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, urination problems and sexual dysfunction.It is necessary to treat acute prostatitis in order to avoid dangerous complications of this disease.
Currently, the causes and processes of prostatitis are 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 given drug and also takes into account their contraindications.Let's consider the main groups of drugs used to treat prostatitis.
Antibacterial agents
Most often, prostatitis is caused by bacteria.Antibacterial drugs are directed against them.
In order to achieve a targeted effect on the bacteria causing prostatitis in a particular person, it is necessary to carry out a bacteriological study of the secretion secreted by the prostate.Only after knowing the name of the microorganism, what its properties are and what antibacterial agents it is sensitive to can you choose a suitable antibiotic.And modern drugs of this type can cure even severe forms of the disease.For acute bacterial prostatitis, the following antibiotics are used:
- Amoxicillin;
- Ceftriaxone;
- Cefotaxime;
- Ofloxacin;
- Ciprofloxacin;
- Azithromycin.
This is not a complete list of antibacterial medications used in the treatment of prostatitis.
Antiviral treatment
If prostatitis has a herpetic etiology, it is treated with antiviral drugs.This:
- Acyclovir;
- Valciclovir;
- Ffamciclovir.
This last drug is the “reference” for the treatment of viral prostatitis.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories
Medicines such as diclofenac, indomethacin, ketoprofen or ketorolac are needed not so much to eliminate the pain syndrome that accompanies 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 alleviate the manifestations of intoxication and reduce high body temperature.
The optimal drug to combat inflammation is Diclofenac, which also eliminates pain very well.If the pain is particularly strong and acute, Ketorolac is used.
Medicines that eliminate spasms
In the treatment of prostatitis, drugs are used that act on various key points of spasm of the pelvic and prostate muscles.This allows you to improve urination and helps drugs from the previous group to eliminate pain.So here they apply:
- Drotaverine: it acts on smooth muscles, making the reaction that causes muscle spasms impossible;
- Baclofen: reduces the sensitivity of nerve fibers originating from the prostate and venomous organs;
- Tamsulosin: acts only on receptors located in the muscles of the bladder and prostate.
Auxiliary drugs
The following medications are a good complement to the treatment of prostatitis:
- Prostate extract: the drug protects prostate cells from damage due to inflammation, improves microcirculation, eliminates congestion in the pelvic vessels, strengthens blood vessels.All these effects are extremely useful for chronic prostatitis.Being of animal and non-chemical origin, it does not cause side effects.Can be used in the form of injections or suppositories.
- Creeping palm fruit extract.This is an herbal remedy that has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect.It also regulates the volume and force of urination and reduces the discomfort that occurs when going to the toilet.
- A bioactive dietary supplement that contains a complex of proteins and nucleoproteins isolated from the prostate of cattle, which affects the metabolism of the prostate, normalizing its function and, consequently, urination.