Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate (prostate) in men. According to statistics, this is the most common urological disease in the age group of 25 to 50 years. The main causes of the disease can be divided into 2 groups: infectious and non-infectious. In most of the reported cases, the causes of prostatitis are specifically non-infectious.
Many factors are involved in the development of the disease: smoking, hypothermia, regular alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, infections of the genital tract, which eventually spread to the prostate. It can also adversely affect prostate health and tight underwear, allergic reactions, trauma, severe stress, constipation and prolonged urinary retention.
The impulse for the manifestation of the disease is usually low sexual activity or prolonged abstinence. Due to all these factors, hormonal changes occur, blood circulation in the pelvic organs is disturbed and lymphatic stagnation occurs. This in turn lowers the immune system, making the prostate very vulnerable to infections and viruses.
Prostatitis can be divided into 3 forms: infectious, acute and chronic.
The causative agents of the infectious form can be different types of bacteria, viruses, fungi and Trichomonas. As a rule, the development of infectious prostatitis is due to the penetration of sexually transmitted infections into the prostate. These are most often infections such as chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea or trichomoniasis. Getting from the urethra and bladder into the prostate gland through the lymphatic or blood vessels of the pelvis, the infection disrupts the blood supply to the prostate, causing congestion or (in very rare cases) blood poisoning. But this does not always cause the development of inflammation - it requires the above factors, without which the disease may not manifest itself.
The acute form of prostatitis is the main cause of unpleasant and painful sensations when going to the toilet. Often the patient also has fever (up to 40 degrees), chills, malaise, pain in the perineum. In the acute form, swelling of the prostate occurs, which disrupts normal urination. At the first symptoms you should immediately make an appointment with a urologist, as any delay in treatment can lead to the transformation of the disease into a chronic form. At the same time, in acute prostatitis, the chances of complete recovery are almost always high, although complex treatment is required. It usually includes antiviral drugs, ultrasound, physiotherapy, reflexology and prostate massage.
The chronic form of prostatitis develops 3-6 months after the onset of the acute form, if no treatment is given. In this form, the disease may remain invisible for a long time, but under certain conditions exacerbations are possible. The danger of prostatitis is that it can bring with it other, much more unpleasant diseases: vesiculitis, fibrosis, inflammation of the appendages and then erectile dysfunction (impotence) and as a result of this infertility.
Treatment of prostatitis with folk remedies
Prostatitis in acute form or with complications is treated only in a hospital under the supervision of doctors. They perform a complete diagnosis, PCR, uroflowmetry, perform blood and urine tests, detect the presence of viruses or dangerous bacteria. And only then, depending on the established reasons, antibiotics, immunostimulants, laser and physiotherapy are prescribed. In severe cases, surgery may be necessary.
Treatment of prostatitis at home will be effective only in the absence of complications or recurrence of the chronic form. Usually folk remedies for prostatitis are designed to reduce pain, increase immunity and help eliminate pelvic edema.
Squats in prostatitis
When the cause of prostatitis is inflammation (not a bacterial infection), then the disease is likely to be caused by a disruption in the blood supply to the pelvis, which affects both the prostate and the muscles around it. And there is no better way to restore blood circulation than regular squats. Try it first: straighten your arms, raise them above your head and do as many squats as possible.
These should be deep squats "to the end", that is, so as not to keep the pelvis at knee level, and the torso does not bend forward, creating the illusion of performing the exercise. If you can do this exercise 80-100 times, then you have a great chance of healing. If you quickly develop pain in the legs and pelvis, this is a sure sign of weakness in the muscles of the legs, as well as problems with blood circulation in the prostate and other pelvic organs.
You may not do this exercise every day, but limit yourself to 3 times a week. If you can't sit 80 times, try to break the performance of several approaches: 4 times 20 times, 2 times 40 or 50 times. For maximum efficiency, the rest should not be too long - 3-5 minutes.
