The symptoms of prostatitis are similar to the signs of dangerous diseases.Read them and do not postpone the visit to your doctor.
Prostatitis is an inflammatory disease of the prostate gland, or prostate, a purely male organ located under 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 US, for example, the number of cases of prostatitis is eight percent of all urological diseases.
Why do you need a prostate?
The prostate gland performs the following functions:
- produces a fluid that forms the liquid part of sperm,
- converts testosterone to its active form - dihydrotestosterone,
- together with the bladder neck muscles, forms the internal sphincter, which controls urination,
- participates in the creation of the sensation of orgasm.
The first signs of prostatitis
Symptoms of prostatitis: frequent and unbearable urge to urinate, burning and pain during urination, 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 at the age of 18-20.
Factors that provoke the development of prostatitis:
- chronic hypothermia,
- premature emptying of the bladder,
- disturbance of the rhythm of sexual life (long periods of abstinence, irregularity),
- frequent changes of sexual partners, unprotected sex,
- a sedentary lifestyle that causes damage to blood and lymph circulation in the pelvic organs,
- diseases of the genitourinary system,
- infectious diseases,
- smoking and alcohol,
- injuries,
- hormonal disorders,
- breakdown 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, which lives on the skin and in the intestines.
Penetrating the tissues of the prostate gland, they can, however, cause an inflammatory process.Bacteria often enter the prostate from the bladder or urethra.
Symptoms:
- fever and chills,
- pain in the prostate area, groin and lower back,
- increased desire to urinate, difficulty and pain during urination, feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder, blood in the urine,
- painful ejaculation,
- decrease in sexual desire and quality of erection due to severe pain and intoxication of the body.
If you have 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 caused by injuries to the genitourinary system, bladder catheterization or infections in other organs.
Symptoms:
- frequent urge to urinate
- pain and burning during urination,
- pain in the pelvis, perineum,
- nocturnal urge to urinate,
- difficulty urinating,
- the presence of blood in the semen,
- painful ejaculation,
- slight increase in body temperature.
Symptoms of chronic bacterial prostatitis develop gradually and often periods of irritation alternate with calm.You cannot delay the visit to the doctor: this disease requires qualified treatment.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis can be caused by several factors:
- lifting heavy objects with a full bladder (urine may return to the prostate),
- spasm of the pelvic muscles, leading to increased pressure on the prostate,
- anatomical disorders in the genitourinary system, for example, narrowing of the urinary canal,
- permanent prostate injury.
Symptoms are similar to those of chronic bacterial prostatitis.Differences are revealed only by laboratory tests to detect infection.
Watch out!
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 effectively diagnose and treat these diseases as soon as possible, a man who experiences problems related to urination or genital function should consult a doctor as soon as possible.