Prostatitis and its treatment is one of the most painful subjects for men with this disease. Treatment of prostatitis, according to experts, is a process consisting of many completely different procedures: physiotherapy, medication, massage. Only a comprehensive impact on the problem can help eliminate the unpleasant symptoms and, most importantly, the cause of the disease. The main role in this regard is attributed to drugs in the form of tablets, injections and suppositories.
Drugs for the treatment of prostatitis are selected by the attending physician. The set of means depends on the form of the patient's disease. Also, the type of infection that caused the inflammation of the prostate plays an important role. All doctors pay attention to these two factors in the first place. What can influence the choice of drugs? We will talk about this a little later. But first, let's try to understand what problems men have with prostatitis and what they have to face.
How to understand that it is a prostatitis?
Treatment of prostatitis cannot begin without complaints from the patient. What signs can indicate that a man is ill? Experts agree that the initial stage of the disease may not manifest itself at all. Weakness and fatigue, which appear at the onset of the disease, are often confused by men with ordinary fatigue, vitamin deficiency and stress. And only when the inflammation covers the entire prostate, they may notice pain above the pubis, radiating into the rectum, difficulty urinating, and a constant urge to go to the bathroom. It is with such complaints that patients most often go to polyclinics. At this stage of the development of the disease, treatment of prostatitis with pills gives a good result. The risk of becoming chronic is minimal.
However, about 25% of men with symptoms of prostatitis are in no rush to see a doctor and endure. In this case, the complaints are much more serious. In addition to the constant pulling pains, men complain of decreased potency, lack of erection, or too rapid ejaculation. In the urine of such patients, fibers, flakes and blood inclusions are visually observed. Treating prostatitis at this stage is a very complex process.
It is almost impossible to cope with the disease just with pills. In addition, the risk of complications, such as calculous prostatitis, increases significantly.
Reasons for prostatitis
What can cause prostatitis in men? Treatment (medication) begins by asking this question. After all, it is precisely the diagnosis made that makes it possible to choose the right drugs for each case. Young men are most often victims of prostatitis, which developed as a result of genital infections from which they suffered: herpes, candidiasis, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, trichomoniasis, etc. In addition, inflammation of the prostate develops as a result of regular hypothermia or stagnation of the small pelvis due to a sedentary lifestyle.
In mature men, prostatitis most often appears as a result of inflammatory diseases of internal organs, stress, purulent-inflammatory processes of the skin, as well as after influenza or other viral infections.
Elderly patients begin to suffer from prostatitis due to prolonged sexual abstinence. In addition, a decrease in immunity and chronic inflammatory processes of internal organs can become the cause of their disease.
Based on these statistics, as well as laboratory and instrumental studies, the doctor selects drugs for the treatment of prostatitis.
Processing method
The medical treatment of the pathology has several important aspects. All of them are aimed at restoring prostatic tissue, removing inflammation and combating the microorganisms that caused the disease. Symptomatic treatment of prostatitis in men is also important. Medicines in this case relieve pain and spasms.
Eliminating symptoms is not the most important thing in the treatment of inflamed prostate. Antimicrobial and antiviral drugs for the treatment of prostatitis are much more important. Their choice is made based on the results of laboratory tests. In this case, not only the type of pathogen is taken into account, but also the sensitivity of the patient's body to drugs.
What else does it take to eliminate prostatitis in men? Treatment (drug) necessarily includes taking drugs that restore the immune status. This allows the patient's body to resist infection on its own. In addition, special attention is paid to restoring potency (if there are any problems with it).
Treatment methods like prostate massage, herbal medicine and special nutrition also help to restore prostate functions.
Types and forms of drugs for prostatitis
So, we determined which treatment methods are considered to be the most effective today. Since drugs for the treatment of prostatitis are considered the main measure in the fight against the disease, the most often used forms should be considered in more detail:
- Antibiotics and antiviral drugs - in the form of tablets, rectal suppositories and injections.
- Alpha 1-blockers - in tablet or capsule form.
- Hormonal preparations for the treatment of prostatitis and prostate adenoma - in tablet form.
- 5-alpha reductase inhibitors - tablets or capsules.
- Phytopreparations - in the form of tablets, capsules with powder filling or dragees.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - as tablets or solution for injection.
The attending physician, after a complete examination of the patient, decides how the prostatitis will be treated: with pills, injections and / or suppositories.
What drugs are most often used when a man is diagnosed with inflamed prostate? The names of many drugs do not mean anything to most patients, and a few advertisements talk about 2-3 remedies that can help with prostatitis. Then we will consider each group of drugs for this disease in more detail.
Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Prostatitis medicines 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 injections of diclofenac sodium.
- Ketorolac trometamol tablets and solution for injection.
Both of these drugs have contraindications. Basically, their reception is reflected in the digestive system of patients. Therefore, in most cases, the treatment regimen is a three-day course with a weekly interval between them. But the drug "Ketorolac" is recommended for single use for high intensity pain.
Antibiotics and antiviral drugs for prostatitis
Antibiotics and antivirals are completely new drugs for the treatment of prostatitis. The fact is that penicillin and similar substances are unable to sufficiently penetrate the barrier of the prostate and accumulate in the tissues of the gland. Therefore, antibiotics known for a long time are not effective enough. What drugs can be taken for inflammation of the prostate? Here is a list:
- Tablets and injections which belong to the protected amoxicillins subgroup and are effective in acute and chronic prostatitis.
- Solutions for injection Cefotaxime, Ceftazidim or Ceftriaxone. Although very effective, these antibiotics have virtually no side effects.
- Tablets and injections Azithromycin and Josamycin, linked to macrolides. With their help, you can fight microorganisms inside the cells of the diseased organ, that is, the prostate.
- Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin or Ciprofloxacin Tablets and capsules. In addition to the antimicrobial action, they have an immunomodulatory effect.
- Ciprofloxacin and acyclovir tablets are prescribed for patients who have a viral infection which causes inflammation of the prostate.
So we have listed the main drugs used to treat prostatitis in men. Medicines should be selected and prescribed only by a specialist!
Preparations to increase immunity
Any inflammatory process, including prostatitis, occurs against a background of reduced immunity. This is why it is important to take immunomodulators. The most effective for prostatitis are:
- interferon alpha and taktivin tablets, which protect against foreign microorganisms;
- Levamisole T lymphocyte stimulator;
- tablets containing sodium nucleinate, which increase the activity of macrophage cells;
- drugs methyluracil and dried juice of the herb Echinacea purpurea, stimulating cellular immunity.
All of the above medicines are prescribed by the attending physician. It also calculates the required dosage and the duration of taking the funds. It is not recommended to take them yourself!
Herbal remedies for prostatitis
Despite the abundance of synthetic drugs, treatment of prostatitis takes less time with regular intake of special herbal preparations.
Means, normalization of urination
Medicines in this group are mainly used for chronic prostatitis. It is this form of the disease that involves problems with urination. Typically, alpha-1 blockers help relieve swelling in prostate tissue.
The most popular remedies for prostatitis
Currently, doctors specializing in the treatment of male diseases, including prostatitis, prefer to prescribe complex drugs to patients that combine several properties at once. For example, the prostate extract injection solution is effective in acute and chronic prostatitis. Its use helps activate the immune system, strengthen the vascular and cell walls of the prostate. As a result of therapy with the use of this remedy, blood circulation in the pelvic organs is normalized, the restoration of prostate tissue occurs several times faster. In addition, drugs are often used to treat chronic prostatitis in the form of rectal suppositories.
Do I need to take hormones for prostatitis?
Hormonal drugs are not used for acute and chronic prostatitis. The only condition in which a doctor can prescribe drugs containing hormones is the presence of a benign or malignant tumor in the prostate.
In conclusion, I would like to remind readers once again that all drugs mentioned in this article are prescribed by the attending physician. Self-administration of medications can have unpredictable consequences.