As a therapy for prostatitis, both drug treatment (pills, suppositories, injections) and non-drug treatment (massage, physiotherapy) can be used. There are at least 150 types of various drugs on sale that, according to the manufacturer, help fight inflammation of the prostate gland. Those patients planning successful treatment need prior consultation with a urologist.
Before using any composition, you need to find out everything about it: what is in the drug, what is its pharmacological effect, what are the indications and contraindications. It is also helpful to learn from the experience of those who have already undergone treatment and to obtain feedback from recovering patients.
What is the difference between the forms of drug release?
With inflammation of the prostate, the greatest danger is that the pathological microflora continues its journey through the male reproductive system. Without proper treatment, the patient receives:
- epididymitis;
- balanoposthitis;
- urethritis;
- cystitis;
- pyelonephritis.
Without tests, it is impossible to determine what kind of cause is prostatitis. Treatment should be based on the etiology of the disease, only then will it be effective.
The main causes of prostatitis and methods of therapy:
- Stagnation in the tissues of the prostate gland. Mild anti-inflammatories are prescribed, the use of antibiotics is not recommended. A good effect is given by means that stimulate the work of blood and lymphatic vessels that feed the prostate.
- bacterial infection. This is the most dangerous of all possible variants of the disease. Strong antibiotics are required, otherwise the inflammatory process will spread through the urinary system, covering the urethra, bladder and kidneys. As the infection progresses through the reproductive system, the testicles and shaft of the penis will suffer. In the future there will be impotence, acute infectious prostatitis and acute pyelonephritis. On an outpatient basis, the patient uses antibacterial and immunomodulatory drugs, while in a hospital setting - a powerful course of immunostimulants and antibiotics directed against specific pathogens. The treatment is carried out under the control of tests.
- Viral infection. Rare, requires immune system support. Medicine cannot offer any specific measures except taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Malignant and benign tumors, prostatic hyperplasia. In this case, in addition to medication, the help of a surgeon may be necessary. After eliminating the diffuse or nodular pathological process, the state of the prostate normalizes.
Depending on the form of release, the following types of drugs for prostatitis are distinguished:
- injections. They are used in a hospital, in severe cases they help to quickly stop the inflammatory process in the prostate tissues.
- instillations. This term refers to the introduction of a drug into the prostate gland through the lumen of the urethra. This procedure is usually performed by a urologist. Approximately 5 ml of the drug is injected by volume.
- candlesThe most common method of home treatment, a very convenient and popular form of release. All kinds of drugs for prostatitis are produced in candles: analgesics, antiseptics, vasodilators, antibacterials, immunostimulants and others. The course of application of suppositories should be from 5 to 21 days, after the end of therapy, the patient must pass a control urine test.
- tablets. In some cases, it is advisable to use oral agents that have a systemic effect. This form of release has unconditional advantages: with prostatitis against the background of a genitourinary infection, several foci of the pathological process can be destroyed simultaneously.
- Microclysters. Classic treatment. It consists in influencing the prostate gland through the wall of the rectum. This is a very safe and convenient method, the only drawback of which is the preliminary emptying of the intestines. Therapeutic enemas differ from the usual composition and low dosage.
- ointmentsThey are used relatively rarely in the treatment of prostatitis due to inconvenient application to the perineum.
At the same time, you can use different forms of drug release, for example, tablets and suppositories. The choice of treatment strategy should be guided by the recommendations given by the treating physician.
Attention! Control tests should be carried out no earlier than 2 weeks after the end of the last use of the drug. Those patients treated without the system are at high risk of chronic prostatitis and impotence.
The most popular and cheapest drugs.
The prices of different groups of drugs differ significantly, it is also important to consider the place where the drug is purchased. In large pharmacy chains and online pharmacies it is always cheaper than in small and little-known pharmacies.
Done! The doctor does not prescribe a specific name of the drug, it indicates the active active substance. The doctor's prescription is deciphered by the pharmacist. It is profitable for this specialist to sell an expensive drug, so the patient should ask for cheap analogues.
Separately, it is worth highlighting such a class of drugs for prostatitis as alpha-blockers. Medications affect the hormonal processes that occur in the male reproductive system and help to eliminate the prerequisites for inflammation and swelling of the prostate gland. Since the drugs interfere with the chemical reactions that testosterone is involved in, they need to be examined by an andrologist before use.
Attention! There are a number of products that reduce the effectiveness of alpha blockers.
Diet is an obligatory part of treatment, otherwise the result will be disappointing.
What people say?
Those patients who underwent therapy under the control of analyzes and regularly consulted their doctor believe that cheap drugs for prostatitis are no less effective than their expensive counterparts.
Male, 39 years old
Friends recommended a known composition for prostatitis. They praised it a lot, they said that it gives a wonderful effect, but somehow it did not help me. There is no result at all. Maybe it's time for me to see a normal urologist? Stop talking to friends.