Prostatitis is an inflammatory process that has developed in the glandular tissue of the prostate, sometimes with transition to the muscular part of this organ.This leads to perineal pain, weakness, fatigue, problems with urination and sexual dysfunction.Treatment of acute prostatitis is necessary to avoid dangerous complications of this disease.
Currently, both the causes and the processes in prostatitis have been well studied.Therefore, a urologist has a wide arsenal of means to treat this disease.They should be prescribed only by a specialist who knows which parts of the disease development are affected by a particular drug, and also takes into account contraindications to it.Let's consider the main groups of drugs used to treat prostatitis.
Antibacterial agents
Most often, prostatitis is caused by bacteria.Antibacterial drugs are used against them.
In order to achieve a targeted effect on the bacterium that caused prostatitis in a particular person, a bacteriological study of the secretion secreted by the prostate is necessary.Only when you know the name of the microorganism, what properties it has and what antibacterial agents it is sensitive to, can you choose a suitable antibiotic.And modern medications of this type can cure even serious illnesses.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.
Antiviral treatment
If prostatitis has a herpetic etiology, it is treated with antiviral drugs.The:
- acyclovir;
- valciclovir;
- Ffamciclovir.
The latter drug is the “gold standard” for the treatment of viral prostatitis.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Drugs such as diclofenac, indomethacin, ketoprofen or ketorolac are needed not so much to eliminate the pain syndrome associated with this 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 elevated body temperature.
The optimal drug to combat inflammation is diclofenac, which also relieves pain very well.Ketorolac is used for particularly severe and stabbing pain.
Medicines that eliminate spasms
In the treatment of prostatitis, drugs are used that act on various key points of spasm in the pelvic and prostate muscles.This allows you to improve urination and help the drugs of the previous group eliminate pain.So the following apply here:
- Drotaverine: It acts on smooth muscles and makes the reaction that causes muscle spasms impossible;
- Baclofen: reduces the sensitivity of nerve fibers emanating from the prostate and toxic organs;
- Tamsulosin: Acts only on the receptors located in the bladder and prostate muscles.
Auxiliary medications
A good addition to the treatment of prostatitis are the following drugs:
- Prostate extract: The drug protects prostate cells from damage caused by inflammation, improves microcirculation, eliminates congestion in the pelvic vessels and strengthens blood vessels.All of these effects are extremely useful in chronic prostatitis.Since it is of animal and non-chemical origin, it does not cause any side effects.Can be used in the form of injections or suppositories.
- Creeping palm fruit extract.This is a herbal remedy that has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect.It also regulates the amount and strength of urination and reduces the discomfort that occurs when going to the toilet.
- A bioactive dietary supplement containing a complex of proteins and nucleoproteins isolated from the prostate of cattle that affect the metabolism of the prostate, normalizing its function and therefore urination.