The prostate is the organ most susceptible to disease in men. Prostate hyperplasia, prostatic inflammation and prostate cancer have higher incidence rates. Are you not very familiar with prostate calcification ? Many patients are diagnosed with prostate calcification and are worried. So what kind of disease is prostate calcification and is it serious?
What does prostate calcification mean?
Prostatitis Inflammation occurs, and the scars left after healing are judged to be prostate calcification, which is the precursor of prostate stones . Most of the calcification spots and in the prostate are calcifications caused by chronic inflammation of the prostate or prostate stones. They usually have no symptoms and do not require special treatment. The causes of prostate calcification are complex, including abnormal calcium ion metabolism, chronic prostatitis recurring attacks, and degenerative changes in prostate tissue. Prostate calcification can be clearly diagnosed through a variety of methods, including ultrasonography and CT examination.
Is prostate calcification serious?
Prostate calcification is not very serious, but if left unchecked, it will induce prostatitis or hyperplasia, which will compress the bladder outlet and prevent complete emptying of urine, resulting in residual urine. Residual urine is suitable for bacterial growth and reproduction, and the bladder mucosal mechanism is damaged, so it is easy to induce urinary tract infection ; prostate calcification can also cause impotence and premature ejaculation , affecting normal life and work.
What are the common treatments for prostate calcification?
1. Antibiotic treatment
Prostate calcification is generally treated with antibiotics, which can control clinical symptoms and is suitable for acute prostatitis patients with prostate calcification. However, the effect of treating chronic prostatitis is not very satisfactory, because antibiotics cannot deal with the problem of resistance , and the drugs cannot exert their effect in the acini. Although they can temporarily relieve symptoms, they will relapse after stopping the drug. The most frightening thing is that the abuse of antibiotics not only fails to treat prostate calcification, but also increases the burden on the liver and kidneys.
2, physical therapy
Use physical methods such as electrotherapy , hyperthermia or light therapy to treat prostate calcification. Physical therapy can directly act on the prostate, improve local blood circulation, and help eliminate inflammation. However, it cannot completely kill pathogens, bacteria, and microorganisms, and is only used as an auxiliary treatment. For patients with bacterial prostatitis and non-bacterial prostatitis, the effect of Western medicine treatment is not very satisfactory. They may wish to choose traditional Chinese medicine treatment to prevent the development of chronic prostatitis.
3. Gland injection therapy
Because antibiotics cannot exert their effect in the prostate gland, gland injection therapy is adopted, that is, antibiotics are injected into the prostate, so that a sufficient amount of antibiotics acts on the prostate gland, thereby assisting in the treatment of prostate calcification. .
Warm reminder
So far, there is no method that can completely cure prostate calcification. Existing medical treatments can only alleviate related symptoms and delay the progression of the disease. Therefore, treatment cannot be blindly accepted, and folk remedies and ancestral secret recipes cannot be relied upon. At the same time, you should protect your prostate and develop good habits of drinking more water and urinating more; maintain a regular married life and avoid excessive indulgence or abstinence; arrange your diet reasonably and adopt a diet high in protein, vitamins and dietary fiber.
In addition, reduce the time of sitting and standing for a long time, and exercise for more than 30 minutes a day, but cannot ride for a long time. In addition, go to the hospital regularly for prostate B-ultrasound and prostate-specific antigen test .
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