What are the causes of prostate enlargement? What are the dangers?

Prostate hypertrophy is more common in middle-aged and elderly people because of bad living habits and the accumulation of potential unhealthy factors in the prostate, which will eventually cause prostate hypertrophy with age. Some men even show symptoms of prostate hypertrophy in their thirties or forties, causing certain harm to their physical health.

Causes of Prostate Enlargement

1. Dietary factors: Long-term alcoholism or smoking, eating spicy and other irritating foods, causing prostate inflammation, leads to chronic hyperplasia. Experts suggest that vegetables, fruits, polyunsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acid and vitamin D have the potential to reduce the risk of prostate hyperplasia.

2. Endocrine factors: changes in hormone balance, accumulation of dihydrotestosterone in the gland, excessive sexual activity, etc., lead to the enlargement of prostate tissue due to long-term congestion. Testosterone is a sex hormone in the male body. In the development and change of prostate hyperplasia, there is a synergistic effect of estrogen and androgen. The change in the balance of estrogen and androgen is the cause of prostate hyperplasia.

3. Long-term congestion of the prostate: If chronic prostate inflammation is not cured in time, other diseases of the reproductive and urinary systems, such as urethritis, cystitis, and seminal vesiculitis, will also cause congestion of the prostate tissue and prostate hyperplasia. Proper sexual intercourse, not forcing ejaculation during sex, and male office workers not riding bicycles or sitting for long periods of time can effectively prevent prostate hyperplasia.

4. Excessive sexual life: Excessive sexual life will cause congestion of sexual organs, and the prostate will also enlarge due to prolonged congestion. Excessive and persistent congestion will increase the risk of prostate hyperplasia. Moreover, unclean sexual life will cause sexual organ infection, thereby reducing resistance and increasing the risk of prostate hyperplasia. In addition, attention should be paid to the cleanliness of the prostate area, because the scrotum and foreskin are easy to hide dirt and dirty bacteria may take the opportunity to enter, thus causing prostate diseases.

5. No good bowel habits: Some people are used to holding back urine and feces, which is a very bad habit. Frequent holding back urine will cause the toxins in urine to accumulate, which will directly damage the prostate and lead to diseases such as prostate hyperplasia. Since the prostate is close to the anus and rectum, frequent holding back of stool or constipation will lead to excessive feces in the rectum, which will compress the prostate, causing it to be heavy and increase the chance of prostate hyperplasia.

6. Lack of exercise: Sitting for a long time will cause a large part of the weight of the upper body to press on the prostate, resulting in poor blood circulation, which is not conducive to the excretion of prostatic fluid and increases the chance of prostatic hyperplasia. It will cause the arteries to harden easily, which will lead to poor blood circulation in the prostate, thus leading to the occurrence of prostatic hyperplasia.

The dangers of prostate enlargement

NO.1: Due to the compression of the prostatic urethra by the hyperplastic nodules, a series of urethral obstruction symptoms are produced, such as dysuria, frequent urination, urinary incontinence and urinary retention. In turn, the urinary tract obstruction may cause bladder paralysis and kidney function damage, resulting in a series of systemic uremic symptoms, and finally kidney failure.

The second harm of prostate hypertrophy: urinary tract infection and bladder dysfunction caused by urethral obstruction lead to urinary incontinence and urinary retention, which further aggravates prostate hyperplasia.

The third hazard of prostate enlargement: When prostate enlargement causes bladder neck obstruction, kidney damage is delayed because the bladder and ureter act as a buffer. Once the kidneys are affected, it is usually bilateral. In the same patient, the function of the ureter wall segment is not the same, so the degree of damage to both kidneys may be inconsistent.

The harm of prostate hypertrophy NO.4: Due to long-term urinary tract obstruction, frequent urination and difficulty in urination, patients suffer from severe psychological burden and mental tension, which affects their rest and life. In addition, prostate hyperplasia mostly occurs in middle-aged and elderly people, which makes it easier to induce a series of diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, etc., thus endangering the patients' quality of life and health.

Although many male diseases are not very harmful at present, if left untreated for a long time, they will cause other serious male diseases. Therefore, men with prostate hyperplasia must attach importance to early treatment to avoid future troubles.

A series of diseases such as coronary heart disease, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, etc., which in turn endanger the patient's quality of life and health.

Although many male diseases are not very harmful at present, if left untreated for a long time, they will cause other serious male diseases. Therefore, men with prostate hyperplasia must attach importance to early treatment to avoid future troubles.