Prostatitis and its treatment is one of the most painful topics for men who suffer from this disease. 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 given to medicines in the form of tablets, injections and suppositories.
Drugs 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. The type of infection that caused inflammation of the prostate also plays an important role. All doctors pay attention to these two factors in the first place. What else can influence the choice of drugs? We'll talk about this a little later. But first, let's try to figure out what problems men have with prostatitis and what they have to deal with.
How to understand that it is prostatitis?
Prostatitis treatment cannotstart without any complaints from the patient. What signs can indicate that a man is ill with it? Experts agree that the initial stage of the disease may not manifest itself at all. Weakness and fatigue that appear at the beginning of the disease are often mistaken for ordinary fatigue, beriberi and stress by men. And only when the inflammation covers the entire prostate, they can notice pain above the pubis, extending to the rectum, difficulty urinating and constant urge to go to the toilet. It is with such complaints that patients most often turn to polyclinics. At this stage of the development of the disease, the treatment of prostatitis with pills gives a good result. The risk of its transition to a chronic form is minimal.
However, about 25% of men with emerging signs of prostatitis are in no hurry to visit a doctor and suffer. In this case, when applying, complaints are much more serious. In addition to constant pulling pains, men complain of a decrease in potency, lack of erection or too rapid ejaculation. In the urine of such patients, fibers, flakes and blood inclusions are visually observed. Treatment of prostatitis at this stage is a very complex process.
It is almost impossible to cope with the disease with pills 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 medicines for each case. young menmost often they become victims of prostatitis, which has developed as a result of sexual infections they have suffered: herpes, candidiasis, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, trichomoniasis, etc. Also, inflammation of the prostate gland develops as a result of regular hypothermia or congestion in the small pelvis due to a sedentary lifestyle.
In mature men, prostatitis most often appears as a result of inflammatory diseases of internal organs, stress, purulent-inflammatory processes on 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, the cause of their illness can be a decrease in immunity and chronic inflammation of the internal organs.
Based on these statistics, as well as on the materials of 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. All of them are aimed at restoring prostate tissues, eliminating inflammation, and fighting the microorganisms that caused the disease. Equally important is the symptomatic treatment of prostatitis in men. The drugs in this case relieve pain and spasms.
Elimination of symptoms is not the most important thing in the treatment of inflammation of the prostate gland. A much more important role is played by antimicrobial and antiviral drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. Their selection is based onthe results of laboratory studies. This takes into account not only the type of pathogen, 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 fight off the infection on its own. 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 methods of treatment as prostate massage, herbal medicine and special nutrition.
Types and forms of drugs for prostatitis
So, we figured out what methods of treatment 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 - 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 - tablets or capsules.
- Phytomedications - in the form of tablets, powder-filled capsules or dragees.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - in the form of tablets or injectable solution.
The attending physician, after a complete examination of the patient, decides how prostatitis will be treated: with pills, injections and / orcandles.
What drugs are most often used when a man is diagnosed with inflammation of the prostate gland? The names of many drugs do not mean anything to most patients, and single commercials tell about 2-3 drugs that can help in the fight against prostatitis. Next, consider each group of drugs for this ailment in more detail.
Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Medicines for the treatment of prostatitis from this group are designed to eliminate pain and inflammation. In addition, in acute prostatitis, they can reduce body temperature. The most suitable drugs are:
- Rectal suppositories and Diclofenac injections.
- Ketorolac tablets and injection.
Both of these drugs have contraindications. Basically, their intake affects the digestive system of patients, therefore, 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 antivirals are completely new drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. The fact is that penicillin and similar substances are unable to sufficiently penetrate the prostate barrier and accumulate in the tissues of the gland. Therefore, long-known antibiotics are not sufficiently effective. What medicines can be taken for inflammation of the prostate? Here they arelist:
- Pills and injections "Amoxiclav", "Augmentin" and "Ampisid". These drugs belong to the subgroup of protected amoxicillins and are effective in acute and chronic prostatitis.
- Solutions for injection "Cefotaxime", "Ceftazidime" or "Ceftriaxone". While highly effective, these antibiotics cause virtually no side effects.
- Tablets and injections "Azithromycin" and "Vilprafen", related to macrolides. With their help, you can fight microorganisms that are inside the cells of a diseased organ, that is, the prostate.
- Tablets and capsules "Norfloxacin", "Ofloxacin" or "Ciprofloxacin". In addition to their antimicrobial action, they produce an immunomodulatory effect.
- Tables "Gerpevir", "Zovirax" and "Acyclovir" are prescribed to patients whose prostate inflammation was caused by a viral infection.
So, we have listed the main drugs that are used to treat prostatitis in men. Drugs should be selected and prescribed only by a specialist!
Drugs to improve immunity
Any inflammatory process, including prostatitis, occurs against the background of reduced immunity. That is why it is important to take immunomodulators. The most effective for prostatitis are:
- tablets "Interferon" and "Taktivin", protecting against foreign microorganisms;
- T-lymphocyte stimulator Levamisole;
- tablets containing sodium nucleinate that increase the activity of macrophage cells;
- drugs "Methyluracil" and"Immunal", stimulating cellular immunity.
All of the above drugs are prescribed by the attending physician. He also calculates the required dosage and duration of taking the funds. It is not recommended to take them on your own!
Phytopreparations for prostatitis
Despite the abundance of synthetic drugs, the treatment of prostatitis takes less time with regular use of special herbal remedies. Prostalamin tablets, as well as Prostanorm, Peponen and Prostate Forte capsules and drops have recently become the most popular and popular.
The herbs and minerals that form the basis of these remedies help to eliminate spasms, pain and inflammation in the prostate gland. Many components have antimicrobial efficacy.
The most demanded and popular lately are Prostalamine tablets, as well as Prostanorm, Peponen and Prostate Forte capsules and drops. The herbs and minerals that form the basis of these remedies help to eliminate spasms, pain and inflammation in the prostate gland. Many components have antimicrobial efficacy.
Medications that normalize urination
Drugs of this group are mainly used for chronic prostatitis. It is this form of the disease that 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 prostate tissues.
Most popular products fromprostatitis
Currently, doctors specializing in the treatment of male diseases, including prostatitis, prefer to prescribe complex drugs to patients that combine several properties at once. For example, the solution for injection "Prostatilen" is effective in both acute and chronic forms of prostatitis. Its use helps to activate the immune system, strengthen the vascular and cell walls in the prostate. As a result of therapy with the use of this remedy, blood circulation in the pelvic organs is normalized, the restoration of prostate tissues occurs many times faster. Also often used drugs for the treatment of chronic prostatitis in the form of rectal suppositories "Vitaprost", capsules "Prostamol Uno" and so on.
Should I take hormones for 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 remind readers once again that all the drugs mentioned in this article are prescribed by the attending physician. Self-medication can lead to unpredictable consequences.
