Prostatitis and its treatment is one of the most painful topics in men suffering from this disease. According to experts, the treatment of prostatitis 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 is assigned to drugs in the form of tablets, injections and suppositories.
Medicines for the treatment of prostatitis are chosen by the attending physician. The set of means depends on what form of the disease the patient has. Also, the type of infection that caused the inflammation of the prostate plays an important role. All doctors pay attention to these two factors first of all. What else can influence the choice of medication? We'll talk about that later. But first, let’s try to understand what problems men have with prostatitis and what they have to deal with.
How to understand that this is prostatitis?
Prostatitis treatment cannot be started without patient complaints. What signs can indicate that a man is ill from it? Experts agree that the initial stage of the disease may not manifest at all. Weakness and fatigue that appear at the beginning of the disease are often mistaken by men for normal fatigue, vitamin deficiency and stress. And only when the inflammation affects the entire prostate can I notice pain above the pubis, radiation to the rectum, difficulty urinating, and a constant urge to urinate. It is with such complaints that patients most often go to clinics. At this stage of disease development, treatment of prostatitis with tablets gives a good result. The risk of becoming chronic is minimal.
However, about 25% of men with symptoms of prostatitis are in no hurry to visit a doctor and endure. In this case, the objections are much more serious. With constant pain in withdrawal, men complain of decreased potency, lack of erection or too fast ejaculation. Fibers, flakes, and blood inclusions are visually observed in the urine of such patients. Treating prostatitis at this stage is a very complex process.
It is almost impossible to deal with the disease with pills alone. In addition, the risk of complications, such as calculous prostatitis, increases significantly.
Causes of prostatitis
What can cause prostatitis in men? Treatment (drugs) begin by asking this question. Finally, just making a diagnosis helps in choosing the right medication for each case. Young men most often fall victim to prostatitis, which developed as a result of genital infections they suffered: herpes, candidiasis, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, trichomoniasis, etc. Also, inflammation of the prostate develops as a result of regular hypothermia or congestion in the small pelvis due to a sedentary lifestyle.
In mature men, prostatitis most often occurs as a result of inflammatory diseases of internal organs, stress, purulent-inflammatory processes on the skin, as well as after the flu or other viral infections.
Elderly patients begin to suffer from prostatitis due to prolonged sexual abstinence. In addition, decreased immunity and chronic inflammatory processes of internal organs can be the cause of their disease.
Based on these statistics, as well as from laboratory and instrumental studies, the doctor selects medications to treat prostatitis.
Method of treatment
There are several important aspects in the medical treatment of pathology. They all aim to restore prostate tissue, eliminate inflammation and fight the microorganisms that caused the disease. Symptomatic treatment of prostatitis in men is also of great importance. Medications in this case relieve pain and cramps.
Elimination of symptoms is not the most important thing in treating prostate inflammation. Antimicrobial and antiviral drugs to treat prostatitis are much more important. Their selection is 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 is needed to remove prostatitis in men? Treatment (drugs) necessarily involves taking drugs that restore immune status. This allows the patient's body to resist the infection on its own. In addition, attention is paid to restoring potency (if there are problems with that).
Treatment methods such as prostate massage, herbal remedies and special diet also contribute to the restoration of prostate function.
Types and forms of drugs for prostatitis
So, we figured out which treatment methods are considered the most effective today. Since prostatitis drugs are considered to be the main measure to combat the disease, it is worth considering in more detail which of them are most commonly used:
- Antibiotics and antiviral drugs - in the form of tablets, rectal suppositories and injections.
- Alpha 1-blockers - in the form of tablets or capsules.
- 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.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - in the form of tablets or solution for injection.
A doctor who, after a thorough examination of the patient, decides how to treat prostatitis: tablets, injections and / or suppositories.
What medications are most commonly used when a man is diagnosed with prostate inflammation? The names of many drugs mean nothing to most patients, and individual advertisements talk about 2-3 drugs that can help fight prostatitis. We will consider each group of drugs for this disease in more detail below.
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIL)
Prostatitis medications from 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 diclofenac sodium injections.
- Ketorolac trometamol tablets and solution for injection.
Both of these drugs have contraindications. Basically, their intake is reflected on the digestive system of patients, so 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 in high-intensity pain.
Antibiotics and antiviral drugs for prostatitis
Antibiotics and antivirals are brand new drugs to treat prostatitis. The fact is that penicillin and similar substances are not able to sufficiently penetrate the prostate and accumulate in the glandular tissues. Therefore, antibiotics known for a long time are not effective enough. What medications can be taken for prostate inflammation? Here is their list:
- Tablets and injections that belong to the subgroup of protected amoxicillins and are effective in acute and chronic prostatitis.
- Solutions for injection Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime or Ceftriaxone. Although very effective, these antibiotics have virtually no side effects.
- Tablets and injections Azithromycin and Josamycin, associated with macrolides. With their help, you can fight against microorganisms inside the cells of the diseased organ, ie the prostate.
- Norfloxacin, ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin tablets and capsules. In addition to antimicrobial action, they also have immunomodulatory effects.
- Ciprofloxacin and acyclovir tablets are prescribed for patients who have a viral infection as a cause of prostate inflammation.
So, we have listed the main drugs used to treat prostatitis in men. Medications should be selected and prescribed only by a specialist!
Preparations to boost immunity
Any inflammatory process, including prostatitis, occurs against a background of reduced immunity. That is why it is important to take immunomodulators. The most effective for prostatitis are:
- interferon alpha and tactivine tablets, which protect against foreign microorganisms;
- T-lymphocyte stimulator Levamisole;
- tablets containing sodium nucleinate, which increase the activity of macrophage cells;
- drugs methyluracil and dried juice of the plant Echinacea purpurea, stimulating cellular immunity.
All of the above medications are prescribed by the attending physician. It also calculates the required dose and duration of taking the funds. It is not recommended to take them alone!
Herbal remedies for prostatitis
Despite the abundance of synthetic drugs, the treatment of prostatitis takes less time with regular intake of special phytopreparations.
Urine normalizer
Drugs from this group are used mainly for chronic prostatitis. It is this form of the disease that implies problems with urination. Alpha-1-blockers typically help alleviate prostate tissue swelling.
The most popular medications for prostatitis
Currently, doctors specializing in treating male diseases, including prostatitis, prefer to prescribe complex medications to patients who combine several properties at once. For example, a solution for injection of prostate extract is effective in both acute and chronic prostatitis. Its use helps to activate the immune system, strengthen the vascular and cell walls of the prostate. As a result of therapy using this drug, blood circulation in the pelvic organs is normalized, the regeneration of prostate tissue occurs several times faster. Also, drugs are often used to treat chronic prostatitis in the form of rectal suppositories.
Should I take hormones for prostatitis?
Hormonal preparations for prostatitis in acute and chronic forms are not used. The only condition under which a doctor may prescribe hormone-containing medications is the presence of a benign or malignant tumor in the prostate.
Finally, I would like to remind readers once again that all the medications mentioned in this article are prescribed by the attending physician. Self-medication can lead to unpredictable consequences.