Men, like women, have their fears. Women are afraid to lose their beauty and become unattractive, and men are afraid to feel their male failure. When a man is diagnosed with prostatitis, he immediately panics and fears the loss of male power, and sometimes it would be useful for a man to visit a psychologist together with a urologist.
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate (prostate). This organ, similar in shape and size to a chestnut, is located just below the urinary bladder and produces seminal fluid, which is involved in the transfer of spermatozoa. But the whole problem is that the same organ (the urethra) performs two functions at once, both as a urethra and as a conduit for seminal fluid. With inflammation of the prostate, both functions begin to suffer, this is the complexity of the development and treatment of prostatitis. For women, everything is much simpler in this respect, because these functions are separate for them.
Signs of prostatitis
The US National Institutes of Health divides prostatitis into four categories:
- acute bacterial prostatitis
- chronic prostatitis
- abacterial prostatitis
- asymptomatic prostatitis
Symptoms and signs of prostatitis vary depending on the category.
Acute bacterial prostatitis is acute and has the following symptoms:
- flu-like symptoms
- chills and fever
- pain in the groin, lower back and prostate
- frequent urge to urinate
- pain when urinating and blood in the urine
- painful ejaculation
With these signs, you should call an ambulance or consult a doctor immediately.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis does not develop as acutely as the first type of prostatitis. Symptoms develop more gradually, the course of the disease occurs in waves, i. e. periods of calm are replaced by exacerbations.
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis:
- burning and pain when urinating
- frequent urge to urinate, especially at night
- pain in the pelvis, lower back and genitals
- recurrent cystitis
Chronic abacterial prostatitis is very similar in symptoms to bacterial prostatitis, but it usually goes without fever and acute exacerbations. Bacterial prostatitis can be distinguished from abacterial prostatitis only by conducting special laboratory tests.
The symptoms and signs of prostatitis are similar to the symptoms of many other diseases.
Causes of prostatitis
The main cause of prostatitis is bacteria found in the colon. The infection begins to develop directly in the prostate, but sometimes it also happens that it enters the prostate from the bladder or urethra. Chronic bacterial prostatitis can develop after acute prostatitis, or it can occur due to infections of other organs that can serve as a source of infection.
The causes of chronic abacterial prostatitis are not fully understood, at the moment there are several causes and theories of the origin of this disease:
- lifting heavy objects can cause disease if the weights are lifted when the bladder is full, due to which urine can be thrown into the prostate and thus cause inflammatory diseases;
- pelvic muscle spasm or anatomical disorders of the genitourinary tract can also lead to inflammation;
- interstitial cystitis, which, despite the fact that it is mainly a female disease, can also occur in men;
These are the main symptoms, signs and causes of prostatitis. Prostatitis is not a contact disease and is not sexually transmitted.
How to cure prostatitis
Treatment in this case can only be prescribed by a doctor after diagnosis. Do not listen to the advice of friends who offer to try the means by which they have been cured. Medicines for prostatitis are prescribed individually. Antibiotics are used for prostatitis of the first and second category, physiotherapy, baths and massage are prescribed. Sometimes, although in rare cases, surgery may be required.
In order for prostatitis not to enter your life, you must lead a correct and healthy lifestyle, as well as a regular sex life (not forgetting the means of protection and protection). Drinking coffee, cigarettes and spicy food should be reduced to a minimum. In addition, you need to drink a lot of water, while not forgetting to empty your bladder regularly and on time. Any disease is easier to prevent than to treat.