Prostatitis - a problem that every man ought to concern
Prostate is one part of the reproductive system and lies just under the bladder. Morphological, it is a walnut-sized gland. Main function of the gland is to assit producing semen. Which wraping around the urethra is the prostate gland, it is also the passage that transfer urine from bladder to the penis. Usually, prostate has a tendency of enlarge with age. Or in other cases, a tumor can also make it look bigger. Besides, it put great pressure on the urethra at times. A simple conception of prostatitis is: infection of the prostatitis is called prostatitis. Mormally, an enlarged prostate is often called benigh prostate hyperplasia, which can be abbreviated to BPH.
About ten percent of acute patients have to confront with severe symptoms. Usually, symptoms come suddenly, fever and chills appears in more serious condition. While about ninety percent of chronic prostatitis patients may face with a milder condition. However, symptoms can last for months.
Symptoms of prostatitis:
1. Frequent urination, strong urge to urinate, even though, patients may just pass only a little, sometimes, they urinate with a burning sensation.
2. Difficulty when urination. It is often interrupted when patients urinate. The stream is weak.
3. More urination at night.
4. During the bowel movement, discomfort may worsen and there may be some urethra discharge.
5. Discomfort or pain in the body, such as lower back, upper thigns, public area, scrotum.
6. Pain in tip of penis; genital and rectal throbbing.
7.Blocked urine
8. Pain or discomfort during or after ejaculation; sexual problems or loss of sex drive
Causes of prostatitis:
No one can tell you the exact causes of prostatitis, because the real nosogenesis is unknown. However, through clinical observation, we know factors that can cause chronic cases, such as blocked urine flow, autoimmune diseases, abnormal flow of urine and prostate secretion enter the prostate, abnormal nerve or muscle function.
Diagnosis of prostatitis:
How is prostatitis diagnosed? Usually, patients have to receive a digital rectal eaxm, and may also have a blood test for PSA (prostate-specific antigen). Some urine test are necessary as well to determine the type. According to the statistics, about fifty percent of men can be affected with this disease in their lives.
Some increased risk:
Some diseases or special factors can absolutely aggravate the condition, such as urinary tract infection, insertion of a catheter, some sexual transmitted diseases or groin injuries.
Treatment for acute and chronic bacterial and non-bacterial prostatitis:
1. An acute bacterial prostatitis patient may see blood in his urine, and often suffer fever and chills. In this situation, he should go to the doctor as soon as possible. Normally, doctor will give antibiotic to him for seven to fourteen days. Plus, fever and chills should be treated with other medications. Patients do not need to feel uneasy. Acute bacterial postatitis is the least common prostate problem and it can be treated easily. Just have some rest and take it easy.
2. What annoy chronic bacterial prostatitis patients most are the recurring baldder infection symptoms. In this case, patients have to take more antibiotic and the treatment lasts for long time. Usually, about sixty percent of those patients can be cured.
3. Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis, which is also called chronic pelvic pain syndrome is able to affect any men at any age. Pain and discomfort spread in groin and bladder. Antibiotic are usually given, however, with little efficacy. Sometimes we can say, chronic nonbacterial prostatitis is a stubborn disease, because we even don't know its pathogens.
For long-term cases, prostatitis treatment may include exercise, massage therapy, medications to reduce anxiety, and biofeedback techniques.
So we have learnt that antibiotic can’t be applied to every type of prostatitis. However, doctors will never give up these convinience, even though patients may suffer side effects or resistance. Other treatments as we mentioned above can also address symptoms but not root causes. It is said that herbal remedy tends to be a new popular resolution. We have witnessed its rising success, and still need to pay close attention to it.
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