Anatomy has long been forgotten until a time when knowledge from a school textbook should come in handy from personal experience. Discomfort in your own body can start, it seems, out of nowhere. After reading the internet and making the wrong diagnosis yourself, 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 in those whose age has exceeded the mark of the fifth decade.
Causes
There are many reasons for prostatitis, and even one of them can lead to serious disorders of the gland.
- Improper sex life or its complete absence. Irregularity of sexual intercourse is the cause of stagnant processes in the prostate, because it is this gland that is responsible for erection, ejaculation;
- Regular or one-time hypothermia can contribute to inflammation in the prostate, 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 its initial or chronic form, to a worsening of the process;
- Sedentary or inactive lifestyle automatically leads to prostate dysfunction and stagnant processes;
- Alcohol consumption and alcoholism is a strong provoking factor in the development of gland dysfunction problems;
- Unbalanced diet - the use of spicy, salty, smoked foods leads to irritation of the mucous membranes not only of the gastrointestinal tract, but also of the urinary tract and prostate. Also, such stop products include excessive amounts of spices, condiments and marinades. Accordingly, malnutrition leads to chronic inflammation of the prostate;
- Stress, nervous breakdowns and tension, psychological instability to irritating factors - this factor can cause any disease, but also worsen existing ones. As they say, all wounds are from nerves;
- Concomitant chronic or experienced diseases. Every experienced disease greatly reduces immunity, and if it is not strengthened, you can easily "catch" a chronic form of the disease;
- Outbreaks of chronic infections, which, with prolonged absence without treatment, lead to 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. Impaired venous circulation, leading to prostate problems;
- Pelvic circulatory disorders. There can be many reasons for impaired blood flow - from banal constipation to hernias and tight nerve endings in the joint. Reduced blood flow causes congestion and chronic inflammation in the gland.
Treatment at home
Inflammation of the prostate is quite difficult to cure at home, but it is possible to prevent its occurrence in order to avoid a rather serious course of treatment with antibiotics and other accompanying drugs 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 folk antique methods is excluded. But it is worth realizing 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 approach of the patient. Be prepared for the fact that treatment at home is only an accompanying method for the smallest part in order to speed up the main healing process. As usual, only home treatment does not lead to positive results, but joint therapy is quite possible. These methods include:
- herbal tinctures, combined teas;
- massage (only after studying the correct technique from a specialist);
- gymnastics;
- a diet that excludes risky foods and alcohol;
- regular sex life;
- warm baths plain or with decoctions of soothing herbs;
- rubbing;
- small enemas with decoctions of herbs.
It must be borne in mind that every man's body is unique, and the symptoms may be different, so the choice of home remedies should also be built on a competent approach to yourself. For example, one person needs herbal teas and another only infusion baths, or microclysters are completely unnecessary for someone who does not suffer from intestinal obstruction.
Folk remedies
onion shell
The most popular medicine that everyone hears about is infusions on onion peel. The composition of the shell contains a lot of organic acids, vitamins, trace elements that are necessary for men's health. The decoction of the shell also has an antibacterial effect, strengthens the immune system. It seems that this decoction can cure everything. But you don't have to drink this infusion in liters.
Preparation: Peel onions from impurities and shells, put clean shells in a pot of boiling water. You need to cook for 5-7 minutes. Then leave to cool and continue for about an hour.
After insisting, the infusion should be filtered from the shell and taken by tablespoon 3 times a day. Treatment at home in this way should not last longer than a week. Therefore it is not necessary to cook a lot of shells. 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 whole body, but only if you are not allergic to it, you have diabetes and honey itself is natural without additives and colors.
If you want to help yourself with honey in the problem of prostatitis, then you can use it with tea or as an addition to fresh cheese or just your favorite dishes. It is not recommended to consume more than 200 grams of honey a day.
There is also a special feature: honey cannot be heated. That is, if you want to add it to tea, then the drink should be cooled to at least 45 degrees. When heated, this medicinal product loses its useful properties. If you rationally introduce honey into your diet, then the work of the urinary system will soon improve, itching and irritation will disappear.
In addition to the usual tea with honey, you can brew an equally valuable and healthy decoction with celandine and honey. To prepare you will need:
- 100 grams of dried celandine;
- 700 grams of boiling water;
- 500 grams of natural flower honey.
Preparation: celandine must be boiled for 20-25 minutes and then left to stand for about an hour or two. Once the soup has cooled, strain through cheesecloth and stir in the honey. Decoction of 1 tablespoon should be used 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 this time. Also, alcohol is strictly forbidden while taking this decoction. Store the infusion in an airtight jar in the refrigerator.
Pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin seeds contain a lot of zinc, so the daily norm for a man is 30 seeds a day. Of course, this natural remedy should not be fried, but only raw. You can eat the seeds in purified form every day, and you can also prepare medicinal "sweets".
To prepare the candy you will need 500 grams of peeled raw pumpkin seeds and 200 grams of honey. Whisk the seeds in a blender or meat grinder and mix with the honey. Make small walnut-sized balls and store them in the refrigerator. You can eat up to 5 of these candies a day. The balls must be chewed thoroughly and for a long time (about 3 minutes), always before eating.
Freshly squeezed juices
In prostatitis, freshly squeezed juices are allowed, but not all fruits and berries are suitable for disease prevention.The main products for making juices should be:
- asparagus;
- turnip;
- cucumbers;
- carrot.
Fresh juices should be drunk in the amount of 0, 5 liters per day. However, with the adoption of such juice as a dietary supplement, it is better to consult a urologist, because it is not suitable for every man. By the way, it is desirable for every man to include asparagus in his diet, because they have a very positive effect on the prostate.
Exercises for chronic prostatitis
Squats
The lower part of the body should not feel pain or weakness during exercise. These are clear signs of impaired pelvic blood supply. Start small with 10-15 squats, gradually increase the number. If you can do up to 100 squats at once, then that is enough to maintain good blood circulation and muscle tone per day. Also, this simple exercise will greatly help in sexual intercourse.
The most effective exercises are the simplest deep squats. But their performance technique is very important. Squats should be done in the position of the legs wider than the shoulders, squats should be slightly below knee level. Do not perform the exercise abruptly - it is better to slow down, pay attention to 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. You need a full bladder to perform Kegel exercises. When urinating, the jet should be kept for a short time and the bladder should be emptied. Alternatively: discharge - delay - discharge - delay. The delay should be done in literally a few seconds. Constant repetitions improve blood circulation in the prostate.
Also, the exercise can be performed by simply tightening the muscles without emptying. If you decide to start with these exercises, then start doing them in small amounts - 5-6 repetitions during the day. It is very good if the number of repetitions after constant training is brought to 100. This will affect the health of the prostate, but also sexual endurance.
Exercise for anal muscles
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 performed almost constantly, it is also invisible to others. But the benefits of it are very great - the prostate reaches the nome, and there is prevention of hemorrhoids and prolapse of the nodes from the rectum, and there is recovery after this disease.
Yoga
The benefits of yoga are due to the fact that quiet exercises involve all the muscles of the body, even those that are deep inside.
Many men are embarrassed to go to yoga, because they think that this sport is feminine - it is a deep delusion and a stale stereotype. Therefore, if you want to regain your health, discard these prejudices and practice yoga at least according to video lessons at home.
Special emphasis should be placed on the following positions from hatha yoga:
- inverted asanas, which will relieve the veins in the plexuses of the prostate;
- poses involving the hip joints;
- abdominal exercises.
morning exercises
It is no wonder that we started every physical education at school with simple exercises, and every parent considered it their duty to start their offspring with a light exercise. Many may have done this on a subconscious level, but each of these simple exercises can either alleviate chronic prostatitis or prevent it from occurring in men of any age.
- slow squats, half squats;
- raising the legs at the knees as much as possible;
- squeezing a ball or pillow with your knees in a standing and sitting position;
- "birch", when you fix the lower back, you must stay for 10-15 seconds in the position of the foot on top;
- squats with alternating leg pulls in different directions.
Desirable classes in the pool, quiet running, as well as walking. It is forbidden to exercise with heavy weights in the gym or at home.
Prostate massage
Massage at home can be done only after a course with a qualified specialist, because if you want to do a massage without basic knowledge, you can really get hurt. Massage helps:
- when restoring glandular tone;
- for the outflow of male secretions;
- ensure normal blood flow;
- improves the effectiveness of medications taken.
There are contraindications to self-massage. Therefore, 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 your doctor's recommendations.
- Do not self-medicate in chronic prostatitis and its acute form, it is allowed only for prevention or as an accompanying factor.
- If you do sports, then start with light therapeutic exercises at home: squats, inclines, jogging. Start exercising in the pool.
- Strengthen your immune system, move more.
- Decoctions and infusions must be prepared from proven raw materials and following some simple rules.
- Follow the rules for taking decoctions.