Alternative medicine prescriptions are still actively used in the treatment of various health problems. In the early stages of prostatitis, home remedies will be enough. But if the moment is missed, and the problem is already fraught with accompanying complications, then you need to take pharmacological drugs.
Classification and main symptoms
Prostatitis is the development of inflammatory processes in the prostate. The main cause of the pathology is a violation of the blood supply to the muscles and tissues of the pelvis or their infection.
The main symptoms that help identify the disease:
- Frequent need to urinate.
- Cutting pain when going to the toilet or when ejaculating.
- Contains small purulent inclusions in the urine.
- Erectile dysfunction (impotence).
The acute form is accompanied by signs of an inflammatory process in the body: general lethargy and weakness, hyperthermia, headache.
The disease has a specific classification:
- Acute form of bacterial prostatitis.
- Chronic bacterial disease.
- Chronic non-bacterial prostatitis.
- Inflammatory prostatitis, asymptomatic.
Again, non-bacterial lesions are divided into 2 categories - inflammatory and non-inflammatory.
In the initial stages of the disease, the symptoms are subtle and short-term, but if you do not take measures to treat and prevent prostatitis, the symptoms become progressive with severe pain and, more commonly, erectile dysfunction.
You can confirm or deny the suspicion of a prostate problem by contacting a doctor (urologist) who will conduct a series of diagnostic studies, answer a few test questions, prescribe treatment if necessary, and explain prevention methods.
The causes of the disease
The prerequisites for the development of prostatitis are different and depend on the lifestyle. Men often notice erectile dysfunction after stress at a young age, for example during a university session or with problems at work.
A large percentage of people diagnosed with prostatitis are overweight, which contributes to poor blood flow to the pelvic area. Blood stagnation occurs, enlargement of the prostate. The declared processes usually contribute to the formation of inflammation in the surrounding tissues and organs.
Last but not least, prostatitis develops due to trauma to the pelvic organs. In the event of damage, there is a partial or complete violation of the blood supply (rupture of blood vessels, their injury). Insufficient physical activity (seated activities by drivers, office workers) leads to blood congestion and injuries to organs and tissues of the pelvis.
Inflammatory processes from the surrounding organs and tissues, for example in the rectum, pass into the prostate. Prostatitis develops as a complication of more frequent exacerbations of genitourinary infections and venereal diseases.
Home therapy
Alternative medicine has an impressive list of prescriptions in their arsenal. Treatment of prostatitis with folk remedies should be complex, since the reasons for their development are diverse. The course should include soothing herbal supplements, herbal anti-inflammatory supplements and, of course, potency enhancing products.
One of the most effective ways to improve blood flow in the pelvic area is by applying leeches locally, but not all patients do this step. In the initial stages of the pathology, some recipes can independently solve the male problem of prostatitis, while others, against the background of basic drug therapy, play the role of an additional method of treatment.
Essential oils and preparations made from various vegetable raw materials are used as medicinal plants: hemlock, hazel, pear, celandine, chestnut, kalanchoe and others.
Onion peel
To treat prostatitis in men, a decoction of onion peel is successfully used. The preparation is not difficult: the raw materials must be washed, put in a saucepan and filled with water. Cook for 5 minutes and let rise for an hour. The resulting broth must be filtered and consumed half a teaspoon three times a day.
garlic
The medicine is prepared as follows:
- Peel and chop 5 medium-sized garlic cloves.
- Pour the resulting porridge with boiling water (half a liter).
- Insist on it during the night.
- Be sure to strain the infusion before taking it.
- Should be taken in a quarter glass before breakfast and dinner.
The effect of this drug occurs after 4-5 days. In this case, the course of treatment should not be interrupted, it should last about a month.
The beneficial effect of garlic in prostatitis is due not to its effect on potency, but to its ability to cleanse blood vessels. This improves blood flow to all organs and tissues in the pelvis.
tar
The tar extracted from birch is known in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties. With prostatitis, the substance can be used as a rectal mixture and tar water.
The rectal mixture is prepared as follows: the raw material needs to be warmed a little, and a few drops of propolis tincture should be poured into it. A small amount of the resulting composition is injected into the anus at night. It is necessary to be treated for about 2 months.
To prepare tar water, you need to dissolve birch tar in water in a ratio of 1: 8. This solution is brought to a boil and boiled for 5 minutes. The drug is infused in a tightly closed jar in a dark place (2 days). During this time, a foam forms on the surface of the tar water, which must be removed, and the contents of the glass itself are poured into another storage container.
You need to drink half a glass of water half an hour before a meal. The duration of treatment is only 10 days, then it is recommended to take a break of the same duration and repeat the course of treatment. Then, after 20 days - another ten days of drinking water. If it is necessary to return to medication, it can only be done after a year.
