Prostatitis is an inflammatory process that has developed in the glandular tissue of the prostate gland, sometimes with the transition to the muscular part of this organ.This causes pain in the perineum, weakness, fatigue, problems of urination and sexual dysfunction.Acute prostatitis should be treated to avoid dangerous complications of this disease.
Currently, both the causes and the processes occurring in prostatitis have been well studied.Therefore, the urologist has a wide arsenal for the treatment of this disease.They should only be prescribed by a specialist who knows which parts of the disease development are affected by a particular medicine and also take into account the contraindications for them.Let's look at the main groups of medicines used to treat prostatitis.
Antibacterial agents
Most often, prostatitis is caused by bacteria.Antibacterial drugs are directed against them.
In order to have a purposeful effect on the bacterium that caused prostatitis in a particular person, it is necessary to conduct a bacteriological examination of the secretion secreted by the prostate.Only after you know the name of the microorganism, what are its properties and what antibacterial agents are sensitive, can you choose an adequate antibiotic.And modern medicines of this type can cure even severe forms of the disease.The following antibiotics are used for acute bacterial prostatitis:
- Amoxicillin;
- Ceftriaxone;
- Cefotaxime;
- Ofloxacin;
- Ciprofloxacin;
- Azithromycin.
This is not a complete list of antibacterial drugs used in the treatment of prostatitis.
Antivirus
If prostatitis has herpetic etiology, it is treated with antiviral drugs.This:
- Acyclovir;
- Valcelovir;
- Ffamciclovir.
The latest medicine is the "gold standard" for the treatment of viral prostatitis.
Non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs
Medicines such as Diclofenac, Indomethacin, Ketoprofen or Ketorolac are not so needed to eliminate the pain syndrome that accompanies the disease, but to reduce the swelling of the gland and its inflammation.They also contribute to the appearance in the blood of substances that relieve the manifestation of intoxication and reduce increased body temperature.
The optimal medicine that fights inflammation is diclofenac, which also eliminates the pain very well.If the pain is particularly severe and acute, ketorolac is used.
Drugs that eliminate spasms
In the treatment of prostatitis, medicines are used that act on various key points of spasm of the pelvic and prostate muscles.This allows you to improve urination and help the medicines from the previous group eliminate the pain.So, here they apply:
- Drotaverine: it acts on the smooth muscle, which makes the reaction that causes muscle spasm;
- Baclofen: Reduces the sensitivity of nerve fibers coming from the prostate and poisonous organs;
- Tamsulosin: It acts only on those receptors that are located in the bladder and prostate muscles.
Auxiliary
The following medicines are a good addition to the treatment of prostatitis:
- Prostate extract: The drug protects prostate cells from damage due to inflammation, improves microcirculation, eliminates congestion in the pelvic vessels, strengthens blood vessels.All these effects are extremely useful for chronic prostatitis.As of animal and not chemical origin, it does not cause side effects.It can be used in the form of injections or suppositories.
- Creeping palm fruit extract.This is an herbal medicine that has a powerful anti -inflammatory effect.It also regulates the volume and strength of urination and reduces the discomfort that occurs when going to the toilet.
- A dietary bioactive supplement containing a complex of proteins and nucleoproteins isolated from the prostate gland of cattle, which affects the metabolism of the prostate, normalizing its function and corresponding urination.