Anatomy has long been forgotten at a time when knowledge from a textbook should have been useful in personal experience. Discomfort in one's own body can start, it seems, "out of nowhere. "After reading the internet and making the wrong diagnosis, you can start your problem quite strongly and produce new ones. The prostate is an organ found exclusively in the male half of the population. Unfortunately, prostatitis occurs very often in men, especially those whose age has passed the fifth decade mark.
Causes
There are many reasons for prostatitis, and even one of them can lead to serious violations in the work of the gland.
- Irregular sex life or its complete absence. The irregularity of sexual intercourse is the cause of stagnant processes in the prostate, as it is this gland responsible for erection, ejaculation;
- Regular or one-time hypothermia can contribute to prostate inflammation, reduce its functionality, lead to congestion and chronic prostatitis;
- Sexually transmitted infections in men who do not have prostatitis, as well as regular infection, lead to inflammation and infection of the glands, and in those who have prostatitis in the initial or chronic form, it aggravates the process;
- A sedentary or inactive lifestyle automatically leads to prostate dysfunction and stagnant processes;
- The use of alcohol and alcoholism is a powerful provoking factor in the occurrence of glandular dysfunction problems;
- Imbalanced nutrition - the use of spicy, salty and smoked foods leads to irritation of the mucous membrane of not only the gastrointestinal tract, but also the urinary tract as well as the prostate. In addition, these stop products include an excessive amount of spices, seasonings and marinades. Thus, malnutrition leads to inflammation of the prostate on a chronic level;
- Stress, nervous breakdowns and tension, psychological instability to irritating factors - this factor can cause any disease, but also aggravate existing ones. As they say, all wounds are of the nerves;
- Concomitant chronic or experienced illnesses. Any disease experienced greatly reduces immunity, and if it is not strengthened, you can easily "catch" the chronic form of the disease;
- Foci of chronic infections, which, with prolonged existence without treatment, lead to a worsening of the course of prostatitis;
- A sedentary lifestyle is a scourge for those who are inactive and do not accept sports. This is the most common cause of prostatitis. Violated venous circulation, which leads to prostate problems;
- Circulatory disorders in the pelvis. There can be many reasons for impaired blood flow - from banal constipation to hernias and pinched nerve endings in the joint. Reduced blood flow causes congestion and chronic inflammation in the gland.
home treatment
It is quite difficult to cure prostate inflammation at home, but it is possible to prevent its occurrence to avoid quite serious treatment with antibiotics and other concomitant medications prescribed by a urologist.
The use of folk remedies is possible only if you want to prevent and avoid the disease. In the acute form and chronic prostatitis, treatment with old-fashioned folk methods is excluded. But it is worth understanding that neither folk remedies nor the stories of a distant relative about a "miraculous recovery" will help if you do not take the problem very seriously and with a competent patient approach. Be prepared for the fact that home treatment is only a concomitant method for the smallest fraction in order to speed up the main treatment process. As usual, treatment exclusively at home does not lead to positive results, but joint therapy is quite possible. These methods include:
- herbal tinctures, blended teas;
- massage (only after studying the correct technique from a specialist);
- fitness;
- a diet that excludes risky foods and alcohol;
- regular sex life;
- common warm baths or decoctions of soothing herbs;
- friction;
- small enemas with herbal decoctions.
It should be remembered that every man's body is unique and symptoms can be different, so the selection of home remedies should also be based on a competent approach to yourself. For example, one man needs herbal teas, while another only needs baths with infusions, or microclysters are completely unnecessary for someone who doesn't suffer from intestinal obstruction.
Folk remedies
onion skin
The most popular remedy that everyone hears about is onion skin infusions. The composition of the bark contains a lot of organic acids, vitamins, trace elements necessary for men's health. A decoction of the bark also has an antibacterial effect, strengthens the immune system. It seems that everything can be treated with this decoction. But you do not need to drink this infusion in liters.
Preparation: Peel the onion from impurities and husks, place the clean husks in a pan of boiling water. You need to boil for 5-7 minutes. Then let it cool and infuse for about an hour.
After insisting, the infusion must be filtered from the bark and taken in a tablespoon 3 times a day. Home treatment in this way should not exceed a period of more than a week. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare many peels. You can repeat the course in a few months.
Honey
Introducing honey into your diet instead of sugar will have a beneficial effect on the entire body as a whole, but only if you are not allergic to it, have diabetes, and the honey itself is natural, without additives and dyes.
If you want to help yourself with honey in the problem of prostatitis, you can use it with tea or as an addition to cottage cheese or just your favorite dishes. More than 200 grams of honey a day is not recommended.
There is also a quirk here: honey cannot be heated. That is, if you want to add it to tea, the drink must cool to at least 45 degrees. When heated, this healing product loses its beneficial properties. If you introduce honey into the diet rationally, the work of the urinary system will soon improve, itching and irritation will disappear.
In addition to the usual honey tea, you can prepare an equally valuable and healthy decoction with celandine and honey. To prepare it you will need:
- 100 grams of dry celandine;
- 700 grams of boiling water;
- 500 grams of honey from natural flowers.
