A sedentary lifestyle, constant stress and hypothermia, irregular sex, penetration of bacteria into 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, its therapy is a laborious and lengthy process.
In order for the treatment of the disease to be as effective as possible, urologists prescribe complex measures, including the use of herbal medicines and visits to physiotherapy procedures.But drugs play a major role in treatment.
Only a specialist decides which drugs 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 inflammation of the prostate
Inflammation of the prostate can be quickly cured only in the initial stage of development, so you should contact a specialist as soon as the first signs of the disease appear.
Any of the following symptoms may indicate the development of the disease:
- Pain in the perineal area;
- A feeling of discomfort that occurs during a bowel movement;
- Constant feeling of bladder fullness;
- The appearance of pain and a periodic, thin stream when urinating;
- White or mucous discharge and blood are observed in the urine;
- Slow uncontrollable erection;
- Rapid ejaculation;
- Loss of sexual desire;
- Excessive unreasonable fatigue;
With a bacterial disease, the 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 necessary test results, will determine the form and causes of the development of the disease.
The disease can appear both due to the action of harmful bacteria and due to stagnant processes occurring in the pelvis.Depending on the nature and causes of the pathology, the urologist will prescribe the most effective drug.
Prescription drug forms
After making a diagnosis, the urologist will tell you how to treat prostatitis in men, and also explain to you what form prostatitis drugs take.
The forms that the drugs for the treatment of prostatitis have:
- rectal suppositories.It is treated by direct action on the affected organ;
- injections.Injections are the fastest way to get the prostatitis medicine into the patient's body;
- infusion solutions.This form of medication involves injecting the medication into the male urethra;
- microenema solutions.With the help of microenemas, both medical treatment of prostatitis and therapy with folk remedies can be carried out;
- tablet.This type of medicine most often has antibiotics used to treat the prostate gland.
Groups of drugs prescribed for inflammation of the gland
In the treatment of inflammation of the prostate gland in men, several groups of drugs are used.In 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 arise, the disease is treated with antibiotics in the form of an injection solution.If specialists have not identified a specific group of causative agents of the disease, combined antimicrobial therapy is used.
These antibiotics, which belong to the group, have a negative effect on prostatitis:
- Tetracyclines.
- Fluoroquinols.
- Penicillin.
- Macrolides.
- Cephalosporins.
If the disease has such a manifestation as pain, painkillers are prescribed.
For prostatitis, these drugs should only be taken on prescription;uncontrolled use of analgesics is fraught with side effects and complications.
It is believed that among the painkillers drugs with the active substance ibuprofen are the most effective for inflammation of the male prostate.
In case of chronic abacterial inflammation of the prostate, alpha-blockers are prescribed.These drugs have a relaxing effect on the muscles and neck of the bladder.This effect helps to 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 group of muscle relaxants are prescribed, which reduce muscle tone in the groin area.
Also, substances containing the hormone testosterone are used to treat the 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.
NSAIDs are often used to relieve swelling, fever, and pain.The most effective drugs are in the form of rectal suppositories.
If the disease is viral, antiviral drugs are used.
Adjuvant therapy is provided with drugs that improve blood flow and agents that increase immune defense.Medicines that promote tissue regeneration are also prescribed.
The most effective drugs for inflammation of the prostate
It is impossible to answer unequivocally how to treat prostatitis in men with drugs and other therapeutic procedures.After all, even the best antibiotic will be ineffective in treating a viral illness.
Medicines for the treatment of chronic inflammation of the prostate
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland in men.In the absence of therapy in 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 subsidence of symptoms are replaced by exacerbations.In 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 of several types and groups.
What are drugs supposed to fight?
Before choosing a set of drugs that will help you deal with the chronic form of prostatitis, it is necessary to remember what this disease is and what processes take place in the gland.
The inflammatory process in 70% of cases is caused by the presence of pathogenic microflora in the prostate tissue.It can be a genitourinary infection (gonorrhea, syphilis and others) or other bacteria and viruses.The remaining 30% is glandular congestion in men.Lack of oxygen and nutrition, as well as tissue saturation with toxins and waste products (products of the vital activity of prostate cells) can provoke pathology.
