The prostate gland is an important organ that often becomes inflamed. The reasons are unhealthy lifestyle, infections, bacteria, lack of sex, and lack of exercise. You can overcome prostatitis at home. The main thing is to choose the right treatment method and strictly follow the doctor's recommendations.
When to think about therapy
Prostatitis comes in different types depending on the cause of the inflammatory process. When pathogenic microorganisms enter the tissue of the gland, a bacterial pathological type appears, and with frequent stagnation of prostate secretions, a stagnant type appears. The signs of both types are the same. They develop relatively quickly and have a clear clinical picture.
Disease symptoms:
- discomfort, pain in the groin, perineum, radiating to the scrotum, lower back and lower abdomen;
- increased urge to urinate;
- changes in the amount of urine produced;
- impaired potency - premature ejaculation, weak erection;
- pain during ejaculation;
- impurity of blood or pus in the seminal fluid;
- discharge from the urethra;
- intermittent flow of urine;
- pain, burning during urination;
- general weakness;
- increased body temperature.
Important!
It is important not to miss the first symptoms of this disease. Early treatment gives a better chance of a full recovery. If chronic prostatitis develops, therapy will be long and laborious.
Methods to treat prostatitis at home
You can overcome prostatitis at home with the help of:
- medicines;
- traditional medicine;
- physical training;
- additional procedures.
Each method requires strict adherence to the doctor's recommendations and a careful approach so as not to worsen the situation.
Medicines for prostatitis are approved for personal use
The choice of drugs for drug therapy depends on the cause of the disease. If prostatitis is bacterial in nature, then you cannot do without broad-spectrum antibiotics and antimicrobial agents. In the case of congestive pathology, drugs are selected aimed at combating inflammation, normalizing blood circulation, and stimulating the emptying of the contents of the prostate gland.
The most common group of drugs that successfully treat prostatitis:
- Antibiotics.More often drugs from the fluoroquinolones group are prescribed. So that the doctor can choose the appropriate medicine, a culture is taken from the patient's urethra in the hospital. In the laboratory, tests are carried out to determine the sensitivity of the identified pathogenic microflora to various types of antibiotics, and only then are drugs prescribed;
- Alpha adrenergic blockers.They relax the smooth muscles around the prostate and urethra, making urination easier and reducing pressure on the gland. This helps relieve pain and discomfort;
- Painkillers.During the period of exacerbation of the pathology, the patient experiences severe pain, so it is necessary to eliminate it to alleviate the condition.
- Relax the muscles.Relaxes the muscles in the perineal area. This reduces pressure on internal organs, including the prostate gland;
- Hormones.Prescribed for the prevention of pathological proliferation of prostate tissue by increasing the production of testosterone in the male body;
- Herbal medicine.It is used in the early stages of the disease or as part of a complex therapy to enhance the effect of the basic drug. Products made from natural extracts, extracts from plants, herbs, roots, seeds help improve blood circulation, relieve inflammation and swelling;
- Vitamin and mineral complex.Necessary to increase immunity and natural resistance of the body.
Treatment at home with folk remedies
Alternative medicine offers many medicines that can be added to the set of medicines or replace them. The most effective ones are listed below:
- Peel and chop 6 large cloves of garlic into a paste. Pour 1 liter of boiling water, cover with a lid. The container in which the medicinal infusion is prepared must be wrapped in a warm towel to maintain the temperature. Better to cook at night. In the morning, filter the product through a filter. Drink 100 ml twice;
- Gather two large bunches of onion skins. Rinse well under running water. Place in a pot with 1 liter of water. Simmer over low heat for 5-10 minutes. After this, cover with a lid and let it cool. Discard the husks and strain the soup so that no small particles remain. Take 1 tbsp. l. in the morning and evening;
- For prostatitis in the early stages, a bath is useful. You need to dissolve 2 tablespoons in three liters of hot water. l. natural birch tar. Next, water should be poured into a bucket, sit on it and steam the perineal area for 10-15 minutes;
- 2 tablespoons. l. Pour 0. 5 liters of boiling water over the dried fireweed plant. Cover the container with a lid and a towel. Leave for 2 hours. After filtering, you need to take a decoction of 100 ml three times a day before meals;
Important!
Treatment of inflammation of the prostate gland is a complex endeavor. It includes not only taking medicines or traditional medicine, but also regular exercise, a balanced diet, and self-massage.
- Crush 3 cloves of garlic through a special press. Mix with a glass of cow's milk. Bring to a boil over low heat, hold for a few minutes and turn off. After the sauce cools, strain. Drink 1 tbsp. l. three times a day;
- Pumpkin seeds are effective against the manifestations of prostatitis. It is recommended to eat it raw, one serving per day. They contain a lot of zinc, which has a good effect on men's health;
- Mix 1 tablespoon in a glass of boiling water. l. dried hazelnut leaves or bark. You need to brew the stew for 2 hours under a closed lid in a warm place. Next, you need to filter it and divide it into four doses (about 50 ml each). Every day a new infusion is prepared.
