What Do We Mean By A Prostate Infection?
Prostate Infection, also known as Prostatitis, is an infection in and around the prostate gland. This occurs when the prostate gland and the area around it gets inflamed. This is usually caused by bacteria which may have infiltrated the body through other causes. The prostate gland is located between the bladder and the base of the penis. The prostate gland also has the urethra passing through it which carries urine from the bladder to the penis.
Some Prostate Infections tend to cause no symptoms whatsoever; however there are some forms of prostate Infections which can cause potentially serious symptoms and require immediate medical attention. There are basically two types of Prostate Infections of which one is acute bacterial prostate infection and the other is chronic bacterial prostate infection.
The Acute form of prostate infection causes sudden onset of symptoms which are severe in intensity and require emergent medical attention while the chronic form of prostate infection has symptoms which are mild in intensity and develop gradually over a period of time.
Can A Prostate Infection Go Away On Its Own?
The answer to this question is that it is not always that a Prostate Infection goes away on its own. It normally depends on the cause of the infection. There have been some cases where the symptoms of a Prostate Infection have come on suddenly but have resolved without the need for any treatment. However, such cases have been very few and far between and the chances of the prostate infection recurring in such cases are also very high.
In majority of the cases, treatment is required for getting rid of a prostate infection. The treatment of a Prostate Infection depends on the cause of it. For bacterial infections, antibiotics will be prescribed for treating the infection. The physician will identify the type of bacteria causing the infection and prescribe the appropriate antibiotics for it.
In cases where the prostate infection is severe, then the patient may have to be admitted to the hospital for a course of intravenous antibiotics followed by oral antibiotics for a period of six to weight weeks.
Alpha blockers have also been used in cases where patients complain of extreme pain with urination. These classes of medications relax the bladder neck where the bladder meets the prostate and thus help with the pain upon urination. Normal antiinflammatory medications also help with the symptoms of a prostate Infection.
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