Also try to supplement squats with other exercises:
- Raise your legs while lying on your stomach (about 20 times per approach), but you should not do this exercise 100 times to avoid overexertion;
- Do "scissors": sit on the floor, find support for your hands behind your back, lift your legs in the air and cross them, leaving successively right and left above. Do not overstrain with this exercise either.
Along with squats, these exercises should give a total of 100-150 times - then the treatment of prostatitis at home will be most effective and may not require medication.
Other exercises for prostatitis
- Lie on your back, bend your legs and put them on yourself - your knees should reach your face. With your arms around your legs, lie down for 3-20 minutes. This exercise for treating prostatitis will also be very effective, but you have to be very patient. And the longer you can lie in this position, the better. But don't overdo it! More than 20 minutes at a time is highly discouraged.
- Perineal massage is also one of the most effective exercises against prostatitis. Do it in the morning, immediately after sleep, to relieve prostate congestion.
- Another effective exercise is done just before breakfast. Stand to your full height, gather your legs and do a third of your regular squat. Freeze in this position and start moving your knees forward one by one: left and then right. Do this exercise for 5 minutes. You can repeat the same thing in the evening. This is a rather complicated method and may not be easy, but if done regularly, you will get used to it and you will not only be able to cure prostatitis, but also to perform its regular prevention.
Pumpkin seeds for prostatitis
Pumpkin seeds have long been popular in the treatment of prostatitis. This is a very powerful and at the same time affordable and cheap folk remedy. They contain a large amount of zinc, which is necessary for a man of any age - his daily share is contained in only 30 seeds. Just eat dried seeds before meals every day and you will quickly see improvement.
Another way is to peel half a kilo of seeds and pass them through a meat grinder. The main thing is that they are not fried, otherwise you will not get the desired effect. Add 200-250 grams of honey to them and stir. From the resulting mass make small balls no less than a hazelnut. Store these balls in the refrigerator, placing a few in advance before use.
Eat these balls one by one half an hour before meals, twice a day. But do not swallow it quickly, but chew it slowly for a few minutes. As a rule, such treatment is very effective and one course per year will be sufficient to avoid recurrence.
Treatment of prostatitis with hazelnut
To prepare this product, you need either bark or leaves - both will be equally effective. You can even use them one by one, but it is advisable not to mix them. It is also important to remember that the bark takes twice as long.
Boil 1 tablespoon of the product in 1 cup of boiling water, cover with a lid and let it boil for half an hour. Then strain and drink a quarter cup 4 times a day. For cooking you can use both fresh and cooked 1-2 times, although fresh, of course, will be more effective. This medicine usually helps to relieve the symptoms of prostatitis within a week.
Aspen bark from prostatitis
Aspen bark will be just as effective against prostatitis as hazel bark and leaves. To do this, the bark of the aspen must be collected before the sap flow begins, before the buds and leaves begin to bloom. This usually happens in mid-April. The thickness of the bark can be any, but preferably 3 mm.
The bark should be dried a little in the shade or in the oven, then take 100 grams, grind and pour into a jar of 0, 5 liters. The bark is poured with 200 grams of vodka, but so as to cover it completely. The jar should then be tightly closed and left to simmer in a dark place for 2 weeks. Then strain the tincture through cheesecloth or sieve.
Use an infusion of 20 drops in a quarter cup of water, 3 times daily before meals. Usually the resulting tincture of aspen is enough for about 2 months.
Treatment of prostatitis with wormwood
Wormwood is a wonderful remedy for almost any inflammation in the genital tract, as it is very effective in destroying a purulent infection. Complete medicine can be prepared from only 100 grams of dried wormwood herb. It should be carefully cut and sifted through a kitchen colander. The herb that has passed through it is suitable for ingestion - dried wormwood, due to its strong bitterness, has a cleansing effect on the body, killing all infectious agents and parasites.
How is wormwood treated? The algorithm is simple:
- For starters, you will need to swallow a pinch of dry crushed grass for the first 3 days, washed down with water. This should be done every 2-3 hours, including at night. It doesn't matter if you do it before or after a meal. It is very important that you cannot rest during these first 3 days, even at night. This is quite a difficult procedure, including due to the difficulty in swallowing the bitter herb, but such a course will help you not only in the fight against prostatitis, but also with any other infections.
