Treatment of prostatitis in men

For men, when they reach a certain age, they will have prostate problems. Prostatitis is a common disease, and serious cases will affect work. What are the treatments for prostatitis in men? The treatment of prostatitis is generally based on anti-inflammatory and analgesic treatments, and there is no good treatment method now. Men should pay more attention to a healthy diet and quit drinking and smoking.

How to treat prostatitis?

1. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can improve symptoms. Generally, indomethacin is taken orally or in suppositories. Chinese medicine also has certain effects in using anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing, detoxifying, and hardness-softening drugs. Allopurinol can reduce the concentration of uric acid in the whole body and prostatic fluid. Theoretically, as a free radical scavenger, it can also remove active oxygen components, reduce inflammation, and relieve pain. It is an optional auxiliary treatment method.

2. Physical therapy:

Prostate massage can empty the concentrated secretions in the prostate duct and drain the infection focus in the obstructed area of ​​the gland. Therefore, for stubborn cases, prostate massage can be performed every 3 to 7 days while using antibiotics. A variety of physical factors are used for prostate physiotherapy, such as microwave, radio frequency, ultrashort wave, medium wave and hot water sitz bath, which are beneficial for relaxing the prostate, posterior urethral smooth muscle and pelvic floor muscle, enhancing antibacterial efficacy and relieving pain symptoms.

3. Prostate massage and heat therapy:

Prostate massage is one of the traditional treatment methods. Studies have shown that proper prostate massage can promote the emptying of the prostate duct, increase local drug concentration, and thus relieve the clinical symptoms of chronic prostatitis. Heat therapy mainly uses the heat effect produced by a variety of physical means to increase blood circulation in prostate tissue, accelerate metabolism, and help to eliminate tissue edema and relieve pelvic floor muscle spasms.

4. Surgical treatment:

Surgical treatment can be used for recurrent chronic bacterial prostatitis. Prostatectomy can achieve the goal of cure, but it should be used with caution. Since prostatitis usually affects the peripheral zone of the gland, it is difficult to achieve the purpose of treatment with transurethral resection of the prostate. TURP can remove prostate stones and bacterial infection lesions near the prostate ducts, which is beneficial to reduce the reinfection of peripheral zone lesions. Chronic bacterial prostatitis can lead to recurrent urinary tract infections and infertility.

5. M-receptor antagonists, α-receptor antagonists:

M-receptor antagonists can be used to treat prostatitis patients with symptoms of overactive bladder function, such as urgency, frequency, and increased nocturia, but without urinary tract obstruction. The tension of the prostate, bladder neck, and urethral smooth muscles of patients with prostatitis, bacterial or non-bacterial prostatitis increases. The increased intraurethral pressure during urination causes urine to flow back into the prostatic duct, which is an important cause of prostatitis, prostatic stones, and bacterial prostatitis. The use of α-receptor antagonists can effectively improve prostatitis and urination symptoms, which is of great significance for preventing recurrence of infection. α-receptor antagonists should be used for a longer course of treatment to allow enough time to adjust smooth muscle function and consolidate the therapeutic effect.

6. Other treatments:

It includes biofeedback therapy, transperineal external shock wave therapy, psychotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, etc.

After reading the above introduction on how to treat prostatitis, I believe that most male patients have already understood that if you really have prostatitis, you should choose to receive treatment in time. At the same time, you need to insist on curing the symptoms during the treatment process and not give up halfway. In fact, for prostatitis, prevention is better than treatment for male friends, and to do a good job of prevention, you must start by understanding the causes of prostatitis.