Sexual Health
Can prostatic hyperplasia cause urinary tract infection? What is the difference between prostatic hyperplasia and urinary tract infection
Post Date November, 16 2024
Prostatic hyperplasia has always been a common disease among the elderly. Because the physical function of the elderly has gradually shrunk, it has a fatal effect on the urinary system of the elderly.
Prostatic hyperplasia, known as the killer of the urinary tract, has always been the subject of discussion. Prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease among the elderly. The physical function of the elderly is gradually declining. Prostatic hyperplasia has a fatal effect on the urinary tract system of the elderly. What harm is it to the urinary tract of people?
Harm of prostatic hyperplasia to urinary tract
1. Uremia: patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who develop hydronephrosis can cause renal insufficiency due to renal parenchyma compression - uremia. Appears anorexia, nausea, vomiting, anemia, etc. Because this kind of symptom is relatively concealed at the beginning and lacks specificity, it is very easy to be ignored or misdiagnosed as digestive tract disease and delayed, and even headache, dullness, lethargy, and even coma are detected. It is worth being vigilant.
2. Hydronephrosis: After the prostate hyperplasia is severe and lasts for a long time, because the compensatory function of the bladder and upper urinary tract is not complete, hydronephrosis of the ureter and pelvis can be caused. When the hydronephrosis is serious, you can feel a "lump" in the abdomen -- a swollen kidney; When the bladder is full, you can also feel a "lump" in the lower abdomen -- a swollen bladder.
3. Infection: The urinary tract with obstruction of bladder neck is easy to be complicated with acute urinary tract infection, and the number of nocturnal urination increases sharply, showing urgency, pain, hematuria, fever, etc.
4. Others: Some patients with BPH may have sex desire changes, some may have high sex desire, some may have low sex desire, and a few patients may have blood sperm.
5. Prostatic hyperplasia causes patients to urinate difficultly and increase abdominal pressure, which can also cause or aggravate hemorrhoids, hernia and other diseases.
