More than half of the male population suffers from prostatitis. This disease is characterized by the development of the inflammatory process in the prostate gland. The disease proceeds in acute or chronic form. It occurs in young men-20-45 years. But not everyone knows how prostatitis manifests itself and why inflammation develops. A frivolous attitude to the disease makes it one of the most common among men.
Causes of the disease
The inflammatory process in the prostate most often occurs against the background of a bacterial infection. There is no exact causes of prostatitis, since the probability of inflammation of the tissue of the prostate increases with the weakening of immunity. The pathogens of pathology can be staphylococci, E. coli, Enterococci, Pseudomonas.
These infectious agents are on the mucous membranes and skin of a healthy person, but can cause the development of the inflammatory process in the event of predisposing factors:
- Infutable sex life: rare sexual contacts, interrupted sexual acts with incomplete ejaculation;
- hypothermia;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- stagnant phenomena in the pelvic organs;
- frequent urological diseases, sexually transmitted infections;
- stress;
- wearing a narrow clothing squeezing the genitals of a man;
- chronic alcohol intoxication, drugs, chemical agents;
- crotch injuries;
- Reducing immunity.
The main symptoms of prostatitis depend primarily on the form of the disease (acute, chronic). Inflammation of the prostate is recommended to be treated in a timely manner, otherwise the disease will drag on and will periodically give relapses. Therefore, every man should know how prostatitis begins and what signs should you pay attention to first of all.
Etiology of chronic prostatitis
Chronic prostatitis develops against the background of acute inflammation of the prostate. During the period of remission, the man is worried about weak pain in the perineum, intensifying during urination, defecation and intimacy. Minor mucous secretions from the urethra may appear at stress.
The causes of exacerbation of chronic prostatitis can be any factors: stress, forced restriction of emptying the rectum or bladder, wearing of narrow lower linen, floor infections. During the exacerbation, pathological features can only slightly increase, manifesting itself in elevated body temperature and insignificant hyperthermia. Men suffering from chronic inflammation of the prostate are subject to frequent relapses of the disease. As a reason for the development of the disease, even short -term stagnant phenomena in the pelvis can act.
Forms and symptoms of acute prostatitis
What signs of prostatitis in men will be present depend on the form of the disease. Acute inflammation in the gland appears primaryly. The disease has three forms: catarrhal, follicular and parenchymal. The latter is the hardest. Men often do not know what symptoms with prostatitis talk about the beginning of the development of the inflammatory process.
So what signs of prostatitis should you pay special attention? The initial manifestations of the disease:
- pulling pains in the perineum and pubic;
- discomfort during urination, after intimate contacts;
- brokenness, weakness;
- A slight increase in temperature.
The catarrhal stage of inflammation of the prostate is considered the easiest, but still treatment at home is contraindicated. Processing can lead to the development of a chronic inflammatory process. No tips for healers or acquaintances can be used without prior consultation with a doctor, since as the most effective and correct treatment, a urologist can prescribe.
Folicular inflammation occurs more acutely. Strong pains occur in the crotch and penis, unpleasant sensations can cover the entire lumbar region. The main feature of this form of prostatitis in men is a painful pain that does not allow to fully empty the rectum and bladder. Against the background of this type of inflammation of the prostate, acute urinary retention develops, and the quality of the patient is disrupted. With untimely treatment, the disease can go into the next stage - parenchymal.
Parenchymal form of the disease
Symptoms of prostatitis in men of parenchymal form:
- serious condition of the patient;
- In the beginning of the disease, rapid urination quickly moves to dysuria (complete urinary retention);
- The appetite is reduced, the patient is tormented by thirst;
- flatulence, the inability to empty the intestines due to severe pain;
- mucous discharge from the rectum may appear;
- The body temperature is increased, it is held within 39C.
One of the signs of prostatitis in men of this severe form is the sharp pain of the prostate gland when probing. Palpator examination of the patient in this stage of the inflammatory process is difficult due to a serious condition and uncomfortable sensations in the genital area. If qualified treatment does not start at this stage, then the disease can be complicated by the transition of infection to neighboring organs, the appearance of an abscess or the development of a chronic inflammatory process.
If acute inflammation develops against the background of urethritis, urolithiasis and other pathologies of the urinary organs, then impurities of blood, pus may appear in the urine, often experts find traces of protein. With urine delay, urgent medical care is required. The disease is characterized by an acute beginning with a deterioration in general well -being and intense pain in the pubic area. The body temperature usually rises. The appearance of articular and muscle pain is possible against the background of severe intoxication.
The course of chronic prostatitis
When the symptoms of chronic prostatitis appear, men do not always go to the hospital. Aching pains can be transferred relatively easily and patients are in no hurry to consult a urologist. Despite the fact that chronic prostatitis in a man has symptoms less pronounced than an acute form of inflammation, the disease directly threatens the reproductive and sexual abilities of the patient. And the treatment of the chronic form of pathology is longer, and in some cases it even requires surgical intervention.
Symptoms of prostatitis in men of chronic form:
- Pain pain, painful pain, localized above the pubis, in the perineum, tend to increase during urination, after intercourse;
- slightly difficult urinating, the intermittence of a stream of urine is the main symptom of chronic prostatitis;
- the appearance of discharge from the urethra after hard work or defecation;
- impaired sexual function.
