Both drug treatment (pills, suppositories, injections) and non-drug treatment (massage, physiotherapy) can be used to treat prostatitis. There are at least 150 types of different drugs on sale that manufacturers say help fight inflammation of the prostate. Patients planning successful treatment need a preliminary consultation with a urologist.
Before using any composition, you should find out everything about it: what the drug contains, what is its pharmacological effect, what are the indications and contraindications. It is also useful to learn from the experiences of those who have already undergone treatment and to get feedback from recovering patients.
What is the difference between drug delivery forms?
With inflammation of the prostate, the greatest danger is that the pathological microflora will continue its journey through the male reproductive system. Without adequate treatment, the patient receives:
- epididymitis;
- balanoposthitis;
- urethritis;
- cystitis;
- pyelonephritis.
Without testing, it is impossible to determine the cause of 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. Light anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed, the use of antibiotics is not advisable. A good effect is provided 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 body 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 drugs and immunomodulators, while in the hospital he receives a powerful regimen of immunostimulants and targeted antibiotics against specific pathogens. Treatment is under the control of tests.
- viral infection. Rare, requires immune system support. Medicine can not offer any specific measures, except for taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Malignant and benign tumors, prostatic hyperplasia. In this case, in addition to medication, the help of a surgeon may be required. After the diffuse or nodular pathological process is eliminated, the condition of the prostate returns to normal.
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 tissues of the prostate.
- instillations. This term refers to the introduction of a drug into the prostate through the lumen of the urethra. This procedure is usually performed by a urologist. About 5 ml of the drug is injected by volume.
- candles. The most common method of treatment at home, a very convenient and popular form of release. All kinds of medicines for prostatitis are made in candles: painkillers, antiseptics, vasodilators, antibacterial, immunostimulating and others. The course of use of suppositories should be from 5 to 21 days, after the end of therapy the patient must pass a control urine test.
- tabletsIn some cases, it is advisable to use oral agents that have a systemic effect. This form of release has unconditional advantages: with prostatitis against a background of urogenital infection, several foci of the pathological process can be destroyed at once.
- microclysters. Classic treatment. It consists in affecting the prostate through the wall of the rectum. This is a very safe and convenient method, the only drawback of which is preliminary defecation. Therapeutic enemas differ from the usual composition and low dosage.
- Anoint. They are used relatively rarely in the treatment of prostatitis due to the inconvenience of applying them to the perineum.
At the same time, you can use various forms of drug release, such as: B. tablets and suppositories. The choice of treatment strategy should be based on the recommendations of 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. Patients treated without the system are at high risk of chronic prostatitis and impotence.
The most popular and cheapest drugs
Prices for different groups of drugs differ significantly, it is also important to consider the place where the drug is purchased. It is always cheaper in large pharmacy chains and online pharmacies than in small and little-known pharmacies.
Fact! The doctor does not prescribe a specific name of the drug, he indicates the active substance. The doctor's prescription is decrypted by the pharmacist. It is worth selling an expensive drug for this specialist, so the patient should ask for cheap analogues.
Separately, it is worth highlighting such a class of drugs for prostatitis as alpha-blockers. Drugs affect the hormonal processes occurring in the male reproductive system and help eliminate the prerequisites for inflammation and swelling of the prostate. Since drugs interfere with the chemical reactions that testosterone is involved in, an andrological examination is necessary before use.
Attention! There are a number of products that reduce the effectiveness of alpha blockers.
Diet is a mandatory part of treatment, otherwise the result will be disappointing.
What are people saying?
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.
man, 39 years old
Friends advised a well-known composition for prostatitis. They praised it very much, they said that it had a wonderful effect, but somehow it didn't help me. There is no result at all. Maybe it's time for me to see a regular urologist? stop talking to friends