Prostatitis is the most common disease of the male genital area, every second man after 60 years suffers from inflammation of the prostate. Very often we hear about folk remedies for prostatitis.
Treatment of prostatitis in men with folk remedies can be carried out only after consultation with an andrologist and in complex therapy, otherwise serious complications are possible.
Treatment of prostate inflammation with folk remedies should be accompanied by a healthy lifestyle. A person should eat properly, do exercises to improve blood circulation in the tissues.
If you ignore these recommendations, folk remedies will be ineffective, and this is due to impaired blood circulation and degenerative changes in the prostate.
Treatment of acute prostatitis with folk remedies
If the patient has signs of acute prostatitis, for example, sharp pain in the lower abdomen, severe burning during urination and high fever, weak stream of urine, then you should consult a doctor. Prostatitis can be infectious or non-infectious. In case of bacterial inflammation, it is necessary to take antibiotics.
If you do not take antibiotics and do not use a medical course of treatment, but treat the bacterial infection with folk remedies, there is a risk of provoking heavy fertilization, which can lead to sepsis. It is especially dangerous to heat the prostate with infectious inflammation, because bacteria multiply much faster in the heat.
If the patient has a recurrence of nonbacterial prostatitis, then the recipes of traditional medicine can be used in complex therapy. But it is not allowed to use all prescriptions along with medications. The following medications are effective in acute prostatitis:
- It is useful to use freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices to strengthen the immune system and speed up recovery.
- To alleviate the inflammation, make micro-enemas with a decoction of chamomile.
- Candles with propolis and cocoa butter are quite safe and effective.
- Pear compote without added sugar is effective for prostatitis.
It is not recommended to treat acute prostatitis with baths due to a bacterial infection that could cause pathology, it is better to refuse this method of therapy.
Treatment of chronic prostatitis with folk remedies
Chronic inflammation of the prostate is an advanced form of the disease that is difficult to treat. For more effective therapy, the use of folk remedies is recommended, but the doctor's recommendations cannot be ignored.
The most effective alternative recipes for the treatment of chronic prostatitis:
- Medicinal baths. You can use pine needles, chamomile, sage, calendula and other herbs that have anti-inflammatory effects to prepare baths. Herbs need to be boiled and strained, the soup poured into a bowl of warm water and sit in it. The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes. Baths are performed 2-3 times a week.
- Celandine tincture, which is sold in pharmacies, helps with prostatitis. In addition, celandine is an excellent antioxidant, reducing the risk of adenomas and prostate cancer. Take the tincture for 2 months, starting with one drop, increasing every day by 1 drop.
- Honey is a well-known anti-inflammatory agent, it is used to make candles for prostatitis. To prepare the candles, honey, flour and egg are mixed to form candles. The obtained suppositories must be injected into the rectum in the morning and in the evening for a month.
- Pumpkin seeds are very effective in chronic prostatitis. You need to eat 30 seeds a day.
- Chestnuts have long been used for adenoma and prostatitis. To prepare the medicinal broth it is necessary to take the peel of ripe chestnuts. The finished product is drunk during the day instead of tea, and is also used as a microenema.
- To relieve the symptoms of prostatitis you can prepare a folk remedy with propolis, which well relieves cramps and inflammation. To prepare the candles take 0, 1 gram of propolis and 2 grams of cocoa butter. You must be treated within 30 days.
Before using folk remedies, you need to make sure that they are not allergic.
Prevention of prostatitis
Prostatitis is a very unpleasant disease, so it is best to prevent the inflammation from recurring. The following methods will help prevent pathology:
- You should eat plenty of fresh herbs and vegetables, and don’t forget pumpkin seeds.
- To reduce the risk of prostate inflammation, you need to drink courses of Ivan tea 3 times a year.
- It is very useful for male strength and prevention of prostatitis to eat a mixture of walnuts, dried apricots and honey.
- For prevention, it is recommended to drink oatmeal with the addition of parsley juice. To do this, cook the oatmeal until soft, then filter. Parsley juice is added to the liquid in a ratio of 1: 10. A decoction of 100 grams should be drunk three times a day.
An important condition for successful prevention is a proper sex life. Specialists in alternative medicine, together with doctors, recommend regular sexual intercourse, preferably with a permanent partner. It is better to refuse promiscuous sexual intercourse because of the risk of infectious diseases.
Also, prevention of prostatitis includes regular visits to an andrologist, rejection of fatty and unhealthy foods, alcohol. If the patient wants to prevent the development of prostatitis at home, it is necessary to do gymnastics, paying special attention to the pelvic area.
Conclusion
Folk remedies for prostatitis have been used by humans for centuries, but unfortunately, they are not as effective as needed for this disease. Therefore, you should not dwell on alternative treatment and neglect going to the doctor, such a choice will not lead to anything good.