Chronic infectious prostatitis – This type of prostititis is caused by a certain bacteria that involve the use of antimicrobial medication to treat this condition. Compare to acute prostate infection, the main symptoms of this condition is bladder infection or recurring infectious cystitis.
Noninfectious prostatitis – This …show more content…
The treatment that the urology doctor can prescribe or offer depends on the type of prostatitis you have.
If acute infectious prostatitis is your condition, you will be required to take antimicrobial medications for 2 weeks. In general, most condition like this can be treated easily. Hospitalization or the use of analgesic drugs is required to alleviate pain and discomfort.
If chronic infectious protatitis is your condition, you will be required to take antimicrobial medications for more than 2 months. A huge percent of people can be treated by this condition and other way to treat is the low-dose antimicrobial if the patient does not respond positively to the medications or if the condition is worse, they will be required to undergo surgery, wherein a part of the infected prostate will be removed.
For noninfectious prostatitis, the patient cannot be treated by taking antimicrobial medications; the doctor may provide one or more treatment methods, which depends on the symptoms. The doctor may require you to take alpha blocker, so that the muscle tissue can be relaxed and for you to urinate very well. There are also some home remedies that people practice like changing the diet or tub baths in order to lessen the symptoms. Even though there’s no enough scientific evidence and proofs that show they are effective, some people feel relief and there’s no harm on