Post Date December, 03 2023
Middle-aged men, if they find that they have trouble urinating and can't urinate, and often get up at night, should be careful about the problem of prostate hypertrophy. Why is frequent urination and urination not the sign of prostatic hypertrophy as much as possible? This article will elaborate.
Why frequent urination and urination are not all problems of prostatic hypertrophy?
Generally, the prostate of an adult male is about the size of a chestnut. With the increase of age, the metabolite of testosterone and DHT (dihydrotestosterone) in the body constantly stimulate the prostate cells, which will lead to cell proliferation and hypertrophy of the prostate.
Because it is located at the exit of the bladder and surrounds the urethra, the prostate will compress and even block the urethra as the volume gradually increases. At this time, there will be small urine flow, tick, intermittent, need to urinate hard or fight for a few seconds to urinate, or the feeling of unclean urine, frequent urination, nocturnal urination, and serious obstruction, which will lead to urinary failure.
How to treat prostatic hypertrophy with traditional Chinese and western medicine
Generally speaking, Americans and Europeans are more likely to suffer from prostate hypertrophy than Asians, and the probability of suffering from prostate hypertrophy is positively correlated with age. About half of men in their 50s suffer from prostate hypertrophy, and nearly 80% of men in their 80s have it. For the treatment of urology in western medicine, drugs should be used first if the symptoms are mild, and endoscopic surgery (traditional electric knife, laser vaporization and laser curettage, etc.) should be used when the symptoms are serious. Besides the complications such as bleeding and erectile dysfunction, the hormone metabolites in the body will continue to stimulate the residual prostate, so the prostate will continue to grow again after surgery.
In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, hypertrophy of the prostate belongs to the category of "urosis", which is mainly related to kidney qi. Aging and kidney failure, coupled with the poor circulation of the meridians of the lung, spleen and liver, will lead to the imbalance of the opening and closing of the bladder, which will affect the urination function, frequent urination, dysuria and other conditions.
The treatment is mainly to regulate the kidney qi, combined with the methods of soothing the liver and relieving depression, resolving phlegm and removing dampness, nourishing yin and clearing heat, invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi, so that the body's gasification function can be put back on track, which can not only improve symptoms, but also have certain effect on preventing recurrence after surgery, which is worth your reference!
Frequent urination, endless urination... life conditioning for prostate patients
In daily diet, work and rest, we should also make some adjustments at the same time. In addition to drinking more water, eating more beans or soybean milk, cooking tomatoes and pumpkins, avoiding suffocation, smoking, and staying up late, we should also avoid eating too much red meat, high fat foods, and other spicy foods and drinks that contain diuretic effects or affect the secretion of the prostate, such as alcohol, strong tea, sand tea, mustard, pepper, coffee, cola, etc.
