Prostatitis is a disease accompanied by acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate gland. Most often, this pathology is detected in men aged 25 to 50 years. In the vast majority of cases, this disease is associated with infectious flora, but there are exceptions. In this article we will talk about medications for prostatitis, we will look at cheap but effective remedies.
Before talking about various medicines, we emphasize that the use of any medicine is possible only with a doctor's prescription.
Antibacterial agents
If, based on the test results, it is determined that the inflammation of the prostate is caused by bacteria, the first-line medications are antibiotics.
The choice of a specific antibacterial agent depends on the sensitivity of the pathogen. For example, for prostatitis, macrolides and fluoroquinolones are often used.
In 2014, scientists published a study whose objective was to compare the effectiveness of drugs from the macrolide group and fluoroquinolones in the treatment of chronic prostatitis. As a result, it was found that the macrolide antibiotic was slightly better tolerated by patients and contributed to a longer absence of relapses in the majority of men.
Alpha blockers
Another group of medications frequently prescribed for inflammatory lesions of the prostate are alpha-blockers.
The purpose of these medications is to normalize urination by reducing the tone of the smooth muscle tissue of the prostate and bladder neck, reducing pressure in the urethra and reducing resistance to urine flow.
Thus, alpha-blockers are indicated for patients whose urinary process is impaired due to prostatitis.
Medicines in this group are almost equally effective. The choice of a specific medication is the responsibility of the attending physician.
Herbal preparations
Herbal remedies are included in a separate group of medicines for the treatment of prostatitis. Many of them are used successfully to combat inflammatory lesions of the prostate, are low cost and highly effective.
Examples include tablets or an oral extract that contains the herbs St. John's wort and goldenrod, licorice roots, and rhizomes with Echinacea roots.
According to the manufacturers, this medicine has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, improves blood circulation in prostate tissues and normalizes urination.
Another popular medicine are capsules containing extract from the fruits of the creeping palm tree. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous effect, thus improving urodynamics. Furthermore, this drug has antiandrogenic activity, which inhibits proliferative changes in prostate tissue.