Treating prostatitis is a long-term process. An integrated approach is used: use of drugs, lifestyle changes, moderate physical activity, proper nutrition, rejection of bad habits and herbal medicine. Treating prostatitis with home remedies is not prohibited and is even welcomed by many medical specialists, as alternative medicine really works by helping to speed up the healing process. Practice shows that the use of folk remedies is sometimes more effective than the use of drugs. Let's find out how to treat prostatitis in men with home remedies.
Benefits of treating prostatitis with alternative methods
In most clinical pictures, a man seeks the help of a doctor when the disease has become chronic. Ignoring symptoms exacerbates the situation, indefinitely delaying recovery. The early stages of inflammation of the prostate are amenable to therapy, especially home remedies.
Alternative medicine offers many recipes to help eliminate the negative symptoms of prostatitis. But it is not always advisable to use folk remedies, as they isolate forms of the disease that are treated exclusively with a pharmacological method. These include the acute phase of the disease, bacterial, infectious, and calculous prostatitis. With such pathologies, it is recommended to combine drugs prescribed by a doctor and non-traditional methods of treatment.
Most often, strong drugs are prescribed to treat prostatitis. As you know, the drugs have not only indications for use, but also contraindications - an impressive list of side effects. And this is justified, since sometimes the positive effect of pills on the prostate gland is accompanied by a deterioration in general well-being.
Advantages of alternative medicine:
- In the composition of phyto-remedies there are no chemical and synthetic components, which guarantees safety for the body;
- Mild effect on the human immune system;
- The minimum probability of developing negative phenomena. In most cases, patients tolerate tinctures and decoctions well;
- Cost effectiveness. Home remedies are much cheaper compared to medications.
Important: folk remedies for prostatitis cannot be used in the acute form of the disease, since in this case the patient needs emergency help - strong drugs or even surgery.
The use of home remedies is recommended when the diagnosis is confirmed by instrumental and laboratory diagnostic methods. Unlike drugs, herbal medicine works somewhat milder, so there will be no quick therapeutic effect.
Clay therapy
For the treatment of prostatitis, blue (preferred) or black clay is used. It has anti-inflammatory properties. The method of therapy is simple: it is necessary to dilute the clay powder with warm water or a decoction of medicinal herbs to the consistency of plasticine. Roll a cake from the dough, which is at least three centimeters in diameter. It is applied in the area where the glandular organ is located. The duration of the manipulation is three hours.
It is noted that the pain syndrome can develop 30-60 minutes after placing the cake, but this is normal. Experts say that pain is a sign that the clay has started working. After the procedure, you cannot go outside for 2 hours.
Another use of clay:
- Dissolve the wheat bran in running water. Add such an amount of clay to the liquid so that a plasticine mass is obtained at the outlet.
- As in the previous version, a cake is made.
- Then a piece of woolen cloth is dipped in hot water, applied to the perineum or the sacrum area. Put a cake on top. Then the cloth again.
- Commit. Leave it overnight.
The duration of the described treatment method is two weeks. Healers note that improvement is observed on day 3-4 of the therapeutic course. The full course allows you to forget about the symptoms of prostatitis forever.
Fact: Clay therapy for treating prostatitis is a method that has been proven for centuries. Its effectiveness is not in doubt, although it is not yet known exactly why such therapy works. Clay manipulation relieves inflammation, reduces swelling of the prostate gland. The cells and tissues of the prostate are cleaned, the full functioning of the organ is restored. In men, the urinary process is normalized, erectile function improves.
You can use clay at any age, it has no contraindications. The only caveat is that every time you need to make a new cake, you won't be able to reapply it. Due to individual intolerance, a local side reaction in the form of redness of the skin is possible.
Coniferous baths
Traditional methods of treating prostatitis in men include bathing. Most of the time they are made from a collection of medicinal herbs or needles. The essence of the therapeutic effect is that the whole body is heated, which helps to improve metabolic and metabolic processes, blood circulation in the body.
