An inactive lifestyle, constant stress and hypothermia, irregular sex, bacteria entering the urethra - all these are the reasons for the development of the inflammatory process of the prostate.
Inflammation of the prostate gland is the most common male disease.However, the therapy is a labor-intensive and long process.
In order for the treatment of the disease to be as effective as possible, urologists prescribe comprehensive measures, including the use of herbal medicines and visits to physiotherapeutic procedures.But drugs play a major role in treatment.
Only a specialist decides which drug to prescribe for the treatment of prostatitis in men, but there is a list that includes the most effective drugs.
Manifestations of the development of prostate inflammation
Prostate inflammation can be cured quickly only in the early stages of development, so you need to contact a specialist as soon as the first signs of the disease appear.
Any of the following symptoms may indicate disease progression:
- Pain in the perineal area;
- Discomfort that appears during bowel movements;
- Persistent bladder fullness;
- Intermittent pain and thin flow when urinating;
- White discharge or mucus and blood are observed in the urine;
- Weak, uncontrollable erections;
- Rapid ejaculation;
- Loss of sexual desire;
- Unreasonably excessive fatigue;
With bacterial diseases, signs may include an increase in temperature to 37-38 degrees, but in some cases it is possible to reach 40 degrees.
The specialist, after conducting an examination and studying the results of the necessary tests, will determine the form and cause of the development of the disease.
This disease can appear due to the action of harmful bacteria, as well as due to the stagnant process that occurs in the pelvis.Depending on the nature and cause of the pathology, the urologist will prescribe the most effective drug.
Prescribed form of medicine
After making a diagnosis, the urologist will tell you how to treat prostatitis in men, and will also explain the form of medication for prostatitis taken.
Drug forms for the treatment of prostatitis have:
- rectal suppositories.Treated with a direct effect on the affected organ;
- injection.Injections are the fastest-acting way to get medicine for prostatitis into the patient's body;
- solution for inhalation.This form of medication involves injecting drugs into the male urethra;
- solution for microenemas.With the help of microenemas, both drug treatment of prostatitis and therapy with folk remedies can be carried out;
- tablets.This type of medicine most often has antibiotics that are used to treat the prostate gland.
A group of drugs prescribed for inflammation of the glands
In the treatment of inflammation of the prostate gland in men, several groups of drugs are used.For the bacterial form of the disease, antibiotics are the main therapy.Most often, antibacterial drugs in tablets are prescribed for acute or chronic inflammation of the male gland;they should be taken for about a month.
If complications occur, the disease is treated with antibiotics in the form of an injection solution.If the specialist does not identify a specific group of disease-causing agents, combined antimicrobial therapy is used.
Antibiotic drugs that belong to the group have a negative effect on prostatitis:
- Tetracycline.
- Fluoroquinols.
- Penicillin.
- Macrolides.
- Cephalosporins.
If the disease has manifestations such as pain, painkillers are prescribed.
For prostatitis, these drugs should be taken only as prescribed by the doctor;Uncontrolled use of analgesics is fraught with side effects and complications.
It is believed that among painkillers, drugs with the active ingredient ibuprofen are the most effective for inflammation of the male prostate organ.
For chronic abacterial inflammation of the prostate organ, alpha blockers are prescribed.These drugs have a relaxing effect on the muscles and bladder neck.This effect helps reduce the pain that occurs during urination.
If signs such as pain in the perineal area are observed during the inflammatory process, drugs from the muscle relaxant group are prescribed that reduce muscle tone in the groin area.
Also, substances containing the hormone testosterone are used to treat this disease.In diseases of the male organ, the level of this substance in the body decreases.The result of hormonal imbalance is the proliferation of prostate tissue.Medicines containing hormones help reduce inflammation and stabilize hormone levels.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often used to relieve swelling, fever and pain.The most effective medicine is in the form of rectal suppositories.
If the disease is viral, antiviral drugs are used.
Adjuvant therapy is provided with drugs that increase blood flow and agents that increase immune defense.Drugs that promote tissue regeneration are also prescribed.
The most effective medicine for prostate inflammation
It is impossible to answer unequivocally how to treat prostatitis in men with drugs and other therapeutic procedures.After all, even the best antibiotics will not be effective in treating viral diseases.
Medicines for the treatment of chronic inflammation of the prostate
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland in men.If there is no therapy at the initial stage (in the acute stage), this process becomes chronic in 80% of cases.At the same time, the course of the disease becomes uneven: long periods of calm symptoms are replaced by exacerbations.In the case of chronic prostatitis, treatment is a much more complex process than the treatment of acute inflammation of the gland, and requires an integrated approach, which is based on drugs from several types and groups.
What drugs should be against?