Aspen bark
Shredded dried aspen bark should be placed 1/3 in a 1 liter saucepan. Top up with water. In this form, the mixture is infused for 2 weeks. You need to take a strained medical infusion in 1 tbsp. l. three times a day. Since the composition is very bitter, you can try sweetening it with honey.
Honey and aloe
As a remedy for prostatitis, a mixture of honey, aloe and red wine is used. In equal amounts, you need to take the juice of aloe leaves and honey (for example, 500 g each) and pour a bottle of dry red wine. Insist in a dark place for 5 days. The received drug is taken 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day for a month. After a week, the course of treatment can be repeated.
ginseng
Ginseng is famous for its anti-aging properties that affect the entire body, including the prostate. The tincture can be bought from a pharmacy or you can make it yourself at home. 1 part of the leaves or root of ginseng makes 10 parts of 50% alcohol. For the treatment of prostatitis, you should take 20 drops once a day. But this remedy also has contraindications. It is better not to use it if you are prone to insomnia and high blood pressure.
Herbal decoctions
In folk medicine there are several fairly effective herbal preparations:
- The most effective recipe with herbs for the treatment of prostatitis is to collect nettle, birch, lingonberry, horsetail, sage, cinquefoil, wormwood from the foliage. Vegetable raw materials should be mixed in equal amounts and boiled in water for 15 minutes. Leave on for 2-3 hours. You need to drink the infusion three times a day after eating a quarter of a glass.
- Another collection of herbs is not inferior in its positive properties: birch buds, milk thistle, calamus root, celandine, cuff, chamomile, field ivy, linseed, wheatgrass, hawthorn berries. The preparation method and dosage of use are similar to the first recipe. Lemon is added to the tea for flavor.
In addition to all the listed herbal remedies, the treatment of prostatitis is carried out at home with special devices (massage devices) that have a magnetic, vibrating or electric effect.
Coniferous baths
As an additional remedy for prostatitis during the main therapy, it is recommended to take pine baths. This fee for water treatments is available at pharmacies. According to the instructions on the label, you need to bring a certain amount of dry raw materials to a boil and put the concentrated solution in a bath filled with warm water. There should be enough fluids to sit on. This process should be done every night before bedtime until the water has cooled down (15 minutes). You don't have to sit in a cold bath: this leads to excessive hypothermia.
Sports exercise
Exercise is extremely beneficial for a sedentary lifestyle. Sitting in the office for 8 hours, even on a comfortable chair, disrupts the blood supply in the small pelvis, which leads to stagnant processes. Specially selected exercise sets accelerate blood flow and improve blood flow to tissues and organs. It should be remembered that exercise does not have a positive effect on bacterial prostatitis.
As an indictment against the problem under consideration, a number of specific exercises have been developed:
- Squats - 100 times a day. You have to be deep. If your physical form doesn't allow you to do this number of reps, you can break it down into several approaches. The next day, the leg muscles may ache out of habit. Squats every other day is enough to start with, and over time, as the muscles get stronger, you should increase the load.
- "Scissors" while sitting on the floor - 20 times. Do the same prone exercise - also 20 times.
- "Kalachik" - lying on your back, you need to pull your knees to your chest as tightly as possible and grab them with your hands. Remain in this state for 20 minutes. In this case, weighing is allowed, which has a positive effect on posture and spine.
- Self-massage of the perineum can also be traced back to physical effects on the pelvic organs. Regular massaging will help get rid of stagnant processes and improve blood circulation.
Not only can such a series of exercises help get rid of prostatitis, but it is also a good method to prevent its development.
Conservative drug treatment
After passing the diagnosis and confirming the diagnosis, drug therapy is prescribed, which consists of several categories of drugs:
- Antibacterial.
- Muscle relaxants.
- Alpha group adrenergic blockers.
- Immunomodulators.
- Hormonal.
- Rectal suppositories.
Antibiotics with a certain effect are prescribed, which accumulate in the prostate and have an antibacterial effect on the tissues. Muscle relaxants help relax the muscles in the pelvic area, which can become tense if the prostatitis worsens.
The combination of treatment with pharmacological drugs with recipes of traditional medicine and additional physical therapy allows you to successfully fight prostatitis. Postponing treatment is categorically not recommended, since one of the most dangerous complications of the pathology in question is prostate cancer.
prophylaxis
Preventive care is simple: you need to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. The main methods of preventive measures include:
- Exclusion of hypothermic cases;
- adequate physical activity - morning exercises, frequent walking;
- Wearing loose, non-tight clothing;
- Restricting the use of spicy, fried foods and introducing foods rich in vitamins and minerals (celery, parsley and others);
- Refusal to smoke alcohol and tobacco;
- rest well;
- normal (regular) sex life;
- Avoidance of abstinence cases;
- Vitamin and mineral courses;
- Compliance with personal hygiene.
For the prevention of prostatitis, you can also use herbal medicines, and herbal preparations and baths not only help to cure the disease, but also can prevent its development.