The most disgusting disease for men is not a heart attack or stroke, but prostatitis. You just can't do the simplest thing - go to the bathroom. When you try to urinate, everything hurts, the urine comes out drop by drop, forcing you to hang out in the bathroom for a long time and face it again in just five minutes. And also groin cramps, fever and chills. . . Nice enough.
To understand how to prevent the development of the disease and what kind of prevention of prostatitis exists, we talked to experts in this field.
How to start prophylaxis of prostatitis
Protect yourself from infections
The main cause of prostatitis is infection. That is why it is very important to prevent germs from entering the prostate.
Two types of germs can enter the prostate:
- causes of sexually transmitted diseases;
- inches.
In the first case, the prevention of prostatitis is understandable. As beautiful as the girl is and as much as she wants, without a condom - no, no! And not only prostatitis will protect if this.
In the latter case, E. coli can get on your precious penis both from dirty hands that do not wash after the toilet and during anal sex without a condom. Yes, even with my wife. Therefore, hygiene is everything! Wash your hands, wash your penis, use a condom.
Don't get cold
Due to hypothermia, the immunity drops and the blood stagnates in the pelvic organs. The same E. coli that is usually present in our body can multiply quickly and end up in the wrong place if it freezes. Stagnant blood causes swelling of organs, including the prostate. As a result, urine deteriorates and it is easier for microbes to attach and multiply.
- To prevent prostatitis, it is important to avoid the main risk factors. It is important not to overcool and to soberly assess your strength during hardening. With severe hypothermia, the body may not be able to withstand infections that it has successfully dealt with before, experts explain.
Move more!
Nowadays, when we sit in the office most of the time, then we go while sitting in the car, and then we take a comfortable position on our favorite sofa, his body lacks catastrophic movement! There is no movement - blood stasis begins, the pelvic organs are compressed and work worse.
"The best prevention of prostatitis is to lead the most active lifestyle possible, " experts advise. Go to noon, warm up in the office after long meetings and while writing reports, go up the stairs instead of taking the elevator. Use every opportunity to walk!
Have sex regularly
Regular sex is an excellent prevention of prostatitis. It is the key to good long-term prostate function. During sex, blood circulation is greatly enhanced, metabolic processes are improved. Again, the prostate actively secretes its own juice, which is the liquid part of the semen. There is no stagnation and therefore no chance of the infection being confirmed. Masturbation in this regard is worse, there are no active movements of the pelvis and there is no such a powerful increase in blood circulation.
But do not forget 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 infections. Secondly, alcohol dilates blood vessels and this leads to various stagnations and swellings, which we have already talked about. Third, from drunk you can pull on feats. And now there is unprotected sex not far from a stranger and falling asleep in an incomprehensible place on a cold floor.
Treat chronic diseases
With hypothermia or large amounts of alcohol, the infection can enter the prostate and other organs from internal foci of infection. For example, from carious teeth. The focus can also be untreated chronic sinusitis, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis or sore throat. It looks like where the throat is and where the prostate is, but here. Therefore, to prevent prostatitis and other diseases, it is imperative to treat foci of chronic infection.
Medicines for prostatitis
A whole range of prostatitis drugs is used for treatment:
- antibiotics, as the main cause of prostatitis is an infection, it is treated first;
- anti-inflammatory and analgesic (scientifically "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 the passage of urine; due to inflammation, the prostate increases in size, compresses the urethra and prevents urine from coming out normally;
- vitamins and nutritional supplements improve the restoration of normal prostate function after the victory of infection and relieve inflammation.
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Folk remedies for the treatment of prostatitis
The most popular folk remedy for prostatitis is propolis. It is recommended to use both in the form of candles and in the form of tincture. Propolis is said to have a mild anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, but the key word is small! Neither to overcome the infection that causes prostatitis, nor to relieve inflammation, in which hellish pain and a temperature of 40 degrees, of course, propolis will not be able to.
Another popular folk remedy for prostatitis are pumpkin seeds. Eat - and order. But you really need to understand that pumpkin seeds only work on certain types of worms. And then they don't kill them, they just cause discomfort that worms can start crawling on. Since worms do not cause prostatitis, it is pointless to treat with pumpkin seeds.
Many use burdock root to treat prostatitis. Burdock has a diuretic and wound-healing effect, and also contains a lot of inulin, which is useful in diabetes. There are no wounds as such in prostatitis and therefore there is nothing special to treat. But the diuretic effect will cause you torture. Imagine - you already have urine that can't break through the urethra, pressed by the prostate, and you increase the pressure even more, increasing the pain and the frequency of visits to the toilet. Do you need it?
In folk medicine for the treatment of prostatitis is recommended to use a decoction of bearberry (red) root. The main effect of its use is anti-inflammatory. But it is weak enough to relieve fever and pain. In addition, bear root does not fight infection in any way.
"Our people are so heavy that they can be treated with anything, " he saidurologist Sergei Kotov. - At the heart of all medicines that are now advertised and sold as dietary supplements are herbal ingredients. They have mild anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effectiveness. But as the only treatment for prostatitis, they are too weak because they have extremely low effectiveness. I can't recommend anything. The main problem of traditional medicine is the loss of time and the late start of normal treatment.
Prostatitis bath
- The most effective folk remedy for prostatitis is the bathroom! says the urologist. - Warming up, alternating heat and cold can be helpful. But it is important to remember that the bath is contraindicated for people who have problems with the heart and blood vessels. Very important moment! Patients over the age of 50 should be 100% sure that it is prostatitis and not prostate cancer. Because the symptoms of chronic prostatitis are the same as those of adenoma 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 the bath or sauna to treat prostatitis only if you feel well! Do not walk immediately after eating or while intoxicated. You can't go with acute prostatitis when you have a fever! Only after normalization of health to consolidate the treatment and prevention of prostatitis.
It is better not to overheat in a bath or sauna, to walk for pleasure, and not for the sake of endurance records. We went into the steam bath for 15-20 minutes, warmed up - we went out to rest for 30-40 minutes. You can then return to warm up. It is better not to go up in the snow or ice pool - otherwise you can get a new wave of prostatitis from hypothermia!
Home exercises for prostatitis
- Now there are many exercises on the Internet for the prevention of prostatitis. But for the most part, it's all marketing and advertising, says the doctor. - Regular DAILY walking, squatting and climbing stairs will bring many more benefits! It is clear that it is not hunting, but you are forced to be at least minimally active. And regular sex!
If you have an office job, for example, nothing prevents you from going to the dining room during your lunch break not by elevator, but by walking a few floors. Did you sit for 2 hours on a date? Then go out into the hallway and do a few squats. In general, squats are the exercise itself, which disperses the blood in the pelvis well and fights stagnation.
After work we arrived home - leave the car in the yard and go to the store on foot, do not drive in it on the road. Climb the stairs to your floor, not the elevator. If you live very high, take part of the road with the elevator and walk part of the way.
"You need to train regularly, " he advises.urologist Sergei Kotov. - Records are not necessary, but walking for 40 minutes a day or fitness 2-3 times a week with exercises for the lower body will help. Cycling, walking, squatting, bending over, swimming are very good home exercises for prostatitis.
Remember the basic exercises for the prevention of prostatitis:
- walking;
- squats;
- turns forward;
- swing your legs;
- lifting the legs in a supine position;
- walking up the stairs;
- Cycling;
- swimming.