The term "prostatitis" refers to a chronic or acute inflammatory process of any etiology that occurs in the prostate. Since the prostate is an exclusively male organ, prostatitis only develops in men. There are many types of prostatitis, but any type of prostatitis can be divided into acute and chronic.
Acute prostatitis occurs under the influence of many factors - the presence of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, under the influence of malnutrition, a sedentary lifestyle, bad habits and others. >
The prostate is a gland with external secretion, that is, the secret produced by it enters the external environment. In men, the prostate is an unpaired organ whose activity depends on male sex hormones, in particular androgen and steroid hormones.
The prostate is located behind the bladder, enclosing the initial part of the urethra, into which its ducts open.
It is precisely by its location that the prostate owes one of its functions - during an erection, it blocks the outlet from the bladder. It is the prostate that is responsible for the feeling of orgasm, this occurs due to the abundant supply of the gland with nerves, that is, innervation.
Temperature
One of the first signs of acute prostatitis, regardless of the causes of its occurrence, is a rise in temperature. As with any other inflammatory process that occurs in the body, the temperature rises to subfebrile figures - that is, about 37. 5-380OF.
In addition, the more intense the immune response, that is, the body's response, the more the temperature increases. That is, at the height of the disease, the body temperature can rise to forty degrees.
Naturally, only a rise in temperature cannot indicate the occurrence of prostatitis.
Usually the first symptoms of prostatitis are difficulty urinating with the use of additional muscles - abdominal muscles, violations of the mechanism of ejaculation, itching, burning and other uncomfortable phenomena in the area of the perineum orgenitals.
Frequent trips to the toilet
In addition, it is an increased urge to urinate (with a small amount of urine released), a feeling of "residual urine" after emptying the bladder, an unpleasant orgasm and, forconsequently, a decrease in libido.
General weakness
As with any other inflammatory disease, there is an intoxication syndrome, which includes general weakness, decreased performance, nausea, and possibly vomiting.
There is also a disorder of the nervous system - depression, irritability and others.
What are the causes of prostatitis
There are also factors predisposing to prostatitis - hormonal imbalance, including age, prolonged sexual abstinence, smoking, general hypothermia, stool retention, sedentary lifestyle, lack of physical activity, overheating, chronic sciatica in history, immunodeficiency states, age-related changes in the body.
Particular attention should be paid to a predisposing factor such as inflammatory diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, as the infection can spread upwards.
It happens that the disease begins with urethritis
The initial stage of prostatitis is characterized by a fairly typical clinical picture - urine stream lethargy, frequent urination, fever. Possible pain in the perineum. Often there is a violation of sexual function.
However, sexual dysfunction is more than a psychological, physiological or clinical weeks. The process of ejaculation itself does not bring pleasure at all, or even causes pain, to which a conditioned reflex develops, which leads to a decrease in libido.
From a purely physiological point of view, prostatitis can lead to a lack of potency only at a late stage. The initial stage is also called the "first signs" stage - the onset of urination does not occur immediately, as usual, but with a slight delay.
Already at this stage, the prostate is enlarged, but nevertheless painless on palpation. At the same time, the edges of the prostate are well palpated, and the median furrow is palpated - as in the norm. The most interesting thing is that the stage of the first signs can last quite a long time - up to three years.
Patients of urologists in recent years are increasingly becoming young people. That is to say, the inflammation of the prostate "rejuvenates". This is due to the development of "outrageous" hobbies - surfing, diving, skiing and kayaking. With improper loads and full body hypothermia, prostatitis can occur.
And, paradoxically, a too "calm" lifestyle can also predispose to the development of prostatitis. This is due to the stagnation of blood and lymph in the pelvis - a sedentary, sedentary lifestyle is not the best way to disperse blood in the organs.
Insufficiently cured inflammatory diseases, which may not be associated with the pelvic organs at all, are also predisposing factors for prostatitis. This is due to the fact that the infection (of any etiology) from the primary focus is able to hematogenously or lymphogenously penetrate the prostate. In the presence of congestion in the pelvis, the infection settles there and begins to multiply.
It also happens that prostatitis occurs because of stress. Stress weakens the immune system, increasing the risk of prostatitis.
STDs - "sexually transmitted diseases" - one of the main causes of inflammation of the prostate. Gonorrhea, if not properly treated, almost always causes prostatitis.
However, remember that you cannot go from one extreme to the other. With prolonged sexual abstinence, stagnation of blood and lymph in the pelvic organs is again formed, a secret stagnates in the prostate, which leads to prostatitis.
The prognosis for timely detection and adequate treatment of this disease is favorable, however, if the disease is left to chance, chronicity or the addition of a secondary infection is possible, which will lead to rather sad consequences.