Homeopathy Treatment for Prostatitis
About Prostatitis
Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland.
The prostate is a small gland that lies between the penis and bladder.
The prostate and other sex glands produce the fluid that transports sperm during ejaculation (semen).
Types of Prostatitis
There are generally four types of prostatitis:
- Acute bacterial prostatitis, a bacterial infection of the prostate usually with sudden, severe symptoms
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis, ongoing or recurring bacterial infection usually with less severe symptoms
- Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, ongoing or recurring pelvic pain and urinary tract symptoms with no evidence of infection
- Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis, signs of an inflamed prostate with no symptoms
Symptoms of Prostatitis
Signs and symptoms of prostatitis can vary depending on the type of disorder. They may include:
- Pain or burning sensation when urinating (dysuria)
- Difficulty urinating, such as dribbling or hesitant urination
- Frequent urination, particularly at night (nocturia)
- Urgent need to urinate
- Cloudy urine
- Blood in the urine
- Pain in the abdomen, groin or lower back
- Pain in the area between the scrotum and rectum (perineum)
- Pain or discomfort of the penis or testicles
- Painful ejaculation
- Fever, chills, muscle aches and other flu-like symptoms [with acute bacterial prostatitis]
- Causes vary depending on the type of prostatitis.
- Acute bacterial prostatitis is usually caused by common strains of bacteria. The infection may have spread from other parts of the urinary or reproductive systems.
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis generally has the same cause as acute bacterial infection. It may occur when treatment for an acute infection isn't long enough or fails to kill all the bacteria.
- Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis, which has no known cause, is generally found only during an exam for other medical conditions and is not treated.
