The most despicable disease for men is not a heart attack or stroke, but prostatitis. You can’t do the most ordinary thing as usual - go to the toilet. When you try to urinate, it all hurts, the urine comes out drop by drop, forcing you to hover in the bathroom for a long time and come across it again in just five minutes. And also cramps in the groin, fever and chills. . . Pretty fun.
To understand how to prevent the progression of the disease and what the prevention of prostatitis is, we spoke with experts in the field.
How to start the prevention of prostatitis
Protect yourself from infection
The main cause of prostatitis is infection. Therefore, it is very important to prevent microbes from entering the prostate.
Two types of microbes can enter the prostate:
- causative agents of venereal disease;
- 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 to, without a condom - no, no! And not only from prostatitis will protect, if that.
In the latter case, E. coli can infect your precious penis either from dirty hands that are not washed after the toilet, or during anal sex without a condom. Yes, even with my wife. So cleanliness is everything! Wash hands, wash stems, wear condoms.
Don't be cold
Due to hypothermia, immunity drops and blood stagnates in the pelvic organs. The same E. coli that is normally found in our body can multiply quickly and get into the wrong place if it freezes. Stagnant blood causes swelling of organs, including the prostate. As a result, urine becomes worse and it is easier for microbes to attach and multiply.
- To prevent prostatitis, it is important to avoid major risk factors. It is important not to over -cool and evaluate your strength during hardening. With acute hypothermia, the body may not be able to withstand the infection, which has been successfully overcome before, experts explain.
Move more!
Nowadays, when most of the working time we sit in the office, then we go while sitting in the car, and then we take a comfortable position on our favorite couch, the body lacks movement catastrophically! No movement - blood stasis begins, the pelvic organs are compressed and work harder.
"The best prevention of prostatitis is to lead as active a lifestyle as possible, " experts advise. Walking to lunch, warming up in the office after a long meeting and while writing a report, climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator. Use every opportunity to walk!
Have sex regularly
Frequent sex is an excellent prevention of prostatitis. It is the key to the good long -term work of the prostate gland. During sexual intercourse, blood circulation increases strongly, metabolic processes are better. Again, the prostate actively secretes its juice, which is the fluid portion of semen. There is no stagnation and therefore no chance for a entrenched infection. Masturbation in this case is worse, thus there is no active movement of the pelvis and there is no strong increase in blood circulation.
But remember about safety, 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 infection. Second, alcohol dilates blood vessels, and this leads to various stagnation and edema, which we have already discussed. Third, from drunkenness you can do performance. And already there until unprotected sex is not far from an unfamiliar woman and asleep in an incomprehensible place on the cold floor.
Treating chronic diseases
With hypothermia or large amounts of alcohol consumed, the infection can enter the prostate and other organs from the internal focus of the infection. For example, from dental caries. The focus can also be untreated chronic sinusitis, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis or sore throat. Apparently, where the throat and where the prostate, but here. Therefore, for the prevention of prostatitis and other diseases, it is important to treat the focus of chronic infection.
Remedy for prostatitis
For treatment, various types of drugs for prostatitis are used:
- antibiotics, because the main cause of prostatitis is an infection, it is treated first;
- anti-inflammatory and painkillers (scientifically "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs"), these drugs lower the temperature during acute prostatitis, relieving pain and inflammation of the prostate gland;
- alpha-blockers-drugs that relax the prostate gland and improve the urinary tract; due to inflammation, the prostate enlarges in size, presses on the urethra and does not allow urine to come out normally;
- vitamins and supplements, they enhance the restoration of normal prostate function after the infection is defeated and inflammation is relieved.
But devices sold for the treatment of prostatitis are 99% useless, experts are sure. Here is this laser, pulsed and electromagnetic miracle device.
