A Simple Guide to Prostatitis

A Simple Guide to Prostatitis
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What is Prostatitis?
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Prostatitis is an acute or chronic infection of the prostate gland.

What are the causes of Prostatitis?
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Prostatitis is usually caused by the following:

1.enteric Gram negative organism from intestinal or bladder infection

2.tuberculosis occasionally

What are the symptoms and signs of Prostatitis?
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Persons who has Acute Prostatitis has the following:

Symptoms:

1.frequency of urination and nocturia

2.urgency of urination

3.hematuria(blood in urine)

4.low back pain

5.perineal pain

6.slow initiation of urine

Signs:

Tenderness on palpation of the prostate per rectum

How do you diagnose Prostatitis?
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Diagnosis can usually be made by :

1.History of frequency of urination, urgent urination

2.Tenderness on palpation of the prostate per rectum

3. Culture of the expressed prostatic fluid by prostatic massage

4.Urine and prostatic fluid culture will determine the micro-organism involved and the antibiotic most appropriate for it.

What is the complications of Prostatitis?
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Infections from the prostate can lead to infections of the bladder and up to the kidney.

What is the treatment of Prostatitis?
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Analgesic medicine

Antibiotics for infections especially after urine and prostatic fluid bacterial culture

Lots of fluids

What is the prognosis of Prostatitis?
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Prognosis is usually good with medication.

Recurrence is quite common.