The term "prostate" refers to a chronic or acute inflammatory process of any etiology occurring in the prostate gland. Since the prostate is an exclusively male organ, prostatitis develops only in men. There are many types of prostatitis, but each 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 an external secretory gland, meaning that the secretion it produces enters the external environment. In humans, the prostate is an unpaired organ, the activity of which depends on male sex hormones, in particular, androgens and steroid hormones.
The prostate is located behind the bladder, gripping the initial part of the urethra, into which its ducts open.
It is precisely from its location that the prostate owes one of its functions - during an erection, it blocks the exit from the bladder. It is the prostate gland that is responsible for the feeling of orgasm, this happens due to the abundant supply of the gland with nerves, ie innervation.
Temperature
One of the first signs of acute prostatitis, regardless of the causes of its occurrence, is an increase in temperature. As with any inflammatory process that occurs in the body, the temperature rises to subfebrile figures - that is, around 37. 5-380NGA.
Moreover, the more intense the immune response, that is, the body's response, the higher the temperature rises. This means, at the peak of the disease, the body temperature can rise up to forty degrees.
Of course, just a rise in temperature may not indicate the onset of prostatitis.
Usually, the first symptoms of prostatitis are difficulty urinating with the use of extra muscles - abdominal muscles, violations of the mechanism of ejaculation, itching, burning and other unpleasant phenomena in the perineum or genitals.
Frequent trips to the toilet
Also, this is an added requirement to urinate (with a small amount of urine being released), a feeling of "residual urine" after emptying the bladder, an uncomfortable orgasm and, as a result, a decrease in libido.
General weakness
As with any 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, nervousness and others.
What causes prostatitis
There are also predisposing factors for prostatitis - hormonal imbalance, including age, prolonged sexual abstinence, smoking, general hypothermia, bowel movements, sedentary lifestyle, lack of physical activity, overheating, chronic sciaticahistory, immunodeficiency states, age-related changes in the body.
It is worth paying special attention to such a predisposing factor as inflammatory diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, as the infection can spread upwards.
It happens that the disease starts with the urethra
The initial stage of prostatitis is characterized by a fairly typical clinical picture - lethargy of urine flow, frequent urge to urinate, fever. Possible pain in the perineum. There is often a violation of sexual function.
However, sexual dysfunction is more of a psychological aspect, physiological or clinical week. The process of ejaculation itself either does not bring any pleasure at all, or even causes pain, to which a conditioned reflex develops, which leads to a decrease in libido.
Simply physiologically, prostatitis can lead to lack of power 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 borders of the prostate are palpated well, and the middle sulcus 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.
Urologist patients in recent years are becoming more and more young. That is, inflammation of the prostate gland "becomes younger. "This is due to the development of "wild" recreation - surfing, diving, skiing and kayaking. With inadequate loads and complete hypothermia of the body, prostatitis can occur.
And, paradoxically, a very "quiet" lifestyle can also predispose to the development of prostatitis. This is due to the stagnation of blood and lymph in the pelvis - a sedentary and sedentary lifestyle is not the best way to distribute blood to the organs.
Predisposing factors for prostatitis are also inflammatory diseases that are not properly treated, which may not be associated with the pelvic organs at all. This is due to the fact that the infection (of any etiology) from the primary focus is able to penetrate hematogenously or lymphogenically into the prostate gland. In the presence of congestion in the pelvis, the infection settles there and begins to multiply.
It also happens that prostatitis appears due to stress. Stress weakens the immune system, thus increasing the risk of prostatitis.
STDs - "sexually transmitted diseases" - one of the leading causes of prostate inflammation. Gonorrhea, if not treated properly, almost always causes prostate.
However, remember that you can not go from one extreme to another. With prolonged sexual abstinence, the stagnation of blood and lymph in the pelvic organs is formed again, a secretion stagnates in the prostate, which leads to the prostate.
The prognosis for timely detection and adequate treatment of this disease is favorable, however, if the disease is left to chance, it is possible to chronicize or add a secondary infection, which will bring quite sad consequences.