The prostate gland is a small gland of men sized like a walnut, it lies just below the bladder in front of the rectum and makes fluid that forms part of semen. It also surrounds the urethra(the tube that carries urine and semen through the penis and out of the body)
Chronic prostatitis is the most common prostatitis in men while the prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in some countries such as the United States, after skin cancer. Prostatitis refers to the inflammation of the prostate, prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow uncontrollably. Many chronic prostatitis sufferers may wonder whether this disease will arise prostate cancer to them while many prostate cancer patients may wonder whether this cancer is caused by prostatitis, actually, doctors have different opinions on the relationship between chronic prostatitis and prostate cancer, some of them believe prostatitis like chronic prostatitis can be a risk factor for the prostate cancer, some are not. In fact, there was no certain evidence or research proving prostatitis will result in prostate cancer to patients.
Symptoms of prostate cancer include frequent urges to urinate, including at night, difficulty commencing and maintaining urination, patients may also find there has blood in the urine and feel painful urination or ejaculation, advanced prostate cancer patients also have pelvic pain. Patients may find some of these prostate cancer symptoms are similar to those of chronic prostatitis. Prostate cancer is treatable in the early stage when it has not developed, and the treatments are different for early and advanced prostate cancers.
Chronic prostatitis treatment is the most complex one comparing with other types of prostatitis and the potential time of it is the longest. Antibiotics and alpha blockers are used to kill bacteria and relax muscles in the prostate and bladder. Antibiotics are always used for killing bacteria to eliminate inflammation in many kinds of diseases includes chronic pelvic pain syndrome, what should be paid attention to is antibiotics are not perfectly suitable for treating chronic disease, longtime treatment by antibiotics will make patients produce drug resistance so the treating effects will be decreased. Alpha blockers such as Hytrin and Cardura are used for relaxing muscles of the prostate and bladder to improve urine flow and decrease symptoms.
Physical therapy like prostate massage and infrared therapy can help patients reduce pain and uncomfortable feelings, these therapies cannot cure chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Sufferers should not rely on them too much, medical treatments work better in this disease and have the ability in stopping the deterioration of the disease.
As these medicines cannot cure
chronic pelvic pain syndrome, Traditional Chinese Medicine does a try. The advantages of TCM in the treatments of chronic disease are obvious, natural medicine will not produce drug resistance to patients and TCM has the function of fixing and healing. Take
Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill as an example, this pill is made of more than fifty kinds of herbs, it can eliminate pain, relax muscles, improve conditions like urinary frequency and urgency, more critical, this pill helps the damaged prostate regain immune ability to prevent the secondary entrance of bacteria.
Chronic prostatitis does not mean prostate cancer and it is much treatable than prostate cancer, patients can live normal lives like healthy after getting chronic prostatitis cured.