The treatment of prostatitis is a long-term process. An integrated approach is used - the use of drugs, lifestyle changes - moderate physical activity, proper nutrition, abandonment of bad habits and herbal medicine. Treatment of prostatitis with folk remedies is not prohibited and is even welcomed by many medical professionals, 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 folk remedies?
Benefits of treating prostatitis with alternative methods
In most clinical pictures, the man seeks help from a doctor when the disease has become chronic. Ignoring the symptoms worsens the situation, which slows recovery indefinitely. The early stages of inflammation in the prostate are amenable to therapy, especially folk remedies.
Alternative medicine offers many prescriptions that help get rid of the negative symptoms of prostatitis. But it is not always advisable to use folk remedies, as they isolate forms of the disease, which are treated exclusively with a drug method. These include the acute phase of the disease, bacterial, infectious and calculous prostatitis. In such pathologies it is recommended to combine drugs prescribed by a doctor and methods of non-traditional treatment.
Strong drugs are most often prescribed to treat prostatitis. As you know, drugs have not only indications for use, but also contraindications, an impressive list of side effects. And this is justified, because sometimes the positive effect of the pill on the prostate gland is accompanied by a deterioration in general well-being.
Pros of alternative medicine:
- The composition of phytomedicines does not contain chemical and synthetic components, which ensures safety for the body;
- Mild effect on the human immune system;
- The minimum probability of developing negative phenomena. In most cases, tinctures and decoctions are well tolerated by patients;
- Profitability. Folk remedies are much cheaper than medicines.
Important: folk remedies for the treatment of prostatitis can not be used in the acute form of the disease, because in this case the patient needs urgent help - strong drugs or even surgery.
Folk remedies are recommended for use when the diagnosis is confirmed by laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods. Unlike drugs, herbal medicine acts a little softer, so it will not have a rapid therapeutic effect.
Clay therapy
Blue (preferred) or black clay is used to treat prostatitis. 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 based on medicinal herbs to the consistency of plasticine. Roll out the cake from the table, which is at least three centimeters in diameter. It is applied to 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 the pain is a sign that the clay has begun to work. You cannot go out for 2 hours after the procedure.
Other uses of clay:
- Dissolve wheat bran in plain water. Add such an amount of clay to the liquid so that a plasticine mass is obtained at the exit.
- 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 in the area of the sacrum. Put the cake on top. After the fabric again.
- Get involved. Leave it overnight.
The duration of the described method of treatment is two weeks. Healers note that improvement is observed on the 3-4th day of the therapeutic course. The full course allows you to forget about the symptoms of prostatitis forever.
Fact: Clay therapy to treat prostatitis has been a proven method for centuries. Its effectiveness is not in doubt, although it is not yet known exactly why such therapy works. Manipulation with clay relieves inflammation, reduces swelling of the prostate gland. The cells and tissues of the prostate are cleansed, the full functioning of the organ is restored. In men, the process of urination is normalized, erectile function improves.
You can use clay at any age, it has no contraindications. The only caveat is that every time you have to make a new cake, you can't apply it again. Due to individual intolerance, a local side effect in the form of reddening of the skin is possible.
Coniferous baths
Traditional methods of treating prostatitis in men include baths. Most often they are made with a collection of medicinal herbs or needles. The essence of the therapeutic effect is that the whole body is heated, which helps to enhance metabolic and metabolic processes, blood circulation in the body.
Coniferous baths provide the following effects:
- Reduces the syndrome of swelling and pain on the background of prostatitis;
- Tissue trophism (nutrition) is normalized;
- Toxic substances and free radicals are removed from the prostate;
- Cells recover by accelerating tissue regeneration;
- The secretory function of the glandular organ is normalized;
- Local immune status is elevated.
Coniferous baths can be taken for any form of prostatitis. They have no contraindications, and among the side effects differs only an allergic reaction to the needles. It occurs in 0, 001% of people.
You can buy coniferous extract in the pharmacy or prepare it yourself. Recipe: 200 g of fresh needles are added to three liters of water (you can take cedar or spruce). Put the liquid with needles on the fire, simmer under the lid for 90-120 minutes. There is another recipe for preparing the extract: add 300 g of pine needles to three liters of boiling water, leave for 5-6 hours. Once ignited, simmer until half of the liquid remains.
It is 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, then 80 g is added to the bath.
The treatment of the prostate with folk remedies for men, especially 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 bathroom 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, then the bath is stopped.
- Do not bathe immediately after eating.
- A pine bath is made just before bedtime.
- The course of treatment is 2 weeks, bath is done every day.
- It is allowed to take baths every other day, but then the course of therapy is 28 days.
If the above recommendations are followed, then the man during the procedure notices reddening of the skin, feels a slight tingling sensation. These signs indicate an increase in blood circulation in the body. Sometimes there is a feeling of warmth in parts of the body that are not immersed in the bathroom - this is normal. Redness should not be accompanied by swelling or rash. When such symptoms appear, then coniferous baths are contraindicated for use.
Contraindications for coniferous baths: atherosclerosis of blood vessels, decompensated arterial hypertension, oncological pathologies. You can not bathe with exacerbation of chronic diseases, against the background of respiratory and colds, which are accompanied by cough, fever, chills, fever.
Exercise
Physical inactivity - low physical activity, leads to congestion in the pelvis, impaired blood circulation, which in turn provokes prostatitis. Moderate exercise for prostatitis is a mandatory part of treatment. Exercise improves the outflow of prostate secretion, strengthens the pelvic muscles, normalizes metabolic processes, blood circulation, which together helps to restore normal prostate function.
For your information: In chronic prostatitis it is not recommended to overload the body with strenuous exercise - there should be a measure in everything. Permissible types of loads: swimming, morning exercises before breakfast or jogging, yoga, brisk walking.
Effective exercises for prostatitis at home:
- Embedding. This workout involves pulling the muscles of the anus. When you inhale, the muscles are pulled out, when you exhale, they relax. Repeat twice a day. Each workout is a minimum of 10 approaches;
- Scissors. The man lies on his back, raises his legs and spreads them to the sides. Then you need to gather the lower limbs and cross them, then return to their original position. "Scissors" can be done while lying on your stomach. Such an implementation is given a little more difficult, but compared to the first option is more effective;
- "Walk on the butt". The man sits on the floor, then he has to move his buttocks in each direction. In one workout you have to "walk" 50-60 meters;
- Bicycle. Starting position - the man lies on his back, fixes his hands behind his neck, raises his legs and imitates cycling. One exercise includes 20-30 turns.
The exercise really works, but only if the man does it regularly - at least 5 times a week. Climbing 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, you should act comprehensively, not forgetting about prevention - proper and balanced nutrition, good rest, adherence to a drinking regime, regular sex and preventive visits to a urologist.