Inflammatory processes in the prostate are typical for mature men after 40. The pathology is caused by various hormonal imbalances, viruses or bacteria, weak immune defenses, genitourinary and sexually transmitted diseases, and prolonged absence of sex.Treatment usually does not cause problems, since the pharmaceutical market offers a lot of modern drugs that effectively cope with prostatitis.Only a qualified urologist must decide which medicine for prostatitis a particular patient needs to take.
Forms of drugs used for prostatitis
Medicines prescribed for the treatment of prostatitis are available in the form of tablets, suppositories, instillations, injections or microenemas.Tablet drugs are usually represented by antibiotics with a fairly wide spectrum of action, which are prescribed in cases where the causative agent of the pathology has not yet been identified.In general, antibiotics are represented by three groups of drugs:
- Fluoroquinols.
- Penicillins.
- Tetracyclines.
Often in the treatment of prostatitis, suppositories are used, which are used rectally (they are inserted into the anus).Such medications effectively relieve pain and have an antibacterial effect.Injection solutions have the greatest penetration into body tissues.They have a systemic effect, having a stimulating effect on the immune system and the vascular system.
According to experts, maximum therapeutic effectiveness is achieved with the rectal method of application, which is why it is preferable to other methods of treating prostatitis.
Often, treatment of prostatitis also includes instillation procedures, when the medicine is injected directly into the patient’s urethral canal.Before administering the solution, the man must empty his bladder.No more than 5 ml of solution is administered per procedure.Basic therapy can be supplemented with folk remedies such as microenemas, in which the cure for prostatitis is presented in the form of herbal decoctions or infusions.The microenema technique is based on a complex temperature-medicinal effect.Such treatment must be carried out before bedtime, since after a microenema hypothermia or overstrain of the prostate is unacceptable.
Pharmacological groups of drugs for prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis is always complex, including the use of drugs from various pharmacological groups: antibiotics, painkillers, α-blockers, muscle relaxants and hormone-containing drugs, antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as phytotherapeutic agents, etc. For prostatitis of bacterial etiology, antibiotic drugs are the basis of therapy.Treatment with tablet antibiotics is usually prescribed for bacterial prostatitis of chronic and acute forms and lasts about a month.In case of complications of prostatitis, treatment is carried out through injection of medication.If the causative agent of the infection cannot be identified, then combination antibiotic therapy is carried out.
Painkillers significantly ease the course of prostatitis, but they should be taken as prescribed, since uncontrolled use of analgesics can provoke the appearance of very undesirable side effects.The use of α-blockers is due to the relaxing effect of these drugs on the muscles and neck of the bladder, which significantly reduces pain associated with urination.But such drugs cause side effects such as hypotension or headache.Similar medications are prescribed for chronic prostatitis of non-bacterial etiology.
Often, a man’s body with prostatitis needs to restore and strengthen the immune defense, which is helped by drugs from the group of immunomodulators, which include interferons and other drugs.
Muscle relaxants that reduce the tone of the muscles located in the perineum are also used in the treatment of prostatitis.The use of such drugs is due to the fact that it is the tension of these muscles that causes a feeling of discomfort and pain.The use of drugs containing hormones in treatment is determined by the need to lower testosterone levels, which provoke the growth of the prostate gland.As a result of hormonal therapy, the intensity of the inflammatory process decreases and hormonal levels are normalized.Sometimes, as an additional treatment for prostatitis, herbal preparations are used to eliminate swelling, inflammation and pain.Products based on herbal components are often used in the treatment of chronic forms of prostate inflammation.
In case of prostatitis of viral etiology, the use of antiviral agents is indicated.Therapy is often supplemented with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.The action of such drugs is aimed at eliminating pain, swelling, and high fever that accompany inflammatory processes in the prostate.Suppositories containing anti-inflammatory non-steroidal substances are especially effective.Drug therapy often involves the use of drugs that improve blood flow to the prostate.
There are many effective drugs for the treatment of inflammation in the prostate gland, but they cannot be prescribed independently, even when there are no contraindications at all.