Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a very common disease in clinic. Generally, middle-aged and old men are the majority of patients. The leading cause is the high level of androgen in the body of the elderly men. The long-term stimulation of androgen to the prostate gland results in gland hyperplasia. The proliferated glands stimulate the bladder mucosa and cause posterior urethral stricture. The condition of bladder outlet obstruction leads to a series of clinical symptoms.
1. Men Under Great Pressure
In today's society, whether at work or in life, men are under tremendous pressure. Mental stress and even anxiety are common symptoms, which are closely related to the overall health of the human body and the health of the prostate. Men with high stress are more likely to suffer from BPH. Therefore, in order to prevent BPH, we should learn to reduce stress and psychological burden.
2. Man Who Sits All Day
Many male workers sit for a long time, which slows blood circulation and makes the prostate more prone to hyperplasia due to long-term congestion. Therefore, men who need to sit for a long time must pay attention to exercise, so as to properly relieve the prostate congestion and reduce the chance of prostate hyperplasia.
3. Men Who Used to Hold Urine
Men who have the habit of retaining urine are also prone to prostate hyperplasia, that is, because long-term retaining urine will cause bladder swelling, local pressure will increase, blood circulation will be affected, aggravating the symptoms of prostate edema, thereby increasing the incidence of prostate hyperplasia. In addition, long-term urinary retention will also make the bacteria in the urethra can not be washed away in time, easy to cause urethral infection, and even bacterial prostatitis.
4. Unhealthy Sexual Habits
Generally speaking, masturbation is a normal phenomenon, and proper masturbation will not have a great impact on the body of men. However, frequent masturbation, frequent sexual intercourse and interruption of sexual life can lead to long-term congestion of male sexual organs and induce prostatic hyperplasia.
5. The impact of other male diseases
If a man suffers from other male diseases such as epididymitis and urethritis under the stimulation of long-term inflammation, it will cause congestion of prostate tissue, induce prostate diseases and endanger the health of men.
6. Genetic factors
The study found that if one of your immediate family members or brothers had prostate disease, your risk of developing prostate disease would increase 2-3 times. Experts suggest that after the age of 45, more attention should be paid to the disease. The most important thing is to have a regular prostate exam. In addition, people affected by genetic factors need to take more care of prostate health.
7. Overweight
Weight is an important indicator of prostate health. The heavier you gain, the higher the testosterone level in the body, the easier it is to induce prostate cancer. In addition, overweight can even damage the health of the reproductive system, because when the overweight person sits down, the flesh on the inside of the buttocks and thighs is concentrated in the private part, which is equivalent to heating the testicles, and the high temperature is harmful to the reproductive system. Therefore, people who are overweight should actively participate in sports, swimming and other low-weight exercises to reduce excess fat.
8. Drinking a Lot
According to a study by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, people who drink more than 50 grams a day are more than three times as likely to develop advanced prostate cancer as those who don't or don't. Experts warn that long-term excessive drinking not only causes serious harm to the digestive system, nervous system and metabolic system, but also stimulates the secretion of testosterone, which in turn affects the secretion and excretion of prostatic fluid. Therefore, men must drink moderately, especially those with prostatitis should abstain from alcohol altogether.
9. Smoking
The study found that the prevalence of prostate disease in smokers was one to two times higher than in nonsmokers. This is because tobacco contains more than 1,200 compounds, most of which are harmful to humans. Experts say that the more cigarettes you smoke, the greater the risk of prostate cancer. Therefore, smoking bans and early smoking cessation are the best ways to protect the prostate and prevent prostate cancer.
For male friends who do not have BPH, as long as they can pay close attention to the above points in daily life, it is a good way to prevent BPH by developing good habits. So when a male friend is suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia, how to treat it?
Treatment
1. Observation.
Prostatic hyperplasia stops when it develops to a certain extent. Patients with mild conditions do not require surgery, so a period of observation should be made prior to diagnosis to determine if they are discontinued.
2. Drug Therapy
In general, patients with mild symptoms of prostatic hypertrophy can be treated with medication. In addition, there are some natural medicines, such as diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills, which can cure and relieve symptoms. They not only remove heat and detoxification, but also promote diuresis and relieve hematuria. However, it also has anti-proliferative, anti-fibrotic, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, anti-swelling functions, which can reduce prostate hypertrophy and hyperplasia to normal size. Patients need to take it for a long time and strictly control the diet.
3. Surgical treatment
For severe benign prostatic hyperplasia, electrotomy is usually used. Open surgical resection can also be used for prostatectomy, and good results have been achieved. However, there are certain risks and sequelae in the operation, so caution should be taken in the operation.
4. Physical therapy
At present, surgical treatment is the only way to completely eradicate prostatic hypertrophy and is not easy to recur. However, traditional surgery is more painful for patients. Therefore, physical therapy such as laser, vaporization or holmium laser has appeared in recent years.
5.Hormone therapy
Estrogen can reduce the prostate and improve the symptoms of urination, but it will recur after stopping the drug, and the side effects are very large.
At last, I wish you recover soon!