Folk remedies for prostatitis
The most popular folk remedy for prostatitis is propolis. It is recommended to use it in the form of candles and in the form of tinctures. Propolis is said to have few anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, but the key word is small! Not to overcome the infection that causes prostatitis, or to relieve inflammation, where the pain of hell and a temperature of 40 degrees, of course, propolis will not be able to.
Another popular folk remedy for prostatitis is pumpkin seeds. Eat - and order. But in fact, you need to understand that pumpkin seeds act only on certain types of worms. And then, they don’t kill them, but only cause discomfort, from which worms can start crawling out of a person. Since worms do not cause prostatitis, there is no point in treating with pumpkin seeds.
Many use burdock root to treat prostatitis. Burdock has diuretic and wound healing effects, and it also contains a lot of inulin, which is useful for diabetes. There are no such lesions with prostatitis, and therefore nothing special to treat. But the diuretic effect will give you torture. Imagine - you already have urine that can’t penetrate the urethra that is squeezed by the prostate, and you increase the pressure even more, increasing your pain and frequency of toilet visits. Do you need it?
In folk medicine, for the treatment of prostatitis, it is also advisable to use a decoction of bear root (red). The main effect of its use is anti-inflammatory. But it is a bit weak to lower the temperature and pain. In addition, bear roots do not fight infection in any way.
"Our people are so bad that they can be treated with anything, " he saidurologist Sergey Kotov. - At the heart of all the drugs that are now advertised and sold as supplements, are plant components. They have mild anti-inflammatory and antibacterial efficacy. But as the only treatment for prostatitis, they are too weak, because they have very low efficiency. I can't recommend anything. The main problem of traditional medicine is the loss of time and late start of regular treatment.
Bath for prostatitis
- The most effective folk way to treat prostatitis is to take a bath! said the urologist. - Warming up, heat and cold alternately can help. But it is important to remember that bathing is contraindicated for people who have problems with the heart and blood vessels. One very important thing! In patients over the age of 50, you need to be 100% sure that it is prostatitis and not prostate cancer. Because the symptoms of chronic prostatitis are similar to adenomas and prostate cancer. And it is important not to waste time trying to cure the wrong disease. The procedure is as follows: first we exclude oncology, then we treat prostatitis.
You can go to a bath or sauna for prostatitis treatment only if you feel well! Do not walk immediately after eating or while intoxicated. You can’t walk with acute prostatitis when you have a temperature! Only after the normalization of health to consolidate the treatment and prevention of prostatitis.
It is better not to overheat in a bath or sauna, walk for fun, and not for a record of endurance. We went into the steam room for 15-20 minutes, warmed up-went out to rest for 30-40 minutes. Then you can go back to warm up. It is better not to climb snow or ice pools - otherwise you can get a new wave of prostatitis than hypothermia!
Exercise at home for prostatitis
- There are many exercises for prostatitis prevention on the Internet right now. But, for the most part, it's all marketing and advertising, - says the doctor. - Walking, squatting and climbing stairs on a regular basis every day will bring more benefits! It’s clear that it’s not hunting, but you’re forcing yourself to be at least minimally active. And a normal sex life!
If you have an office job, for example, there’s nothing stopping you from going to the dining room during your lunch break not by elevator, but by walking a few floors. Sitting for 2 hours in a meeting? After that, head out into the corridor and do some squats. In general, squats are exercises that distribute blood in the pelvis well and fight stagnation.
After work, we get home - leave the car in the yard and go to the store on foot, and don’t drive into it on the road. Take the stairs to your floor, not the elevator. If you live very high, take the elevator part of the street, and walk part of the street.
"You need to exercise regularly, " he advises.urologist Sergey Kotov. - Records are not required, but walking for 40 minutes a day or fitness classes 2-3 times a week with exercises for the lower body will help. Cycling, walking, squatting, bending, swimming are excellent home exercises for prostatitis.
Remember the main exercises for the prevention of prostatitis:
- walk;
- squat;
- bend forward;
- swing your legs;
- lift the recumbent leg;
- walk up the stairs;
- Cycling;
- Swim.