It is known that most diseases, including prostatitis, are much easier to prevent than to treat and suffer from unpleasant symptomes of the disease.
Since to avoid the disease, what is the best prevention of acute and chronic prostatitis in men with drugs and folk remedies is recommended by specialists at home?
The prevention of this disease can be primary and secondary.
The secondary prevention is conceived when the patient, unfortunately, has already "met" the inflammation of the prostate. The main goal of the secondary room is to prevent re -inflammation or avoid the transition of the disease into a chronic form. To prevent this from happening, constant examinations with a urologist are needed. The prevention of chronic prostatitis includes a check throughout the year every three months. Then it is recommended that once every six months. After forty years, men are preferably a thorough examination once a year.
The initial (primary) prevention includes a system of measures aimed at preventing the occurrence of an inflammatory process.
The inflammatory process in the prostate gland can be provoked by infectious and non -infectious damage to the body. Therefore, the primary prescription of the disease in men is carried out in two directions.
In the first case, stagnant processes in the genitourinary system are prevented, the second is aimed at protecting against infection of the body. Once the measures used in both cases are almost many respects. Consider them in detail.
Proper nutrition
A competently compiled diet is a very important component in a set of measures for the prevention of prostatitis.
To prevent inflammation in the prostate gland, it is necessary to reduce the calorie content of food and increase the amount of fluid consumed.
Each man needs to drink at least 2 liters of water per day. As a result of this, the outflow of urine is enhanced, with which the pathogenic (causing disease) microorganisms and bacteria, as well as products of their vital functions, are excreted.
The daily rate of products consumed by a man should contain approximately 3, 000 kcal. The diet should include:
- proteins (100 g);
- carbohydrates (400 g);
- Fat (70 g).
In this case, fats should have mainly vegetable, not animal origin.
Prevention of prostatitis (as well as of course and treatment) is accompanied by a complete rejection of spicy and fried food. Alcoholic beverages are also excluded, especially during the period of exacerbation of the disease.
You need to replace such food with steamed dishes or boiled. Products that help prevent the development of prostate gland should be introduced into the diet. These include:
- poultry meat;
- beef;
- lean pork;
- low -fat fish;
- eggs;
- sour -milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk);
- cabbage (white, red -legged, broccoli);
- tomatoes;
- legumes (peas, beans, beans);
- soy;
- seafood (mussels, shrimp, squid, seaweed);
- fruits;
- berries;
- nuts (walnuts, hazel. Kasheyu);
- dried fruits (kuraga, raisins);
- honey.
Such food contains a large number of trace elements and vitamins, which especially needs the male body, and in particular, the perspective.
A healthy lifestyle
The prevention of prostatitis in men includes mandatory normalization of lifestyle, which includes the following measures:
- Refusal of bad habits. After all, tobacco smoke and alcohol negatively affect the entire organism as a whole, disrupting the functioning of the circulatory system and slowing metabolic processes. Men who abuse alcohol and smoking are at risk of prostate diseases. In addition to pathologists of the genitourinary system, a decrease in potency is also noted.
- The need to control your own physical activity. It is necessary to increase it to a normal level to prevent the appearance of blood stagnation of the pelvic organs.
- The need to control body mass. Excessive weight contributes to the occurrence of the disease.
- Measures to eliminate stagnant phenomena in the prostate gland, which requires compliance with certain rules:
- Twice a week you need to quickly walk or run;
- You need to take hiking every day, it is better to take a short distance than to drive the same path by car;
- To remove harmful substances from the body, you need to visit a sauna or bath, of course after consulting a doctor;
- It is useful to harden the body, which not only strengthens the immune protection, but also normalizes the blood flow in the body, the prevention of stagnation;
- The exclusion of a harmful accumulation of the secret of the prostate is facilitated by a regular sex life, preferably with a permanent partner.
Massage
The best tool for the prevention of prostatitis is the prostate massage. It helps to eliminate stagnation and prevent their occurrence. Massage is carried out using a index finger introduced into the rectum. The procedure is necessary:
- to expand blood vessels;
- to increase blood circulation in the penis;
- To strengthen the muscles of the inguinal region.
Also, after massage (in the treatment of inflammation of the prostate), it is easier to get into the gland by increasing the permeability of tissues.
