The symptoms of prostatitis are similar to the signs of dangerous diseases.Read them and do not delay the visit to your doctor.
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland or prostate, a purely male organ located below the bladder.
This gland is often called the "second heart" because it is responsible for many important functions in the male body.
Prostatitis is one of the most common diseases.In the USA, for example, the number of cases of prostatitis is eight percent of all urological diseases.
Why do you need the prostate?
The prostate gland performs the following functions:
- produces a fluid that forms the liquid part of the sperm,
- converts testosterone into its active form - dihydrotestosterone,
- together with the muscles of the neck of the bladder forms the internal sphincter, which controls urination,
- participates in creating the sensation of orgasm.
The first signs of prostatitis
Symptoms of prostatitis: frequent and unbearable urge to urinate, burning and pain when urinating, difficulty urinating, feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder, pain in the pelvis, groin and lower back.
When does prostatitis start?
In one form or another, prostatitis is observed in almost half of men after 30 years.But it can also appear in young people aged 18–20 years.
Factors provoking the development of prostatitis:
- chronic hypothermia,
- untimely emptying of the bladder,
- violation of the rhythm of sexual life (long periods of abstinence, irregularity),
- frequent change of sexual partners, unprotected sex,
- a sedentary lifestyle that causes impaired circulation of blood and lymph in the pelvic organs,
- diseases of the genitourinary system,
- infectious diseases,
- smoking and alcohol
- injuries,
- hormonal disorders,
- disruption of the immune system.
Types of prostatitis
Acute bacterial prostatitis is caused by damage to the prostate tissue by pathogenic microorganisms: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus, Klebsiella, Staphylococcus aureus.
Many of these bacteria are representatives of the healthy microflora of the human body that lives on the skin and in the intestines.
Penetrating the tissue of the prostate gland, however, they can cause an inflammatory process.Bacteria often enter the prostate from the bladder or urethra.
Symptoms:
- fever and chills,
- pain in the prostate, groin and lower back,
- increased desire to urinate, difficulty and pain when urinating, feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder, blood in the urine,
- painful ejaculation,
- decreased libido and quality of erection due to severe pain and intoxication of the body.
If you experience any of these symptoms, consult your doctor immediately.Acute prostatitis requires urgent diagnosis and treatment.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis sometimes becomes a consequence of acute prostatitis.
Its appearance can also be provoked by injuries of the genitourinary system, bladder catheterization or infections of other organs.
Symptoms:
- frequent urge to urinate,
- pain and burning when urinating,
- pain in the pelvis, perineum,
- nocturnal urge to urinate,
- difficulty urinating,
- presence of blood in the semen,
- painful ejaculation,
- slight increase in body temperature.
Symptoms of chronic bacterial prostatitis develop gradually, and often periods of exacerbation alternate with periods of calmness.You can not postpone the visit to the doctor: this disease requires qualified treatment.
Chronic abacterial prostatitis can be caused by several factors:
- lifting heavy objects with a full bladder (urine can back up into the prostate),
- spasm of the pelvic muscles leading to increased pressure in the prostate,
- anatomical disorders in the genitourinary system, for example narrowing of the urethra,
- permanent damage to the prostate.
Symptoms are similar to those of chronic bacterial prostatitis.Differences are detected only through laboratory tests to detect infection.
attention!
The symptoms of prostatitis are similar to the signs of such dangerous diseases as cystitis, bladder cancer and benign tumors of the prostate.
In order to diagnose and effectively treat these diseases as early as possible, a person who experiences discomfort related to urination or genital function should consult a doctor as soon as possible.