What effects does holding urine have on the prostate?

Nowadays, men work very hard and are very busy. Many times, when they feel like urinating, they cannot go to the toilet in time and have to hold it in. As time goes by, the urge to urinate disappears. The prostate is a male-specific organ and also a major weakness of men. Holding urine can easily lead to diseases such as prostatitis, which will affect men's health. Below, I will talk about the effects of holding urine on men.

1. Damage to bladder function. The nerves that control bladder contraction are distributed in the muscles of the bladder wall. If you often consciously hold your urine, it will cause nerve function disorder, weaken the tension of the bladder detrusor muscle, lead to dysuria, and induce prostate hyperplasia and urinary retention. If urine is often not discharged in time, it will not only cause the bladder sphincter to relax and dysfunction, but also easily induce urinary incontinence, which is very difficult to treat.

2. Cause urinary tract infection. Urine is retained in the body for a long time, and the urine with bacteria cannot be discharged in time, which can easily induce chronic prostatitis. If the bacteria go up, it will cause urethritis, nephritis, and even affect the function of the prostate.

3. Cause prostatitis. Studies have shown that holding urine is an important cause of prostatitis, because bacteria in the urinary tract travel back through the prostate duct to the prostate and cause infection. Holding urine can also cause the bladder to swell, compressing the prostate, causing the soft prostate to become stiff and hardened, increasing the chances of prostatitis and calcification.

4. Induce bladder cancer. Urine often stays in the bladder for a long time, and the toxic and harmful substances in it stimulate the epithelial cells of the bladder mucosa for a long time, which may induce bladder cancer. Foreign data show that the less you urinate, the greater the risk of bladder cancer; people who have the habit of holding urine have a 3-5 times higher chance of cancer than the average person. This is because holding urine increases the time that carcinogens in urine stimulate the bladder.

The above is about the harm of holding urine to the male body. It can be seen that holding urine is very harmful. Severe holding urine may also lead to nephritis and even affect kidney function. Therefore, it is necessary to urinate in time to protect the health of the body and prostate. Sexual life should not be too frequent or excessive, and too much masturbation is also not good for health.