Prostatitis is an extremely common inflammatory disease of the genitourinary system in men. The essence of this pathology is infectious or abacterial inflammation of the prostate gland. Most often, this disease is diagnosed in men aged 25 to 50 years. In the absence of medical help, it can cause erectile dysfunction, infertility, etc. In this article, we will look at the best drugs for prostatitis.
General principles of prostatitis treatment
To begin with, we note that self-treatment of inflammation of the prostate gland is unacceptable. All medicines should be used only as prescribed by a doctor.
With the bacterial nature of the inflammatory process, antibacterial drugs are used, selected depending on the sensitivity of the pathogen. The dose and duration of antibiotics are also selected individually.
In addition, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, herbal preparations that stop inflammation and improve metabolic processes in the prostate can be used.
If there are complaints of difficulty urinating, alpha-blockers are prescribed, which restore urodynamics.
Various non-pharmacological methods are also of great importance. First of all, this includes prostate massage, carried out in chronic inflammatory process. In addition, the treatment plan is actively supplemented by various physical therapy procedures, such as laser therapy, electrical stimulation, etc.
Effective drugs
So, what drugs work best for prostatitis?
As for antibiotics, fluoroquinolones and macrolides are most often prescribed for inflammation of the prostate, but other groups of antibacterial agents can also be used.
If we talk about herbal preparations, then a drug based on an extract of the fruits of a creeping palm can be used. It has an anti-inflammatory, anti-androgenic, anti-exudative effect. This drug is actively prescribed not only for chronic prostatitis, but also for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Another herbal preparation is a combination medicine that includes the herb Canadian goldenrod, licorice root, St. John's wort herb, purple echinacea root rhizomes. This drug improves microcirculation in the tissues of the prostate, acts against certain bacteria and reduces the severity of inflammation.
Another effective means of treating prostatitis are suppositories, the active ingredient of which is biomass obtained from insect larvae of the gypsy moth species. In 2020, scientists from the Kuban State Medical University conducted a study, the results of which prove the possibility of using this drug in patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis.
From the group of alpha-adrenergic blockers, a drug that helps to relax the smooth muscle fibers of the neck of the bladder and prostate is most often used, which leads to an improvement in the flow of urine.