In chronic prostatitis, the temperature usually remains normal. But during the exacerbation, the appearance of feverish syndrome is possible. Typically, the temperature of 37 degrees with prostatitis indicates a sluggish inflammatory process. It is dangerous enough, especially for the reproductive health of a man.
Chronic inflammation proceeds more imperceptibly, manifesting, usually, only with frequent urination and a violation of an erection. Remissions are replaced by relapses, but many men prefer not to treat their delicate problem with a urologist, which indicates an extremely irresponsibility. The disease even in young men can lead to infertility, and at an older age, the symptoms of inflammation of the prostate are sometimes hidden by prostate cancer.
Diagnostic methods
When men have the first signs of prostatitis, the urologist conducts an external examination, explores the prostate through the rectum, determining the dimensions of the affected organ, its structure and density. During palpation, the doctor’s movement should be as careful as possible.
Additional diagnostic methods for symptoms of prostate inflammation in men:
- study of the secret of the prostate;
- laboratory diagnostics;
- PCR research;
- Prostate ultrasound;
- Urofloometry;
- Magnetic resonance, computed tomography of the pelvic organs.
It is recommended to undergo examination as soon as signs of inflammation of the prostate appear. This will prevent complications, among which erectile dysfunction, hyperplasia and infertility are often found. The study of the causes and symptoms of prostatitis is in the competence of the urologist. It is to him that it is worth contacting even minor signs of prostate disease.
Features of treatment
Many patients make one common mistake - they begin to use folk remedies, delaying the development of the disease and increasing the risk of complications. The treatment regimen is selected strictly on an individual basis, only after determining the pathogen and determining the true cause of the development of inflammation with the termination of the damage factor - smoking, pyelonephritis, violation of erection, hypothermia.
Inflammation of viral etiology is treated using antiviral drugs. Inflammation of the prostate provoked by chlamydial infection requires taking antibacterial drugs. Much attention is paid to strengthening immunity.
In no case should treatment be treated at home, since it is impossible to cure the disease in acute form with the help of traditional medicine. The chronic inflammatory process requires the intervention of experienced specialists. Modern treatment drugs allow you to quickly and effectively relieve the inflammatory process and avoid the development of dangerous complications.
Drug therapy
The following funds are used to treat inflammation of the prostate:
- antibacterial, antifungal, antitrichomonna drugs (depending on the cause of the development of the disease);
- antispasmodics, analgesics;
- Physiotherapeutic methods.
Therefore, urologists recommend contacting doctors as soon as the first signs of prostatitis in a man occur. This will win the time. Treatment with improvised means, at home, is strictly contraindicated.
Each man with prostate diseases requires effective urological care. Qualified urologists use proven drugs and modern therapeutic methods. In the treatment, antibacterial drugs are used that easily penetrate into prostate tissue. During intoxication, special therapy is indicated.
Physiotherapeutic treatment is also used. It is used when signs of prostatitis disease come to naught, as well as for the prevention of relapse. Any technique used by specialists should be selected taking into account the individual characteristics of the state of health of a man.
Prostate massage
Patients with chronic inflammation of the prostate do massage of the gland. This procedure should be carried out only by experienced specialists, since it is a powerful treatment agent that improves the outflow of purulent-inflammatory secrets from the ducts.
Prostate massage refers to a complex treatment and diagnostic procedure, which should be carried out only by professionals. It is carried out through the rectum. The ducts of the organ are massaged with fingers, stimulating blood circulation and the outflow of the secret of the prostate, the study of which is required for many diseases of the genitourinary sphere. Massage frees the ducts from the accumulation of pus, removes stagnation, reduces the manifestations of inflammatory processes.
Possible complications
If you do not pay attention to the signs and symptoms of prostatitis, the infection is possible to other organs of the pelvic region, intense pains with urination, and the appearance of blood and pus in the urine and pus, may occur. In a neglected form, the temperature with prostatitis in men rises, well -being worsens noticeably.
The main complications of prostatitis:
- vesiculite (inflammation of the seed bubbles);
- prostate sclerosis;
- prostate abscess;
- prostate cysts;
- infertility;
- impotence;
- Purulent infections of neighboring organs.
Any of the complications can disrupt the reproductive function, provoke sexual disorders. Chronic inflammation is especially dangerous. Against its background, urethra structures often arise, qualitative and quantitative indicators of seminal fluid are reduced. And this threatens the development of infertility in the future.
But the most formidable complication is considered to be hyperplasia of the gland with an increase in the risk of growth of malignant tumors. A man often does not even know about the growth of adenoma and cancer neoplasms until they reach impressive sizes and there are no difficulties in urination.
Preventive measures
The prevention of inflammation of the prostate gland is aimed at eliminating the influence of negative external and internal factors. It is recommended to avoid unprotected sexual contacts, which lead to the development of sexually transmitted diseases complicated by damage to the tissues of the prostate, as well as hypothermia and radial effects on the body.
Refuse excessively close trousers and underwear, which squeezes the pelvis. Stagnation processes in the genitourinary organs contribute to the active reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms, the development of infectious diseases. It is also important to empty the bladder in a timely manner. One of the methods of prevention is measured and regular sex life. Long -term abstinence leads to stagnation of blood, causes an inflammatory reaction.
Early appeal to the urologist with the first clinical manifestations of diseases of the prostate allows you to prevent the chronic course of inflammatory processes and dangerous complications. It is much easier and easier to treat acute prostatitis than to deal with a prolonged course of the disease.