If the medicines presented above do not help to solve the problem, then you can be cured with the medicines prepared according to the following recipe:
- Peel 0. 5 kg of garlic, cut into several parts, pour 0. 5 liters of high-quality vodka. Place the sealed container in a cool place for 21 days. Take 25 drops of tincture with a little water. This recipe helps not only to cure inflammation of the prostate, but also to clean the walls of blood vessels from cholesterol deposits and improve immunity;
- Pass 500 g of dried and peeled pumpkin seeds through a meat grinder. Mix the resulting mass with natural liquid honey. Form small balls the size of hazelnuts and store in the refrigerator. Eat 5-7 seeds every day. This medicine is contraindicated for diabetic patients;
- Chop the parsley root. 2 tablespoons. l. pour a glass of boiling water. After an hour, strain. Take 100 ml twice a day;
- To prepare an effective home remedy for prostatitis, you need 5 medium lemons with skin, 5 large heads of garlic, and a glass of honey. Grind all the ingredients in a meat grinder and mix with honey. Place in a dark place for a week. Use 1 tsp. after every meal. The course of treatment lasts until the mixture is completely finished. This recipe will help cure prostatitis and other inflammatory diseases. In addition, this product fights bacterial infections, improves immunity, eliminates tissue swelling and improves their blood supply;
- 1 tablespoon. l. Pour 800 ml of boiling water over the dried wormwood leaves. Leave for 1 hour. Decoction is used for urethral douching and microenemas. Immediately before the procedure, the solution must be heated to a temperature of 38-40 degrees. You will also need a small rubber bulb or syringe. 50 ml of fluid is collected and injected with sharp movements into the rectum and urethra. It is important to use a new syringe for each procedure to avoid infection;
- To increase the therapeutic effect of the drug, dry wormwood leaves are crushed in a blender to a powder state. The raw material is eaten every morning, a pinch, washed down with warm boiled water;
- You can puree 6-8 cloves of garlic and place in a glass container with a tight lid. Pour a glass of vegetable oil (sunflower or olive). Place in a cool place for 7 days. Garlic oil is stored in the refrigerator. Take 1 tsp. with the same amount of fresh lemon juice. The course of therapy is 30 days. This drug is effective for preventive purposes when there is a tendency for stagnation of prostate secretions.
Important!
Medicines themselves can worsen the disease and cause complications. Therefore, before starting to use traditional remedies at home, you must undergo an examination and consult a urologist.
For chronic, acute or advanced forms of prostatitis, traditional healers recommend:
- Pour 50 g of dried medicinal calendula inflorescences into a liter of boiling water. Leave for 30 minutes. Filter through a filter. Heat another 3 liters of water to 38-40 degrees. Pour everything into a bowl. Take a bath for 15 minutes. Throughout the procedure, it is necessary to maintain the temperature of the liquid at about 40 degrees. Chamomile, St. wortJohn's wort, wormwood, pine needles, and sage are also used to prepare therapeutic decoctions. Such a bath has an anti-inflammatory, antiseptic effect, improves blood circulation in the pelvic organs;
- Pour 100 g of dry celandine into 1 liter of water and put on low heat for 10-15 minutes. After complete cooling, you need to filter the solution through a piece of cotton cloth. Add a glass of natural honey. Take 1 tbsp. l. in the morning and evening. Celandine helps eliminate prostatitis and other inflammations in the body, has an antibacterial effect;
- Another method of treating prostatitis is homemade suppositories. They are prepared from 1 teaspoon. honey, raw chicken eggs, 3-5 tbsp. l. flour. All ingredients must be mixed thoroughly to form a tight dough. Candles are made of it, approximately 2-3 centimeters long and as thick as the little finger. The product is stored in the refrigerator. In the morning and evening you need to insert one part into the anus. Treatment is required for 30 days. After the same break, it is better to repeat the course to consolidate the results and prevent subsequent relapses;
- Fresh vegetable juice will help boost immunity and strengthen the body's ability to fight inflammation independently. Micronutrients found in beets, carrots, asparagus, and cucumbers are important for men's health. You can mix them or drink fresh juice of one component. You need to take up to 0. 5 liters a day. Treatment takes 10-14 days. Beetroot juice must be allowed to sit before consumption so that harmful substances are released;
- Grind 1 cup black elderberries in a meat grinder. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth and squeeze out the cake. Take 1 tablespoon of juice in the morning before breakfast. l. ;
- Pour 20 g of dried and crushed ginseng root into 200 ml of 70% medical alcohol. Leave for a week in a dark place. After filtering, take 25 drops, dilute with water once a day, preferably in the morning, because the tincture has a strong tonic effect. Its regular use normalizes blood circulation in the pelvic organs, relieves swelling, gives a surge of strength and energy, and helps get rid of this disease forever;
- Peel 200 g of mature fleshy aloe leaves, mix the pulp with a glass of natural honey and 200 ml of red wine. Leave for a week, stirring occasionally. Take 3-4 times a day, 1 tablespoon. l. for a month. Aloe in combination with honey improves the body's protective function, fights inflammation, swelling, and saturates the body with essential vitamins and minerals.
