How is prostatitis treated?
Prostatitis is divided into acute prostatitis and chronic prostatitis. Acute prostatitis is generally caused by bacterial infection of the prostate, so antibiotics are needed to control the infection. Additionally, patients with acute prostatitis often experience pain and fever, thus requiring antipyretic analgesics for symptomatic treatment. Chronic prostatitis has a longer duration and is divided into bacterial prostatitis and nonbacterial prostatitis. Bacterial prostatitis generally requires treatment with antibiotics, and those that can penetrate the prostate capsule are preferred. Patients with chronic prostatitis can also benefit from warm sitz baths and prostate massage as auxiliary treatments. During treatment, the diet should be light, avoiding spicy and stimulating foods, avoiding prolonged sitting, and abstaining from alcohol.