Don't underestimate prostate hyperplasia, it may have these hazards

Many people think that prostate hyperplasia is nothing to be afraid of, thinking that it is just the increase in the size of the prostate in their body, and they do not feel any discomfort. In fact, prostate hyperplasia has a development process. If the condition is not controlled, when the hyperplastic prostate affects the patient's urination function, there will be inevitable harm.

The dangers of prostate hyperplasia

Prostatic hyperplasia is a disease in which the connective tissue and smooth muscle tissue of the middle or inverted lobe under the posterior urethra mucosa gradually proliferate due to factors such as imbalance of sex hormones, forming multiple spherical nodules, causing a series of functional disorders in the urethra, bladder and kidneys.

In the early stage of the disease, the symptoms include increased urination frequency, ranging from 2 to 3 times at night to 5 to 6 times at night, and prolonged urination time. As the prostate gland proliferates further, the obstruction of urine becomes more and more serious, the urine flow becomes thinner, and urine is retained in the bladder and cannot be discharged. Over time, the bladder's compensation capacity gradually declines and becomes ineffective. If at this time, drinking, overwork, and climate change cause further congestion and edema of the prostate gland, aggravating the obstruction symptoms, and then causing ureteral hydrops, kidney function loss, and coma and other uremic symptoms, which are life-threatening.

An enlarged prostate is not dangerous in itself, but it can cause three main problems.

First, if your bladder never empties safely, the accumulated urine can become infected (see Cystitis in Men).

Second, when the outflow of urine is blocked, the pressure inside the bladder increases, and the kidneys and ureters (the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder) are affected. This can lead to a kidney infection (see acute pyelonephritis).

Finally, if severe, untreated prostate enlargement occurs, your bladder muscles may not be able to overcome the resistance to urine flow and may suddenly or gradually stop functioning.

How to prevent prostate hyperplasia

1. Keep it clean: The male scrotum is highly elastic and secretes a lot of sweat. In addition, the genitals are poorly ventilated, which makes it easy for dirt to accumulate. Local bacteria often take advantage of this opportunity to enter. This can lead to prostatitis, prostate hypertrophy, and decreased sexual function. If you don't pay attention in time, it can be dangerous. Therefore, insisting on cleaning the perineum is an important part of preventing prostatitis.

2. Prevent cold: The weather is cold in autumn and winter, so you should pay attention to keep warm. Prevent colds and upper respiratory tract infections; do not sit on the cool stones for a long time, because the cold can increase the excitement of the sympathetic nerves, leading to increased urethral pressure and causing reflux.

3. Massage and health care: You can do self-massage before going to bed to achieve the purpose of health care. The operation is as follows: lie on your back, straighten your left leg, place your left hand on the Shenque point (navel), rotate with your middle finger, index finger, and ring finger, and at the same time, place the three fingers of your right hand on the perineum point and rotate and massage, a total of 100 times. After that, change hands and do the same action. There are Qihai, Guanyuan, and Zhongji points around the navel, which are considered by traditional Chinese medicine to be the Dantian. This kind of massage is beneficial to bladder recovery. A little massage after urination can promote bladder emptying and reduce residual urine volume. The perineum point is a life and death point, which can pass through the Ren and Du meridians. Massage accelerates blood circulation in the perineum, which has the effect of anti-inflammatory, analgesic and swelling.