Prostatitis and its treatment is one of the most painful topics in men suffering from this disease. According to experts, the treatment of prostatitis is a process consisting of very different procedures: physiotherapy, medication, massage. Only the overall effect of the problem can help eliminate the unpleasant symptoms and, most importantly, the cause of the disease. In this, medicines play a major role in the form of tablets, injections and suppositories.
Medications for the treatment of prostatitis are selected by your doctor. The set of tools depends on the form in which the patient suffers. The type of infection that caused the inflammation of the prostate also plays an important role. All doctors pay close attention to these two factors. What else can influence drug choice? We'll talk about that a little later. But first, let’s try to figure out what problems men have in prostatitis and what they have to deal with.
How to understand that this is prostatitis?
Treatment of prostatitis should not begin without the patient's complaints. What are some signs that a person is sick with it? Experts agree that the initial stage of the disease should not manifest itself at all. The weakness and fatigue that appear at the onset of the disease is often mistaken by men for their usual fatigue, vitamin deficiency, and stress. And only when the inflammation covers the entire prostate can they notice the pain above the pubic area, radiating into the rectum, difficulty urinating, and a constant urge to use the toilet. Patients most often turn to an outpatient clinic with such complaints. At this stage in the development of the disease, treatment of prostatitis with tablets gives good results. The risk of becoming chronic is minimal.
However, about 25% of men with symptoms of prostatitis do not rush to the doctor and tolerate it. In this case, the complaints are much more serious. In addition to constant pulling pain, men complain of decreased potency, lack of erection, or ejaculation too quickly. In the urine of such patients, fibers, flakes, and inclusions are visually visible. Treating prostatitis at this stage is a very complex process.
It is almost impossible to cope with the disease with the tablets alone. In addition, the risk of complications such as calcular prostatitis is significantly increased.
Causes of Prostatitis
What can cause prostatitis in men? Treatment (medication) begins with raising this issue. After all, it is the diagnosis that will help you choose the right medications for each case. Young men are most often the victims of prostatitis, which they develop as a result of the genital infections they suffer from: herpes, candidiasis, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, trichomoniasis, and so on. In addition, inflammation of the prostate gland results from regular hypothermia or congestion in the small pelvis as a result of a sedentary lifestyle.
In mature men, prostatitis most commonly occurs after inflammatory diseases of the internal organs, stress, purulent inflammatory processes in the skin, and influenza or other viral infections.
Elderly patients suffer from prostatitis due to prolonged sexual abstinence. In addition, decreased immunity and chronic inflammatory processes in the internal organs can cause their disease.
Based on these statistics, as well as laboratory and instrumental tests, your doctor will select medications to treat prostatitis.
Treatment Method
There are several important aspects to the treatment of pathology. Each is aimed at restoring prostate tissue, eliminating inflammation, and fighting the microorganisms that cause the disease. Symptomatic treatment of prostatitis in men is also important. Medications in this case relieve pain and cramps.
Elimination of symptoms is not the most important in the treatment of prostatitis. Antimicrobial and antiviral drugs for the treatment of prostatitis are more important. Their selection is made based on the results of laboratory tests. In this case, not only the type of pathogen is considered, but also the sensitivity of the patient’s body to drugs.
What else is needed to eliminate prostatitis in men? Treatment (medication) necessarily involves restoring the immune state. This allows the patient’s body to resist the infection on its own. In addition, attention is paid to restoring potency (if there are problems with it).
Treatment methods such as prostate massage, herbal medications, and special diets also help restore prostate function.
Types and Forms of Medications for Prostatitis
So we figured out which treatment methods are considered the most effective these days. As drugs for the treatment of prostatitis are considered to be the main measure in the fight against the disease, it is worth considering in more detail which forms are most commonly used:
- Antibiotics and antiviral drugs - in the form of tablets, rectal suppositories and injections.
- Alpha 1-blockers - in the form of tablets or capsules.
- Hormonal preparations for the treatment of prostatitis and prostate adenoma - in the form of tablets.
- 5-alpha reductase inhibitors - tablets or capsules.
- Phytopreparations - in the form of tablets, powder capsules or dragees.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - tablets or solutions for injection.
After a full examination of the patient, the treating doctor will decide how to treat the prostatitis: tablets, injections and / or suppositories.
What medications are most commonly used when a person is diagnosed with inflammation of the prostate gland? The names of many drugs mean nothing to most patients, and each ad is about 2-3 drugs that can help fight prostatitis. We then examine each drug group for this disease in more detail.
Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Anti-inflammatory drugs in this group are designed to relieve pain and inflammation. They can also lower body temperature in acute prostatitis. The most suitable drugs are:
Rectal suppositories and diclofenac sodium injections- .
- Ketorolac trometamol tablets and solution for injection.
Both drugs are contraindicated. 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. But "Ketorolac" is recommended for single use in high-intensity pain.
Antibiotics and antiviral drugs for prostatitis
Antibiotics and antiviral drugs are completely new drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. The fact that penicillin and similar substances are not able to penetrate the prostate barrier sufficiently and accumulate in the tissues of the gland. Therefore, long-known antibiotics are not effective enough. What medications can be taken for inflammation of the prostate? Here is a list:
- Tablets and injections of the subgroup of protected amoxicillins that are effective in acute and chronic prostatitis.
- Solution for injection Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime or Ceftriaxone. Although very effective, these antibiotics have virtually no side effects.
- Tablets and injections Azithromycin and Josamycin, associated with macrolides. They can be used to fight microorganisms inside the cells of the diseased organ.
- Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin or Ciprofloxacin tablets and capsules. In addition to the antimicrobial effect, they have an immunomodulatory effect.
- Ciprofloxacin and acyclovir tablets are prescribed to patients whose viral inflammation is caused by a viral infection.
So we listed the main drugs used to treat prostatitis in men. Medications can only be selected and prescribed by a specialist!
Preparations to increase immunity
Any inflammatory process, including inflammation of the prostate, is caused by declining immunity. Therefore, it is important to take immunomodulators. The most effective for prostatitis are:
- alpha interferon and tactivine tablets, which protect against foreign microorganisms;
- T-lymphocyte stimulator Levamisole; sodium nucleate-containing
- tablets that increase the activity of macrophage cells;
- stimulates methyluracil and dried juice of the herb Echinacea purpurea, stimulating cellular immunity.
Each of the above medications is prescribed by your doctor. It also calculates the required dose and the duration of the withdrawal. It is not recommended to buy them on your own!
Herbal prostatitis
Despite the abundance of synthetic agents, the treatment of prostatitis takes less time with regular administration of special phytopreparations.
Means normalizing urination
Medicines in this group are mainly used in chronic prostatitis. This form of the disease causes urinary problems. Alpha-1 blockers usually help relieve swelling of prostate tissue.
Top Cures for Prostatitis
Currently, physicians specializing in the treatment of male diseases, including prostatitis, prefer to prescribe complex drugs to patients that combine multiple properties at once. For example, a solution for injection of prostate extract is effective in both acute and chronic prostatitis. Its use helps to activate the immune system, strengthen the blood vessel and cell walls of the prostate. As a result of this therapy, the blood circulation in the pelvic organs normalizes and the prostate tissue recovers several times faster. In addition, drugs are often used to treat chronic prostatitis in the form of suppositories.
Should I take hormones for prostatitis?
Acute and chronic hormonal preparations for prostatitis are not used. The only condition under which a doctor can prescribe hormone-containing medications is the presence of a benign or malignant tumor in the prostate.
In summary, I would like to remind readers once again that all medications mentioned in this article are prescribed by your doctor. Self-sufficiency of medications can have unpredictable consequences.