The first signs of prostatitis, how to recognize the disease and what to do

Prostatitis is a disease that can suddenly strike anyone.

The urinary tract passes through the prostate, which contributes to the manifestation of one of the first signs of the disease - difficulty urinating.

Prostatitis - the beginning

The onset of the disease is always associated with certain circumstances in our lives.

There are several types of prostatitis:

• spicy;
• Chronic;
• Infectious (bacteria);
• Not contagious.

The nomenclature in this case is binary, for example, infectious prostatitis can be both chronic and acute.

Each type of prostatitis will start differently and be preceded by its own unique circumstances.Let's look at them.

Risk factors and circumstances

1. STD.When infected with any sexually transmitted disease from a sexual partner, a man is at high risk of developing an acute prostate infection, which can then become chronic.Thus, sexually transmitted diseases will be the first factor leading to prostatitis.
2. Sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work, indifference to sports and morning exercise, obesity.This causes noninfectious prostatitis, which can be more severe or occur with vague symptoms.
3. Hypothermia - in this case, the genitourinary system is constantly attacked by colds, as a result of which the bladder, vas deferens, prostate and testicles can become inflamed.
4. Year old.When a man turns 40-45 years old, the prostate will begin to undergo irreversible changes.This is associated with menopause in men - a direct consequence of hormonal changes in the body.Prostate growth (hyperplasia), which accompanies (or may accompany) all the symptoms of prostatitis.

Let's summarize again - these factors increase the risk of developing prostatitis tenfold.

Next, we will analyze the first signs of various types of prostatitis.

Attention, before self-diagnosis at the first signs or during a panic attack, look for your doctor's contact information - pay attention to the risk factors mentioned above.You probably don't have prostatitis!

Symptom

Acute process

Let us clarify that the first signs of acute prostatitis in most cases are the same in all patients:

• Pain when urinating, burning after urination;
• Increased temperature;
• After bravely emptying the bladder, the patient feels that there is still urine in it;
• Complaints of pain in the groin and perineum.

The pain begins suddenly and problems with going to the toilet also occur.This is because the swelling of the inflamed prostate increases rapidly.

Symptoms may disappear on their own but do not produce hallucinations: this does not mean that the disease has passed.

Prostatitis becomes chronic.A long period of time (years) can pass from the first signs of acute prostatitis to the onset of chronic prostatitis.

Chronic process

Perhaps the patient did not experience a pronounced acute phase, and the disease that bypassed it became chronic.

In this case, the symptoms will be as follows:

• Dull pain in the anal area after defecation, spreading to the tailbone;
• Frequent or unusual pain in the groin;
• Going to the toilet doesn't cause much difficulty, but to start urinating you have to strain your stomach a bit.Patients do not pay much attention to this;
• Sometimes after urinating there is still a burning sensation in the urethra area.

The first signs of chronic prostatitis may appear over a long period of time.They can disappear, then become known again.

Infectious prostatitis

Often infected with prostatitis, patients also carry other sexually transmitted diseases.

Among the first signs are:

• Urethral pain, bloody urine;
• Increased temperature;
• White urine (pus);
• Frequent need to go to the toilet.

The first signs of bacterial prostatitis are similar to acute prostatitis, since the latter often occurs precisely due to the efforts of an infectious agent.

Non-infectious prostatitis

After 40 years, a man can notice the first signs of non-infectious prostatitis.It's not the bacteria's fault, it's just time.

An enlarged prostate, which may manifest itself in some way or may go unnoticed.

If a man has problems, they will have symptoms such as:

• Difficulty urinating;
• Urine left in the bladder.

If this causes prostatitis, there is pain, burning sensation and possibly increased temperature.

Any prostatitis has basic (main) manifestations in urination problems.The pain can be of different location and intensity, a burning sensation at the end and after urination may be absent.

Sexual problems occur in 99 out of 100% of cases, but this is a long process, taking several years or more.

One of the first signs is weakened urine pressure.If you have to strain your abdominal muscles to start urinating (even if you're not paying attention to it), it's time to see a urologist.

This is the first sign of impending prostatitis.

What will happen if you ignore all these symptoms?

Assume that acute prostatitis will resolve on its own (imagine that it will resolve on its own).

After a few days of suffering, we can easily go to the toilet again, the burning sensation and pain have left us.

The feeling of euphoria will not last long - chronic inflammation will form in the prostate, so prostatitis will remind of itself.

This is not the worst, because you can live with such feelings.What matters is what happens inside the prostate.

Let's remember what its function is – maintaining the vital activity of sperm.

Prostatitis inhibits and blocks this function.As prostatitis progresses, men may lose their ability to conceive.

Another unpleasant consequence of progressive prostatitis is depression and bad mood.Constant “toilet” problems add to men's stress.

Incomplete emptying of the bladder leads to inflammatory processes in it and other parts of the urinary system.

So don't be idle.

How to detect prostatitis?

At the first signs of illness, contact your urologist and let us know how you feel.

Prostatitis is diagnosed by medical history, rectal prostatic examination, and TRUS.

Other methods are used as an additional method to identify comorbidities or rule them out.

You can perform the diagnosis at home.But prostatitis can be confused with urethritis or bladder inflammation, so read the diagnosis of prostatitis carefully.

Treatment

Treatment of prostatitis depends on its form.

The main duties of a doctor are:

• Restore normal ureter.This means reducing swelling, eliminating muscle spasms and stimulating urine production and elimination.
• Fights infectious agents or eliminates the cause of prostatitis.
• Prevention of recurrence (diet, lifestyle and healthy habits).
• Stimulates prostate activity – rectal prostate massage.

The treatment can also be carried out at home, after previously agreeing on the treatment methods with the urologist.For example, it will be useful to use special microscopic methods using herbal decoctions.

To speed up recovery, your doctor will prescribe physical therapy.