Homeopathy Treatment For Prostatitis
Overview
Prostatitis is a disorder of the prostate gland usually associated with inflammation. Prostatitis often causes painful or difficult urination, as well as pain in the groin, pelvic area or genitals. Bacterial infections cause some but not all cases of prostatitis.
The prostate gland, about the size of a walnut, is located just below the bladder in men. It surrounds the top portion of the tube that drains urine from the bladder (urethra). The prostate and other sex glands produce the fluid that transports sperm during ejaculation (semen).
Types
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
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)