How to treat chronic prostatitis?

Chronic prostatitis is a type of prostate disease. Patients with this disease will experience urethral irritation and chronic pelvic pain. Sometimes patients will also have some mental conditions. These are all symptoms of chronic prostatitis. The harm of this disease to patients can be imagined. The life of patients is easily affected by this disease. If you have the disease, you must treat it. So, how should chronic prostatitis be treated? Let me introduce it to you below.

1. Antibiotics

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. It is only recommended to continue the use of antibiotics when the patient's clinical symptoms have indeed been alleviated. The recommended total course of treatment is 4 to 6 weeks.

Some patients with this type may be infected with intracellular pathogens such as Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum or Mycoplasma hominis, which can be treated with oral macrolide antibiotics.

2α-receptor blockers

α-receptor blockers can relax the smooth muscles of the prostate and bladder and improve lower urinary tract symptoms and pain, thus becoming the basic drug for the treatment of type II/III prostatitis. Different α-receptor blockers can be selected according to individual differences of patients. The recommended α-receptor blockers are: alfuzosin, doxazosin, naftopidil, tamsulosin and terazosin. The course of treatment should be at least

12+ weeks.

3 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics

Its main purpose is to relieve pain and discomfort. Celecoxib, diclomiphene and other drugs mainly inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins to relieve pain.

4 Plant preparations

It has the effects of anti-edema, promoting bladder detrusor contraction and urethral smooth muscle relaxation. The main ingredients are Pusita, quercetin, Sabal palm and its extract.

5M-Receptor Blocker

Patients with prostatitis who have urgency, frequency and nocturia but no urinary tract obstruction can be treated with the M-receptor blocker tolterodine. The main symptom is urinary retention, and it should be taken under the advice of a doctor. The main drug is tolterodine.

6 Antidepressants and Anti-anxiety Drugs

For patients with chronic prostatitis who also suffer from depression and anxiety, antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs can be used while treating prostatitis, depending on the condition.

7Traditional Chinese Medicine

It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and urinating and relieving stranguria. There are Wenglutong, Qianlie'an Suppository, Zegui Longshuang Capsule, Longjin Tonglin Capsule, etc.

8 Important causes of prostatitis include: alcoholism, spicy food addiction, inappropriate sexual activity, long-term congestion of the prostate caused by sitting for a long time; cold, overwork leading to decreased body resistance or special physical constitution; long-term chronic compression of the pelvic floor muscles; iatrogenic injuries such as catheterization, etc.

The above content introduces how to treat chronic prostatitis. This requires everyone's attention. If any abnormal situation occurs, go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time, and pay attention to your health care during the treatment. Medication must be taken according to the doctor's instructions, and you cannot stop taking the medicine on your own, which can easily lead to recurrence. You must pay attention to your daily life and pay attention to emotional regulation. These are all very important.