A sedentary lifestyle, constant stress and hypothermia, irregular sexual relations, bacteria penetrating the urethra - all these reasons explain the development of the inflammatory process in the prostate.
Prostate inflammation is the most common male disease.However, his therapy is a long and laborious process.
In order for the treatment of the disease to be as effective as possible, urologists prescribe comprehensive measures, including the use of medicinal plants and visits to physiotherapeutic procedures.But medications play a major role in treatment.
Only a specialist decides which drugs to prescribe for the treatment of prostatitis in men, but there is a list that includes the most effective drugs.
Manifestations of the development of prostate inflammation
Prostate inflammation can be quickly cured only at the initial stage of development.You should therefore contact a specialist as soon as the first signs of the disease appear.
Any of the following symptoms may indicate the development of the disease:
- Pain in the perineal region;
- A feeling of discomfort that appears during bowel movements;
- Constant feeling of fullness in the bladder;
- The appearance of pain and an intermittent thin stream when urinating;
- White or mucous discharge and blood are seen in the urine;
- Slow, uncontrolled erection;
- Rapid ejaculation;
- Loss of sexual desire;
- Excessive and unreasonable fatigue;
In case of bacterial disease, signs may include an increase in temperature up to 37-38 degrees, but in some cases it is possible to reach 40 degrees.
The specialist, after carrying out an examination and studying the results of the necessary tests, will determine the form and causes of the development of the disease.
The disease can appear due to the action of harmful bacteria, as well as stagnant processes occurring in the pelvis.Depending on the nature and causes of the pathology, the urologist will prescribe the most effective medication.
Forms of prescribed medications
After making a diagnosis, the urologist will tell you how to treat prostatitis in men, and will also tell you what form medications for prostatitis take.
Forms of medications for the treatment of prostatitis:
- rectal suppositories.Treated by direct impact on the affected organ;
- injections.Injections are the quickest way to introduce the prostatitis remedy into the patient's body;
- solutions for instillation.This form of medication involves injecting the medication into the male urethra;
- solutions for microenemas.With the help of microenemas, it is possible to carry out both drug treatment of prostatitis and therapy with folk remedies;
- compressed.This type of medicine most often contains antibiotics used to treat the prostate.
Groups of drugs prescribed for inflammation of the gland
In the treatment of prostate inflammation in men, several groups of drugs are used.For the bacterial form of the disease, antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment.Most often, antibacterial drugs in the form of tablets are prescribed for acute or chronic inflammation of the male gland;they should be taken for about a month.
In case of complications, the disease is treated with antibiotics in the form of an injection solution.If specialists have not identified a specific group of causative agents of the disease, combined antimicrobial therapy is used.
Antibiotics belonging to the group have a negative effect on prostatitis:
- Tetracyclines.
- Fluoroquinols.
- Penicillin.
- Macrolides.
- Cephalosporins.
If the disease manifests itself as pain, painkillers are prescribed.
For prostatitis, these medications should only be taken as prescribed by a doctor;uncontrolled use of painkillers leads to many side effects and complications.
It is believed that among pain relievers, drugs containing the active ingredient ibuprofen are the most effective against inflammation of the male prostate.
For chronic abacterial inflammation of the prostate, alpha-blockers are prescribed.These medications have a relaxing effect on the muscles and bladder neck.This effect helps reduce the pain that occurs when urinating.
If signs such as pain in the perineal area are observed during the inflammatory process, drugs from the group of muscle relaxants are prescribed to reduce muscle tone in the groin area.
Also, substances containing the hormone testosterone are used to treat the disease.In diseases of the male organ, the level of this substance in the body decreases.The result of a hormonal imbalance is the proliferation of prostate tissue.Medications containing hormones help reduce inflammation and stabilize hormone levels.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications are often used to relieve swelling, fever, and pain.The most effective medications come in the form of rectal suppositories.
If the disease is viral, antiviral drugs are used.
Adjuvant therapy includes drugs that improve blood circulation and agents that strengthen immune defense.Medications that promote tissue regeneration are also prescribed.
The most effective drugs for prostate inflammation
It is impossible to unequivocally answer how to treat prostatitis in men with medications and other therapeutic procedures.After all, even the best antibiotic will be ineffective in treating a viral disease.
Medicines for the treatment of chronic inflammation of the prostate
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate in men.In the absence of treatment at the initial stage (at the acute stage), this process becomes chronic in 80% of cases.At the same time, the course of the disease becomes uneven: long periods of calm symptoms are replaced by exacerbations.In case of chronic prostatitis, treatment is a much more complex process than the treatment of acute inflammation of the gland and requires an integrated approach, based on drugs of several types and groups.
What should drugs combat?
Before selecting a set of drugs that will help cope with the chronic form of prostatitis, it is necessary to remember what this disease is and what processes occur in the gland.
