Non Bacterial Prostatitis

Non-bacterial prostatitis is a medical condition that has no common cause. Men may mistake a single instance of painful urination for something that is normal up until they realize that they have been experiencing it once in a while in their lifetime. Others experience pain after having an intercourse and ignore it. Some will mistake it as something infectious or relate it to their existing illness.

Embarrassed of its symptoms, others will opt to self-medicate or choose not to consult a physician. Many men suffering from non-bacterial prostatitis are not perceptive of its symptoms and this lack of knowledge may fallout to chronic prostatitis or prostate cancer.

Non-bacterial prostatitis is the inflammation of the prostate gland and it is difficult to detect and treat considering its unknown cause. A variety of presumptions relating to non-bacterial prostatitis have emerged but still, there is no definite cause that leads to the disease.

Urinary problems brought about by the urethra pressing on to the prostate gland may cause non-bacterial prostatitis. Another related cause may be inflammation due to the urine surging into the prostate gland. Other presumptions that cause non-bacterial prostatitis include obligate anaerobic bacteria, trichomonads, virus and fungi.

Preventive Measures to Avoid Non-Bacterial Prostatitis

1. Limit the intake of meat and dairy products, fatty food, sugar and white flour. Caffeinated and alcoholic beverages should also be eliminated from the diet of a non-bacterial prostatitis patient.

2. Non-bacterial prostatitis patients should eat leafy vegetables, fruit juices, soy bean products, grains and nuts. Pumpkin seeds are also good for it contains fatty acids and plant sterol that help prevent the disease. Zinc can also be found on pumpkin seeds, which is essential in the proper development and function of the male reproductive organ and prostate gland.

3. Non-bacterial prostatitis patients should avoid margarine, shortening and other processed food that contain hydrogenated fat.

4. Food products that contain fatty acids such as omega-3 and omega-6 prevent allergies and inflammations that might result to non-bacterial prostatitis.

5. Saw palnetto is beneficial to males suffering from non-bacterial prostatitis. It balances the hormone levels through the excretion of DHT which reproduces the prostate cells.

6. Non-bacterial prostatitis patients should not self-medicate by taking antibiotics because not all cases can be treated by antibiotics. There are some antibiotic drugs that deplete friendly bacteria such as lactobacilli, streptococcus and bifido bacteria. And absence of these friendly bacteria might actually lead to non-bacterial prostatitis or chronic prostatitis.