Many men cannot independently carry out the massage procedure. After all, it requires relaxation, which often cannot be achieved on its own. In this case, it is advisable to carry out massaging to a spouse or a doctor.
Prevention of infection of the body with pathogenic microorganisms
Prostatitis is often caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The most common infections that provoke the appearance of this disease include:
- E. coli;
- Enterococcus;
- staphylococcus;
- streptococcus;
- Gonococcus.
Therefore, the main direction for the prevention of prostatitis is protection against infection. Particular attention is paid to infections that are transmitted sexually.
The following rules must be followed:
- Sexual contacts must be protected. To do this, use condoms.
- It is necessary to exclude random or random sexual contacts.
- It is necessary to regularly take tests for the identification of sexually transmitted infections and his partner himself.
- It should be borne in mind that the transfer of bacteria and viruses can occur not only with traditional, but also other types of sex.
- If there is an unprotected sexual contact with an unverified partner, it is necessary to use antiseptic drugs. One of Miramistin is one of it. Using the solution, the mucous membrane of the penis and the nearest tissues are treated. This completely does not guarantee the protection of infection, but significantly reduces the risk of the disease.
Medical physical education
As already mentioned, the main cause of stagnant prostatitis is poor blood circulation in the pelvic organs, which in turn causes stagnant processes. In order for blood to circulate with maximum return, it is necessary to stimulate it with physical exertion.
All men, and especially at the age of 40, are recommended to perform special exercises for the prevention of prostatitis.
The main complex of physiotherapy exercises, which helps prevent stagnation in the prostate gland, is the Kegel complex.
The essence of the exercises lies in the alternating contraction and relaxation of the muscles of the pelvis and perineum. When they are performed, not only the prevention of the prostate gland is carried out, but also an increase in erection, extension of sexual intercourse.
A man needs to strain and relax the muscles in the perineum 30-50 times in one approach. It is important not to overdo it with classes, as this is possible to protect the appearance of hemorrhoids.
The complex can be performed at any time almost anywhere, even at work, because it is completely invisible to others. Such exercises are a great way to prevent inflammation of the prostate in men. They allow you to maintain a good muscle tone of the perineum and actively design.
There are other exercises for the prevention of prostatitis:
- You need to get up exactly, reducing your legs together. The hands are located along the body. On inspiration, it is necessary to remove the tense pelvis back. Open is completely relaxed. The exercise is repeated 10-15 times.
- You need to lie on the floor with your back, reducing your legs together. Hands should rest on the floor in the lower back. Right legs rise up 90 degrees. It is to repeat the exercise 10-5 times.
- Free hands hang near the hips. It is necessary to strain the muscles of the pelvic floor, and then relax them.
- In the "Lying" position, you need to raise the pelvis up to the maximum distance, and then lower it.
Folk remedies
Very often, prevention of prostate inflammation is carried out by folk remedies. After all, many of them are affordable and safe. During this, natural components can not worse than drugs to reduce the risk of violations in the prostate gland. Here are some of the removable recommendations:
- It is necessary to introduce greens in a large amount into the diet. You can use parsley and dill in fresh form, as well as cook decoctions based on them.
- Pumpkin seeds. Every day you need to eat 30 pumpkin seeds. They must be consumed 30 minutes before meals.
- Pumpkin seeds can be mixed with honey. To do this, 0. 5 kg of seeds are crushed in a meat grinder and mixed in 200 g of honey. The resulting mass is suitable for the preparation of balls. Every day you need to eat 1-2 pieces.
- A decoction of bark and leaves of bream is useful. Parts of the plant are mixed and brewed for half an hour. It is recommended to drink 200 million per day on an empty stomach.
- Ordinary tea can be replaced with a decoction from the shell of chestnuts. You can also brew the nuts themselves.
- Before meals, you can drink one tablespoon of black elderberry juice. It is worth remembering that before the reception it is necessary to drink a glass of water.
- Emergency is tea from the root of ginger. You can drink it yourself, and also add to everyday drink.
- Excellent means are propolis and honey. They can be eaten separately, and also add to the usual dishes.
The disease is easier to prevent than to treat. Therefore, prevention must be paid to special attention.