The inflammatory process is caused in 70% of cases by the presence of pathogenic microflora in the prostate tissue.It may be a genitourinary infection (gonorrhea, syphilis and others) or other bacteria and viruses.The remaining 30% represents congestion of the gland in men.Lack of oxygen and nutrition, as well as saturation of tissues with toxins and waste products (products of the vital activity of prostate cells) can cause pathology.
The inflammatory process is accompanied by swelling of the gland.As a rule, this is due to the fact that the prostate cannot fully supply the body with hormones and other active substances necessary for normal functioning (compensation stage).In addition, in cases of chronic illness, pus can form there, which blocks the ducts, further reducing testosterone production and secretions.
Depending on the course of the disease, the changes that have occurred in the prostate and their depth, the doctor selects a set of drugs, the list of which includes:
- antimicrobial drugs or simply antibiotics - their prescription is mandatory in cases of inflammation of bacterial origin;
- antiviral agents, interferon and gamma globulin - are prescribed for the viral origin of prostatitis;
- antifungal agents (antimycotics) - necessary in cases where prostatitis occurs due to the spread of a fungal infection to the gland, as well as when prostatitis is of a bacterial nature, requiring long-term use of antibiotics;
- alpha blockers – prescribed to reduce spasms and pain;
- muscle relaxants - relax the muscular structures of the prostate and pelvic organs, which promotes better nutrition of glandular tissue;
- anti-inflammatory drugs - fight the manifestations of the disease, reduce swelling;
- hormonal drugs - used to restore hormonal levels in men.
The exact list of medications shown above will be different for each patient.The doctor decides which drugs to include and which should not be based on laboratory analyzes of a smear from the urethra, prostate secretions, urine and blood taken from men at the diagnostic stage.
Antibiotics for chronic prostatitis
Antibiotics for chronic inflammation of the prostate are prescribed in most cases, even when bacterial culture does not reveal the presence of microorganisms in the secretion and in a smear from the urethra.
Before prescribing a specific medication, the doctor must determine whether the pathogens will be sensitive to a particular antibiotic.Otherwise, we risk wasting time taking a medication that is ineffective in a particular case.
Antimicrobial drugs belonging to the fluoroquinolone group are considered the most effective in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
Drugs of this type are distinguished by their ability to penetrate deeply and in sufficient concentration into the prostate tissue.To achieve an effect, their use should last 4 weeks or more (depending on the severity of the disease, the chosen dosage and the sensitivity of the pathogenic microflora to the antibiotic).
Important!Fluoroquinolone antibiotics may have a suppressive effect on sperm.When planning a pregnancy, it is necessary to start trying to conceive a child no earlier than 2 months after the end of treatment.
During treatment with antibiotics, concomitant use of antifungal drugs is recommended for men.This is due to the fact that drugs with antibacterial activity can also suppress beneficial microflora, which maintains the level of fungi in the body at a normal level.Thus, a favorable environment for the development of a fungal infection may appear in the human body, the treatment of which requires taking medications that have a different effect.
Alpha blockers - analgesics and antispasmodics for chronic prostatitis
Spasms and pain are typical symptoms of prostatitis.To reduce spasms and therefore get rid of discomfort, treatment should include taking alpha-blockers.They not only relieve spasm of the glandular muscle tissue of the prostate, but also relax the bladder sphincter.In addition, these drugs significantly reduce pain during prostatitis in the acute stage.
Drug treatment with these drugs reduces discomfort and pain during urination in men, but they carry many side effects and a long list of contraindications.This is why they should only be taken as prescribed by a specialist.Moreover, these drugs are effective only for non-bacterial etiology of prostatitis.If the inflammation of the gland is due to an infection, experts tend to choose other medications to treat the pain and spasms.
Hormonal drugs for prostatitis
The main reason why hormonal treatment for chronic prostatitis may be prescribed is excessive prostate growth in men.Typically, this situation requires a decrease in testosterone levels.The result of treatment is a reduction in the size of the prostate, normalization of hormonal levels and a reduction in symptomatic manifestations of the disease.
Hormonal treatment is carried out exclusively as prescribed by a doctor and only under his supervision.This requires constant monitoring of hormonal levels, which helps prevent many negative effects of drugs on the functions of internal organs in humans.
Antiviral medications for prostatitis
If viruses are the cause of prostatitis, treatment is carried out with appropriate medications.
Additionally, for men, drugs with an anti-inflammatory effect from the NSAID group are prescribed.
Antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed in the form of tablets, but a more pronounced and faster effect, according to urologists, is achieved when using drugs in the form of suppositories.
This treatment is supplemented by taking immunomodulators.They help men produce more of their own antibodies in their body, which actively resist infections due to prostatitis.As a result, processing takes less time.