Treating prostatitis is a lengthy process. An integrated approach is used - drug use, lifestyle changes - moderate physical activity, proper nutrition, rejection of bad habits and herbal medicine. Treating prostatitis with folk remedies is not forbidden, and many medical experts even welcome it, because 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?
Advantages of treating prostatitis by 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 delays recovery indefinitely. Early stages of inflammation in the prostate are amenable to therapy, especially folk remedies.
Alternative medicine offers many prescriptions to help you get rid of the negative symptoms of prostatitis. But it is not always advisable to use folk remedies, because they isolate forms of the disease that are treated exclusively with drugs. 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 a method of non-traditional treatment.
Strong medications 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 tablets on the prostate is accompanied by a deterioration in general well-being.
Pros of alternative medicine:
- There are no chemical and synthetic components in the composition of phyto-medicines, which guarantees the safety of the organism;
- Mild effect on the human immune system;
- Minimum probability of developing negative phenomena. In most cases, patients tolerate tinctures and decoctions well;
- Profitability. Folk remedies are much cheaper than medicines.
Important: folk remedies for prostatitis can not be used in the acute form of the disease, because in this case the patient needs first aid - strong drugs or even surgery.
Folk remedies are recommended for use when the diagnosis is confirmed by laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods. Unlike medicines, herbal medicine has a slightly softer effect, so there will be no quick 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: the clay powder should be diluted with warm water or a decoction based on medicinal herbs to the consistency of plasticine. Roll out a cake of a mass 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 has been noticed that the pain syndrome can develop 30-60 minutes after placing the cake, but that is normal. Experts say the pain is a sign that the clay has begun to work. You cannot go outside for 2 hours after the procedure.
Another use of clay:
- Dissolve wheat bran in plain water. Add such an amount of clay to the liquid that a mass of plasticine 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 and applied to the perineum or to the area of the sacrum. Put the cake on top. After the fabric again.
- Rest. Leave overnight.
The duration of the described method of treatment is two weeks. Healers note that improvement is noticed 3-4. Days of therapy course. A full course allows you to forget about the symptoms of prostatitis forever.
Fact: Clay therapy to treat 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 prostate swelling. The cells and tissues of the prostate are purified, and the complete functioning of the organs is restored. In men, the urinary process normalizes, 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 can’t re-apply 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 baths. They are most often made by collecting medicinal herbs or needles. The essence of the therapeutic effect is that the whole body is warmed, 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 in the background of prostatitis;
- Tissue trophism (nutrition) is normalized;
- Toxic substances and free radicals are removed from the prostate;
- Cells regenerate by accelerating tissue regeneration;
- The secretory function of the glandular organ is normalized;
- Local immune status has improved.
Coniferous baths can be taken for any form of prostatitis. They have no contraindications, and the only difference between the side effects is an allergic reaction to needles. It occurs in 0, 001% of people.
You can buy conifer extract at 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 the 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 in three liters of boiling water, leave for 5-6 hours. After putting on the fire, simmer until half of the liquid remains.
Worth knowing: in 50-60 liters of water add a maximum of 200 ml of conifer concentrate. If the needles are in tablets or powder, then 80 g is added to the bath.
Treatment of the prostate with folk remedies for men, especially 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 crate. It can be lower, more is impossible.
- The duration of the manipulation is 15 minutes.
- If dizziness is noticed, the bath is stopped.
- Do not bathe immediately after eating.
- The pine bath is done just before bedtime.
- The course of treatment is 2 weeks, the bath is taken every day.
- It is allowed to bathe every other day, but then the therapy is 28 days.
If the above recommendations are followed, then the man notices redness of the skin during the procedure, feels a slight tingling sensation. These signs indicate an increase in blood circulation in the body. Sometimes there is a feeling of heat in the parts of the body that are not immersed in the bathroom - this is normal. Flushing 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 the worsening of chronic diseases, in the background of respiratory and colds, which are accompanied by cough, fever, cold, fever.
Physical 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 promotes the outflow of prostate secretions, strengthens the pelvic floor 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 exhausting training - there should be a measure in everything. Allowed types of cargo: swimming, morning exercises before breakfast or running, yoga, brisk walking.
Effective exercises for prostatitis at home:
- Construction. This training involves retracting the muscles of the anus. When you inhale, the muscles retract, and when you exhale, they relax. Repeat twice a day. Each workout has at least 10 approaches;
- Scissors. The man lies on his back, lifts his legs and spreads them to the sides. Then you need to connect the lower limbs and cross them, and then return to the original position. You can do the "scissors" while lying on your stomach. Such a performance is given a little harder, but is more efficient compared to the first option;
- "Walking on your butt. " The man sits on the floor and then has to move on his butt in either direction. In one workout you need to "walk" 50-60 meters;
- Bicycle. Starting position - the man lies on his back, fixes his arms behind the back of his head, raises his legs and imitates cycling. One exercise involves 20-30 revolutions.
Exercise really works, but only if a man does it regularly - at least 5 times a week. Walking the stairs also improves blood circulation in the body, so it is advisable to forget about the elevator.
Prostatitis can be cured, but it is difficult. Therefore, you must act in a comprehensive way, not forgetting about prevention - proper and balanced diet, good rest, adherence to a drinking regime, regular sex and preventive visits to the urologist.