Prostatitis is an inflammatory process that has developed in the glandular tissue of the prostate gland, sometimes with a transition to the muscular part of this organ. This causes pain in the perineum, weakness, fatigue, urinary dysfunction and sexual dysfunction. Treatment of acute prostatitis is imperative to avoid dangerous complications of this disease.
Currently, both the causes and processes of prostatitis are well understood. That is why the urologist has a wide arsenal of tools for the treatment of this disease. They should be prescribed only by a specialist who has knowledge of which links in the development of the disease affects a particular drug, and also takes into account the contraindications for them. Examine the main groups of drugs used to treat prostatitis.
Antibacterial agents
The most common cause of prostatitis is bacteria. Antibacterial drugs are directed against them.
In order to have a targeted effect on the bacterium that has caused prostatitis in a particular person, it is necessary to perform a bacteriological examination of the secretion secreted by the prostate. Only after you know the name of the microorganism, what are its properties and what antibacterial agents it is sensitive to, you can choose an adequate antibiotic. And modern drugs with a similar orientation are able to cure even severe forms of the disease. In acute bacterial prostatitis, the following antibiotics are used:
- Amoxicillin;
- Ceftriaxone;
- Cefotaxime;
- Ofloxacin;
- Ciprofloxacin;
- Azithromycin.
This is not a complete list of antibacterial drugs used to treat prostatitis.
Antiviral treatment
If prostatitis has a herpes etiology, it is treated with antiviral drugs. That:
- Acyclovir;
- Valciclovir;
- Ffamciclovir.
The latest drug is the "gold standard" for treating viral prostatitis.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Medicines such as diclofenac, indomethacin, ketoprofen or ketorolac are needed not so much to relieve the pain 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 facilitate the manifestation of intoxication and reduce fever.
The optimal drug that fights inflammation is diclofenac, it also very well eliminates the pain syndrome. If the pain is particularly severe and sharp, Ketorolac is used.
Medicines that eliminate spasm
In the treatment of prostatitis, drugs are used that act on various key points of spasm of the muscles of the pelvis and prostate. This allows you to improve urination and help the drugs from the previous group to eliminate the pain. So, here they apply:
- Drotaverine: acts on smooth muscles, making it impossible to react, causing muscle spasm;
- Baclofen: reduces the sensitivity of nerve fibers from the prostate and venomous organs;
- Tamsulosin: acts only on those receptors that are located in the muscles of the bladder and prostate.
Ancillary drugs
The following drugs are a good addition to the treatment of prostatitis:
- Prostate extract: the drug protects prostate cells from damage during inflammation, improves microcirculation, eliminates congestion in the vessels of the pelvis and strengthens blood vessels. All these effects are extremely useful in chronic prostatitis. The presence of an animal, not of chemical origin, does not lead to side effects. It can be used in the form of injections or suppositories.
- Creeping palm fruit extract. This is an herbal remedy with powerful anti-inflammatory action. It also regulates the volume and strength of urination and reduces the unpleasant symptoms that occur when going to the toilet.
- Food bioactive supplement contains a complex of proteins and nucleoproteins isolated from the prostate gland of cattle, which affects the metabolism of the prostate, normalizing its work and urination.