- In the second stage it is required to drink wormwood 5-6 times a day, 4 consecutive days, taking breaks only at night.
During this course you must follow a strict diet. Otherwise, the strength of the treatment can be significantly reduced.
- It is advisable to turn off the bread or reduce its amount to 200 grams, but not fresh, and time to "lie down" a little;
- Exclude from the diet meat, fish, sausages, eggs, pastries, cheese and other dairy products;
- Remember to exclude alcohol and tobacco;
- But at the same time you are free to use a variety of cereals, nuts, fruits and sunflower oil.
During the course you may feel an exacerbation of some hidden diseases, joint pain and general weakness.
Parsley for prostatitis
Parsley is an extremely healthy plant that has many healing properties. In particular, they include the ability to stop inflammation and normalize genital function. In cooking we use parsley because of its high taste, but in fact it is a powerful medicinal herb and contains many useful trace elements and vitamins.
For example, 100 grams of parsley contain the daily requirement of vitamin A, which makes parsley very useful for eyesight. At the same time, the content of vitamin C in it is several times higher than in lemons. Parsley also contains inulin (natural insulin), which effectively regulates blood sugar levels and has a beneficial effect on the intestines.
To combat prostatitis you should drink a tablespoon of parsley juice 3 times a day for half an hour before meals. You can also use chopped parsley seeds: pour them with a glass of boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes. Take the broth 5-6 times a day on a tablespoon.
Treatment of prostatitis with herbs
Herbal treatment for prostatitis is a very old and proven medicine. For centuries, the recipes used in folk medicine have come down to us virtually unchanged. Below we have listed the most effective of these recipes:
- Squeeze the juice of celandine from freshly picked stems and mix with alcohol in proportions of 1 to 1. Take the infusion in the morning before breakfast. For the first time - a drop of infusion of 50 grams of water and then gradually increase the dose so that by the end of the month there are already 30 drops.
- Another recipe for treatment with parsley: add to it cranberries, hawthorn and valerian root. The plants should be chopped and mixed and then filled with a glass of boiling water. Then you need to strain the solution through cheesecloth and take half a cup 2 times a day. This infusion will be very effective in infectious form of prostatitis.
- To treat prostatitis with cloves, grind the dried plant and pour a glass of boiling water. Then everything is done as in the previous recipe: filter the tincture through cheesecloth and use half a cup.
- Radiola rosea will be extremely effective against chronic prostatitis. You need to pour a glass of boiling water on a tablespoon of the grated roots of this plant and let it boil for an hour. The tincture is then filtered for half a cup 2 times a day (usually before breakfast and dinner).
It is worth knowing that herbal treatment usually takes much longer than treatment with other methods, including drugs. The course usually takes from one to six months. However, the advantage of herbal treatment for prostatitis is that it is very effective in combating not only the symptoms but also the causes of the disease, which are usually hidden from view. In addition, herbs rarely have side effects unless you have allergies, and medications based on different herbs can be combined without any problems.
It is also important to remember: when using alcoholic tinctures, it is not recommended to consume them on an empty stomach, especially if you have problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
Prophylaxis of prostatitis
Prevention is always easier and more profitable than treatment later. That's why you need to know a few simple secrets that will help avoid the development and complications of prostatitis:
- Try not to sit for a long time without interruption, especially in an awkward position;
- Avoid hypothermia, especially in the pelvic area;
- Also avoid constipation and urinary retention - they contribute a lot to the development of this disease.
Also, regular physical activity, which helps to improve blood circulation in the pelvic organs, will be a very good preventive measure. A proper, well-oiled diet will also help. It should be noted that these points will allow you to avoid many diseases that await a person after 30 years.
Remember that instead of diagnosing yourself and trying to treat yourself at home, you should first consult an experienced therapist! This way you will avoid a lot of trouble and possible complications.