One of the most dangerous complications of acute prostatitis may be an abscess of the prostate gland. This is a focal purulent inflammation in which body temperature can rise to 40 degrees. The signs of abscess are acute intense pain and difficult urination. In the absence of medical help, swelling of the glandular tissues develop and the lumen of the urethra is completely blocked.
Prostatitis is the most common urological pathology in men of reproductive age. According to polls, every third of them has experienced symptoms at least once in their lives that can be interpreted as prostate inflammation. The main cause of the development of bacterial prostatitis is an infection, but only in the case of acute prostatitis, the infection leads to sharp inflammation of the prostate gland, which is explained by the anatomical features of the structure of the male body.
In the chronic form of prostatitis, the infection can also be the cause, the mechanism of acting inflammation, but the inflammation of the prostate gland, which requires treatment, can only develop against the background of other factors:
In the case of an untimely appeal to the urologist, acute bacterial prostatitis can lead to the formation of an abscess and edema of the prostate gland, which is not only able to complicate urination, but also make it completely impossible.
The latter, as inflammation, can cause serious intoxication of the body, characterized, among other things, with a sharp rise in temperature to 40-41 ° C (with sharp temperature fluctuations within 1 degree).
However, complications of this type can most often be avoided, as the manifestations of prostatitis of this species usually force the patient not to delay a specialist visit.
In the case of a chronic form of the disease whose symptoms are not so pronounced, the development of complications without proper and timely treatment is quite possible. Without a suitable drug and therapeutic effect, inflammation can spread to other organs of the genotian system, which can lead to development:
It should be remembered that inflammation of eggs and testes is one of the most common complications and can cause male
In some cases, the effect of chronic prostatitis may be its transition to a form of calculus. Calcium prostatitis is characterized by the formation of calculas (small pebbles) in the excavating channels of the gland to get rid of which is a lot of medicine.
In addition, the cause of prostatitis is hormonal insufficiency caused by insufficient production of genital hormones.
The development of prostatitis is facilitated by a number of certain causes. Very often, signs of prostatitis are manifested in those men who lead uneven sex life, often suffer hypothermia and injuries.
In addition, prostatitis can develop as a result of a decrease in immunity, worsening of blood flow and lymphatic circulation in men from the pelvis of the man, as a result of hormonal insufficiency, which causes a certain level of androgynic insufficiency.
A factor contributing to the manifestation of prostatitis is also considered to be a number of infections that are sexually transmitted. Therefore, prostatitis is often manifested in men after unprotected intercourse.
There are 4 basic forms of prostatitis: acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, non -bacterial prostatitis and prostatia.
In people under 35, the disease usually occurs in the form of acute bacterial prostatitis. Bacterial prostatitis is called when there is a laboratory confirmation of the presence of infection.
Most often it turns out to be chlamydia, trichomoniasis, gonolosis or gonorrhea. The infection enters the prostate gland from the urethra, bladder, rectum, through the blood and lymphatic vessels of the pelvis.
However, recent studies have shown that in most cases the infection is complex on existing disorders in the structure of the tissue of the prostate and blood circulation in it. With non -bacterial prostatitis, bacteria cannot be isolated, although this does not rule out their presence.
In older patients, chronic forms of the disease are more diagnosed with more frequently. Prostatodin is called the presence of a clinical picture of prostatitis, a seal of prostate tissue without signs of inflammation.
In accordance with the criteria of the American National Institute of Health (NIH USA), four prostatitis categories have been different since 1995. :
An international prostatitis classification is currently adopted, which is the most full and covers all types of inflammation:
Treatment of prostatitis varies depending on what form of the disease occurs in a person. So, bacterial prostatitis can occur both in acute and as a chronic disease.
Quite often, non -bacterial prostatitis is also diagnosed as a chronic disease. Such a variety of prostatitis is also called chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
In such patients, all the symptoms characteristic of prostatitis are observed, but there are no bacteria in the secret of the prostate.
Acute bacterial prostatitis is characterized by rapid development. At the same time, a person suffers from severe pain, there are signs of general intoxication. Symptoms in the chronic form of the disease are much less clear. In this case, the disease manifests itself gradually.
And if the course of prostatitis of the acute form generally ends with the complete healing of the disease, then with chronic prostatitis, recurrence occurs quite often. This should be taken into account when treating prostatitis at home. In addition, in the presence of inflamed stones in the prostate gland, the treatment of the disease is a more complex process.
With non -bacterial prostatitis (chronic pelvic pain), one develops severe pain that is localized in the pelvis, genitals and perineum. There are no signs of inflammation in the prostate.
This disease is common among modern men of different age groups, but most often the disease affects people for 35-45 years. To this day, experts have expressed several assumptions about the causes of this form of prostatitis.
So, there is a theory that this syndrome provokes damage to the tissues of bacterial prostate. In addition, it is believed that the disease manifests itself due to the fall of urine in the prostate gland.
As we have said, acute and chronic course of the disease are possible. In this case, the appearance of acute prostatitis is most often provoked by Gram-negative bacteria.
This form of the disease is relatively easy to diagnose and treat by taking antibiotics. At the same time, cases of chronic no -bacterial prostatitis are very common among men, which is more difficult to diagnose and has no connection with a certain infectious lesion.
Therefore, in the case of chronic prostatitis, antibiotic treatment will not be able to give the right effect. According to statistics, about 35% of men over fifty years, chronic prostatitis.
In the case of signs of prostatitis, acute and chronic, you should consult a urologist who will determine what kind of diagnosis is carried out and also help both cure the disease and strengthen the body as a whole. It must be remembered that this applies equally to both types of prostatitis, each of which can lead to its complications.
The main admission of a specialist involves the study and examination of the patient (including rectal, which allows you to determine the extent and nature of the prostate enlargement), as well as the appointment of the necessary tests and other diagnostic measures.
The first and important sign of prostatitis is impaired urination, which causes discomfort. Another sign of the disease is rapid urination, but in which urine comes out in small portions.
The disease is formed suddenly and is characterized by pronounced manifestations.
Each male body is individual and the symptoms can be manifested separately or all at once.
Chronic prostatitis is usually characterized by the same signs, but it continues with more pronounced symptoms.
In addition, the following manifestations may be observed:
The first signs of prostatitis that one must definitely pay attention to and contact the urologist:
The treatment of prostatitis is carried out depending on the form of the disease. Acute inflammation is an indication of the hospitalization of the patient at the urology hospital, with chronic patients undergoing home therapy. If the cause of the disease was a sexually transmitted infection, both partners should take antibiotics.
In the treatment of acute prostatitis, it is important that systemic antibacterial treatment is important.
The main drug groups include:
This procedure is one of the most effective methods of treating prostatitis. Thanks to it, accumulated in the prostate gland, the secret is removed from it and then independently removed through the urethra. In addition, prostate massage helps to improve the blood supply to the gland tissue, which increases the effectiveness of antibacterial and topical therapy.
Physiotherapy treatment helps to improve the trophism of the tissue of the prostate gland and accelerate the recovery process. The following physiotherapy methods are possible:
The main signs of the disease
Disease like prostatitis in most men develops suddenly. In the patient, the temperature rises sharply, there is a feeling of weakness, fever. The main sign of prostate inflammation is the intense pain in the perineum, which gives the pubic area, the anal opening, the sacrum. During urination, bowel movements and any other tension of the pelvic muscles, the pain increases.