Prostatitis over the past 20-30 years has significantly "younger". If at the end of the last century inflammation of the prostate gland was diagnosed mainly in men over 40 years old, today young people who are barely 30 years old face it. The reason for such changes in statistics was a change in lifestyle in general and an abundance of traumatic factors, including phenomena that change hormonalbackground of men and causing destabilization of blood circulation in the pelvic organs and the body as a whole.
The main danger of prostatitis is its transition to a chronic form. At the same time, the risk of learning in practice what impotence, infertility, benign and malignant tumors of the prostate - adenoma and cancer - increases sharply among the representatives of the stronger sex. The tactics of treating this form are more complex, and the duration of therapy can take several years.
For the treatment of a disease that manifested itself for the first time, doctors practice the use of new remedies for prostatitis, and also recommend that their patients use various folk remedies. The more extensive the complex of therapy is, the higher the chance that this disease will not turn into numerous problems for men, which inevitably occur in the chronic form of the disease.
What medicines are needed for prostatitis
Which of the medicines for prostatitis can bear the proud title of "the best" cannot be answered unequivocally, however, without many pharmaceutical and folk remedies, the effectiveness of treatment will tend to zero. That is why, after confirming the diagnosis, urologists recommend using several drugs with a narrowly targeted effect for the treatment of men:
- antibiotics;
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
Depending on the results of the analyzes, drugs of various actions can be selected.
- anesthetics;
- antispasmodics and muscle relaxants;
- immune stimulants or immunoglobulins;
- antiviral agents;
- hormones.
Among other things, in the treatment of men diagnosed with prostatitis, drugs are widely used, which include enzymes, trace elements and vitamins that normalize metabolic processes in the prostate gland.
All these medicines can be used for treatment in various forms:
- For oral administration - tablets, powders for the preparation of suspensions or solutions. Most often, this group includes systemic antibiotics, immunomodulators and hormones.
- For local use - ointments, gels, rectal suppositories. This group of drugs includes analgesics, antispasmodics, anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics.
- Solutions for injections. This group includes almost all of these remedies for prostatitis with the exception of hormones.
What form of drugs for the treatment of prostatitis is better to use in a particular case, the doctor decides. So, according to the classical principles of therapy, in the acute form of the disease, not aggravated by complications and concomitant diseases, preference is given to oral drugs - anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial agents can be taken in the form of tablets. In the chronic course of the disease, as well as in the presence of complications or concomitant diseases from the digestive tract, doctors tend to prescribe topical agents and injections.
Preparations-complexes or single-component drugs - which is better
To the question of what should be a really effective remedy for prostatitis - one-component or multi-component, one cannot give an unambiguous answer. Each of these dosage forms has its own advantages and disadvantages.
The advantages of complex drugs, which include anti-inflammatory, analgesic components, vitamins and minerals, as well as stimulants of metabolic processes and immunity in men, include:
- no need to use many drugs in various forms - just take one or two tablets or capsules per day;
- a more perfect formula, in which the components often contribute to a more complete absorption of active substances;
- for treatment with complex preparations, which are based mainly on plant components, a prescription is not required, but a doctor's approval is required;
- lower cost.
However, complex remedies for men, which are often prescribed for the treatment of prostatitis, also have disadvantages:
- when they are taken, allergies occur more often;
- they have a wider list of contraindications;
- against the background of their intake, the consequences of adverse reactions with other drugs often occur;
- forced intake of substances that do not play a major therapeutic role (for example, an antispasmodic component for prostatitis that occurs without pronounced spasm).
In some cases, taking single-component drugs is more effective than multi-component ones.
Single-component preparations also have disadvantages and advantages. The first ones include:
- the overall high cost of a course of treatment;
- the need to take drugs throughout the day, observing the interval between taking incompatible drugs;
- high load on the digestive tract (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have a particularly strong negative effect on the stomach).
The advantage of treating men with single-component agents is the ability to vary the intake of certain compounds that affect the symptoms and condition of the prostate, depending on the clinical picture.
What drugs do doctors recommend for prostatitis: a list
Among the many drugs that are present on the pharmaceutical market, doctors most often prescribe the following drugs.
Antibiotics
- Mostly fluoroquinolones.
- Protected penicillins in the form of tablets or daily injections.
- Cephalosporins.
Antibiotics for prostatitis can be used in various forms.
NSAIDs
NSAIDs for prostatitis are prescribed to relieve pain, relieve itching, burning and a feeling of heaviness in the perineum and lower back, and eliminate the inflammatory process. Medicines of this group block the body's immune response to pathological processes in the prostate, thereby stopping and eliminating the development of inflammation. NSAIDs are prescribed for any form of the disease, but it is unacceptable to use drugs on your own! Uncontrolled intake of anti-inflammatory drugs "lubricates" the symptoms, makes it difficult to diagnose and drowns out the disease, exacerbating the pathology.
Muscle relaxants and antispasmodics
To relax smooth muscles, adrenolytics are prescribed for the normal course of urine. They perfectly cope with the task, tone the muscles of the bladder, improve the nervous system, stop spasm and inflammation.
Hormonal remedies
Hormones are prescribed in case of ineffectiveness of NSAIDs. They are mainly used in the form of injections or in the form of transfusions.
Complex preparations for prostatitis
Comprehensive treatment of prostatitis necessarily includes taking drugs to improve immunity. These can be both topical agents (rectal suppositories) and immunomodulators in tablets. The choice of drugs is carried out only by a doctor.
The specific remedy is selected by the doctor based on the condition of the men at the time of the examination, as well as depending on the existing contraindications and indications. It is not recommended to use the information from this article for self-selection of a complex of drugs, as it is given for informational purposes only.