If prostatitis develops, special treatment will most likely be needed. One-third of patients develop bacterial disease. It is necessary to suppress the growth of bacteria with appropriate drugs. Antibiotics for prostatitis are prescribed when the diagnosis is confirmed by preliminary research. In order for the treatment to achieve the desired effect, acting on the body as carefully as possible, choose the medications that best help you, learn how to take them, and the potential dangers of use.
Benefits of antibiotic treatment
Modern medicine uses antibiotics to treat prostatitis or other diseases because of their abilities:
- quickly destroys the source of the disease and eliminates inflammation;
- produces substances that kill or stop the growth of bacteria and large viruses, but are safe for the cells of the macroorganism;
- act externally (suppositories, ointments) and other methods of administration: intramuscularly, orally, intravenously;
- to fight many pathogens (broad-spectrum antibiotics) at the same time.
Main groups of antibacterial drugs used for prostatitis
Antibiotics are a relatively new substance discovered in the 1920s. A large list of drugs neutralizes viruses, helping to eliminate the causes of prostatitis and other diseases. The different nature of the effect, the differences in chemical structure, made it possible to distinguish several groups of antibiotics in the case of bacterial prostatitis: chronic or acute.
Fluoroquinolones
Fluoroquinolones are chemically synthesized today. Active ingredients that affect different types of bacteria treat the chronic form of the disease particularly well. Devices based on fluoroquinolones are absorbed in the digestive tract as quickly as possible. From here, they move easily within the cells of organs and tissues and kill bacteria. Medications cause gastrointestinal and nervous system disorders, allergies. In rare cases, diseases of the kidneys, musculoskeletal system, heart, candidiasis, colitis have been observed.
Tetracyclines
The family of tetracyclines includes a broad spectrum of antibiotics that are similar in composition and properties. They have the same mechanism of action on microbes, similar properties and complete cross-resistance. If a drug no longer works in the body, similar drugs will also be ineffective. To achieve the result, it is better to take medications that have a different way of working. Tetracyclines are extremely active against bacteria that cause prostatitis, but are difficult to tolerate.
Penicillins
Penicillins block the synthesis of the peptidoglycan from which the cell wall of the bacterium is built. That's why they die. The mammalian body does not produce peptidoglycan, so drugs are safe for humans, the only thing we may encounter while taking them is allergies. The most commonly used drugs for prostatitis in the penicillin group are tablets.
Cephalosporins
The bactericidal principle of cephalosporins is dangerous for microorganisms. It damages their cell walls and leads to death. The assimilation of drugs in this group from the gastrointestinal tract is poor. They irritate the mucous membranes, cause allergies, impair kidney function, are contraindicated in case of risk of meningitis. It is used intramuscularly.
Macrolides
Macrolides are the least toxic antibiotics of natural origin that inhibit the growth of bacteria. These drugs are rarely used because their effectiveness has not been proven. Patients are well tolerated to treat prostatitis with these agents. Medications rarely contribute to the onset of allergies, no liver or kidney depression, no joints, no bone destruction, no toxic effects.
Antibiotic to treat prostatitis in men
In order to effectively cure a disease, a diagnosis must be made that shows what types of bacteria are causing the disease in a given patient, and how sensitive they are to drugs. Based on the results of the tests, your doctor will decide what it means to treat chronic prostatitis or an acute form of the disease. A number of procedures can help relieve inflammation of the prostate gland if the disease is caused by the entry of bacteria.
The treatment for prostatitis includes:
- taking antibiotics to remove bacteria;
- use of drugs to improve blood circulation, reduce congestion; Add
- anti-inflammatory - if you need to relieve pain by reducing swelling of the gland;
- substances that regulate the immune system;
- Vitamins A, B6, E, C;
- trace elements: selenium, zinc, magnesium;
- sedatives;
- herbs (cranberries, elderberries, St. John's wort, flounder, goldenrod);
- prostate massage - relieves inflammation, gets rid of stagnant secretions;
- exercise - stimulates blood circulation.
In acute pathology
Treatment is performed in a hospital or under medical supervision at home. Drugs are used that have a complex effect: cephalosporins, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones with reduced inflammation. For quick effect, your urologist may prescribe two antibiotics.
The results of acute inflammation therapy are usually immediately visible, but it is absolutely impossible to stop taking the medication. Follow the 4-week course until the end and follow the dosage exactly to counteract the inflammatory process. Otherwise, it is able to transform into a chronic form. If you strictly follow all the recommendations of your urologist, the disease will recede forever and never return.
In case of chronic prostatitis
The slow chronic course of prostate disease is much more common. Rest periods allow for exacerbations. Are they treated for chronic prostatitis? The prognosis is less reassuring than in acute inflammation. The results of the therapy are weaker: the pathology changes the structure of the tissues of the gland, so the antibiotic does not stay in them for a long time. Destinations:
- Preparations should be prescribed taking into account the nature and degree of sensitivity of the microflora.
- Broad-spectrum drugs are extremely effective, especially cephalosparins and macrolides, fluoroquinolones.
- The minimum course is one month, but often several cycles are spent with breaks. It is impossible to stop treatment when the condition improves: the changes can be misleading.
What are the most effective antibiotics
Strictly follow your doctor's recommendations to treat or reduce the symptoms of infectious prostatitis. Only start the course after the diagnosis when the doctor understands the nature of the disease. Self-care at home has devastating consequences, a malfunction of the body’s system.
Are there any side effects and contraindications
Compounds that restore the gastric microflora are often prescribed in conjunction with medications. They note possible reactions to antibiotics:
- gastrointestinal disorders;
- allergic rash;
- poisoning (fever, pain, diarrhea);
- deterioration of health.
Antibiotics are not used to treat non-infectious (stagnant) inflammations. You may not accept them:
- for allergies;
- kidney and liver diseases;
- pregnancy;
- breastfeeding;
- children.