Congestive prostatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation or swelling of the prostate gland and accompanied by numerous unpleasant symptoms. Only men are susceptible to the disease, so they need to know what prostatitis is, so that when the first signs appear, consult a doctor immediately.
A bit about prostatitis
About 150 years ago, prostatitis as a disease was mentioned for the first time, and our ancestors called it "the disease of the elders." Unfortunately, this disease is now much younger, it has become characteristic of the category of men from twenty to fifty years old and is divided into infectious and congestive prostatitis. The prostate gland (or prostate) is located below the bladder and is responsible for a number of important functions in the male body, including regulating the secretion, which is the basis for sperm.
If this secret in the gland begins to stagnate, the patient is diagnosed with chronic congestive prostatitis. Today, this disease is becoming not only a medical, but also a social problem. Many members of the stronger sex feel insecure, their interest in sex life is waning, and depression appears.
Causes
Congestive prostatitis can occur due to stagnation of blood or sperm in the body of a man. And the following reasons contribute to stagnation:
- A sedentary lifestyle is the most common cause of congestive prostatitis, it provokes stagnation of blood circulation in the pelvic area.
- Irregular sex life and an erection without subsequent ejaculation. The body of a man is accustomed to the fact that arousal must necessarily end with an ejaculation. If this does not occur, then stagnation of sperm occurs.
- Infectious diseases. Constipation and incomplete bowel movement.
- Pelvic inflammation.
- Stress.
- Frequent and prolonged hypothermia. But hardening the body, for example, diving into an ice hole or swimming in cool water, can often serve as preventive measures.
- In rare cases, vein disease can also trigger a disease.
- Frequent sitting. Often this disease appears in office workers, truckers.
Signs
Congestive prostatitis does not manifest itself immediately. Its symptoms may vary in some cases, but the general early signs are as follows:
- drawing pains in the perineum, in the urethra, groin;
- burning in the urethra, bladder;
- pronounced pain.
Pain syndrome tends to intensify as the disease develops, and becomes stable. Painful sensations accompany the process of urination, pain in the groin area is paroxysmal, sharp, often with a return to the anus. In the sexual sphere, there are problems leading to complete impotence.
In addition to pain, patients have a general weakness, a painful appearance. Congestive prostatitis is not an acute disease, and therefore patients for a long time may not be aware of its presence.
Early symptoms will help to suspect stagnation of the prostate gland. Often, an inflammatory process can develop in the excretory ducts, as a result of which epithelial detachment occurs in this area, urination becomes painful. Timely contacting a doctor at the slightest suspicion will allow for effective treatment with minimization of unpleasant consequences in the genital area.
Diagnosis of the disease
Diagnosis of congestive prostatitis is carried out in several stages.
- Palpation of the prostate gland rectally. This method is highly effective; it reveals about 80% of cases of malignant formations of the prostate.
- Examination of prostate secretion under a microscope. It may give an error with an increased number of leukocytes, which is not always a consequence of prostatitis.
- Bacteriological examination of urine and prostate secretion.
- Ultrasound of the prostate. Allows you to identify moderate inhomogeneous neoplasms in the infiltrative stage or obvious at the stage of the sclerosing process of the disease.
- Study of the hormonal and immunological status of the patient. It is not always carried out, more often in the presence of certain indications.
- The remaining examinations, which may include x-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, the study of prostate enzymes and others.
Such types of diagnostics may be needed to exclude extraneous diseases, as well as in complex cases.
Drug treatment
For the treatment of congestive prostatitis, drugs are used in various groups:
- Hormonal drugs. In order to reduce the amount of glandular tissue of the prostate gland, antiandrogens are used, which contribute to the speedy recovery of the patient. Such a treatment method must be prescribed by an andrologist and only after a blood test for hormones.
- Drugs that contain heparin. For example, Troxevasinum (gel or ointment).
It is important when symptoms of congestive prostatitis appear, consult a doctor who will select the correct, safe and effective treatment with medications or with the help of physiotherapy.
