Chronic inflammation of the prostate affects about 30% of men at the age from 20 to 50 years. This is one of the most common in men urological diseases.
Due to inflammation of prostatitis divided into two groups. The first group includes infectious prostatitis, which can be caused by various bacteria, viruses or fungal disease.
The second group brings together the so-called stagnant (congestive) prostatitis, caused by stagnant fluid (secretion) of the prostate and of the blood in the veins of the body. Development these symptoms are observed, for example, at irregular sexual life. Venous stasis may occur during prolonged sedentary work in a sitting position (e.g. for car drivers, with knowledge workers), while wearing a tight underwear, but also in alcohol abuse.
The factors development of prostatitis
In addition, the factors predisposing to the development of prostatitis are: a decrease in the protective forces of the organism, hormonal disorders, unhealed hotbed of infection from which the bacteria penetrate into the prostate and contribute to the development of inflammation.
The risk of prostatitis due to the reduction of immunity is higher in the cases of many people, against the backdrop of nervous overloads, chronic stress, smoking and alcohol. All of these factors either facilitate the penetration of infection into the prostate gland or lead to aggravation of blood supply to the pelvic organs, stagnant processes, which promotes the reproduction of microorganisms and development of inflammatory process.
What's going on?
Most often the prostatitis develops in the chronic form, over several years, without particular problem. While it may experience any intense pain, discomfort in the perineum, gives in the sacrum, genitals, and rectum. Regularly are observed to frequent, painful, sometimes difficult urination, less discharge from the urethra.
Unfortunately, the majority of men in this stage is to pay attention to these symptoms, and for good reason. The dangers of chronic prostatitis in that its spread into the urinary system can lead to the development of cystitis and pyelonephritis.
In addition, the complications of prostatitis are vesiculitis — inflammation of the seminal vesicles, and orchiepididymitis — inflammation of the testicles and their appendages, and it can eventually lead to male infertility. In addition, inflammatory processes of the prostate gland may in the future discover the cause of prostate adenoma or prostate cancer.
After a while the prostate is causing problems with erection. It relates to points involving in inflammatory process of the nerves responsible for erectile function, which pass through the prostate.
Diagnosis and treatment
So, if you are present at least one of the above symptoms, do not hesitate a long time, do not start the disease — go to the urologist or andrologist. The doctor will offer you to undergo a basic examination, which includes testing for venereal infection and ULTRASOUND examination of organs of small pelvis and prostate, and performs a digital rectal examination of the prostate. To be afraid of him do not: an experienced physician is not to cause you pain. This study is extremely informative. It allows you to specify the diagnosis and the degree of severity of the disease. Feeling gland (via the back passage), the doctor not only finds out what happened to her, but gets trial her secret. Before treatment in the laboratory will be held bacteriological seeding of prostate secretion for the definition of the sensitivity of your microflora to various antibacterial drugs. Without this treatment is not effective and may lead not to get rid of the disease, but its transformation into a new, better severe.
Drug therapy prostatitis accompanied by massage of the prostate, reducing stagnation, improving blood flow and the evacuation of the secretion of the gland. Unfortunately, modern medicine still can not solve the problem of the final recovery of prostatitis. The doctor able to bring the disease into the stage of remission (absence of symptoms) for two-three years. After the treatment will have to be repeated.
Prevention
It is always much easier to prevent disease than to treat it. Therefore, try to adhere to the simple prevention that are able to keep yourself away from all the "charms" of prostatitis. Discard the fashion, forcing constantly to walk in firmly and tight speedo. Loose cotton briefs much more hygienic and does not interfere with the normal in the blood vessels in the prostate.
In addition, avoid hypothermia, move more, and if there is no possibility of having regular sexual relations, is engaged in masturbating — according to doctors, it is cleansing and self-massage, and prevention of prostatitis.