Prostatitis is an inflammatory process that has developed in the glandular tissue of the prostate, sometimes with a transition to the muscular part of this organ. This causes perineal pain, weakness, fatigue, urinary dysfunction, and sexual dysfunction. Treating acute prostatitis is imperative to avoid dangerous complications of this disease.
At present, both the causes and the processes involved in prostatitis are well understood. Therefore, the urologist has a wide arsenal of tools for the treatment of this disease. They should be prescribed only by a specialist who knows about the relationships in the development of the disease that a particular drug affects and contraindications for them. Note the main groups of drugs used to treat prostatitis.
Antibacterial agents
The most common cause of prostatitis is bacteria. Antibacterial drugs are used against them.
In order to have a targeted effect on the bacterium that caused prostatitis in a particular person, a bacteriological examination of the secretion excreted by the prostate is necessary. Only when you know the name of the microorganism, its properties and sensitivity to antibacterial agents can you choose a suitable antibiotic. And modern drugs with a similar focus can cure even severe forms of the disease. In acute bacterial prostatitis, the following antibiotics are used:
- 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 treating viral prostatitis.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Drugs like diclofenac, indomethacin, ketoprofen, or ketorolac are needed not so much to get rid of the pain associated with this disease, but rather to reduce the swelling of the gland and its inflammation. They also contribute to the appearance in the blood of substances that facilitate the manifestation of intoxication and reduce an increased body temperature.
The optimal drug that fights inflammation is diclofenac, it is also very good at eliminating pain syndrome. If the pain is particularly severe and sharp, ketorolac is used.
Drugs that eliminate cramps
In the treatment of prostatitis, drugs are used that act on various key points of spasms of the pelvic and prostate muscles. This will allow you to improve urination and help the drugs of the previous group get rid of pain. So here they apply:
- Drotaverine: it acts on the smooth muscles and makes this reaction impossible, due to which muscle spasms occur;
- Baclofen: reduces the sensitivity of nerve fibers from the prostate and venom organs;
- Tamsulosin: works only on the receptors located in the muscles of the bladder and prostate.
Auxiliary drugs
A good complement to the treatment of prostatitis are the following drugs:
- Prostate extract: the drug protects prostate cells from damage caused by inflammation, improves microcirculation, removes blockages in the vessels of the small pelvis and strengthens the vessels. All of these effects are extremely beneficial in chronic prostatitis. Having an animal that is not of chemical origin does not cause any side effects. It can be used in the form of injections or suppositories.
- Creeping palm fruit extract. It is a herbal remedy with powerful anti-inflammatory effects. It also regulates the volume and force of urination, and reduces the uncomfortable symptoms that occur when using the toilet.
- Bioactive dietary supplement, contains a complex of proteins and nucleoproteins isolated from the prostate of cattle, which affect the metabolism of the prostate, normalize its work and, accordingly, urination.