How to treat chronic prostatitis?

When men feel abnormalities in their prostate for a period of time, such as difficulty urinating, stinging sensation when urinating, and fatigue in life, then it is possible that the prostate is infected. Male friends must not ignore or take it lightly. So what are the ways to treat chronic prostatitis? If you have chronic prostatitis, how to treat it? If you want to know, please read the following introduction.

1. General treatment

Patients should conduct psychological counseling on their own, maintain a cheerful and optimistic attitude towards life, abstain from alcohol, and avoid spicy and irritating foods; avoid holding urine, sitting for long periods of time, and riding a bicycle or horse for long periods of time, pay attention to keeping warm, and strengthen physical exercise.

2. Drug treatment

The most commonly used drugs are antibiotics, α-receptor blockers, herbal preparations and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics. Other drugs also have varying degrees of effectiveness in relieving symptoms.

Antibiotics Currently, in the clinical practice of treating prostatitis, the most commonly used first-line drug is antibiotics, but only about 5% of patients with chronic prostatitis have clear bacterial infection.

Chronic bacterial prostatitis: antibiotics are selected based on bacterial culture results and the ability of the drug to penetrate the prostate. After prostatitis is confirmed, the course of antibiotic treatment is 4 to 6 weeks, during which the patient should undergo periodic efficacy evaluation. Intraprostatic injection of antibiotics is not recommended.

Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis: Antibiotic treatment is mostly empirical treatment, and the theoretical basis is to speculate that certain pathogens that are negative in routine culture cause the occurrence of this type of inflammation. Therefore, it is recommended to take oral antibiotics such as fluoroquinolone for 2 to 4 weeks, and then decide whether to continue antibiotic treatment based on the feedback of the efficacy. Only when the clinical symptoms are indeed alleviated, it is recommended to continue the use of antibiotics. The recommended total course of treatment is 4 to 6 weeks.

After reading this article, you may have a better understanding of how to treat chronic prostatitis. Male friends with chronic prostatitis must take appropriate and correct methods to treat it. You should also take more precautions in your life, such as maintaining good living habits, not smoking, drinking less, not sitting for long periods of time, and doing more exercise.