Medical statistics claim that most men on our planet know firsthand what prostatitis is. However, the disease is not always detected quickly and treated. If we talk about the age category of the disease, the symptoms of prostatitis can be diagnosed at the age of 18, but the long chronic course of the disease with inflammation of the gland (prostate) is typical for older patients.
What is prostatitis in men
The name of the disease comes from the Latin "prostatitis", which literally translates as prostate and inflammation. Prostatitis in men is a generalized name for inflammation of the prostate, the full picture of the causes and mechanisms of development of which is not fully understood. The symptoms of inflammation of the prostate are not difficult to recognize, but it should be borne in mind that in all patients the disease proceeds according to an individual scenario, it can develop without special symptoms, imperceptibly turning into a chronic form.
How prostatitis affects men
Doctors divide the disease into different forms according to the patient's symptoms and the clinical picture. It can be acute, chronic, bacterial, calculous, congestive, infectious, purulent, and depending on this, prostatitis manifests itself in the form of various symptoms.
Can be diagnosed with sudden attacks of severe scrotal pain, difficulty urinating, poor potency. In the presence of the disease, the properties of sperm and the quality of ejaculation deteriorate. If at least one of these symptoms occurs, you should see a doctor.
Signs of prostatitis
Symptoms can be diagnosed by taking a general urine and blood test. Research will help identify the cause of the disease and may be some infections: for example, trichomoniasis, gardnerellosis, chlamydia and even gonorrhea. Bacteria enter the site through the blood vessels of the bladder or rectum and cause health problems. The non-bacterial form of the disease is not detected by tests, but this is not an indicator of the absence of bacteria. The consequences of both forms can be terrible.
The signs of prostatitis in men are divided into two phases - latent and active. The first phase has minor symptoms, but already shows the presence of the disease. The latent phase can last for years and is characterized by discomfort in the scrotum, sometimes in the head of the penis, the anus. As a rule, men attribute this to simple fatigue. When the pain becomes more intense and the emptying of the bladder begins to cause major problems, it means that the inflammation has progressed and the disease has entered an active phase.
First signs
The disease has several stages of development. At first, this may cause a constant urge to urinate, and pain and burning may be present in the toilet during this procedure. Low back, pelvic and groin pain.
Once you have detected the first signs of prostatitis in men, you should consult an andrologist or urologist so as not to complicate the situation and maintain men's health.
Symptoms of prostatitis
The disease can manifest itself in three main symptoms:
- often a desire to go to the toilet;
- pain;
- weak or missing erection.
External symptoms of prostatitis include problems urinating. The pressure of the urine is low, the emptying of the bladder is painful and there may be a complete absence of urine leakage (in medicine this phenomenon is called ischuria). This is due to the compression of the urethra by the inflamed gland. If the inflammation is allowed to develop, it swallows the urethra, rectum, genitourinary system or provokes the development of a tumor. After 30 years, all men must be examined annually by a specialist.
Inflammation of the prostate causes quite different symptoms of prostatitis. The symptoms of acute prostatitis can be severe and cause a very strong general feeling of malaise, with chronic prostatitis the symptoms are usually milder. Not every sick person necessarily has all the characteristic signs of the disease, the severity of the symptoms can vary depending on the condition of the body and other factors.
To prevent the onset of the disease, the man should avoid:
- hypothermia;
- unbalanced diet (exclude fried foods, canned food, alcohol);
- sedentary lifestyle;
- bad habits;
- irregular sex life,
- Frequent sexual erections without ejaculation.
Pain
The main symptom associated with local symptoms is pain. In essence, they hurt, pull, crack or push. According to the sensations of pain in prostatitis in men, they are insignificant or strong and are always concentrated in the perineum, anus or sacrum.
The cause of the pain symptom is the irritation of the prostate gland by products of the inflammatory process. What other symptoms are there in prostatitis?
Highlights
Pain may be accompanied by discharge. From the outer opening of the urethra, discharge often occurs with varying degrees of transparency, with varying density and color, such as thick milky white at the end of urination or defecation. In the chronic form, the patient may experience spermatorrhea - the release of sperm in small portions during bowel movements and muscle tension in the perineum.
Discharge for prostatitis in men may be purulent greenish. They are also observed in the slow course of the disease, when they consist of damaged epithelium, mucus, leukocytes. This type of discharge, the presence of a symptom of pain, chills and fever indicate the transition of the disease into an acute form. If a sick man does not go to a urologist, the disease can provoke serious pathologies: sclerosis of the prostate, infertility.
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis
The first symptoms of chronic prostatitis can be considered the appearance of discomfort, pain in the lower abdomen, sometimes in the lower back and hip. Sexual dysfunction progresses within a few days. At the end of intercourse, a pulling pain may appear on the tip of the penis, which disappears on its own in a few minutes. Finally, each urination begins to be accompanied by a burning sensation and pain, which will gradually increase.
Symptoms of acute prostatitis in men
In this form the disease is divided into catarrhal, follicular, purulent. In the first case, the symptoms of acute prostatitis in men are characterized by problems with urination, in the second they are complemented by scrotal pain and fever. In the third case, the disease manifests itself in the form of gland abscesses and the strongest manifestation of all the above symptoms.
Treatment of prostatitis in men
The treatment process includes measures to eliminate inflammation and congestion in the prostate. Success depends on getting rid of them quickly. Treatment of prostatitis in men begins with a diagnosis, identifying the root of the problem. The doctor will take a swab from the urethra and, if the result is positive, prescribe antibiotic therapy. The duration of treatment will depend on the degree of damage to the body and how effectively the existing symptoms disappear.
Young people get sick, mostly due to elementary hypothermia. As a result, the acute form of the disease progresses to combat antibiotic therapy. If prostatitis is provoked by stress, then the root of the disease is treated by a neurologist. In such cases, the doctor prescribes relaxing massages, electrophoresis and vitamin intake. Without eliminating the cause of the disease, it will not be possible to get rid of it.
When symptoms of prostatitis and prostate adenoma occur, the following treatment mechanism is used:
- Antibiotics are an important component in the treatment of infectious diseases. The composition of drugs must have a broad spectrum of action.
- Alpha-blockers can be prescribed to improve blood circulation, to quickly restore the prostate gland.
- To restore the hormonal system, your doctor may recommend taking hormonal medications.
- Muscle relaxants prescribed by a specialist will reduce tension in the striated muscles of the gland.
Herbal medicines are often used in the complex treatment of prostatitis.
If the above methods do not lead to the required results, surgery is used. Sometimes this may be the only possible treatment.
Acute and chronic prostatitis syndromes in men can be treated with laser therapy. This method treats acini (functional units of the gland) and increases the patient's defenses. Chronic prostatitis can be treated with both laser and medication. In severe form of the disease without particularly pronounced symptoms, the laser helps the patient to quickly improve his condition: after two or three procedures the pain disappears, potency is fully restored.