What causes frequent urination in men?

Frequent urination is common in men. Many patients say that frequent urination has brought great trouble to their lives and work. Even if they have deliberately reduced their water intake, the symptoms of frequent urination have not decreased. Not only frequent urination, but also urinary pain, incomplete urination and other symptoms. They cannot concentrate on work during the day, and excessive urination at night seriously affects their sleep. So what is going on? Let's learn about the cause below.

Frequent urination in men is mainly caused by prostatitis. Let’s learn about the symptoms and signs of prostatitis below.

1. Acute bacterial prostatitis: The disease occurs suddenly, with chills and high fever, frequent urination, urgency and pain. Dysuria or acute urinary retention may occur. Clinically, it is often accompanied by acute cystitis. The prostate is swollen, tender, and has a local temperature rise. The surface is smooth, and there is a feeling of fullness or fluctuation when abscesses are formed.

2. Chronic bacterial prostatitis: Frequent urination, urgency, pain during urination, urethral discomfort or burning during urination. White discharge often flows out of the urethra after urination and defecation. Sometimes there may be blood in semen, pain in the perineum, sexual dysfunction, and mental and neurological symptoms. The prostate is full, enlarged, soft, and slightly tender. In patients with a long course of disease, the prostate shrinks, hardens, has an incomplete surface, and has small nodules.

3. Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis and prostatitis The clinical manifestations are similar to those of chronic bacterial prostatitis, but there is no history of recurrent urinary tract infections. The main symptoms are urinary tract irritation and dysuria, especially the manifestations of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Mycoplasma and chlamydia can be cultured in the prostatic fluid of some patients.

Through understanding, we can see that the phenomenon of frequent urination in men is mainly caused by prostatitis. The symptoms and signs of the disease are also introduced in great detail. Male patients can compare whether other complications occur after the symptoms of frequent urination occur. If the symptoms are stable, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination to confirm the diagnosis. After the diagnosis, it is necessary to treat it seriously and strive for a speedy recovery.