Causes of prostatitis:
1.Congenital immunodeficiency
2. Prostatic congestion
3.Bacterial infection
4.Drinking alcohol and smoking too much
Treatment for prostatitis:
1. Medication by antibiotics
This treatment is the most widely used. Antibiotics are good at killing bacteria to eliminate inflammation, it is very suitable for the therapy of acute bacterial prostatitis. As for chronic bacterial prostatitis and chronic non-bacterial prostatitis, treating effect of them will be decreased largely because they will produce drug resistance.
2. Medication by traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine has high reputation in the world for its healing ability especially in the treatment of chronic disease. So, many patients would like to take traditional Chinese medicine like Diuretic and Anti-inflammayory Pill in treating chronic bacterial prostatitis or chronic non-bacterial prostatitis. This pill is made of more than 50 kinds of herbs, includes angelica, talc, houttuynia, plantago and so on. These herbs work together to reach the goal of curing diseases thoroughly. Besides, Diuretic and Anti-inflammayory Pill will not produce drug resistance even after a longtime medication.
3. Surgical therapy
This treatment will not be used unless the condition of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis is really severe and the swollen prostate is blocking the flow of urine, doctors will remove the infected portions of the prostate in the surgery.
4. Assisted therapy
Assisted therapy like prostate massage, infrared treatment can help patients relieve pain without obvious curing effects.