What does pain after prostate massage mean?

Prostate massage is used as one of the methods of non-drug treatment of prostatitis. The procedure allows you to cope with the symptoms of the disease, restore erectile function, and prevent infertility. The massage can be performed using a bougie, which is inserted through the urethra, or rectally. In the first case, the procedure lasts up to 1.5 minutes, in the second - up to 2.

After a massage performed using the rectal technique, the patient experiences some discomfort for some time. The sensations may be unpleasant, but not painful. The pain that appears during the procedure or after its completion warns of a worsening of the man's condition. He is obliged to immediately notify his attending physician and completely abandon the massage until the results of the ultrasound and laboratory examination are received. Often the alarm turns out to be false, but no one intends to risk the prostate gland.

Pain during massage

Painful sensations during the procedure can be the result of several factors at once:

• Fear. Psychological tightness does not allow a man to relax, which prevents a specialist from performing a massage according to all the rules. In the first session, the healthcare professional usually limits himself to lightly stroking the gland. But the patient's excessive tension can make the doctor's movements sharper than he plans. Usually, after the second session, the problem disappears on its own.
• Taking the wrong posture for massage. This reason is most often recorded in those men who prefer to carry out the procedure on their own, at home, for preventive purposes. Damage to the rectal wall is painful.
• Unprofessional performance of the procedure. An inexperienced doctor can massage the prostate with excessive pressure, which leads to damage to its tissues, the appearance of bruises. It is recommended to refuse the services of such a specialist.

Prostate massage necessarily ends with the release of the secretion of the gland. In chronic prostatitis, a certain soreness may be felt during the procedure, which is associated with the state of the organ itself. If the color of the secreted liquid is whitish, then the massage is carried out correctly. After 2-3 sessions, all unpleasant symptoms will disappear.

Pain after the procedure

When the lower abdomen hurts after a Prostate massage, a man should listen to the symptoms more carefully. Among the causes of this condition may be an enlarged prostate. Careless massaging leads to damage to the tissues of the gland. Hematomas and ruptures appear on them. It is extremely difficult to determine the changes due to the peculiarities of the location of the organ. But an attempt to continue treatment in the chosen way threatens to completely disrupt the work of the entire gland system. In severe cases, abscesses and infertility develop.

The presence of purulent foci on the surface of the prostate with careless massage turns into a threat of the spread of infection throughout the body. Excessive pressing, improper technique and even carrying out the procedure ignoring contraindications leads to infection of new areas. Together with the blood, the pathogen is able to penetrate any organ, threatening the patient's life. The appearance of pain in the lower abdomen after a prostate massage requires a refusal of the procedure and a thorough examination. Acute pain warns of the need for immediate medical attention.

Stones in the gland are considered a contraindication to massage. But in some cases (inexperienced doctor, lack of laboratory tests), the procedure is still prescribed. The movement of stones damages the tissues of the prostate, the walls of the rectum, causing pain. High pressure is also dangerous. Even the correct technique can cause organ damage, which is difficult to diagnose.

A man should refuse such therapy and undergo an examination if the secretion is accompanied by pain, acute pain in the lower abdomen appears, or the color of the secreted secretion has acquired a yellow tint.

The nature of the pain that occurs after massaging the prostate

Prostate massage is a procedure that allows you to prevent or cure some serious diseases in men. Provided that the recommended technique is followed, painful sensations do not arise. The feeling of pain and especially acute pain requires immediate withdrawal from therapy. To avoid complications, a man is recommended to entrust the massage only to an experienced specialist.