Preparation: celandine should be boiled for 20-25 minutes, then left to infuse for about an hour or two. After the broth has cooled, pass it through cheesecloth and stir in the honey. You need to use a decoction of 1 tablespoon three times a day for a month. But you should only do this when you are sure that you will not need any medication at the moment. Also, alcohol is strictly prohibited when taking this decoction. Store the infusion in an airtight bottle in the refrigerator.
pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin seeds contain a lot of zinc in their composition, so the daily norm for a man is 30 seeds a day. Of course, this natural remedy shouldn't be fried, just raw. You can eat seeds in a purified form daily, or you can prepare medicinal "candy".
To prepare sweets, you will need 500 grams of peeled raw pumpkin seeds and 200 grams of honey. Twist the seeds in a blender or meat grinder and mix with honey. Make small balls the size of a walnut and store them in the fridge. You can eat up to 5 of these candies daily. The balls must be chewed well and for a long time (about 3 minutes), and always before meals.
Freshly squeezed juices
With prostatitis, freshly squeezed juices are allowed, but not all fruits and berries are suitable for the prevention of the disease.The main products for making juices should be:
- asparagus;
- beetroot;
- cucumbers;
- carrot.
Fresh juices should be drunk in an amount of 0. 5 liters per day. However, with the adoption of such a juice supplement for nutrition, it is better to consult a urologist as it is not suitable for all men. By the way, it is desirable for any man to include asparagus in his diet, as it has a very positive effect on the prostate.
Exercises for chronic prostatitis
squats
The lower body should not feel pain or weakness during exercise. These are clear signs of impaired blood supply to the pelvis. Start small with 10-15 squats, gradually increase the number. If you can do up to 100 squats at a time, that's enough to maintain good blood circulation and muscle tone on a daily basis. Also, this simple exercise will help a lot with sexual intercourse.
The most effective exercises are the simplest deep squats. But your execution technique is very important. The squat should be done in the position of the legs wider than the shoulders, the squat should be a little below the level of the knees. Do not perform the exercise abruptly - it is better to slow down, watch your breathing.
Kegel exercises
Usually this exercise is heard by women, but it will also bring great benefits to a man with constant training and repetitions. To perform the Kegel exercise, you need a full bladder. When urinating, you should briefly hold the stream and continue emptying your bladder. Alternative: emptying - delay - emptying - delay. The delay should be done literally for a few seconds. Constant repetitions improve blood circulation in the prostate.
Also, the exercise can be performed simply by tensing the muscles without deflating. If you decide to start these exercises, start by doing them small - 5-6 repetitions during the day. It is very good that the number of repetitions after constant training is reduced to 100. This will affect prostate health as well as sexual stamina.
anal muscle exercises
Exercises for the anal muscles are beneficial for the prostate. To perform this exercise, you need to compress and decompress the sphincter. Not only can this exercise be done almost constantly, it is also invisible to others. But the benefits are very great - the prostate reaches the noma, and there is also prevention of hemorrhoids and prolapse of rectal nodes, and there is also recovery after this disease.
Yoga
The benefits of yoga are due to the fact that the calm exercises involve every muscle in the body, even the deepest ones.
Many men are ashamed to go to yoga, because they consider this sport feminine - this is a deep illusion and a stagnant stereotype. So, if you want to restore your health, discard these prejudices and practice yoga at least according to the video lessons at home.
Particular emphasis should be placed on the following hatha yoga postures:
- inverted asanas, which discharge the veins in the prostate plexuses;
- poses that involve the hip joints;
- abdominal exercises.
morning exercises
No wonder we start all physical education in school with simple exercises, and all parents considered it their duty to make their children start their day with light exercise. Perhaps many have done this on a subconscious level, but each of these simple exercises can alleviate chronic prostatitis or prevent it from occurring in men of any age.
- slow squat, half squat;
- lifting the legs to the knees as high as possible;
- squeezing a ball or pillow with the knees standing and sitting;
- "birch", when fixing the lower back, you need to remain for 10-15 seconds in the top leg position;
- squat with alternating retraction of the legs in different directions.
Desirable lessons in the pool, a leisurely jog, as well as walks. Heavy weight training in gyms or at home is prohibited.
prostate massage
Massage at home can only be done after a course with a qualified specialist, because if you want to have a massage without basic knowledge, you can really hurt yourself. Massage helps:
- when restoring the tone of the gland;
- for the output of male secretions;
- to ensure normal blood flow;
- improves the effectiveness of the medications taken.
There are contraindications for self-massage. Thus, massage is contraindicated in the acute form of prostatitis, prostate cancer or organ stones.
For the prevention and treatment of prostatitis at home, you need:
- Follow the doctor's recommendations.
- Do not self-medicate with chronic prostatitis and its acute form, it is allowed only for prevention or as a concomitant factor.
- If you're "you" with sports, start with light therapeutic exercises at home: squats, incline, light jogging. Start exercising in the pool.
- Strengthen your immune system, move more.
- Decoctions and infusions must be prepared from proven raw materials and following a few simple rules.
- Follow the rules for taking decoctions.