Chronic prostatitis: causes, symptoms, folk remedies for treatment

Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland, also called the prostate. This disease can occur for the following reasons:

• Infections.
• Bacteria.
• Virus.
• Mushroom.
• Long-term use of antibiotics, which leads to a decrease in immunity.

In many cases, the infection enters the body through sexual contact. As a result, stagnation occurs in the pelvic organs and blood circulation weakens.

There are also non-infectious reasons why chronic prostatitis can develop:

• Sedentary lifestyle.
• Incorrect structure of the prostate gland.
• Damage to the perineum.
• Congenital pathologies.
• Swelling of the prostate gland.
• Low testosterone levels.
• Hard physical work.
• Hypothermia.
• Stress and nervous tension.

The emergence of this pathology is also possible as a result of insufficiently effective development or treatment of such diseases:

• Sinusitis.
• Stones in the kidneys.
• Angina.
• Inflammation of the urethral canal.

Also, prostatitis can occur due to inconsistent sexual activity and regular disruption of the act, which contributes to the development of stagnant processes.

Some facts to note:

• To maintain a healthy prostate, you need to have sex at least twice a week.
• It is not necessary to delay urination (this not only contributes to the development of stagnation, but also negatively affects the potency).
• Regular use of tobacco and alcohol damages the prostate gland, so don't abuse them.

How can you tell if the prostate gland is inflamed?

Manifestations of prostatitis can vary significantly depending on the degree of development of the disease. There are 3 stages:

1. Discomfort appears in the lower abdomen. You often want to empty your bladder (with a burning sensation).
2. Problems begin in the genital area (erection worsens, pain is felt at the time of ejaculation, ejaculation occurs prematurely).
3. In the last stage, the body temperature rises, pain occurs when urinating, the patient shivers.

Important: if we are talking about chronic prostatitis, in this case the development of the pathology, as a rule, is not accompanied by the corresponding symptoms (or the manifestations of the disease are weakly expressed). The danger of this form is that an exacerbation can begin at any time.

Treatment of chronic prostatitis with folk remedies

There are many traditional methods used to treat prostatitis. Immediately, we say that each of the methods that we describe below should be used only after consulting a doctor. Remember that not only can self-medication be ineffective, it can also make the problem worse.

Also, you need to understand that folk remedies do not allow you to completely get rid of chronic prostatitis. It is logical to use them for the prevention of a disease or as an auxiliary means, along with medications and physiological procedures prescribed by a doctor.

Garlic

Garlic is considered to be quite effective for the prevention and treatment of chronic prostatitis. Recipe:

• Take a few cloves of garlic.
• Throw them in a container (for example a thermos) and pour a quarter of a liter of boiling water.
• Drink before bed on an empty stomach.

There is also another recipe:

• Take three cloves.
• Pour in 200 ml of cold milk.
• Boil over low heat and cook for one minute.
• Insist half an hour.
• Consume 35 drops four times a day after meals.

Onion peel decoction

Recipe:

• Peel the onions and rinse.
• Pour into a saucepan and pour half a liter of hot water.
• Boil for 5 minutes and leave for 60 minutes.
• Consume one teaspoon three times a day.

Combined intake of golden mustache balm and asparagus juice

To make a conditioner, you need:

• Mix 150 ml of alcoholic extract of golden mustache with 500 grams of flaxseed oil.
• Put in a closed container.
• Shake for 5-7 minutes.

You need to drink this balm for 10 days three times a day for a teaspoon, after which for another 5 days, use asparagus juice the same number of times, 2-3 tablespoons. L. Repeat the cycle twice.

Warm the prostate using birch tar

You need to take 3 tbsp. of tar and pour it with 3 liters of boiling water. Then sit on this mixture for 7-10 minutes. The technique is effective in the early stages of prostatitis. It cannot be used in the presence of hemorrhoids or sexually transmitted diseases.

Aspen bark tincture

We immediately say that the bark harvest should be done in early spring, when the leaves on the trees have not yet blossomed. This is very important, since during this period it is more saturated with juice, which gives a healing effect. Collect young bark no more than 5 mm thick.

Recipe:

• Grind 100 g of dried bark.
• Top up with vodka until the bark is completely covered.
• Insist for 14 days, then strain.
• Consume 15-20ml orally three times a day for one month.

Ivan tea tincture

Recipe:

• Grind ivan tea leaves and pour hot water in the proportions of 1 tbsp. L. per glass.
• Insist for 40 minutes.
• Remove the herb from the tea and use a tablespoon a day.

Another recipe involves the use not only of leaves, but also of flowers. They need to be poured with a glass of boiling water. The infusion is prepared overnight. You need to take it twice a day for half a glass.

