A sedentary 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 is the most common disease in men.However, their therapy is a labor-intensive and lengthy 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 medication plays a major role in treatment.
Only a specialist decides which drugs to prescribe to treat prostatitis in men.However, there is a list of the most effective drugs.
Manifestations of the development of prostatic inflammation
Inflammation of the prostate can only be cured quickly in the initial stages of development.Therefore, you need to contact a specialist at the first signs of the disease.
Any of the following symptoms may indicate the development of the disease:
- pain in the perineal area;
- A feeling of discomfort that occurs when defecating;
- Constant feeling of bladder filling;
- The appearance of pain and an intermittent, thin stream when urinating;
- White or mucous discharge and blood are observed in the urine;
- Sluggish uncontrolled erection;
- Rapid ejaculation;
- loss of sexual desire;
- Excessive unreasonable fatigue;
With a bacterial disease, there may be signs of 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 examining the necessary test results, will determine the form and causes of the development of the disease.
The disease can arise due to the action of harmful bacteria, as well as stagnant processes in the pelvis.Depending on the type and causes of the pathology, the urologist will prescribe the most effective drug.
Forms of prescribed medication
After the diagnosis, the urologist will tell you how to treat prostatitis in men, and will also tell you in what form the drugs for prostatitis work.
Forms that drugs for the treatment of prostatitis have:
- rectal suppositories.Treated by direct action on the affected organ;
- Injections.Injections are the fastest-acting way to deliver the anti-prostatitis drug into the patient's body;
- Solutions for instillation.In this form of medication, the medication is injected into the male urethra;
- Solutions for microenemas.With the help of microenemas, both drug treatment of prostatitis and therapy with folk remedies can be carried out;
- Tablet.This type of medicine is most commonly used to treat the prostate.
Groups of drugs prescribed for inflammation of the gland
Several groups of medications are used to treat prostate inflammation in men.For the bacterial form of the disease, antibiotics are the main treatment.Most often, antibacterial drugs in tablet form are prescribed for acute or chronic inflammation of the male gland;They need to be taken for about a month.
If complications occur, the disease is treated with antibiotics in the form of an injection solution.If specialists have not identified a specific group of pathogens, combination antimicrobial therapy is used.
Antibiotics belonging to this group have a negative effect on prostatitis:
- Tetracyclines.
- Fluoroquinols.
- Penicillin.
- Macrolides.
- Cephalosporins.
If the disease manifests itself as pain, painkillers are prescribed.
For prostatitis, these medications should only be taken as prescribed by a doctor;The uncontrolled use of analgesics is associated with side effects and complications.
It is believed that among painkillers, drugs with the active ingredient ibuprofen are most effective for inflammation of the male prostate organ.
In case of chronic bacterial inflammation of the prostate organ, alpha blockers are prescribed.These medications have a relaxing effect on the muscles and the bladder neck.This effect helps relieve pain 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.
Substances containing the hormone testosterone are also used to treat the disease.In diseases of the male organ, the level of this substance in the body decreases.The result of a hormonal imbalance is the proliferation of prostate tissue.Medications containing hormones help reduce inflammation and stabilize hormone levels.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often used to relieve swelling, fever, and pain.The most effective drugs are rectal suppositories.
Antiviral medications are used for viral illnesses.
Adjuvant therapy consists of medications that improve blood circulation and active ingredients that strengthen the immune system.Medications that promote tissue regeneration are also prescribed.
The most effective medications for prostate inflammation
It is impossible to answer unequivocally how to treat prostatitis in men with medications and other therapeutic procedures.Even the best antibiotic is ineffective in treating a viral disease.
Medicines for the treatment of chronic prostate inflammation
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate in men.Without therapy in the initial stages (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 calming symptoms are replaced by exacerbations.With chronic prostatitis, treatment is a much more complex process than treatment of acute inflammation of the gland and requires an integrated approach based on drugs of different types and groups.
What should drugs combat?
Before choosing a set of drugs that will help cope with the chronic form of prostatitis, you need to remember what disease it 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% is due to congestion of the gland in men.A lack of oxygen and nutrients, as well as saturation of tissues with toxins and waste products (products of the vital activity of prostate cells) can provoke pathologies.
