Prostatitis is one of the most common diseases in men.At any stage, the pathology causes enormous discomfort and significantly worsens overall health.Drug treatment of prostatitis can effectively combat the disease.But to carry it out correctly and safely, you need to consult a doctor.
Existing treatments
In the treatment of prostatitis, various methods of therapy are used.The choice always depends on the nature and severity of the disease.There are such ways to get rid of prostatitis:
- medicinal;
- surgical;
- physiotherapeutic.
Pay attention!Often, traditional medicine methods are also used at home.
These include herbal baths and compresses.However, this therapy has extremely low effectiveness and can only be used as an auxiliary therapy.
Usually prostatitis is treated comprehensively.In this case, drug therapy and one or several minimally invasive methods of therapy are used simultaneously.Surgical intervention is used only in extremely severe cases, if other methods are ineffective.
Medication
Drug treatment of the prostate is used for any severity of the disease and covers various manifestations of the pathology.Also, some medications can be used as prophylactics.Medicines are also used during the surgical method as maintenance therapy.
The main purpose of using medications is to relieve the inflammatory process, as well as eliminate infection in bacterial prostatitis.Also, during complex drug therapy, medications help normalize the functioning of the gland.
Surgical
The surgical method of therapy does not always mean radical measures involving removal of the gland.Safe, minimally invasive surgical methods are coming to the fore.
Surgical methods include:
- TUR (Transurectal resection of the gland).It is performed using a resectoscope.Depending on the nature of the inflammation, either part of the gland or the entire prostate may be removed during the procedure.
- Adenectomy or prostatectomy.Open surgery involving the use of a conventional scalpel.The procedure is characterized by a long rehabilitation period.
- Cryodestruction.The inflamed area of the gland is exposed to liquid nitrogen.
- Laser therapy.Mainly used for chronic prostatitis.Using a laser beam, moisture is evaporated in the inflamed area of the gland.In this case, damaged tissues are burned out.The method helps to enhance the regenerative properties of the organ.
The choice of a specific method of surgical intervention is carried out individually, based on the severity of the disease and the general condition of the body.
Physiotherapeutic
Physiotherapeutic methods include the following manipulations:
- Transuretal microwave therapy.Involves exposure of the prostate to high temperatures.This is done using special external or invasive devices.During the treatment, excess fluid from the organ evaporates and it decreases in size, thereby reducing pressure on the bladder.
- Exposure to ultrasonic waves.Treatment is carried out using special devices that allow you to influence exclusively the prostate gland.The therapy is painless.
- Magnetic laser inductotherapy.It involves simultaneous exposure of the inflamed gland to laser and magnetic waves.The method allows you to relieve pain symptoms, increase blood circulation in the organ, and also accelerate tissue regeneration processes.The method also enhances the effectiveness of the medications used.
- Balloon dilatation.A small dilator with an inflating balloon at the end is inserted into the urethra.The device protects the bladder and excretory tract from increased pressure of the prostate on them.
- Stenting.A stent is inserted into the urethra to protect the ducts from being squeezed by the enlarging gland.
- Reflexology.The method includes acupuncture and electropuncture.As a result of the procedures, blood circulation in the organ is significantly improved, as well as metabolism and cell regeneration are accelerated.
- Hirudotherapy.Can only be carried out with the use of medicinal leeches.Increased blood flow in the gland is ensured.
- Massage.The procedure allows you to increase blood circulation and metabolism.Massage also eliminates stagnation of secretions from the gland and enhances the effectiveness of medications.
Physiotherapeutic methods of therapy are always used as an adjunct to drug treatment of the prostate gland.
Main groups of drugs
Drug treatment of prostatitis includes several groups of drugs.These include:
- antibacterial agents;
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- antispasmodics, or muscle relaxants;
- alpha-blockers;
- immunomodulators;
- painkillers;
- hormones;
- peptides, or biological regulators;
- sedatives or anti-anxiety medications.
Drugs from several groups are always prescribed at once.This is necessary not only to relieve the symptoms of the pathology, but at the same time to eliminate the main cause of the ailment and normalize the functioning of the organ.
Medicines may come in the form of tablets, intramuscular injections, ointments, creams, or rectal suppositories.
Antibacterial agents
Antibacterial drugs, or antibiotics, are used to destroy pathological bacteria, the growth of which has provoked an inflammatory process in the gland.
The standard course of medication is 3 weeks.But taking antibiotics entails disruption of the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract.Therefore, they can be used only after confirmation of the presence of a viral infection in tests.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Drugs in this group are used when the main cause of prostatitis is not a bacterial infection.
Also, anti-inflammatory non-steroidal drugs may be prescribed in case of low effectiveness of antibiotics.
Since medications of this type have a negative effect on the liver and stomach, they can be used continuously for no longer than 3-5 days.
The greatest effectiveness of drugs is observed when they are used at the beginning of treatment for exacerbations.
Antispasmodics or muscle relaxants
Used for emergency relief of muscle spasms during exacerbation of prostatitis, accompanied by prolonged urinary retention.
Medicines have a quick but short-lived effect.
Alpha blockers
Medicines help restore the body's excretory function, relieving muscle spasm.
The course of continuous use is 7-8 months, since the drugs have cumulative effectiveness.
Immunomodulators
They are used for general strengthening of the body, as well as increasing its resistance to various infections.
Medicines are required when using antibiotics.
Painkillers
Inflammatory processes in the prostate are always accompanied by pain.In this case, discomfort can occur both during urination, or erection, and at rest.
Medicinal microenemas have the greatest effectiveness and minimal side effects.
Hormones
Medicines of this type can only be used as prescribed by a doctor and when the cause of prostatitis is a hormonal imbalance in the male body.
Hormonal drugs are often prescribed for advanced prostatitis or the development of carcinogenic processes.
Uncontrolled use of hormonal drugs can lead to pharmacological castration.
Peptides, or biological regulators
Peptides are natural biological products created from the glands of cattle.Lyophilisates based on bovine prostate are the most effective.
Such medications provide general strengthening of the body, and also stimulate blood circulation, improve the quality and quantity of sperm and relieve swelling of the gland.
Sedatives
Problems with the prostate gland cause men not only physical, but also enormous psychological discomfort.Therefore, drug treatment of prostatitis often requires the use of sedatives.
In case of severe mental disorders and the lack of effectiveness of conventional sedatives, tranquilizers can be used.However, they are sold only with a doctor's prescription.
Advantages and disadvantages of therapy
Drug treatment of the disease, in comparison with other methods, has its advantages and disadvantages.The benefits of using medications include:
- high efficiency of therapy;
- rapid relief of pain symptoms;
- rapid and complete restoration of gland function.
Pay attention!Also, an undoubted advantage of the drug therapy method is its ease of use.
Prescribed drugs are easy to take and use anywhere, while physical therapy requires a mandatory visit to the doctor's office or long periods of solitude for self-massage of the prostate.
Conclusion
The disadvantage of drug therapy is the presence of many contraindications and side effects.However, if you follow medical recommendations, the negative consequences of therapy are minimized.