Prostatitis and its treatment is one of the most painful topics in men who suffer from this ailment. The treatment of prostatitis, according to experts, is a process consisting of many completely different procedures: physiotherapy, medication, massage. Only a comprehensive impact on the problem can help eliminate unpleasant symptoms and, most importantly, the cause of the disease. The main role in this is assigned to medicines in the form of tablets, injections and suppositories.
Preparations for the treatment of prostatitis are selected by the attending physician. The set of funds depends on what form of the disease the patient has. Also an important role is played by the type of infection that caused inflammation of the prostate. In the first place, all doctors pay attention to these two factors. What else can affect the choice of drugs? Let's talk about this a bit later. But first we’ll try to figure out what problems men have with prostatitis and what they have to struggle with.
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 ill with him? Experts agree that the initial stage of the disease may not manifest itself at all. The weakness and fatigue that appear at the beginning of the disease, men are often mistaken for ordinary fatigue, vitamin deficiency and stress. And only when the inflammation covers the entire prostate, they can notice pain over the pubis, radiating to the rectum, difficulty urinating and constant urination. It is with such complaints that patients most often turn to clinics. At this stage of the development of the disease, treatment of prostatitis with tablets gives a good result. The risk of its transition to a chronic form is minimal.
However, about 25% of men with signs of prostatitis are in no hurry to visit a doctor and suffer. In this case, complaints are much more serious. In addition to constant pulling pains, men complain of decreased potency, lack of an erection, or ejaculation too fast. In the urine of such patients, fibers, flakes and blood inclusions are visually observed. The treatment of prostatitis at this stage is a very complex process.
It is almost impossible to cope with the disease alone. In addition, the risk of complications, such as calculous prostatitis , increases significantly .
Causes of Prostatitis
What can cause prostatitis in men? Treatment (medication) begins with the formulation of this question. After all, it is precisely the diagnosis that helps to choose the right medication for each case. Young men most often become victims of prostatitis, which developed as a result of the sexually transmitted infections: herpes, candidiasis, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, trichomoniasis, etc. Also, inflammation of the prostate gland develops as a result of regular hypothermia or congestion in the pelvis due to a sedentary lifestyle.
In men in adulthood, prostatitis most often appears as a result of inflammatory diseases of internal organs, stress, purulent-inflammatory processes on the skin, as well as after the flu or other viral infections.
Elderly patients begin to suffer from prostatitis due to prolonged sexual abstinence. In addition, the cause of their illness may be a decrease in immunity and chronic inflammatory processes of internal organs.
Based on these statistics, as well as materials from laboratory and instrumental studies, the doctor selects medications for the treatment of prostatitis.
Treatment technique
There are several important aspects in the medical treatment of pathology. All of them are aimed at restoring prostate tissue, eliminating inflammation, and fighting the microorganisms that caused the disease. Of no less importance is the symptomatic treatment of prostatitis in men. Drugs in this case relieve pain and cramping.
The elimination of symptoms is not the most important thing in the treatment of inflammation of the prostate gland. Antimicrobial and antiviral drugs for the treatment of prostatitis play a much more important role. Their selection is carried out according to the results of laboratory studies. In this case, not only the type of pathogen is taken into account, but also the sensitivity of the patient's body to medications.
What else is needed to eliminate prostatitis in men? Treatment (medication) necessarily includes taking medications that restore the immune status. This allows the patient's body to independently resist infection. In addition, attention is paid to the restoration of potency (if there are problems with it).
Restoration of the functions of the prostate gland is also facilitated by such treatment methods as prostate massage, herbal medicine and special nutrition.
Types and forms of drugs for prostatitis
So, we figured out which treatment methods are considered the most effective today. Since medications for the treatment of prostatitis are considered the main measure to combat the disease, it is worth considering in more detail which forms are used most often:
- Antibiotics and antiviral drugs - in the form of tablets, rectal suppositories and injections.
- Alpha-1-blockers are in the form of tablets or capsules.
- Hormonal drugs for the treatment of prostatitis and prostate adenoma - in the form of tablets.
- 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are in 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 injection.