Aloe wine tincture with honey

Aloe and honey are widely used products in traditional medicine. To prepare a medicine for prostatitis, you will need:

• 0. 5 kg of aloe leaves (plants must be at least 3 years old).
• The same amount of honey.
• Half a liter of red wine (preferably dry).

You need to mix all these ingredients and insist 5 days in a dark and dry place. For the prevention of prostatitis, you should take 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day. L. throughout the month. After that, you need to take a 7-day break and repeat the course.

Lotions and soda baths

Soda helps to cope with infections that occur during prostatitis. Both the bath and the lotion are prepared according to the same recipe. It is necessary to dilute soda with boiling water in the proportions of 1 tbsp. L. per liter. Before starting the procedure, you need to allow the solution to cool slightly.

Tincture of propolis

Prepared according to this recipe:

• Crushed propolis must be poured with pure alcohol in proportions of 1 to 2.
• Place the medicine in a dark, not hot place.
• Infuse for 14 days, shaking occasionally.
• Filter at the end.

This remedy should be consumed on an empty stomach three times a day, mixed with warm milk. Proportions: 15 drops of tincture per 100 grams of milk.

Ginseng root and leaf tincture

10 units of ginseng will require 1 unit of alcohol diluted with water in proportions of 1 to 1. Insist for several days. Consume once a day. This recipe is not recommended if you suffer from insomnia or hypertension.

Alcoholic infusion on the roots of aralia

Aralia has many beneficial properties, which, among other things, have a positive effect on the condition of the prostate gland. But the problem is that this plant grows mainly in eastern countries (Mongolia, China, Korea). In our latitudes it is quite difficult to get the roots of aralia.

If you have succeeded, here is the recipe for making the tincture:

• Pour 20 g of roots with 70% alcohol in the amount of 100 ml (vodka will also work).
• Insist for several days.
• Drink 10 drops 3 times a day.

The medicine is effective not only for prostatitis. It also provides the opportunity to cope with sexual dysfunction. However, in the presence of cardiovascular disease, this infusion cannot be used.

Infusion of dill on port wine

Mix 100 g of pharmaceutical dill with 1 liter of port. The medicine should be prepared within 3 weeks. Consume half a glass before meals. The tincture reduces inflammation of the prostate gland.

A mixture of nuts and honey

For a long time, nuts have been used to restore male strength. To prepare a medicine for prostatitis, you need to:

• Chop 5 walnuts.
• Add half a glass of honey.
• Mix well.

Consume at the beginning of the day for 1 tbsp. L.

Chamomile and bath

To prepare chamomile, you need to pour 200 ml of boiled water into 1 tbsp. L. dried plant and insist for several hours. Consume three times a day on an empty stomach. The medicine allows you to cope with the infection and relieve inflammation.

A bath with chamomile infusion is prepared as follows:

• 5 tbsp. L. Pour the dry chamomile with hot water.
• We boil for several minutes and cook for about 2 hours.
• Add to the bath while bathing.

Chestnut shell tea

Remove the shell from the chestnut fruit. Fill with hot water, boil for a couple of minutes and use inside. The taste of the drink is not very pleasant, so you can add a little honey.

Bath with pine needles

You need to boil the branches of a coniferous tree (ideally pine) and pour them into the bathroom. The water temperature must not exceed 38 ° C. The raw materials can be collected independently, or they can be purchased at the pharmacy.

Pumpkin seeds

The last folk remedy for prostatitis on our list is pumpkin seeds. They must be consumed daily in 30 pieces. It helps both to prevent the development of the pathology and to reduce the pain of symptoms.

Can prostate inflammation go away on its own?

Don't even hope that prostatitis will go away on its own. This is not possible even in the case of the first phase. If appropriate measures are not taken, the disease will progress and, as a result, develop into a chronicle.

See your urologist right away if you have symptoms. He will prescribe the necessary medications. In addition, the treatment of prostatitis, as a rule, involves physical education and proper nutrition. In some cases, immunomodulators and antidepressants are prescribed.

What is the danger of prostatitis and how does it manifest itself?

To determine the presence of inflammatory processes in the prostate is quite simple. Prostatitis does not pose a serious danger to human life. However, without qualified medical assistance, the pathology can cause severe discomfort, limiting life.

If the prostate is inflamed, this leads to discomfort in the perineum and lower back. The disease is often accompanied by pain. It can be both painful and acute. In particular, pain is relevant for men who do not have permanent sexual intercourse.

If there are infections, mucus or pus may appear in the discharge. If treatment is not started in a timely manner, this will ultimately lead to a deterioration in the quality of the sperm.

Can chronic prostatitis be completely cured?