Why use folk remedies?
Another popular way to cure congestive prostatitis is treatment with folk remedies. With this disease, doctors recommend this method of therapy, since healing herbs have a good effect on inflammation and stagnation in men, and the patient tolerates treatment well, there are no side effects, and the body is strengthened.
Recipes for the treatment of folk methods
Good methods are:
- Aloe treatment. The plant can be grown at home or bought. It is taken orally as a tincture or eaten raw (every morning before eating, you need to eat a scarlet leaf about 2 cm in size).
- Pumpkin seeds. Every day you need to eat about 35-45 seeds in raw form or you can make pumpkin flour, which should then be washed down with water. Treatment with this method lasts about a month.
- Onions and onion peel. There are many variations on the use of onions for prostatitis. You can eat a small onion head every day, make a tincture of grated onions and water in a ratio of 1 to 1 (for example, 1 onion and 1 glass of water), tincture should be infused throughout the day, and then take 50 ml every hour.
Surgery
How to treat congestive prostatitis in men, if medications do not help, and the disease continues to develop? In this case, the doctor sends the patient for surgery. Surgical intervention is of two types:
- The first method is called minimally invasive and is performed using a special device called a resectoscope. The procedure is as follows: the doctor carefully inserts the device into the urethral canal, at this time an image of the area where the operation is supposed to be performed appears on the screen. Using this technique, it is possible to remove a cyst and ulcers.
- The second method is called invasive, it is usually used when the disease is in an advanced stage. This operation is very complex, with its carrying out, a large loss of blood is possible. Usually this method is used to remove the prostate. Rehabilitation will take a long time.
Physiotherapeutic treatment
The main physiotherapeutic methods in the treatment of prostatitis include:
- Electrophoresis It is prescribed to every second patient, as it is one of the traditional methods of treatment. The essence of the treatment is reduced to electric shock with a small amplitude. To improve the results, drugs can be additionally administered under the influence of electric current.
- Galvanization. The main difference from electrophoresis is the lack of drugs when exposed to electric current, the treatment lasts from 20 to 40 minutes.
- UHF effect on the affected areas by means of an electromagnetic field. Contraindicated in patients with blood diseases. Lasts no more than 15 minutes. It has side effects in the form of an increase in tumors.
- Pulse current therapy - stabilizes tissue metabolism and provides rapid regeneration. It has the mildest effect on the prostate due to low current.
- Magnetic physiotherapy is the most productive type of treatment, it is recommended even for people with advanced forms.
- Ultrasound therapy is the newest treatment method, which in practice has proved that ultrasound is useful even in the treatment of prostatitis.
- Light therapy for prostatitis (infrared, laser and ultraviolet radiation) is another new technique by which three types of radiation simultaneously affect the body.
Physiotherapy remains a truly outstanding type of treatment for prostatitis, even today, thanks to methods in the treatment of this disease.
Prevention
Since the most important cause of congestive prostatitis is considered a sedentary lifestyle, then for prevention it is necessary to adhere to several rules:
- Physical activity. You need to play sports, devote more time to hiking, for example, walk to work or climb stairs, go swimming, perform various exercises on the pelvic area. A treadmill and a stepper have a very good effect on improving blood circulation.
- Regular sex life. Often the cause of congestive prostatitis is irregular sex life, which is why it is important for men to regularly and actively have sex.
- Masturbation in the absence of a regular sexual partner. An erection without ejaculation is very harmful to the male body, on the basis of this, masturbation is recommended in the absence of regular sex.
- HLS. A good prevention of prostatitis is a healthy and balanced diet, the absence of bad habits such as smoking, alcohol abuse, and the intake of vitamins.
But in order not to resort to such complex and serious operations with congestive prostatitis in men, you need to be careful about your health, take care of it, consult a doctor in a timely manner and begin treatment. For preventive purposes, you can perform massage and exercise.