Coniferous baths provide the following effects:
- Decreases the swelling and pain syndrome in the context of prostatitis;
- The trophism (nutrition) of the tissues is normalized;
- Toxic substances and free radicals are eliminated from the prostate;
- Cells are restored as tissue regeneration accelerates;
- The secretory function of the glandular organ is normalized;
- The local immune status is improved.
Coniferous baths can be taken for any form of prostatitis. They have no contraindications, and among the side effects, only an allergic reaction to needles is distinguished. It occurs in 0. 001% of people.
Coniferous extract can be purchased at the pharmacy or prepared yourself. Recipe: 200 g of fresh needles are added to three liters of water (you can take cedar or fir). Put the liquid with needles on the fire, simmer under the lid for 90-120 minutes. There is another recipe for the preparation of the extract: add 300 g of pine needles to three liters of boiling water, let it brew for 5-6 hours. After setting fire, simmer until half of the liquid remains.
Worth knowing: add no more than 200 ml of coniferous concentrate to 50-60 liters of water. If the needles are in tablets or powder, 80 g is added to the bath.
Treatment of the prostate with folk remedies for men, in particular with needles, has certain rules. To achieve the required therapeutic effect, you must adhere to the following recommendations:
- The optimal temperature of the liquid in the bath is 36-40 degrees.
- The water level reaches the middle of the chest. It can be lower, higher is impossible.
- The duration of the manipulation is 15 minutes.
- If dizziness is observed, the bath is stopped.
- Do not bathe immediately after eating.
- A pine bath is done just before bedtime.
- The course of treatment is 2 weeks, a bath is taken every day.
- It is allowed to take baths every other day, but then the course of therapy is 28 days.
If the listed recommendations are followed, the man during the procedure notices redness of the skin, feels a slight tingling sensation. These signs indicate increased blood circulation in the body. Sometimes there is a sensation of heat in parts of the body that are not submerged in the bath; this is normal. The redness should not be accompanied by swelling or a rash. When such symptoms appear, coniferous baths are contraindicated for use.
Contraindications to coniferous baths: atherosclerosis of blood vessels, decompensated arterial hypertension, oncological pathologies. You can not take a bath with exacerbation of chronic diseases, against the background of colds and colds, which are accompanied by cough, fever, chills, fever.
Physical exercise
Physical inactivity: low physical activity, leads to congestion in the pelvis, impaired blood circulation, which in turn causes prostatitis. Moderate exercise for prostatitis is a mandatory part of treatment. Exercise improves the outflow of prostate secretions, strengthens the pelvic muscles, normalizes metabolic processes and blood circulation, which together help restore normal prostate function.
For your information: with chronic prostatitis, it is not recommended to overload the body with strenuous workouts; there must be a measure in everything. Types of permitted loads: swimming, morning exercises before breakfast or jogging, yoga, brisk walking.
Effective exercises for prostatitis at home:
- Imbuilding. This exercise consists of contracting the muscles of the anus. When you inhale, the muscles contract, when you exhale, they relax. Repeat twice a day. Each workout has a minimum of 10 focuses;
- Pair of scissors. The man lies on his back, raises his legs and spreads them to the sides. Then he should bring the lower limbs together and cross, then return to his original position. The "scissors" can be done while he is lying on his stomach. Such performance is a bit more difficult, but compared to the first option it is more efficient;
- "Walking on the buttocks". The man sits on the floor, then he has to move on his buttocks in any direction. In a workout, he needs to "walk" 50-60 meters;
- Bike. Starting position: the man lies on his back, places his hands behind his neck, raises his legs and imitates cycling. An exercise involves 20-30 revolutions.
Exercise really works, but only if the man does it on a regular basis, at least 5 times a week. Climbing the stairs also improves blood circulation in the body, so it is recommended to forget about the elevator.
It is possible to cure prostatitis, but it is difficult. Therefore, he must act comprehensively, not forgetting about prevention: proper and balanced nutrition, good rest, adherence to the drinking regime, regular sexual intercourse and preventive visits to the urologist.