The inflammatory process is accompanied by swelling of the gland.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 a chronic disease, pus can form in it, which clogs the channels, as a result of which the production of testosterone and secretions is further reduced.
Based on how the disease progresses, what changes have occurred in the prostate gland and how deep they are, the doctor chooses a set of drugs, the list of which includes:
- antimicrobial drugs or simply antibiotics - their prescription is necessary in case of inflammation of bacterial origin;
- antiviral agents, interferon and gamma-globulin - are prescribed for viral origin of prostatitis;
- antifungal (antimycotic) agents - necessary in cases when prostatitis occurs due to the spread of a fungal infection in the gland, as well as when prostatitis is of a bacterial nature, requiring long-term use of antibiotics;
- alpha blockers - prescribed to reduce spasm and pain;
- muscle relaxants - relax the muscle structures of the prostate and pelvic organs, which promotes better nutrition of the gland tissue;
- anti-inflammatory drugs - fight the manifestations of the disease, reduce swelling;
- hormonal drugs - used to restore hormone levels in men.
The exact medication list presented above will be different for each patient.The doctor decides which drugs to include and which should not be based on laboratory tests of a smear from the urethra, prostate secretion, 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 when the bacterial culture does not reveal the presence of microorganisms in the discharge and in a smear from the urethra.
Before prescribing a specific drug, the doctor must determine whether the pathogens will be sensitive to a certain antibiotic.Otherwise, there is a risk of wasting time taking a medicine that is ineffective in a particular case.
Antimicrobial drugs belonging to the group of fluoroquinolones are considered the most effective in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
Medicines of this type are distinguished by their ability to penetrate deeply and in sufficient concentration into the prostate tissue.To achieve an effect, their use should last 4 weeks or more (depending on the severity of the disease, the selected dosage and the sensitivity of the pathogenic microflora to the antibiotic).
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 the 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 that maintains the normal level of fungi in the body.In this way, a favorable environment for the development of a fungal infection can arise in the body of men, the treatment of which requires taking drugs with different effects.
Alpha blockers - analgesics and antispasmodics in chronic prostatitis
Cramps and pain are typical symptoms of prostatitis.To reduce the spasm and therefore get rid of the discomfort, treatment should include taking alpha-blockers.They not only relieve the spasm of the glandular muscle tissue of the prostate, but also relax the bladder sphincter.In addition, such drugs significantly reduce pain during prostatitis in the acute stage.
Medical treatment with these drugs reduces discomfort and pain during urination in men, but they have many side effects and an extensive list of contraindications.That is why they should only be taken as prescribed by a specialist.In addition, these drugs are effective only in non-bacterial etiology of prostatitis.If the inflammation of the gland is due to an infection, experts tend to choose other drugs to treat pain and spasm.
Hormonal drugs for prostatitis
The main reason why hormonal treatment may be prescribed for chronic prostatitis is excessive growth of the prostate gland in men.Usually, this situation requires a decrease in testosterone levels.The result of the therapy is a reduction in the size of the prostate, normalization of hormonal levels and a reduction in the symptomatic manifestations of the disease.
Hormonal treatment is carried out exclusively on the prescription of a doctor and only under his supervision.It requires constant monitoring of hormonal levels, which helps to prevent the numerous negative effects of drugs on the functions of internal organs in men.
Antiviral drugs for prostatitis
If the cause of prostatitis is viruses, treatment is carried out with appropriate drugs.
In addition, men are prescribed drugs with an anti-inflammatory effect from the group of NSAIDs.
Both antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed in the form of tablets, but a more pronounced and rapid effect, according to urologists, is achieved when using drugs in the form of suppositories.
This treatment is supplemented by taking immunomodulators.They help men produce more of their own antibodies in their bodies, which actively fight the infections caused by prostatitis.As a result, treatment takes less time.