Before choosing a set of drugs that will help to overcome the chronic form of prostatitis, it is necessary to remember what this disease is and what processes occur in the gland.
The inflammatory process in 70% of cases is caused by the presence of pathogenic microflora in the prostate tissue.This can be a genitourinary infection (gonorrhea, syphilis and others), or other bacteria and viruses.The remaining 30% contribute to glandular congestion in men.Lack of oxygen and nutrition, as well as tissue saturation with toxins and waste products (products of vital activity of prostate cells) can trigger pathology.
The inflammatory process is accompanied by swelling of the glands.As a rule, this is due to the fact that the prostate cannot fully provide the body with hormones and other active substances necessary for normal functioning (compensation stage).In addition, with chronic diseases, pus can form inside, which clogs the ducts, as a result of which testosterone production and secretion are further reduced.
Based on how the disease progresses, what changes occur in the prostate gland and how deep it is, the doctor chooses a set of drugs, the list of which includes:
- antimicrobial drugs or just antibiotics - their prescription is required in case of inflammation of bacterial origin;
- antiviral agents, interferon and gamma globulin - prescribed for prostatitis of viral origin;
- antifungal agent (antimycotic) - required in cases where prostatitis occurs due to the spread of a fungal infection to the gland, as well as when prostatitis is bacterial in nature, which requires long-term use of antibiotics;
- alpha blockers - prescribed to reduce spasms and pain;
- muscle relaxants - relaxes the muscle structure of the prostate and pelvic organs, which promotes better nutrition of glandular tissue;
- anti-inflammatory drugs - fight disease manifestations, reduce swelling;
- hormonal drugs - used to restore hormone levels in men.
The exact list of medications presented above is different for each patient.Doctors decide which drugs should be included and which should not be based on laboratory tests of swabs from the urethra, prostate secretions, urine and blood taken from men at the diagnostic stage.
Antibiotics for chronic prostatitis
Antibiotics for chronic inflammation of the prostate are prescribed in most cases, even if bacterial culture does not reveal the presence of microorganisms in secretions and in smears from the urethra.
Before prescribing a particular drug, the doctor must determine whether the pathogen will be sensitive to a particular antibiotic.Otherwise, there is a risk of wasting time taking drugs that are ineffective in certain cases.
Antimicrobial drugs belonging to the group of fluoroquinolones are considered the most effective in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
This type of drug is distinguished by its ability to penetrate deeply and in sufficient concentration into the prostate tissue.To achieve an effect, its use should last for 4 weeks or more (depending on the severity of the disease, the selected dose and the susceptibility of pathogenic microflora to antibiotics).
Important!Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can have a suppressive effect on sperm.When planning a pregnancy, it is necessary to start trying to conceive a child no earlier than 2 months after the end of their course of treatment.
During treatment with antibiotics, the simultaneous use of antifungal drugs is recommended for men.This is due to the fact that drugs with antibacterial activity can also suppress the beneficial microflora, which maintains a normal level of fungi in the body.Therefore, a favorable environment for the development of fungal infections may arise in the male body, the treatment of which requires taking drugs with different effects.
Alpha blockers - analgesic and antispasmodic for chronic prostatitis
Cramps and pain are typical symptoms of prostatitis.To reduce spasms and therefore eliminate discomfort, treatment should include taking alpha blockers.They not only relieve muscle tissue spasm of the prostate gland, but also relax the bladder sphincter.In addition, such drugs significantly reduce pain during acute prostatitis.
Drug treatment with these drugs reduces discomfort and pain when urinating in men, but they have many side effects and an extensive list of contraindications.That is why they should be taken only as prescribed by a specialist.In addition, these drugs are only effective for non-bacterial etiology of prostatitis.If inflammation of the gland is caused by an infection, experts tend to choose other drugs to treat pain and spasms.
Hormonal drugs for prostatitis
The main reason why hormonal treatment for chronic prostatitis can be prescribed is the excessive growth of the prostate gland in men.Usually, this condition requires a decrease in testosterone levels.The result of therapy is a reduction in the size of the prostate, normalization of hormone levels and a decrease in the manifestation of disease symptoms.
Hormonal treatment is carried out exclusively as prescribed by a doctor and only under his supervision.It requires constant monitoring of hormone levels, which helps prevent various negative effects of the drug on the function of internal organs in men.
Antiviral drugs for prostatitis
If a virus is the cause of prostatitis, treatment is carried out using appropriate drugs.
In addition, for men, drugs with anti-inflammatory effects from the NSAID group are prescribed.
Both antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed in tablet form, but a more significant and rapid effect, according to urologists, is achieved when using the drug in suppository form.
This treatment is supplemented by taking immunomodulators.They help men produce more of their own antibodies in their bodies, which actively fight infections caused by prostatitis.As a result, treatment takes less time.