Post Date December, 03 2023
The prostate is the largest gland in men and plays an important role in their physiological functions. With the increase of the incidence rate of prostate diseases, we should strengthen our understanding of this disease. What is the difference between prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia?
What are prostatitis and prostatic hyperplasia?
1. Prostatitis: It mainly refers to clinical manifestations such as pain or discomfort in the pelvic region, abnormal urination (frequent urination, urgency of urination), and sexual dysfunction caused by bacterial infection or stimulation of certain non infectious factors in the prostate.
Prostatitis
Main symptoms:
◆ Pain: The main manifestation is pain or discomfort in the lower abdominal bladder region, pubic bone region, or perineal region in patients with prostatitis. Some patients experience suffocation, while others experience discomfort or tenderness in the testicles. Frequent urination, urgency, burning pain in the urethra, dripping urine, and purulent urethral secretions also occur.
◆ Sexual dysfunction: Different patients with prostatitis may experience varying degrees of sexual dysfunction and dysfunction.
◆ General discomfort: Generally manifested as sudden fever, chills, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting. When a sudden onset occurs, the systemic symptoms can mask local symptoms.
2. Prostatic hyperplasia (BPH): Pathological manifestation of cell proliferation, which is the most common benign disease causing dysuria in elderly men.
Prostatic hyperplasia
Main symptoms:
◆ Frequency of urination: Generally speaking, the frequency of nocturnal urination is often parallel to the severity of prostate hyperplasia. Elderly people who previously did not wake up at night experienced 1 to 2 times of urination at night, often reflecting the onset of early obstruction. If it exceeds three times, it is recommended that you go for an examination to confirm the diagnosis.
◆ Urinary retention: For patients with severe prostatic hyperplasia in the late stage, acute urinary retention may occur due to the inability to excrete urine due to cold, drinking, holding urine for too long or infection and other reasons when the obstruction is serious.
◆ Hematuria: Blood vessels on the mucosal surface expand or even rupture, causing bleeding, which is manifested as hematuria.
How to prevent prostate cancer in winter
1. Eat more meat, such as lean meat, pork heart, pork loin, pork tongue, pork belly, duck meat, eggs, quail, pigeons, and so on.
2. It is recommended to eat more seed foods, especially pumpkin seeds, as well as sunflower seeds.
3. Eat more fresh green vegetables and fruits. Vegetables Apart from leeks, onions, bamboo shoots, and garlic, other vegetables can be eaten. Fruits can be eaten except for litchi, longan, mango, durian, and pineapple.
4. Eat more coarse grains and cereals. It is recommended to eat more foods such as potatoes. You can use red beans or mung beans to make soup, or you can eat more honey to prevent constipation and keep your bowels smooth.
5. Be sure to drink more water, not due to frequent urination symptoms in the prostate and drinking less water. Drinking more water can dilute the concentration of some metabolic wastes in the urine, reduce irritation to the prostate, and prevent urinary infection and the formation of bladder stones.
