treatment for acute bacterial prostatitis is a prescription for antibiotics by mouth usually ciprofloxacin (cipro) or tetracycline (achromycin). home care includes drinking plenty of fluids taking medications for pain control and getting rest. if the patient is acutely ill or has a compromised immune system (for example is taking chemotherapy or other immune-suppression drugs or has hiv/aids) hospitalization for intravenous antibiotics and care may be required. chronic bacterial prostatitis treatment chronic bacterial prostatitis treatment is with long-term antibiotics up to eight weeks with ciprofloxacin (cipro cipro xr) sulfa drugs (for example sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim [bactrim]) or erythromycin. even with appropriate therapy this type of prostatitis can recur. it is uncertain as to why but it may be due to a poorly emptying bladder. a small amount of stagnant urine allows the potential for recurrent infection to occur. this situation can be caused by benign prostatic hypertrophy (bph) bladder stones or prostate stones. chronic prostatitis without infection treatment chronic prostatitis without infection treatment addresses chronic pain control and may include physical therapy and relaxation techniques as well as tricyclic antidepressant medications. other medication possibilities include alpha-adrenergic blockers. tamsulosin (flomax) and terazosin (hytrin) are drugs that block the nonheart adrenaline receptors and are used in treating bph and bladder outlet obstruction. allowing better bladder emptying may help minimize symptoms. asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis treatment treatment is not required for this type of prostatitis. in patients undergoing infertility assessment this inflammation may be treated with a course of either a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (ibuprofen motrin advil) or antibiotics.
what is the treatment for prostatitis?