Men, like women, have their fears. Women are afraid to lose their beauty and become unattractive, and men are afraid to feel their masculine failure. When a man is diagnosed with prostatitis, he immediately panics and fears the loss of male potency, and sometimes it would be useful for a man to visit a psychologist along with a urologist.
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland (prostate). This organ, similar in shape and size to a chestnut, is located directly under the bladder and produces the seminal fluid, which is involved in the transfer of spermatozoa. But the whole problem is that the same organ (urethra) performs two functions at once, as a urethra and as a conductor of seminal fluid. With inflammation of the prostate, both functions begin to suffer, this is the complexity of the development and treatment of prostatitis. For women, in this regard, everything is much simpler, since these functions are separated for them.
Signs of prostatitis
The US National Institutes of Health divides prostatitis into four categories:
- acute bacterial prostatitis
- chronic prostatitis
- bacterial prostatitis
- asymptomatic prostatitis
Symptoms and signs of prostatitis vary depending on the category.
Acute bacterial prostatitis is acute and has the following symptoms:
- flu-like symptoms
- chills and fever
- pain in the groin, lower back and prostate
- frequent urge to urinate
- pain during urination and blood in the urine
- painful discharge
With these signs, you should call an ambulance or immediately consult a doctor.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis does not develop as acutely as the first type of prostatitis. Symptoms develop more gradually, the course of the disease occurs in waves, that is, periods of calm are replaced by worsening.
Symptoms of chronic prostatitis:
- burning and pain during urination
- frequent urge to urinate, especially at night
- pain in the pelvis, lower back and genitals
- recurrent cystitis
Chronic abacterial prostatitis is very similar in symptoms to bacterial prostatitis, but for the most part, it continues without fever and acute irritation. It is possible to distinguish bacterial prostatitis from bacterial prostatitis only by performing special laboratory tests.
Symptoms and signs of prostatitis are similar to those of many other diseases.
Causes of prostatitis
The main cause of prostatitis is a bacteria found in the colon. The infection begins to develop directly in the prostate, but sometimes it also happens to enter the prostate through the bladder or urethra. Chronic bacterial prostatitis can develop after acute prostatitis, or it can appear due to infections of other organs that can serve as a source of infection.
The causes of chronic abacterial prostatitis are not fully understood, at the moment several causes and theories of the occurrence of this disease are presented:
- lifting heavy objects can provoke disease if the weight is lifted when the bladder is full, as a result of which urine can be thrown into the prostate, thus causing an inflammatory disease;
- pelvic muscle spasm or anatomical disorders of the genitourinary tract can also lead to inflammation;
- interstitial cystitis, which despite being mostly a female disease, can also appear in men;
These are the main symptoms, signs and causes of prostatitis. Prostatitis is not a contact disease and is not sexually transmitted.
How to cure prostatitis
Treatment in this case can only be prescribed by a doctor after a diagnosis has been made. Do not listen to the advice of friends who offer to try the means with which they were cured. Medicines for prostatitis are prescribed individually. With prostatitis of the first and second category, antibiotics are used, physiotherapy, baths and massage are prescribed. Sometimes, although in rare cases, surgery may be needed.
In order for prostatitis not to enter your life, you need to lead a correct and healthy lifestyle, and plus, a regular sex life (not forgetting about the means of protection and protection). Drinking coffee, cigarettes and spicy foods should be kept to a minimum. In addition, you should drink a lot of water, not forgetting to empty your bladder regularly and on time. Any disease is easier to prevent than to treat.