The first signs of prostatitis, how to recognize the disease and what to do

Prostatitis is a disease that can suddenly overtake every man.

The urinary tract passes through the prostate gland, which contributes to the manifestation of one of the first signs of the disease - difficulty urinating.

Prostatitis - the beginning

The onset of the disease is always associated with certain circumstances of our life.

There are several types of prostatitis:

• Acute;
• Chronic;
• Infectious (bacterial);
• Non-infectious.

The nomenclature, in this case, is binary, for example, infectious prostatitis can be chronic and acute.

Each type of prostatitis will start differently and will be preceded by its own individual circumstances. Let's consider them.

Risk factors, circumstances of occurrence

1. STDs. When infected with any sexually transmitted infection from a sexual partner, a man has a great chance to have an acute infectious prostate, which can then turn into a chronic one. Thus, sexually transmitted diseases will be the first factor predisposing to prostatitis.
2. Sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work, apathy for sports and morning exercises, obesity. This is the cause of non-infectious prostatitis, which can be exacerbated or with vague symptoms.
3. Hypothermia - in this case, the genitourinary system is exposed to frequent cold attacks, as a result of which the bladder, seminal ducts, prostate gland, and testicles can become inflamed.
4. Age. When a man reaches 40-45 years old, irreversible changes begin in his prostate gland. This is due to male menopause - a direct consequence of hormonal rearrangement in the body. The prostate grows (hyperplasia), which is accompanied (or may be accompanied by) the entire palette of prostatitis symptoms.

Let's generalize once again - these factors increase the chances of getting prostatitis tenfold.

Next, let's look at the first signs of various types of prostatitis.

Attention, before you engage in self-diagnosis when the first signs are detected, or in a panic look for doctor's contacts - pay attention to the above risk factors. Maybe you don't have prostatitis!

Symptoms

Acute process

Let's clarify that the first signs of acute prostatitis in most cases are similar in all patients:

• Pain when urinating, burning after;
• Temperature rise;
• After the heroic emptying of the bladder, the patient feels that there is still urine in him;
• Complaints of pain in the groin and perineum.

Pains begin abruptly, problems with the toilet too. This is due to the rapid increase in the swelling of the inflamed prostate.

Symptoms may disappear on their own, but do not create illusions: this does not mean that the disease has passed.

Prostatitis becomes chronic. It can take a long time (years) from the first signs of acute prostatitis to the onset of chronic prostatitis.

Chronic process

Perhaps the patient did not have a pronounced acute period, and the disease, bypassing it, turned into a chronic form.

In this case, the symptoms will be as follows:

• Dull pain in the anus after a bowel movement, radiating to the coccyx;
• Regular or irregular groin pain;
• Going to the toilet is not particularly difficult, but to start urinating, you have to strain your stomach a little. The patient does not pay much attention to this;
• Sometimes after urination there is a burning sensation in the urethra.

The first signs of chronic prostatitis can appear over a long period. They can disappear, then make themselves felt again.

Infectious prostatitis

Often with infectious prostatitis, the patient also carries other sexually transmitted diseases.

Among the first signs should be highlighted:

• Cutting in the urethra, blood in the urine;
• Temperature rise;
• Whitish urine (pus)
• Frequent urge to use the toilet.

The first signs of bacterial prostatitis are similar to acute prostatitis, since the latter type often occurs precisely due to the efforts of an infectious agent.

Non-infectious prostatitis

After 40 years, a man may find the first signs of non-infectious prostatitis. This is not the fault of the bacteria, it's just that the time has come.

The prostate enlarges, which can somehow manifest itself, or it can go unnoticed.

If a man is experiencing problems, then they boil down to such manifestations as:

• Difficulty urinating
• Residual amount of urine in the bladder.

If it causes inflammation of the prostate, then pain, burning and possibly fever are added.

Any prostatitis has basic (main) manifestations in problems with urination. The pain can be of different localization and intensity, burning at the end of urination and after it may be absent.

Sexual problems occur in 99 out of 100% of cases, but this process is lengthy, taking several years or more.

Among the first signs, there is a weakening of urine pressure. If you have to strain your abs to start urinating (even if you don't pay attention to it), it's time to see a urologist.

This is the first sign of impending prostatitis.

What if you ignore all these symptoms?

Let's say acute prostatitis has passed by itself (let's imagine that it has passed).

After several days of torment, we easily go to the toilet again, and the burning sensation and pain have left us.

The euphoria will not last long - chronic inflammation is tied in the prostate, so the prostatitis will still remind of itself.

This is not the worst thing, since you can live with such sensations. What is important is what happens inside the prostate gland.

Let us remember what its function is - to maintain the vital activity of spermatozoa.

Prostatitis inhibits and blocks this function. As a result of advanced prostatitis, a man may lose the ability to fertilize.

Another unpleasant consequence of advanced prostatitis is depression and bad mood. Constant toilet problems add stress to a man.

Incomplete emptying of the bladder leads to inflammatory processes in it and other parts of the urinary system.

So don't be idle.

How is prostatitis detected?

At the first signs of illness, contact your urologist and tell us about your feelings.

Prostatitis is diagnosed by history, rectal examination of the prostate and TRUS.

The rest of the methods are used as an adjunct to determine concomitant diseases or their exclusion.

You can diagnose at home. But prostatitis can be confused with inflammation of the urethra or bladder, so carefully read the diagnosis of prostatitis.

Treatment

Treatment for prostatitis depends on its form.

The main tasks of the doctor are:

• Restoration of a normal ureter. This means that you need to reduce swelling, relieve muscle spasm and stimulate the production of urine and its excretion.
• Fighting an infectious agent or physically eliminating the cause of prostatitis.
• Relapse prevention (diet, lifestyle and good habits).
• Stimulation of the activity of the prostate gland - rectal massage of the prostate.

You can also be treated at home, having previously agreed on the methods of treatment with a urologist. For example, it is useful to put special microclysters with herbal decoctions.

To speed up recovery, the doctor will prescribe physiotherapy.