What to do if your prostate is enlarged

The prostate is the male sex gland organ. Many men suffer from prostate diseases after middle age. Prostate diseases have troubled male friends for a long time. People often see advertisements for various drugs for treating prostate diseases on TV, mainly targeting symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete urination. There are many symptoms of prostate diseases. The following will tell you how to treat prostate hypertrophy.

Prostatic hypertrophy is a degenerative disease. Generally, the prostate of adult males begins to proliferate to varying degrees when they are 30-40 years old, and symptoms appear after the age of 50. The causes of the disease are decreased sex hormone levels, neuroendocrine disorders and dietary factors. It is a urinary tract obstructive disease caused by mechanical factors.

Prostate enlargement can cause temporary increased sexual desire. Almost all men over the age of 55 have varying degrees of prostate enlargement. In the initial stage of prostate enlargement, patients may experience increased desire that is inconsistent with their age, or their desire may be normal but suddenly become intense.

This is due to the proliferation of prostate tissue, which causes prostate dysfunction and feedback causes temporary enhancement of testicular function. Sexual intercourse will aggravate prostate hypertrophy. Sexual intercourse itself will cause the prostate to be in a state of congestion for a long time, causing and aggravating prostate hypertrophy.

2. Treatment of prostate enlargement

1. Observation

If the symptoms are mild and have no impact on the patient's life, you can adopt an observation approach and there is no need to use any medication.

2. Drug treatment

Drugs that reduce prostate size or improve symptoms, including some Chinese medicines.

Emphasize the "transurethral resection of the prostate" surgery, which is characterized by small damage, fast recovery, good post-healing effect and little pain. Interventional treatment, such as stent placement or acupuncture ablation.

3. Exercise therapy

The incidence of prostate enlargement in patients who engage in mental work is significantly higher than that in those who engage in physical work. From this, we can see that sports do have some effect on controlling prostate enlargement. Therefore, it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people should exercise appropriately in their daily lives, which will have a certain effect on improving urination or reducing the number of urination at night.

Patients with prostatic hypertrophy should control their sexual life, neither indulging nor abstaining, depending on their age and health. If a patient with prostatic hypertrophy has a history of urinary retention, they should be careful and prudent, and it is best not to have sex; timely treatment of urinary and reproductive system infections can effectively prevent the onset of urinary retention caused by prostatic hypertrophy. In daily life, patients should pay attention to the taboo of holding urine for a long time to avoid damaging the detrusor function and aggravating the condition.

Keep a happy mood

It is recommended that patients with prostatic hypertrophy should regulate their emotions and often participate in appropriate cultural and sports activities in their daily lives to keep their mood happy and stable. In addition, they should also pay attention to eliminating mental stress and maintain a good and optimistic attitude, which can assist in the treatment of prostatic hypertrophy.