Prostatitis is an inflammatory or infectious urological disease that affects the prostate gland and can cause not only impotence but also infertility. According to statistics, this disease occurs in 50% of men. The "rejuvenation" of the disease is also noteworthy - it is very often diagnosed in young people (up to 40 years). Treatment of both acute and chronic prostatitis is a very long time, but in most cases it is carried out by conservative measures - prostatitis pills, physiotherapy procedures are used and lifestyle is improved.
It should also be noted that surgery is not excluded for such a disease - if drug treatment does not give the desired result or is not effective at all in a particular clinical situation. In any case, the treatment program is prescribed only by a doctor individually.
Instructions for use
Important!The presence of specific symptoms is not a reason to take any pill for the prostate. The clinical picture may be the result of another urological or even venereal disease. In addition, symptoms can be a manifestation of prostate cancer, so taking certain medications is not only ineffective, but also dangerous. Pills for prostatitis in men should be prescribed only by a specialist after diagnosis.
Inflammation of the prostate gland in the early stages has mild symptoms.
The following clinical signs may indicate the development of acute prostatitis:
- Painful sensations during sexual intercourse or urination. It is noteworthy that the pain can occur during erection and after sexual intercourse;
- Increased urination, often accompanied by unpleasant sensations;
- pain occurs in the groin area, groin, often spreads to the perineum and sacral region;
- With an acute form of the disease, an increase in body temperature is possible;
- weakening of the erection, but complete impotence does not occur;
- pain during ejaculation;
- premature ejaculation.
The clinical picture in chronic prostatitis is almost the same, but manifests itself in waves. In this case, the symptoms are not as clear as in the acute form. It is this latent course of the pathological process that often leads to a delayed diagnosis when the disease can no longer be treated.
Determine which drugs to treat prostatitis in men will be most effective in each situation, a doctor can only do after a thorough diagnosis.
If prostatitis is suspected, the following laboratory and instrumental measures are taken:
- blood sample for general and biochemical analysis;
- STD test;
- PCR test;
- urethral smear for bacteriological examination;
- transrectal ultrasound examination of the prostate;
- Ultrasound examination of the genitourinary system;
- CT or MRI of the pelvic organs.
In each case, the treatment of prostatitis is carried out individually.
Please note that this is only a diagnostic program. The exact list of tests - both laboratory and instrumental - is determined individually by the physician, taking into account the results of the physical examination and the date collected.
Treatment
The basis of treatment is to take medication if there is no indication for surgery. Because medications are prescribed separately, it is not possible to give an unambiguous answer to the question of "the most effective pills for prostatitis. "For this reason, it may not be useful to another patient who has been treated in one patient.
Treatment of prostatitis with pills involves taking drugs with the following spectrum of action:
- antibiotics;
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- painkillers;
- alpha-blockers;
- immunomodulators;
- herbal tablets or homeopathic medicines.
The duration, regimen and dose of the drug are also determined by the attending physician.
First of all, the doctor prescribes antibiotic therapy.
Antibiotics
Bacteriological culture is first performed to determine which antibiotics are appropriate for a patient. In most cases, treatment is carried out:
- tetracyclines;
- penicillins;
- fluoroquinols.
Antibiotics should not be taken on their own, as drugs of this pharmacological group can have an extremely negative effect on the body if taken incorrectly.
Side effects include:
- allergic reactions;
- complications from kidney and liver function;
- tinnitus, dizziness, headache;
- dermatitis;
- drowsiness, lethargy;
- nausea and vomiting.
If any side effects are found, stop taking the pill and consult a doctor.
Doctors have found that pain and other symptoms of prostatitis decrease after taking antibiotics, even when the infectious nature of the disease has not been determined.
Patients are prescribed antibacterial drugs to treat non-bacterial prostatitis.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
Preparations of this group are indispensable in the treatment of prostatitis in any form, because it eliminates inflammation, and at the same time unpleasant symptoms provoked by this pathological process - pain, burning, heaviness in the groin.
However, gastric ulcer, if myasthenia gravis, should not be taken.
Painkillers
In this case, the drug is used for symptomatic treatment.
The attending physician also prescribes a safe dose. You should not abuse such drugs, because the body gets used to them quickly and does not give the desired therapeutic effect.
Analgesics allow a person to live a comfortable life.
Alpha blockers
Drugs of this pharmacological group are used to improve urine flow and are used in almost all forms of prostatitis.
It should be noted that in most cases, these drugs are used for symptomatic treatment and not to cure the root of the disease.
In addition, herbal homeopathic medicines are used. Used when antibiotics are not needed.
Of course, no one can forbid you to take medicine without a doctor's prescription, because many are sold in pharmacies without a prescription. However, you need to understand the following - taking over-the-counter pills can be dangerous to your health. Even if the symptoms disappear, the disease itself cannot be eliminated. This means that the pathological process is chronic and the risk of developing complications increases.
At the first symptoms, you should consult a doctor, not to treat on your own. The doctor will not only choose effective pills, but also prescribe physiotherapy procedures and give general recommendations. Only such a comprehensive approach to the treatment of prostatitis will give the desired therapeutic effect.
In addition, you should prevent such diseases and have regular (once every six months) preventive examinations by a urologist or andrologist.