Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland, which is not always bacterial in nature. An antibiotic treatment regimen for prostatitis can be useless and even harmful if the nature of the disease is not precisely determined.
The first thing you should start treatment with is a comprehensive examination by a specialist. A neglected acute pathology often becomes chronic. This can deprive a man of the opportunity to live a full sexual life, to become a father. In addition, the symptoms of the disease bring not only physical suffering, but also constantly depresses psychologically.
Effective treatment of prostatitis with antibiotics is not only possible, but necessary in case of bacterial damage. If the causes of inflammation lie in other factors, then the urologist will prescribe adequate treatment after a comprehensive examination.
Look for the causes of prostatitis in lifestyle
Not a single sexually mature man is immune from inflammation of the prostate gland. According to statistics, only 5% of patients reach the urologist.
The main factors provoking inflammatory processes in the prostate can be:
- congestive processes (insufficient blood circulation) in the pelvic organs. This is a sedentary lifestyle, including work. Overweight. Lack of sexual life in adulthood;
- bacteria (infection). These include STDs, poor hygiene, foci of chronic inflammation in the body (rotten teeth, tonsillitis, smoker's bronchitis);
- inflammation of the prostate after surgical or other mechanical intervention (for example, insertion of a catheter, trauma);
- tuberculosis of the prostate is rarely diagnosed.
The prostate is located at the bottom of the bladder and surrounds the urethra (urinary canal). Normally, prostate tissue does not interfere with urination.
Inadequate blood circulation leads to oxygen starvation of prostate tissues, which inhibits its work and contributes to the activation of pathological processes. The prostate increases in size, "pinches" the urethra, which immediately affects the process of urination. It is the problems with the rapid emptying of the bladder that is the loud call of trouble in the prostate gland.
Attention! Running prostatitis is fraught with complications, such as inflammation of the urethra and seminal vesicles. Delaying treatment means dooming yourself to infertility or impotence.
An integrated approach to the treatment of prostatitis
In the treatment of prostatitis, it is impossible to be limited only to taking antibiotics. Don't be surprised when your doctor talks about the need to change your diet and exercise. You may need an additional consultation with an endocrinologist to check the hormonal levels, sugar levels, and assistance in weight loss.
Physiotherapy is prescribed as an ambulance for blood circulation in the prostate. It could be:
- massage;
- ultrasound sessions;
- low frequency laser;
- mud treatment;
- enemas with medicinal solutions.
In complex application, these therapeutic measures contribute to more effective treatment of the prostate. But the main effect is that by changing himself and his lifestyle, a man gains confidence in his abilities.
Treatment of acute bacterial infection
Acute bacterial prostatitis is a severe infection that requires immediate hospitalization and adequate antibiotic therapy. Therapeutic measures begin with the appointment of the patient bed rest.
If the condition is assessed as severe, antibiotics are prescribed before the tests. These are broad-spectrum penicillin drugs or tetracyclines.
Treatment of bacterial prostatitis with antibiotics can begin with antibiotics that actively distribute and accumulate in body fluids and tissues. Effective against most bacteria. From 4 to 12 hours are stored in the organs in a therapeutic dose.
However, for the treatment of the prostate, it is necessary to use drugs that would purposefully accumulate in the tissues of the prostate gland and the genitourinary system. To determine the pathogen, bacteriological studies of prostate secretion are carried out. According to its results, the course of treatment of prostatitis with antibiotics is adjusted.
As a rule, culture from the prostate fluid shows that its infection was caused by:
- enterococci, E. coli - pathogens that are the usual "inhabitants" of the intestinal flora;
- staphylococci, streptococci - pathogens that often penetrate from the outside.
Urological practice shows the effectiveness of antibiotics of the fluoroquinolone group of the latest generation.
Treatment of bacterial prostatitis with antibiotics lasts at least a month. The usual course is 6-8 weeks.
When prescribing a course of treatment for prostatitis with antibiotics, the doctor is guided not only by the causative agent of the infection, but also by the age, condition of the patient's body, his allergic, immune status. In some cases, aminoglycosides are effective.
Of the macrolides, the antibiotic of the erythromycin group showed the best result in the treatment of acute prostatitis. Its use is justified in a hospital setting, since it is administered intravenously.
Dosage from 500 to 1000 mg per day as directed by a physician.
Treatment of chronic prostatitis at home
The success of the fight against a chronic disease lies in the responsibility that the patient himself bears. Antibacterial therapy at home involves broad-spectrum antibiotics that can be taken in tablet form. Of considerable importance is their affordable price.
These are drugs of the penicillin group. It is necessary to take these drugs strictly following the dosage.
Against inflammation caused by STDs, broad-spectrum drugs are used.
Remember! Antibacterial therapy is effective only if the full course of treatment is completed. To interrupt it when the symptoms disappear is to drive the infection deeper.