Statistics on the treatment of prostatitis indicate that relapses occur quite often. In many cases, the return of the disease is due to the fact that patients do not have enough stamina to completely get rid of the pathology.

Of course, the treatment of prostatitis requires a lot of patience and significant financial costs. So, for example, if there is an infection and the doctor has prescribed antibiotics, in no case should they be stopped halfway, even if the disease has ceased to make itself felt. If you do not complete the course of drug treatment, the pathogens will recover after a while, and in addition, they will become immune to the drugs you were taking.

Therefore, although relapses often occur in chronic prostatitis, the patient's condition primarily depends on himself. If you strictly follow the recommendations of the doctor, the signs of inflammation will not be felt for a long time and may even disappear forever.

Test for prostatitis

In all cases, if prostatitis is suspected, the following procedures are prescribed:

• Blood test: Identify inflammation by examining the leukocyte level and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
• Urinalysis: performed several times. Allows you to determine the increase in the level of bacteria and white blood cells.
• Prostate secretion study - allows early diagnosis of prostatitis, prostate cancer and infertility.
• Urine culture: allows you to determine the sensitivity of the bacteria that caused prostatitis, thus choosing the right antibiotics.

In case of chronic prostatitis, a urine sample is taken in 4 glasses. This test allows you to understand exactly where the infection is. The analysis is performed as follows:

• The patient fills the 1st tube with urine.
• After that, urination continues into the 2nd.
• The doctor massages the prostate. The secret that stands out is considered the 3rd test.
• The remains of urine that come out after the massage are the 4th sample.

Additional laboratory tests are performed:

• If bacteria are found in the 3rd or 4th portion, it means that prostatitis is bacterial.
• If more than 10 leukocytes are found in the same samples, inflammation of the prostate gland occurs.
• If there are more than 10 leukocytes, but the bacterial flora is normal, this could indicate the presence of chlamydia and other infections.

In the latter case, a scraping of the urethra and mucous membrane is performed, which makes it possible to detect sexually transmitted microorganisms.

In some cases, with a digital rectal examination, there is a suspicion of adenoma and prostate cancer. This situation is reason for diagnosis, in which a blood test is done to measure the level of PSA (prostate specific agent).

Note: PSA sampling is done no earlier than 10 days after the rectal examination.

What tests are done to diagnose prostatitis

For the treatment of prostatitis, antibiotics, antibacterial (non-steroidal) drugs and drugs that increase immunity and improve blood supply can be used. However, it is impossible to prescribe the most effective drug therapy without preliminary diagnostics, which allows you to understand the form of the disease.

Traditionally, ultrasound examination (sonography) is done if acute prostatitis is suspected. With this method, the doctor can:

• Determine the volume and density of the prostate.
• Find out if the venous plexus of the prostate is enlarged.
• Look for signs of an abscess.

In some cases, endoscopy is prescribed, but in acute prostatitis this method is contraindicated.

If prostatitis is accompanied by a neurogenic urination disorder, the following procedures may also be prescribed:

• The introduction of catheter probes to determine and record the urethral pressure profile.
• Myography, which allows you to assess the work of the pelvic floor muscles.
• CT and MRI, if prerequisites for prostate cancer or non-inflammatory prostatitis exist.

As part of conservative treatment, laser therapy, phytotherapy, magnetotherapy, electrophoresis, mud baths and many other procedures can be prescribed. If this approach is ineffective, surgery is required.

Types of ultrasound examination for various forms of prostatitis

According to statistics, in about 80% of cases of chronic prostatitis, pathogenic particles cannot be detected by laboratory tests. However, even palpation does not allow us in all cases to count on a correct diagnosis, since noticeable structural changes in the prostate gland do not always occur.

Even when it comes to chronic infectious prostatitis, the bacteriological analysis sometimes turns out to be of little information. Diagnostic error, as a rule, is due to the fact that microbes accumulate in the tissues, but do not enter the secretion, which is taken in the laboratory.

In this regard, ultrasound is almost always prescribed together with analyzes. This procedure allows not only to identify changes in the prostate gland, but also to dynamically monitor the improvements that occur during treatment.

In modern diagnostics, two types of ultrasound are used:

1. Transrectal.
2. Transabdominal.

Each of these techniques has unique advantages and disadvantages.

Transrectal method

In this case, an ultrasound machine is inserted into the patient's rectum. The method provides excellent visualization and allows you to collect the most complete information about the state of the prostate gland.

Contraindications:

• Hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
• Postoperative rehabilitation period.
• Benign and malignant tumors.

Transabdominal method

The prostate is examined through the anterior abdominal wall. The method allows you to determine the size and boundaries of the gland, as well as the symmetry of its lobes. The disadvantage of such ultrasounds is that not all hospitals use equipment whose quality allows you to obtain reliable information on the state of tissues.

