Post Date December, 03 2023
As a common and frequently occurring disease of elderly men, the incidence rate of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is increasing year by year in China. According to medical literature, among men aged 31 to 40, the incidence rate of BPH is only 8%, and the degree is relatively mild; After the age of 40, the incidence of incidence rate increases rapidly, and among men aged 51 to 60, the incidence rate can reach 50%; At the age of 61-70, the incidence rate can increase to more than 70%, and among the elderly men over 80 years old, 90% have BPH.
The condition of the elderly with BPH is very easy to deteriorate in winter, which is easy to produce symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency of urination, and pain of urination. In severe cases, it can cause acute retention, hydronephrosis, and lead to uremia, which endangers life. "It's getting cold, and elderly people with prostate hyperplasia often urinate frequently at night, ranging from 3-5 times to more than 10 times.".
Frequent urination not only interferes with sleep, but also often leads to colds due to frequent waking up at night. Many cold remedies available on the market can exacerbate symptoms of urinary tract obstruction, making it more difficult for elderly people with prostate hyperplasia who already have poor urination to urinate. To prevent prostate hyperplasia from endangering lives, experts remind elderly people with prostate hyperplasia to pay special attention to the following three points in winter:
Don't sit in an ice chair. When going out, you should not only ensure that your underwear and sweaters in the lower part of your body are warm, dry, and comfortable, but also pay attention not to "sit down" on cold benches, stone benches, fitness equipment, or even on rocks and steps when going out climbing.
Take cold medicine with caution. Whether it's urinating late at night or going out for activities, elderly people with relatively weak physiques should pay attention to preventing cold and wind to avoid catching a cold. Because once a cold occurs, many cold drugs will aggravate the dysuria of patients with BPH after taking them, and even cause acute urinary retention. Common medicines include compound cold medicines containing chlorpheniramine, such as Ganmaotong, Quick Acting Ganmao Capsule, Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets, Ganmaoling, etc.
Some elderly people have to urinate once every half an hour, although not much each time, but it is more enjoyable. "But when it's cold and lazy to go to the bathroom (especially those who need to go out to urinate due to living conditions), or when playing cards or mahjong, they always want to hold their breath for a while, resulting in the inability to urinate after a long time.". This is because holding urine affects the blood circulation in the prostate and bladder neck, exacerbating local edema, and resulting in dysuria.