After a full examination of the patient, the attending physician decides how the treatment of prostatitis will be carried out: tablets, injections and / or suppositories.
What drugs are most often used if a man diagnoses prostate inflammation? The names of many drugs to most patients do not say anything, and single commercials tell about 2-3 drugs that can help in the fight against prostatitis. Next, we consider each group of drugs for this ailment in more detail.
Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Medications for the treatment of prostatitis from this group are designed to eliminate pain and inflammation. In addition, with acute prostatitis, they can lower body temperature. The most suitable drugs are:
- Rectal suppositories and injections "Diclofenac".
- Ketorolac tablets and injection.
Both of these drugs have contraindications. Basically, their intake is reflected in the digestive system of patients, so in most cases the treatment regimen is a three-day course with a weekly interval between them. But the drug "Ketorolac" is recommended for single use for pain of high intensity.
Antibiotics and antiviral drugs for prostatitis
Antibiotics and antiviral agents are completely new drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. The fact is that penicillin and similar substances are unable to penetrate the prostate barrier to a sufficient degree and accumulate in the tissues of the gland. Therefore, the long-known antibiotics do not have sufficient effectiveness. What drugs can be taken with inflammation of the prostate? Here is a list of them:
- Tablets and injections Amoxiclav, Augmentin and Ampisid. These drugs belong to the protected amoxicillins subgroup and are effective in acute and chronic prostatitis.
- Solutions for injection "Cefotaxime", "Ceftazidime" or "Ceftriaxone". With high efficiency, these antibiotics practically do not cause side effects.
- Tablets and injections "Azithromycin" and "Vilprafen" related to macrolides. With their help, you can fight with microorganisms inside the cells of a diseased organ, that is, the prostate.
- Tablets and capsules "Norfloxacin", "Ofloxacin" or "Ciprofloxacin". In addition to antimicrobial action, they produce an immunomodulating effect.
- Herpevir, Zovirax, and Acyclovir tablets are prescribed for patients who have a viral infection as the cause of inflammation of the prostate gland.
So, we have listed the main drugs with which the treatment of prostatitis in men is carried out. Drugs should be selected and prescribed only by a specialist!
Immunity boosting drugs
Any inflammatory process, including prostatitis, proceeds against a background of reduced immunity. That is why it is important to take immunomodulators. The most effective for prostatitis are:
- Interferon and Taktivin tablets, protecting against foreign microorganisms;
- stimulator of T-lymphocytes "Levamisole";
- tablets containing sodium nucleinate, which increase the activity of macrophage cells;
- “Methyluracil” and “Immunal” medications that stimulate cellular immunity.
All of the above drugs are prescribed by your doctor. He also calculates the required dosage and the duration of taking the funds. It is not recommended to take them yourself!
Phytomedication for prostatitis
Despite the abundance of synthetic drugs, treatment of prostatitis takes less time with the regular use of special herbal remedies.
Means that normalize urination
Drugs of this group are mainly used for chronic prostatitis. This form of the disease implies the presence of problems with urination. As a rule, alpha-1-adrenergic blockers, which include Kamiren, Sonirid Duo and Dalfaz tablets, help relieve swelling of the tissues of the prostate gland.
The most popular remedies for prostatitis
Currently, doctors specializing in the treatment of male diseases, including prostatitis, prefer to prescribe complex preparations to patients that combine several properties at once. For example, the Prostatilen injection solution is effective in both acute and chronic forms of prostatitis. Its use helps to activate immunity, strengthen vascular and cell walls in the prostate. As a result of therapy using this agent, blood circulation in the pelvic organs is normalized, prostate tissue repair occurs many times faster. Also, drugs are often used to treat chronic prostatitis in the form of Vitaprost rectal suppositories, Prostamol Uno capsules, and so on.
Do I need to take hormones from prostatitis?
Hormonal drugs for prostatitis in acute and chronic forms are not used. The only condition under which a doctor can prescribe hormone-containing drugs is the presence of a benign or malignant tumor in the prostate gland.
In conclusion, I would like to once again remind readers that all the drugs mentioned in this article are prescribed by the attending physician. Self-medication can lead to unpredictable consequences.