The inflammatory process is accompanied by swelling of the gland.This is usually due to the prostate not being able to fully supply the body with the hormones and other active ingredients necessary for normal function (compensation phase).In addition, with a chronic disease, pus can form in it, which clogs the ducts, further reducing the production of testosterone and secretions.
Depending on how the disease progresses, what changes have occurred in the prostate and how deep they are, the doctor selects a number of drugs, the list of which includes:
- antimicrobial drugs or simply antibiotics – their prescription is necessary for inflammation of bacterial origin;
- antiviral agents, interferon and gamma globulin – are prescribed for viral prostatitis;
- antifungal (antimycotic) agents - necessary in cases where prostatitis occurs due to the spread of a fungal infection to the gland, as well as when prostatitis is of a bacterial nature and requires long-term use of antibiotics;
- Alpha blockers – prescribed to relieve cramps and pain;
- muscle relaxants – relax the muscle structures of the prostate and pelvic organs, which promotes better nutrition of the glandular tissue;
- anti-inflammatory drugs – fight the manifestations of the disease, reduce swelling;
- hormonal drugs – to restore hormone levels in men.
The exact list of medications listed above is different for each patient.The doctor decides which drugs should be included and which should not be based on laboratory studies of a smear from the urethra, prostate secretion, urine and blood taken from men at the diagnostic stage.
Antibiotics for chronic prostatitis
In the case of chronic inflammation of the prostate, antibiotics are prescribed in most cases, even if the bacterial culture in the secretion and in a swab from the urethra did not show any evidence of microorganisms.
Before prescribing a specific drug, the doctor must determine whether the pathogens are sensitive to a specific antibiotic.Otherwise there is a risk that time will be lost by taking a drug that is ineffective in individual cases.
Antimicrobial drugs from the group of fluoroquinolones are considered the most effective in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
Drugs of this type are characterized by the fact that they can penetrate the prostate tissue deeply and in sufficient concentration.To achieve an effect, their use should last 4 weeks or longer (depending on the severity of the disease, the selected dosage and the susceptibility 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 have a child no earlier than 2 months after the end of treatment.
During treatment with antibiotics, men are recommended to take antifungal drugs at the same time.This is because drugs with antibacterial effects can also suppress beneficial microflora, thereby maintaining the concentration of fungi in the body normal.Thus, a favorable environment for the development of a fungal infection can arise in the body of men, the treatment of which requires the use of drugs with different effects.
Alpha blockers – analgesics and antispasmodics for chronic prostatitis
Cramps and pain are typical symptoms of prostatitis.To reduce cramps and thereby eliminate discomfort, treatment should include taking alpha blockers.They not only relieve spasms of the glandular muscle tissue of the prostate, but also relax the bladder sphincter.In addition, such drugs significantly reduce the pain of prostatitis in the acute stage.
Drug treatment with these drugs reduces discomfort and pain during urination in men, but they have many side effects and an extensive list of contraindications.Therefore, they should only be taken as prescribed by a doctor.In addition, these drugs are effective only in the nonbacterial etiology of prostatitis.If the inflammation of the gland is due to an infection, experts tend to choose other medications to treat pain and spasms.
Hormonal drugs for prostatitis
The main reason why hormonal treatment may be prescribed for chronic prostatitis is the excessive growth of the prostate in men.Typically, this situation requires a reduction in testosterone levels.The result of therapy is a reduction in the size of the prostate, normalization of hormonal levels and a reduction in symptomatic manifestations of the disease.
Hormone treatment is carried out exclusively as prescribed by a doctor and only under his supervision.It requires constant monitoring of hormone levels in order to prevent the numerous negative effects of medications on the functioning of internal organs in men.
Antiviral drugs for prostatitis
If viruses are the cause of prostatitis, treatment is carried out with appropriate medication.
In addition, men are prescribed drugs with anti-inflammatory effects from the group of NSAIDs.
Both antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed in tablet form, but a more pronounced and faster 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 the body's own antibodies that actively resist infections due to prostatitis.This means that the treatment takes less time.