What are the antibiotics used for prostatitis?

Prostatitis is a benign formation (adenoma), which presses on the urethra, reducing, respectively, its size and causing difficulty in urinating. Treatment of this disease has two goals: to remove inflammation and destroy the causative agent of the disease. If the first task cope with medical procedures and medicines, the second will need antibacterial drugs, appointed by the attending physician.

Thus, antibiotics with prostatitis to this day are the main effective tool for therapy. Most often, specialists initially prescribe drugs of a wide spectrum of action, and only after receiving the results of the tests, something specific that affects a certain number of bacteria that caused the disease.

It should be noted that antibiotics for prostatitis are prescribed individually, both in dosage and in the treatment regimen. This is affected by the microorganisms that have contributed to the development of the disease, and the characteristics of the human body. So, often use drugs from the group of macrolides ("Vilprafen", "Rulid", etc.), which have low toxicity and have the property to accumulate in the prostate in the required amount. Quite effective antibiotics for prostatitis on the basis of penicillin ("Amoxicillin", "Amoxiclav"). Treatment in this case lasts for several days. Cephalosporins, among which "Zeotaxime", "Cefuroxime", "Sulperazon", etc.) have a wide range of applications and act on both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

It should be noted that there is no and there can not be a universal therapy regimen for prostatitis. Treatment depends on the stage of inflammation and the spectrum of the antibiotic. It is necessary to clarify to the treating doctor if there are diseases of the kidneys, liver or allergy to medicines. If there is no change for the better within two weeks of treatment, the drug prescribed before this should be replaced. However, this must be done by the same doctor who can choose a more effective remedy.

To reduce inflammation and edema, as well as analgesia, specialists often prescribe suppositories for prostatitis, usually with diclofenac content. However, it is worth remembering that they have no effect on the original cause of the disease (namely, on the bacteria), but only remove unpleasant symptoms. Also, physiotherapy and prostate massage are prescribed for a chronic form of the disease (with acute such manipulations are contraindicated).

However, it is worth remembering that, however, the best medicine for prostatitis is antibiotics. However, in rare cases, the disease can be caused not by harmful microorganisms, but other causes. Such forms of the disease are called abacterial. In this case, there is a chronic inflammation in the body, all the symptoms of prostatitis, but the bacteria do not reveal analyzes. Until the end of the cause of this disease is not clear, from the fact that the treatment is much harder and less effective. In some cases, a course of antibiotics is prescribed, which can help. In other situations, alpha-blockers are recommended.

Even if, some time after the start of treatment, symptoms disappear and relief is felt, stop taking medications should not be necessary, antibiotics should be drunk with prostatitis until the end in the doses indicated by the specialist. Otherwise, a relapse may occur, as a result of which a chronic form may appear. It is worth remembering that some microorganisms are able to develop immunity to antibacterial drugs, and therapy can become less effective. It is necessary to give enough time to prevent this disease, and when the first symptoms appear, consult a specialist.