Prostatitis injections are the most effective dosage form. Injections work on the lesion much faster than tablets or suppositories. But treatment with injections of prostatitis is prescribed for special indications, and also has a number of contraindications.
Advantages and disadvantages of injections for prostatitis
To understand what is better for suppositories, tablets or injections for prostatitis, you need to consider the benefits of injections:
- Performance.The active substances instantly enter the bloodstream, reaching the focus of inflammation in 5-10 minutes. It takes longer for tablets and suppositories to dissolve. The pills work mostly for a long time, because first they have to pass through the digestive tract, be absorbed into the blood.
- Possibility of using a precise dosage.During treatment with an injection, all the required concentration of the drug enters the bloodstream. When using tablets, a certain part of the active substances is destroyed under the influence of gastric enzymes.
- Ease of execution.Injections can be given regardless of the patient's condition. For example, when a patient is tormented by vomiting and cannot take pills.
Disadvantages of injection:
- The need for help from a healthcare professional.
- Problem, pain of the procedure.
- Risk of infection at the puncture site.
- The likelihood of developing negative consequences with incorrect injection, for example, redness, inflammatory or purulent process.
Thus, the use of injections for exacerbation of prostatitis is much more effective than other dosage forms, but impractical for self-treatment.
When injections are prescribed for inflammation of the prostate
Injections for prostatitis in men are mainly used in the acute form of the pathology. It is accompanied by severe symptoms, eg severe pain, difficulty urinating. Such manifestations significantly reduce the quality of life of the patient and therefore require immediate elimination.
In addition to the type of acute inflammation of the prostate, injections may be prescribed for:
- chronic form of prostatitis, if it is of bacterial origin;
- stagnation of blood in the small pelvis;
- severe erectile dysfunction;
- infertility;
- circulatory disorders in the groin area;
- infectious lesions of organs adjacent to the prostate.
Injections are often given after surgery in the urinary system.
What injections are given for prostatitis
Injections for prostatitis are prescribed differently, depending on the cause of the development of the disease, the existing symptoms. The attending physician should select groups of drugs, self-medication with injections is strictly prohibited in order to avoid aggravating the disease.
Antibiotics
Antibacterial injections are designed to fight pathogenic microorganisms that cause the development of an inflammatory process in the prostate. By destroying bacteria, the drugs help restore affected prostate tissue.
It is important to understand that antibiotic treatment should be carried out strictly during class. Even if the patient feels better, all symptoms have disappeared, the number of prescribed injections still needs to be completed. Otherwise, the therapy will be considered incomplete, the pathology will return and is more likely to become chronic.
Analgesics
Injections for pain in prostatitis in men are usually prescribed for the acute form of the pathology, since it is she which is accompanied by severe painful sensations. These injections are used if the syndrome is so severe that the patient cannot go to the toilet completely and even sit or move.
These drugs eliminate pain syndrome, normalize the condition of prostate tissues, relieve spasms. But their long-term use is not allowed. The average duration of treatment is 1 to 3 days.
Immunomodulators
Immunomodulatorsare designed to support the function of the immune system. They are used more often in the chronic form of prostatitis, if the body is no longer able to independently fight against pathogenic microorganisms.
It should be noted that doctors are still arguing over the rationale for using immunomodulators. It is believed that the effect of these drugs on the body is unpredictable. Ideally, before prescribing them, the attending physician should conduct immunological studies.
Anti-inflammatory
Prostatitis is an inflammatory process in the prostate. It is on him that the main effect should be exerted during treatment. Therefore, anti-inflammatory drugs are the main components of treatment.
Doctors prefer such injections for chronic and acute prostatitis like diclofenac and ibuprofen. They are able to quickly relieve inflammation, as well as eliminate pain and fever.
Decongestants
In the event of inflammation, the prostate tissue swells. Decongestant injections can normalize their condition. Their active ingredient is testicular hyaluronidase, obtained from the testes of cattle.
The drugs soften connective tissue, improve blood circulation, relieve swelling of the prostate, and prevent scarring. The therapeutic course is 10 days, one injection per day.
Hot injections
The use of hot injections to treat prostatitis in men involves the injection of a special drug into the bloodstream. This name was given to the injections because after them the patient feels a strong surge of heat throughout the body. The substance helps to relieve inflammation, eliminate the symptoms of the disease.
It should be noted that contact with the skin can cause tissue damage. The dosage is determined by the attending physician. If not observed, nausea, a sharp drop in blood pressure, and loss of consciousness may occur.
Aloe injections
Among the inexpensive and effective injections for prostatitis are aloe injections, which help to achieve the following result:
- improve blood circulation in the small pelvis, reduce blood viscosity, which eliminates congestion, normalizes the nutrition of prostate tissue;
- to destroy pathogenic microorganisms that cause inflammation of the prostate. Therefore, injections are often administered in conjunction with antibiotic therapy to enhance the effect of antibiotics;
- get rid of inflammation in the affected organ;
- strengthens the immune system, which speeds up men's recovery.
Aloe injections are prescribed at the rate of 1 ml per day. The duration of treatment is one month. If necessary, repeat the course after a break of 2 weeks. In chronic inflammation of the prostate, 3-4 months of treatment is recommended.
Contraindications to the appointment of injections
Even the best injections for prostatitis have a certain list of contraindications, depending on the active ingredient. General prohibitions for all injections include atrophy of muscle tissue, skin and subcutaneous lesions at the puncture site. If you do not take into account contraindications, there is a risk of developing various diseases or their exacerbation, as well as an allergic reaction.
So, injections in the treatment of prostatitis are administered in an acute form, when it is necessary to quickly eliminate the expressed symptoms of the disease. In other cases, suppositories and rectal tablets are used.