What are the symptoms of prostatitis?

One of the most annoying problems for most middle-aged and elderly people is prostatitis. After suffering from prostatitis, patients may experience prostate swelling and pain, and even have difficulty urinating normally. Generally, the problem can be solved by urinating for three minutes, but for patients with prostatitis, it may last for about 20 minutes, so it is very painful.

1. What is prostatitis?

Prostatitis is a common disease in adult men. Data show that about 50% of men will be affected by prostatitis at some point in their lives. The incidence rate is higher in adult men under 50 years old. Prostatitis refers to a group of diseases characterized by pelvic pain or discomfort, abnormal urination and other symptoms in patients under the action of pathogens or non-infectious factors. The most common type of prostatitis in clinical practice is chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, which accounts for more than 90% of chronic prostatitis. The main manifestations are long-term and recurrent pelvic pain or discomfort, varying degrees of urination symptoms and sexual dysfunction. Although it is not a disease that directly threatens life, it may seriously affect the patient's quality of life.

Only by correctly understanding the nature of the disease, cooperating with scientific prevention, treatment and life health care measures, and having a firm confidence in defeating prostatitis, can the condition be completely controlled and alleviated, and even gradually cured. Therefore, it is particularly important to implement standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment behaviors according to the diagnosis and treatment guidelines for prostatitis formulated by the Chinese Urological Association. It is recommended that patients go to the urology outpatient clinic of a regular hospital for treatment, and a comprehensive assessment based on the medical history and laboratory examinations to determine the condition, and develop an individual, safe and effective optimal treatment model.

2. Symptoms of prostatitis

The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. It is chestnut-shaped and located in front of the rectum and below the bladder, and surrounds the beginning of the urethra. The prostatic fluid secreted by the prostate is a component of semen.

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland. Chronic prostatitis is a fairly common, non-life-threatening disease that may resolve on its own in some patients, but not all patients require treatment.

Symptoms of prostatitis include pain in the pelvic region such as the perineum, perianal area, urethra, suprapubic region, groin, and lumbosacral region, and urination symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and difficulty urinating, but these symptoms may not occur in every patient.