Post Date December, 03 2023
Generally, doctors advise patients with chronic prostatitis to avoid smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods, as prolonged and repeated congestion of the prostate is one of the causes of chronic prostatitis. Whether it is bacterial prostatitis or aseptic prostatitis, the inflamed prostate tissue is also extensively congested.
Therefore, when preventing and treating chronic prostatitis, it is very important to pay sufficient attention to preventing factors that may cause or increase prostate congestion, and smoking, alcohol, and spicy substances can both exacerbate prostate congestion:
Alcohol
Alcohol is a type of beverage that has a vasodilator effect. The phenomenon of people blushing when drinking alcohol is often seen, which is the result of alcohol expanding facial blood vessels. Alcohol can also cause congestion in internal organs, and the prostate is no exception. Due to the habit of long-term drinking or even excessive drinking among some middle-aged people, chronic prostatitis is not easily cured, and even if cured, it is very easy to relapse.
Smoke
Smoking is harmful to one's health. Although people have some understanding of the many hazards of smoking, little is known about the fact that smoking can also affect the prostate. In fact, toxic substances such as nicotine, tar, nitrosamines, and carbon monoxide in cigarettes can not only directly poison prostate tissue, but also interfere with the neural function that governs blood vessels, affect blood circulation in the prostate, and can also exacerbate prostate congestion.
Spicy food
Irritating foods such as scallions, raw garlic, chili peppers, and peppers can cause vasodilation and organ congestion. Some patients with chronic prostatitis have a habit of eating spicy food. They often control their symptoms when the disease is severe, but relapse when the symptoms are relieved, which is also an important reason for the prolonged and difficult recovery of prostatitis.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
