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The symptoms and treatment of acute prostatitis in men

Acute prostatitis is a prostate disease that occurs as a result of an infectious inflammation. Such inflammation causes swelling of the prostate gland, accompanied by the formation of ulcers.

The causes of prostatitis, its forms and stages

The causes of prostatitis can vary, but often cause various intestinal infections. The most dangerous among them are the following:

  • enterococci;
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa;
  • Klebsiella;
  • chlamydia.

Additionally, acute prostatitis may occur due to streptococcal, staphylococcal infections or Ureaplasma pathogens penetrating the urogenital system of a person. When this happens you will lose not only the prostate, but also its secretory fluid. As a result, may develop posterior urethritis.

Анатомия простаты

The follicular stage is characterized by more pronounced symptoms. In patients observed pain whining character, which will give the sacrum and the sexual organ. Moreover, it will not only retention of urine, and constipation. In this condition, all patients noted a sharp deterioration of the General condition of health, accompanied by a slight increase in temperature.

In the process palpation showed a significant increase in cancer, however, she will be very tense and asymmetrical shape. In the urine of patient has purulent filaments and a high content of leukocytes.

Parenchymatous prostatitis causes a significant increase in body temperature of the sick person. To empty the bladder will be virtually impossible, leading to serious intoxication.

Features of therapy

Treatment of acute prostatitis should be carried out only in a hospital under the supervision of skilled professionals. This is due to the fact that it is very hard and can cause serious complications. The treatment process is in regular use of etiotropic drugs, which are filled with various antibacterial substances. Such drug therapy allows not only to pathogenic microbes from the body, but also blocks their occurrence in the future.

Antibiotics should be combined with painkillers. They will not only help relieve pain, but also prevents the development of spasms. Pretty good help to get rid of pain and various warm microclysters rectal suppositories. In addition, you should perform a bladder catheterization to remove urine from the body.

When the pain will be eliminated, the drug treatment of acute prostatitis should be combined with physiotherapy. This will help to improve circulationsecretory fluids, reduce inflammation with the affected areas of the gland and strengthens the immune system of the patient. Among these procedures it should be noted electrophoresis, which should be combined with massage of the prostate and microwave therapy.