Author: Huang Wentao (Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University)
1. Why does it recur?
Relapse usually occurs in patients with chronic prostatitis and mainly contributes to the following reasons[1][2]:
Prostatitis treatment is not complete. Causative factors, such as pathogens, have not been completely eliminated.
Other diseases induce. For example, a cold may cause human sympathetic excitement, prostate canal contraction, and prostatic fluid excretion is obstructed, resulting in prostate congestion and increasing the risk of disease.
Bad living habits, couples live too often. Bad lifestyle habits, such as smoking, alcoholism, sedentary habits, and excessive couples, can lead to a recurrence of prostatitis.
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2. How to prevent recurrence?
To prevent relapse, in addition to adhering to regular treatment, it is important to develop good lifestyle habits [3].
Thorough treatment. Chronic prostatitis has complex etiology, a long course of illness, easy to recur, many patients in the symptoms of mild and severe stage, did not cooperate well with the treatment, in the symptoms of partial relief to terminate the treatment. For prostatitis, treatment should be "sufficient and sufficient course", which can greatly reduce the risk of recurrence.
Develop good living habits. This is the key to preventing relapse after treatment. Holding urine, sitting for a long time, eating spicy and irritating foods, drinking alcohol, and frequent couple life can cause long-term repeated congestion of the prostate. On the one hand, the chance of prostate infection is greatly increased, on the other hand, it will also make the infection of the prostate difficult to eliminate, increasing the possibility of recurrence.
It is recommended to do the following:
o Proper exercise, enhance physical fitness, improve disease resistance.
o Live regularly, don't overwork, don't drink alcohol, don't eat spicy food, and avoid cycling and sedentary for long periods of time.
o Put an end to unclean sex life, and sex life should be regular. The most ideal frequency of sex is when both parties agree on sex, and there is no fixed pattern.
o Drink more water appropriately, increase urine output, and try not to hold urine.
o Usually try to avoid staying up late and excessive fatigue to prevent colds.
o Pay attention to personal hygiene, the foreskin should be often turned outwards to clean, remove dirt.
Avoid negative emotions such as anxiety. Chronic prostatitis recurrence, long-term incurable, will increase anxiety and fear, psychological burden will directly affect the treatment effect. The main points of prevention include the following:
o Learn more about the basics of chronic prostatitis from doctors, relieve psychological stress, and build confidence in overcoming the disease.
o Enrich your spare time, regulate your emotions, and divert your attention.
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