Acute bacterial prostatis is caused by bacteria. A discharge may appear at the end of the penis and there is burning on urination. Treatment is an appropriate antibacterial drug. Chronic bacterial prostatatis is manifested by recurrent bladder infections and may take anywhere from two weeks to six months to effectively treat. In addition to antibiotics, sitz baths can help.
Some physicians prescribe zinc supplements to help prevent prostate infections.
Painful ejaculation can occur and patients protecting themselves from pain may have difficulty obtaining erections or ejaculating. Nonbacterial prostatis may occur when there is increased pelvic muscle spasticity or when the prostate is filled with excessive fluid. Antibiotics should not be used. An older form of treatment, prostatic massage, may also be helpful. This most common of prostate abnormalities affects 80 percent of American men in their eighties and nearly half of all men aged 60 years and older.