Alternative medicine prescriptions are still actively used in the treatment of various health problems. In the early stages of prostatitis, home remedies are sufficient. But if the moment is lost and the problem is already aggravated by the accompanying complications, you will need to use pharmacological drugs.
Classification and main symptoms
Prostatitis is the development of inflammatory processes in the prostate gland. The main source of 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 desire to urinate.
- Pain cutting when going to the toilet or when spilling.
- Minor purulent inclusions contained in urine.
- Erectile dysfunction (impotence).
The acute form is accompanied by signs of an inflammatory process in the body: lethargy and general weakness, hyperthermia, headache.
The disease has a specific classification:
- Acute form of bacterial prostatitis.
- Chronic bacterial diseases.
- Chronic non-bacterial prostatitis.
- Inflammatory, asymptomatic prostatitis.
On the other hand, non-bacterial lesions are divided into 2 categories - inflammatory and non-inflammatory.
In the early stages of the disease, the symptoms are subtle and short-lived, but unless measures are taken to treat and prevent prostatitis, the symptoms become progressive with severe pain and frequent erectile dysfunction.
You can confirm or deny suspicions of a problem with the prostate gland by contacting a doctor (urologist) who will perform a series of diagnostic studies, offer answers to some test questions, prescribe treatment if it isnecessary and will educate on methods of prevention.
Causes of the disease
The preconditions for the development of prostatitis are different and depend on the lifestyle. Young men quite often notice erectile dysfunction after stress, for example, during a university session or when they have problems at work.
A large percentage of patients diagnosed with prostate are overweight, which contributes to poor circulation in the pelvic area. There is blood stagnation, an increase in the size of the prostate gland. The stated processes, as a rule, contribute to the formation of inflammation in the surrounding tissues and organs.
Last but not least is the development of prostatitis due to trauma to the pelvic organs. In case of injury, a partial or complete violation of the blood supply occurs (rupture of blood vessels, violation of them). Insufficient level of physical activity (decreased work of drivers, office workers) leads to blood stagnation and damage to organs and tissues of the pelvis.
Inflammatory processes from the surrounding organs and tissues, for example, in the rectum, pass to the prostate gland. Prostatitis develops as a complication of frequent exacerbations of genitourinary infections and venereal diseases.
Home therapy
Alternative medicine has an impressive list of recipes in its arsenal. Treatment of prostatitis with folk remedies should be complex, as the reasons for its development are different. The course should include herbal sedatives, herbal anti-inflammatory preparations and, of course, products that increase strength.
One of the most effective methods for improving blood circulation to the pelvic area is the topical application of caterpillars, but not all patients take this step. In the initial stages of pathology, some prescriptions are able to independently solve the male problem of prostatitis, while others play the role of an auxiliary method of treatment against the background of basic drug therapy.
Essential oils and preparations from various herbal raw materials are used as herbal medicine: hemlock, hazelnut, pear, celandine, chestnut, Kalanchoe and others.
Onion peel
For the treatment of prostatitis in men, a decoction of onion peels is successfully used. Preparation is not difficult: the raw materials must be washed, put in a pot and filled with water. Boil for 5 minutes and leave for an hour. The resulting liquid should be filtered and consumed three times a day, half a teaspoon.
garlic
The medicine is prepared as follows:
- Peel a squash, grate it and squeeze the juice.
- Discard the resulting grain with boiling water (half a liter).
- Insist overnight.
- Be sure to strain the infusion before taking it.
- It should be taken in a quarter glass before breakfast and dinner.
This medicine takes effect after 4-5 days. In this case, the course of treatment should not be interrupted, it should last about a month.
The positive effect of garlic on the prostate is not due to the effect on potency, but on the ability to clean blood vessels. Thanks to this, the blood circulation of all organs and tissues in the small pelvis is improved.
Tar
Pitch collected from birch is known in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties. With prostate, the substance can be used as a mixture of rectal and tar water.
The rectal mixture is prepared as follows: the raw material should be slightly warmed and a few drops of propolis solution inserted into it. A small amount of the resulting composition is injected into the anus overnight. It needs to be treated for about 2 months.
To prepare tar water, you need to dissolve the birch tar in water in a ratio of 1: 8. This solution is put in boiling water and boiled for 5 minutes. The drug should be injected into 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 jar poured into another storage container.
You should drink half a glass of water half an hour before a meal. The duration of the course of treatment is only 10 days, then it is recommended to take a break with the same duration and repeat the course of treatment. After that, after 20 days - ten days again drinking water. If it is necessary to return to treatment, this can be done only after a year.
