Post Date December, 03 2023
Prostatitis is a common disease in men, and there are significant seasonal factors in the disease. As the weather gets colder and colder, the sympathetic nerve excitability of the human body increases, leading to contraction of the prostate gland, expansion of the gland tubes and blood vessels, causing chronic congestion, which increases the internal pressure of the urethra, and in severe cases can cause reflux. Changing the urethra can also aggravate the accumulation of prostate fluid, leading to attacks of prostate disease, including frequent urination, urgency, pain in urination, and pain in the perineum and testicles.
When sleeping in cold weather, people tend to be too lazy to wake up and prefer to endure. It is unknown that this will cause prostate congestion, serious can cause acute urinary retention, and even lead to uremia and life-threatening. Therefore, when it is cold, the following points should be achieved to prevent prostatitis:
1. Pay attention to keeping warm. Cold increases the excitability of sympathetic nerves, leading to contraction of prostate glands, dilation of glands and blood vessels, and congestion. Therefore, after the weather becomes cool, it is necessary to timely add clothing according to the weather changes, while paying attention to local warmth to protect the prostate.
2. Avoid playing mahjong, playing poker, watching TV, etc. for a long time. Desk workers or those who need to travel for a long distance should pay attention to getting up and moving their muscles and bones at regular intervals. In addition, long-term cycling and other cross riding actions can cause pressure on the prostate gland. Causes prostate congestion, causing prostatitis.
After the weather gets cold, people's water consumption will decrease relatively, resulting in concentrated urine and reduced urination times. This can have adverse effects on the prostate and other organs such as the kidneys and bladder. Therefore, even in winter, it should be ensured to drink about 2L of boiled water every day to ensure urine volume, so as to achieve the goal of flushing the urethra, promoting the discharge of prostate secretion, and preventing prostate infection. However, in order to avoid frequent waking up after sleep and affecting rest, try to drink more water during the day and reduce the amount of water consumed before going to bed.
4. After the weather turns cold, many people don't think of urinating at night and always try to hold back. Unexpectedly, holding urine can cause the bladder to overfill and compress the prostate. In addition, suffocation may also lead to dysuria and urinary retention. Therefore, in order to prevent diseases such as prostatitis, nocturnal urination must be eliminated, and do not tolerate it.
In winter, people like to play hot pot, especially spicy hot pot. However, food such as alcohol, chili, and smoking can stimulate the prostate and urethra, and can also cause congestion and edema in the prostate and bladder neck, leading to the occurrence of prostate diseases. Therefore, smoking and alcohol should be avoided as much as possible. Spicy hot pot and other stimulating foods should be avoided if they can be avoided.
In addition to the above methods, conditional friends, using warm water sitz bath before going to bed at night can improve the local congestion of the prostate. It also has certain effects on preventing prostatitis.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
