of prostatitis.If the inflammation of the gland is caused by infection, experts tend to choose other medications to treat the pain and spasm.
Hormonal medications for prostatitis
The main reason why hormonal treatment for chronic prostatitis may be prescribed is excessive prostate growth in men.Typically, this situation requires a decrease in testosterone levels.The result of therapy is a reduction in the size of the prostate, normalization of hormonal levels and a reduction in symptomatic manifestations of the disease.
Hormonal treatment is carried out exclusively as prescribed by a doctor and only under his supervision.It requires constant monitoring of hormonal levels, which helps prevent the numerous negative effects of medications on the functions of internal organs in men.
Antiviral medications for prostatitis
If viruses are the cause of prostatitis, treatment is carried out with appropriate medications.
In addition, for men, drugs with an anti-inflammatory effect from the NSAID group are prescribed.
Both antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed in the form of tablets, but a more pronounced and rapid effect, according to urologists, is achieved when using drugs in the form of suppositories.
This treatment is complemented with immunomodulators.They help men produce more of their own antibodies in their bodies, which actively resist infections caused by prostatitis.As a result, treatment requires less time.