Causes and symptoms of prostatitis

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland (prostate), a common urological disease of men. This disease affects about 30% of the male population. Prostatitis can long proceed without unpleasant symptoms this makes diagnosis in the early stages and leads to the development of chronic prostatitis.

The causes of prostatitis

The causes of prostatitis can be infectious and non-infectious nature. Getting an infection in the prostate itself does not cause manifestations of disease. To develop prostate, need more predisposing factors.

The prostatitis lack certain specific pathogens, the risk group includes persons with chronic infectious diseases - cholecystitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, chlamydia, and others. The infection spreads from the bladder, rectum, lymph and blood vessels. In most cases, the prostate gland itself to cope with a penetrated by the infection, a small inflammation are quickly and quietly. But sometimes in the gland occurs weakening of the protective functions as a result of certain factors, and the infection is not destroyed completely.

The main risk factor is poor circulation, especially in small capillaries, aided by a sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work without regular workouts, hypothermia, bad habits, bad ecology. All this impairs circulation in the small pelvis, relaxes the prostate gland and promotes the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.

The cause of the inflammation of the prostate gland can also become excessively active sex life or, conversely, prolonged sexual abstinence. Natural sexual activity tones the prostate gland, retains her health. Disorders of the prostate can cause the constant fatigue, irregular meals, excessive exercise, frequent stress, chronic lack of sleep, chronic constipation.

The symptoms of prostatitis

The disease has a slow character, the symptoms are pretty vague and not immediately noticeable. Acute prostatitis is uncommon and is characterized by severe pain and intoxication of the organism. Patients complain of pain in the perineum, lumbar spine, reproductive organs. There are chills, high fever, painful and frequent urination or urine retention, and nausea.

In chronic prostatitis so bright no symptoms might experience fatigue, sweating, slight fever, pain when urinating, discomfort in the perineum or the lumbar spine, weak erection and orgasm, decreased libido. If the disease has become running form, it is possible to suppress the functionality of the genitals and impotence.

A discomfort at the time of emptying of the bladder. The reason for difficult, intermittent or painful urination is prostate which starts to increase the inflammatory process and constrict the urethra. In the future there is a sclerosis of the bladder neck, which can lead to the complete overlap of the ureter. The pathological process blockage takes many months and years.

Treatment of prostatitis

Prostatitis is a difficult disease to treat. Therapy aimed at improving symptoms and getting long-term remission. Apply techniques such as prostate massage, physiotherapy, antibiotic therapy, recommendations for a healthy lifestyle, efforts are made to raise the immune system. Only a set of measures and strict compliance with all doctor's appointments allows to achieve the effect.