The most disgusting disease for men is prostatitis, not a heart attack or stroke. You just can't do the most ordinary thing - go to the bathroom. When you try to urinate, everything hurts, urine drips, forcing you to stay in the bathroom for a long time and re-enter after only five minutes. Also in the groin cramps, fever and chills. . . Nice enough.
We talked to experts in this field to understand the prevention of the development of the disease and what is available to prevent prostatitis.
How to start preventing prostatitis
Protect yourself from infections
The main cause of prostatitis is an infection. Therefore, it is very important to prevent germs from entering the prostate.
Two types of germs can enter the prostate:
- causative agents of venereal diseases;
- coli.
In the first case, the prevention of prostatitis is understandable. No matter how beautiful the girl is and no matter how much she wants, without a condom - no, no! And only if it will protect against prostatitis.
In the second case, E. coli can get into your precious penis both from dirty hands that are not washed after the toilet, and during anal sex without a condom. Yes, even with my wife. Therefore, hygiene is everything! Wash your hands, wash your dick, use a condom.
Don't be cold
Due to hypothermia, immunity is reduced and blood stagnates in the pelvic organs. If the same E. coli that normally exists in our body freezes, it can multiply rapidly and fall into the wrong place. Blood stasis causes swelling of organs, including the prostate. As a result, urine deteriorates and germs become easier to stick to and multiply.
- It is important to avoid major risk factors to prevent prostatitis. It is important not to over-cool your strength during hardening and to assess it vigilantly. Experts say that with acute hypothermia, the body can not fight infections that it has previously successfully fought.
Move more!
Nowadays, when we spend most of our working time in the office, then we go by car, and then we take a comfortable position on our favorite sofa, there is no catastrophic movement in the body! There is no movement - blood stasis begins, the pelvic organs are compressed and work worse.
"The best way to prevent prostatitis is to lead an active lifestyle as much as possible, " experts say. Walk to lunch, warm up in the office after long meetings, and take the stairs instead of taking the elevator while writing a report. Take every opportunity to walk!
Have sex regularly
Regular sexual intercourse is an excellent prevention of prostatitis. This is the key to good long-term prostate function. During sexual intercourse, blood circulation increases strongly, metabolic processes improve. Again, the prostate actively secretes its own juice, which is the fluid part of the sperm. There is no stagnation and therefore no chance of infection intensifying. In this regard, masturbation is worse, with it there are no active movements in the pelvis, and there is no such a strong increase in blood circulation.
But safety, don't forget about sexually transmitted infections. Protect yourself!
Do not abuse alcohol
First, alcohol itself lowers the immune system and makes it harder for the body to fight infections. Second, alcohol dilates blood vessels, which leads to various stagnation and edema, which we have already talked about. Third, you can dare to get drunk. And he has sex that is no longer far from a woman he doesn't know, and unprotected until he falls asleep in an incomprehensible place on a cold floor.
Treat chronic diseases
When hypothermia or excessive alcohol intake, the infection can enter the prostate and other organs from internal sources of infection. For example, from rotten teeth. The focus may also be untreated chronic sinusitis, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis, or sore throat. Apparently, where is the throat and where is the prostate, but here. Therefore, it is important to treat chronic infections to prevent prostatitis and other diseases.
Medications for prostatitis
A number of medications are used to treat prostatitis:
- antibiotics, since the main cause of prostatitis is an infection, it is treated first;
- anti-inflammatory and analgesic (scientific "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs"), these drugs lower the temperature during acute prostatitis, relieve pain and inflammation of the prostate gland;
- alpha-blockers - drugs that relax the prostate gland and improve urination; grows to the size of the prostate due to inflammation, presses on the urethra and does not allow normal urination;
- vitamins and dietary supplements improve the restoration of normal prostate function after the defeat of infection and elimination of inflammation.
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Folk remedies for prostatitis
The most popular folk remedy for prostatitis is propolis. It is recommended to use it both in the form of candles and in the form of tincture. Propolis is said to have little anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, but the key word is small! Of course, propolis will not be able to overcome the infection that causes prostatitis, nor to eliminate the pain of hell and inflammation at a temperature of 40 degrees.
Another popular folk remedy for prostatitis is pumpkin seeds. Seven - and ordered. But in fact, you should understand that pumpkin seeds only affect certain types of worms. And then they don't kill them, they just worry that the worms can start crawling out of the person. Since worms do not cause prostatitis, it is pointless to treat them with pumpkin seeds.
Many people use burdock root to treat prostatitis. Burdock has a diuretic and wound-healing effect, and also contains a lot of inulin, which is useful for diabetes. There are no such wounds in prostatitis and therefore there is nothing special to treat. But the diuretic effect will torture you. Imagine - you can no longer pass urine through the urethra, which is squeezed by the prostate, and further increase the pressure, increase your pain and the frequency of going to the toilet. Do you need this?
In folk medicine, it is recommended to use a decoction of bear (red) root for the treatment of prostatitis. The main effect of its use is anti-inflammatory. But it is too weak to reduce temperature and pain. In addition, bear root does not fight infection in any way.
"Our people are so tough that anything can be treated, " he saysurologist Sergei Kotov. - All medicines that are now advertised and sold as food supplements are based on plant components. They have a mild anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect. However, as the only treatment for prostatitis, they are very weak because their effectiveness is very low. I can not recommend anything. The main problem of traditional medicine is the loss of time and late start of normal treatment.
Bath for prostatitis
- The most effective folk remedy for the treatment of prostatitis is a bath! says the urologist. - Warming, alternating heat and cold can be helpful. But keep in mind that the bath is contraindicated for people with problems with the heart and blood vessels. A very important point! In patients over 50, it is important to be 100% sure that it is not prostate cancer, but prostatitis. Because the symptoms of chronic prostatitis are the same as adenoma and prostate cancer. And it is important not to waste time treating the wrong disease. The procedure is as follows: first we exclude oncology, then we treat prostatitis.
You can go to the bath or sauna for the treatment of prostatitis only if you feel well! Do not walk immediately after a meal or while intoxicated. You can't walk with acute prostatitis when you have a fever! Strengthen the treatment and prevention of prostatitis only after normalization of health.
It is better not to overheat in the bath or sauna, to walk for pleasure, not for endurance records. We went into the steam room for 15-20 minutes, warmed up - we rested for 30-40 minutes. Then you can return to warming up. It is better not to climb into the snow or ice pool - otherwise you can get a new wave of prostatitis from hypothermia!
Exercises for prostatitis at home
- There are many exercises on the Internet to prevent prostatitis. But in most cases, it's all marketing and advertising, says the doctor. - Regular DAILY walking, squatting and climbing stairs will be more useful! Obviously, this is not a hunt, but you force yourself to be at least minimally active. And a regular sex life!
If you have an office job, for example, there is nothing to stop you from going to the dining room on several floors, not by elevator during lunch break. Did you sit in the meeting for 2 hours? Then go out into the hallway and do some squats. In general, squatting is a great exercise that disperses blood in the pelvis and fights constipation.
We came home after work - leave the car in the yard and walk to the store and do not drive on the road. Take the stairs, not the elevator. If you live very high, take part of the road by elevator and walk part of the way.
"You need to exercise regularly, " he advises.urologist Sergei Kotov. - There is no need for records, but fitness classes 2-3 times a week with 40 minutes of walking a day or exercises for the lower body will help. Cycling, walking, squatting, bending, swimming are very good home exercises for prostatitis.
Remember the basic exercises to prevent prostatitis:
- walking;
- squat;
- forward bends;
- shake your feet;
- lift the lying leg;
- climb stairs;
- Cycle;
- swimming.