What are the possible consequences in the absence of treatment for prostatitis?

If prostatitis is not treated, it can provoke such complications:

• Abscess of the prostate gland, which requires immediate hospitalization and surgery.
• Formation of cysts and stones in the prostate, which cause severe pain and require long-term treatment.
• Vesiculitis (inflammation of the seminal vesicles), which is treated only in a hospital setting.
• Prostate sclerosis, which causes urinary problems.
• Infertility.

What is the purpose of prostate massage?

Prostate massage is a procedure that is performed in all cases of chronic prostatitis, with the exception of calcareous prostatitis. She is also appointed in such situations:

• In the absence of orgasm.
• In case of impotence.
• For diagnostic purposes (allows you to detect inflammatory processes).

Many men have certain prejudices against prostate massage, unconsciously identifying it with homosexuality. Indeed, this procedure allows you to prevent the development of prostatitis, remove infected secretions, prevent the development of stagnant processes, improve blood circulation and increase male strength, increasing the quality of intercourse.

However, there are situations when prostate massage cannot be performed:

• Severe inflammation of the prostate gland.
• Tumor (both benign and malignant).
• Infections of the genitourinary system.
• Hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
• Calculous form of prostatitis.
• Prostatic tuberculosis.
• Violation of urination.
• Exacerbation of chronic prostatitis.

Does chronic prostatitis interfere with normal sex and conception?

Chronic prostatitis usually has no sexual problems. But it also happens in another way. It is quite understandable that inflammation of the prostate gland causes discomfort (not only physical, but also psychological). Painful sensations can make it difficult for a man to be intimate with a partner. At the same time, psychological factors can lead to erection problems.

Separately, it should be said about the infectious form of chronic prostatitis. In this situation, during sexual intercourse, there is a risk of transmitting bacteria or fungi to the partner.

Tip: If you decide to conceive a baby, be sure to get tested and make sure there are no infections. And if it is found, follow a course of treatment.

Why is it important to have a regular sex life with prostatitis?

For the body to function normally, it is important to ensure that all its needs are met. The condition of the prostate gland has a significant impact not only on sexual activity, but also on the ability to conceive. This is due to the fact that the secretion produced in the prostate is the part of the sperm responsible for the vitality and activity of the sperm.

When inflammation of the prostate occurs, metabolic processes in the cells of the gland are accelerated, as a result of which toxins are released, which accumulate in the secretion. As a result, at the time of orgasm, these harmful substances leave the body along with the sperm, contributing to the normalization of the prostate and accelerating recovery.

There is another important point: with prostatitis, inflammatory processes occur, as a result of which blood flow worsens. With sexual arousal, the blood supply to the penis increases significantly, and at the time of ejaculation the pelvic muscles contract. All this has a positive effect on the condition of the gland and helps to cope with prostatitis.

What is the probability of infertility in chronic prostatitis?

In the early stages, prostatitis is not an obstacle to the conception of a child. In some cases, there are erection problems caused by physiological and psychological factors. But with the right treatment and understanding from the partner, the problem can be solved.

It is another question if one ignores the presence of prostatitis for a long time. The development of pathology can lead to a decrease in the quality of sperm: the sperm will become insufficiently active and will not be able to reach the point where conception occurs. Furthermore, this problem cannot always be detected by the analysis results.

If you have prostatitis and cannot have children, consult your doctor. In addition to a course of treatment aimed at eliminating inflammatory and infectious processes in the prostate gland, diet and vitamins are usually prescribed. While they don't increase the likelihood of conception, they strengthen the immune system, which helps prevent new infections from forming.

What to do if you cannot conceive a child for a long time?

Doctors say that in a normal situation, conception should occur within a year after regular, unprotected intercourse. Otherwise, you need to see a doctor for a full examination.

A man is recommended to undergo the following procedures:

• Spermogram: allows you to determine the number of active spermatozoa and to evaluate the chemical and physical composition of the sperm.
• Genital ultrasound - aimed at studying the structures responsible for the formation and excretion of sperm, as well as identifying problems with blood supply.

For women, there is a wider range of procedures:

• Assessment of basal temperature over 3 menstrual cycles, followed by programming.
• Genital ultrasound.
• Hysterosalpinography: An image of the uterus and fallopian tubes to evaluate their anatomical structure and patency.
• Hysterosonography is an ultrasound examination of the uterine cavity.
• A blood test to determine hormonal parameters in the endocrine system.

In some cases, problems with conception arise due to the incompatibility of the spouses. To determine the presence of this problem, a postcoital test is prescribed and a genetic examination is performed.