Aspen bark
The dried chopped aspen bark should be placed in a 1 liter pot by 1 third. Fill with water. In this form, the mixture is injected for 2 weeks. You should take a strained medicinal infusion in 1 tablespoon. l. three times a day. As the composition is very bitter, you can try sweetening it with honey.
Honey and aloe
A mixture of honey, aloe and red wine is used as a remedy for prostatitis. In equal amounts, you should take the juice of aloe leaves and honey (for example, 500 g each) and pour a bottle of dry red wine. Insist for 5 days in a dark place. The drug is taken for a month, 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day. After a week, the course of treatment can be repeated.
Ginseng
Ginseng is famous for its anti-aging properties that affect the whole body as a whole, including the prostate. The tincture can be bought at a pharmacy or prepared yourself at home. 1 part of ginseng leaves or root makes up 10 parts of 50% alcohol. For the treatment of prostatitis you should take 20 drops once a day. But this drug also has contraindications. It is better not to use it if you are prone to insomnia and hypertension.
Herbal decoction
In folk medicine, there are some very effective herbal preparations:
- The most effective recipe using herb for the treatment of prostatitis is the collection from the leaves of nettle, birch, berry, horsetail, sage, chalk, wormwood. Plant raw materials should be mixed in equal amounts and boiled in water for 15 minutes. Leave for 2-3 hours. You should drink the infusion three times a day after eating a quarter cup.
- Another herbal collection is not inferior in its positive properties: birch buds, milk thistle, calamus root, celandine, handcuffs, chamomile, field ivy, flax seeds, wheat grass, hawthorn berries. The method of preparation and dosage of use are similar to the first recipe. Lemon is added to tea for flavor.
In addition to all the listed herbal medicines, the treatment of prostatitis at home is carried out with special devices (massagers), which have a magnetic, vibrating or electric effect.
Coniferous bath
As an additional remedy for prostatitis during the main therapy, it is recommended to take baths with pine. This fee for water treatments is offered at the pharmacy. According to the instructions on the label, you need to boil a certain amount of dry raw materials and add the concentrated solution to a bath filled with warm water. There should be enough fluid to sit in it. This procedure should be performed every evening before going to bed until the water has cooled (15 minutes). You do not need to sit in a cold bath: this leads to excessive hypothermia.
Physical exercises
Exercise is extremely beneficial for a sedentary lifestyle. Staying in the office for 8 hours, even in a comfortable chair, disrupts the blood supply to the small pelvis, leading to stagnant processes. Specially selected exercise kits speed up the blood and improve the blood supply to tissues and organs. It should be borne in mind that playing sports will not have a positive effect on bacterial prostatitis.
As a charge against the problem under consideration, a set of specific exercises has been developed:
- Squats - 100 times a day. They need to be deep. If physical shape does not allow you to do this number of repetitions, you can divide it into several approaches. The next day, as usual, the leg muscles may be injured. In the beginning, it is enough to do squats every other day, and over time, when the muscles get stronger, you should increase the load.
- "Scissors" while sitting on the floor - 20 times. The same exercise in the prone position - also 20 times.
- "Kalachik" - lying on your back, you should pull your knees as tightly as possible to your chest and grasp them with your hands. Stay in this position for 20 minutes. In this case, oscillation is allowed, which has a good effect on posture and spine.
- Self-massage of the perineum can also be attributed to physical effects on the pelvic organs. Regular massage helps to get rid of stagnant processes and improve blood circulation.
Such a set of exercises can not only help eliminate prostatitis, but is also a good method to prevent its development.
Conservative drug treatment
After passing the diagnosis and confirmation of 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 of a certain action are prescribed, which tend to accumulate in the prostate and have an antibacterial effect on its tissues. Muscle relaxants help relax the muscles in the pelvic area, which can be tense during a worsening prostate.
The combination of pharmacological treatment with traditional medicine prescriptions and an additional course of physiotherapy allows you to successfully fight prostatitis. Postponement of treatment is not categorically recommended, because one of the most dangerous complications of the pathology in question is prostate cancer.
Prophylaxis
Preventive care is easy: you need to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. The main methods of preventive measures include:
- exclusion of cases of hypothermia;
- adequate physical activity - morning exercises, frequent walking;
- wearing loose, not tight clothing;
- limiting the use of spicy, fried foods and introducing foods rich in vitamins and minerals (celery, parsley and others);
- refusal from smoking and alcohol;
- good rest;
- normal (regular) sex life;
- avoiding cases of abstinence;
- courses of vitamins and minerals;
- observance of personal hygiene.
Also, as a prevention of prostatitis, you can use herbal medicines, and herbal preparations and baths not only help cure the disease, but can also prevent its development.