As a therapy for prostatitis, both drug treatment (pills, suppositories, injections) and non-drug treatment (massage, physiotherapy) can be used. There are at least 150 types of various medicines on sale, which, according to the manufacturer, help fight inflammation of the prostate gland. Those patients who plan successful treatment need a preliminary consultation with a urologist.
Before using any composition, you should find out everything about it: what the medicine contains, what is its pharmacological effect, what are the indications and contraindications. It is also useful to learn from the experience of those who have already undergone treatment and to get feedback from recovering patients.
What is the difference between drug release forms
With inflammation of the prostate gland, the greatest danger is that the pathological microflora will continue its journey through the male reproductive system. Without proper treatment, the patient receives:
- epididymitis;
- balanoposthitis;
- urethritis;
- cystitis;
- pyelonephritis.
Without tests, it is impossible to determine what kind of cause is caused by prostatitis. Treatment should be based on the etiology of the disease, only then it will be effective.
The main causes of prostatitis and methods of therapy:
- Stagnation in the tissues of the prostate gland. Light anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed, the use of antibiotics is not advisable. A good effect is given by means that stimulate the work of blood and lymphatic vessels that feed the prostate.
- bacterial infection. This is the most dangerous of all possible variants of the disease. Strong antibiotics are required, otherwise the inflammatory process will spread through the urinary system and cover the urethra, bladder and kidneys. As the infection progresses through the reproductive system, the testicles and body of the penis will suffer. In the future, there will be impotence, acute infectious prostatitis and acute pyelonephritis. On an outpatient basis, the patient uses antibacterial drugs and immunomodulators, while in a hospital setting, a powerful course of immunostimulants and targeted antibiotics against specific pathogens. Treatment takes place under the control of tests.
- Viral infection. Rare, requires immune system support. Medicine cannot offer any specific measures, except for taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Malignant and benign tumors, prostate hyperplasia. In this case, in addition to medication, the help of a surgeon may be required. After the diffuse or nodular pathological process is eliminated, the condition of the prostate gland returns to normal.
According to the form of release, the following types of drugs for prostatitis are distinguished:
- Injections. They are used in a hospital, in severe cases they help to quickly stop the inflammatory process in the tissues of the prostate.
- Instillations. This term refers to the introduction of a drug into the prostate gland through the lumen of the urethra. This procedure is usually performed by a urologist. About 5 ml of the drug is injected by volume.
- Candles. The most common method of treatment at home, a very convenient and popular form of release. All types of drugs for prostatitis are produced in candles: painkillers, antiseptic, vasodilator, antibacterial, immunostimulating and others. The course of application of suppositories should be from 5 to 21 days, after the end of therapy, the patient must pass a control urine test.
- Tablets. In some cases, it is advisable to use oral agents that have a systemic effect. This form of release has unconditional advantages: with prostatitis against the background of a genitourinary infection, several foci of the pathological process can be destroyed simultaneously.
- Microclysters. Classical treatment. It consists in influencing the prostate gland through the wall of the rectum. This is a very safe and convenient method, the only drawback of which is the preliminary emptying of the bowels. Therapeutic enemas differ from the usual composition and low dosage.
- Ointments. They are relatively rarely used in the treatment of prostatitis due to inconvenient application to the perineum.
At the same time, you can use different forms of drug release, for example, tablets and suppositories. The choice of treatment strategy should be guided by the recommendations given by the attending physician.
Attention! Control tests should be carried out no earlier than 2 weeks after the end of the last use of the drug. Those patients treated without the system have a high risk of chronic prostatitis and impotence.
The most popular and cheapest medicines
Prices for different groups of medicines differ significantly, it is also important to consider the place where the medicine is purchased. In large pharmacy chains and online pharmacies, it is always cheaper than in small and little-known pharmacies.
Fact! The doctor does not prescribe a specific name of the drug, he indicates the active active substance. The doctor's prescription is deciphered by the pharmacist. It is profitable for this specialist to sell an expensive drug, so the patient should ask about cheap analogues.
Separately, it is worth highlighting such a class of drugs for prostatitis as alpha blockers. Medicines affect the hormonal processes that occur in the male reproductive system and help eliminate the prerequisites for inflammation and swelling of the prostate gland. Since drugs interfere with the chemical reactions in which testosterone is involved, it is necessary to be examined by an andrologist before use.
Attention! There are a number of products that reduce the effectiveness of alpha blockers.
Diet is a mandatory part of the treatment, otherwise the result will be disappointing.
What do people say?
Those patients who underwent therapy under the control of analyzes and regularly consulted with their doctor believe that cheap medicines for prostatitis are no less effective than their expensive counterparts.
Man, 39 years old
Friends advised a well-known composition for prostatitis. They praised him very much, they said that he gives a wonderful effect, but somehow he did not help me. There is no result at all. Maybe it's time for me to see a normal urologist? Stop talking to friends.