Massage yourself
One of the effective methods to treat prostatitis, especially stagnant prostatitis, is massage. It comes in two types - rectal and external. The first is carried out through the anus, the second - externally, in the perineal area.
In order for a man to carry out such a procedure himself, he needs a special device - a rectal massager. It is inserted into the anus and the prostate gland is massaged with careful movements.
Devices differ in the type of impact - magnetic, sending electrical impulses, vibrations and lasers. You can buy it at a specialty pharmacy or medical equipment store.
Important!
The therapeutic effect of massage is achieved by increasing tissue blood circulation, stimulating the outflow of prostate secretions, and completely emptying the gland. The swelling gradually subsides and urination becomes painless.
External methods are not very effective because they do not affect the glands directly. But it is possible to do it yourself without any equipment. With clean hands, massage the area between the scrotum and anus using pressure movements for 5 minutes. This should be done 2-3 times a day.
Contraindications for massage:
- the presence of hard stones in the prostate cavity;
- malignant neoplasm;
- worsening stage of prostatitis;
- severe pain during the procedure.
Prostate massage should be done very carefully so as not to damage the delicate tissue of the prostate with careless movements.
Physical education against inflammation of the prostate gland
A set of exercises to combat prostatitis:
- Lie on a hard surface with your back. Wrap your arms around the bent leg so that your knee is near your head. Stay like this for 2-3 minutes. Over time, it is necessary to increase the execution time to 20 minutes;
- Lie on your stomach, arms stretched forward, legs straight and tense. Lift your feet off the floor as much as possible. Do 10-15 such exercises. Gradually increase up to 30-50 times;
- Squats done correctly greatly increase blood flow in the prostate and pelvic area. They must be deep. You need to do 20 to 50 squats, 2-3 approaches every five minutes;
- Sit on the floor, legs straight, back tense. When moving your legs, you have to "walk" back and forth this way;
- Standing, hands on your belt, rotate your pelvis first in one direction, then in the other direction 15 times.
It is recommended to do gymnastics in the morning after waking up. At night, prostate secretions stagnate and become a good breeding ground for pathogenic bacteria.
Microclysters
This procedure is carried out to ensure the rapid penetration of beneficial substances into the prostate tissue. Doctors prescribe various medicines or herbal decoctions for this.
Implementation rules:
- Hands and equipment must be washed. It is better to boil the rubber bulbs for 10 minutes;
- The temperature of the solution should be comfortable - 37-38 degrees;
- To carry out a microenema, about 50 ml of medicinal decoction is needed;
- Before the procedure, you need to clean the intestines using a cleansing enema;
- In the bath, lie on your back with your legs bent at the knees and pressed to your stomach;
- Lubricate the tip with Vaseline or vegetable oil;
- Insert gently into the anus;
- Squeeze out the contents of the microenema and remain in this position for 10-15 minutes;
- After the procedure, wash the pears and boil.
It is important to proceed with caution so as not to damage the sphincter and rectum.
Dietary nutrition as an additional way to combat prostatitis
To fully recover from prostatitis and prevent its recurrence, you must adhere to the principles of proper nutrition. It is recommended to exclude from the daily diet foods that contribute to obesity, fluid stagnation, constipation or gas in the intestines.
It is also important to fill the menu with fresh vegetables, fruits and products that contain a high concentration of vitamins, minerals and organic acids. This comprehensive approach will help speed recovery.
What not to eat during treatment:
- Products containing caffeine - coffee, strong tea, chocolate;
- Fatty meat - pork, lamb;
- Legumes cause increased gas formation. Because of this, the intestine compresses the prostate;
- salt. It must be limited so as not to cause soft tissue swelling, as it retains fluid in the body;
- Alcohol.
Important!
Another advice from the doctor is to drink enough water. Dehydration leads to the fact that the secretion thickens, it is difficult to leave the prostate gland, and stagnation is formed.
Recurrence prevention
It is not enough to cure prostatitis. It is also necessary to prevent such diseases from recurring. Based on medical statistics, in 60% of cases a man experiences recurrent inflammation.
You can forget about prostatitis forever by following basic preventive measures:
- Timely detection of any body disease;
- Weight control. Excess body weight contributes to the stagnation of prostate secretion;
- A regular and protected sex life;
- Active recreation - walking in the fresh air, swimming in the pool, skiing, cycling;
- Proper nutrition;
- Doing light exercise;
- Limit consumption of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes.