Is the back pain caused by prostatitis serious? How to treat it?

Prostatitis is very common in men. Because of prostatitis, men often experience low back pain. So, is low back pain caused by prostatitis serious?

Is prostatitis back pain serious?

If the patient's prostatitis is more serious, he may experience pain of varying degrees and locations depending on the site of infection. Most patients will experience back pain as their condition worsens. In addition, they may also experience lower abdominal distension, general fatigue, and soreness.

Experts remind patients that the presence of prostatitis may be related to long-term inflammation. At this time, attention should be paid to timely anti-inflammatory treatment to prevent infection of other organs. In addition, it must be noted that prostatitis may also be related to one's own body's immunity. Patients need to actively check whether there are bacteria, viruses, and mycoplasma infections in their bodies before symptomatic treatment can be given.

Patients may experience symptoms such as frequent urination, painful urination, and incomplete urination after contracting the disease. In severe cases, abnormal secretions may occur. At this time, everyone must pay attention to it, prevent the occurrence of complications such as low back pain, and choose the best time to receive treatment!

Chinese medicine treatment methods:

Damp-heat descending type: Symptoms include dribbling, red and painful urine, lower abdominal cramps, perineal swelling and pain, turbid white urine at the urethral opening, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Treatment should be heat-clearing and damp-dampness-promoting. The prescription is Bazheng San with modifications: Akebia, Plantago, Polygonum multiflorum, Dianthus superbus, Talcum, Fructus sibiricum, Rhubarb, and Licorice.

Spleen deficiency and dampness excess type: symptoms include turbid urine, sallow complexion, drowsiness, loss of appetite, pale tongue with white fur, and weak pulse. Treatment should be to invigorate the spleen and benefit the dampness. The prescription is Shenling Baishu San with modifications: Dangshen, stir-fried Baizhu, Poria, Coix, Amomum, Zexie, Angelica, Kuncao, Chenpi.

Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: symptoms include stagnant urine, swelling and pain in the perineum and lower abdomen, enlarged and hard prostate, dark purple tongue, and stringy and astringent pulse. Treatment should be to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and to promote qi circulation and unblock the meridians. The prescription is Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction: peach kernel, safflower, angelica, fennel, Chuanlianzi, Wuyao, red peony root, Zelan, and dandelion.

Liver-kidney yin deficiency type: symptoms include turbid white discharge at the urethral opening, swollen perineum, sore waist and knees, hot flashes and sweating, red tongue with little coating, and weak and rapid pulse. Treatment should be to nourish the liver and kidneys and clear away the fire. The prescription is Zhibai Dihuang Tang with additions and subtractions: Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Poria, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Polygonatum Sinensis, Radix Bletillae Sinensis, and Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae.