What is prostatitis?

The prostate is a male-specific organ, and it is related to men's physical health. This is a truth that most men have known since childhood. With the increasing social pressure, many men have neglected the maintenance of prostate health. Sitting for long periods of time or drinking alcohol are practices that harm the prostate, so they are prone to prostatitis. So, what kind of disease is prostatitis? What are its symptoms?

What is prostatitis

Prostatitis is a systemic or local acute or chronic inflammatory disease caused by specific and non-specific infection of the prostate. Prostatitis can be divided into non-specific bacterial prostatitis, prostatitis (idiopathic bacterial prostatitis), specific prostatitis (caused by gonococci, tuberculosis, fungi, parasites, etc.), non-specific granulomatous prostatitis, prostatitis caused by other pathogens (such as viruses, mycoplasmas, chlamydia, etc.), prostate congestion and prostatitis.

According to the course of the disease, prostatitis can be divided into two categories: acute prostatitis and chronic prostatitis.

Acute prostatitis patients will experience systemic symptoms such as chills, fever, and fatigue. Local symptoms include a sense of heaviness in the perineum or suprapubic area, radiating to the waist, lower abdomen, back, and thighs, and the sense of heaviness will be aggravated when sitting for a long time or defecating; if a small abscess is formed, the pain will be aggravated and defecation will be impossible. Urethral symptoms include burning sensation, urgency, and frequent urination during urination, which may be accompanied by hematuria or purulent urethral secretions. Rectal symptoms include rectal distension, urgency, and a sense of defecation, and white secretions may flow out of the urethra during defecation.

Chronic prostatitis can be divided into bacterial prostatitis and prostatitis. Chronic bacterial prostatitis is often transformed from acute prostatitis, and prostatitis is often caused by viral infection, urinary stones, chronic congestion of the prostate, etc.