Prostatitis Prevention: Nipping the Disease in the Bud

The severe consequences of a fire need not be mentioned. When facing a fire, people always come up with ways to extinguishe it as quickly as possible to prevent further damage. As such, it is essential to be vigilant and prevent any fires during their budding stage.

For men in contemporary society, excessive stress, poor habits such as irregular living routines could potentially "fuel" the occurrence of prostate diseases. In fact, some occasional small symptoms are like "sparks of a fire", delaying may also lead to a serious fire situation. Therefore, men should develop healthy lifestyle habits and timely "investigate the fire situation". Whenever there is discomfort, visit the hospital promptly for check-ups and treatment to avoid enduring the torment of illness.

Prostatitis is like a fire; don't underestimate a health fire

The prostate, as an essential organ of the male reproductive system, has a very intimate relationship with other organ tissues. If the prostate gets infected and inflamed, it is called prostatitis. Prostatitis is one of the most common diseases in the urological surgery, and the onset age is mostly 20-45 years old, which accounts for about 25%-30% of the urology outpatient quantity. The disease occurs chronically, with pain as the main symptom, and its treatment is challenging with a high recurrence rate. Many patients are depressed and family discord due to the disease.

At the same time, the prostate can secrete a type of thin milky fluid, which is one of the main components of semen. Once the prostate gets infected, it is prone to prostate disease, leading to abnormal prostate secretion, damaging the nutritional components of normal function sperm, directly affecting the vitality of the sperm, resulting in a decrease in sperm survival rate, leading to male infertility.

The changes in prostate disease are quite complex, and symptoms can reappear repeatedly. It should be noted that once prostatitis outbreaks, it's like the budding of a fire. If ignored, the fire will become increasingly intense. Therefore, when early symptoms of prostate disease occur, men should pay enough attention, take measures in time, receive regular and scientific treatment, prevent the intensity of prostate disease symptoms from increasing, and increase the difficulty of treatment.

When treating prostatits, the patient will usually be prescribed antibiotic tablets to take for 2-4 weeks. This should treat the infection quite quickly. If the infection is more severe or the antibiotics don't work well, the patient may need to take antibiotics for longer or receive them through an IV in the hospital.

Besides, patients can seek herbal medicine Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill for treatment, especially for chronic prostatitis. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting diuresis to relieve strangury, and activating blood to resolve stasis, which can effectively improve the inflammatory state of the prostate and eliminate symptoms. 

Faced with prostatitis, three levels of prevention are essential

Primary prevention: In the population without prostate disease, health education should be vigorously promoted, prostate health surveys should be conducted, and the entire society should pay attention to men's health.

Secondary prevention: After prostate disease occurs, early and thorough treatment should take place to prevent sequelae and complications.

Tertiary prevention: If the disease has undergone organic changes, medication alone may not achieve the treatment goal. First of all, help patients improve or restore urination function to be smooth and natural. According to the pathological characteristics, the treatment plan is determined and has a stepwise treatment.

Wuhan Dr.Lee’s TCM Clinic: to protect the prostate, men should also pay attention to timely remove chronic infection lesions in other parts of the body to prevent bacteria from entering the prostate from the blood. At the same time, develop the habit of urinating in time. This is because holding urine can make urine reflux into the prostate. Also, do not sit for long or ride a bike for an extended period to avoid prostate blood flow unsmooth; Set up a correct sexual concept to avoid too frequent sexual life. Usually, release energy through sports to prevent the prostate from congestive due to too frequent sexual activity.

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