Post Date December, 02 2023
Patient Symptom Description: I was found suffering from prostatitis last year and have recovered after treatment. However, since the beginning of summer this year, specifically during the recent period of heavy rain, I have been extremely unhappy "below". Not only have I been wet all day, but I also have symptoms of frequent urination and urgency. Although it is not too serious, based on experience, it is known that prostatitis has reoccurred.
Question 1: Is the recurrence of my prostatitis related to this hot and humid weather?
Expert: To be sure, if there is a recurrence of prostatitis, it must be related to the current hot and rainy weather. Generally speaking, summer is originally a season of high incidence of urinary system diseases, and the prostate gland is relatively fragile. If encountering wet and rainy weather again, it may become "emotional". In addition, due to the high temperature in summer, the external reproductive system is prone to sweating. If it is not cleaned in time, it can lead to moisture below, and easily lead to urinary tract infections, which can lead to acute prostatitis.
It is worth noting that acute prostatitis is caused by bacterial infection. After the onset of the disease, patients may experience systemic symptoms such as fatigue, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, chills, and fever, as well as perineal and abdominal pain; Frequent urination, urgency, pain, dripping urine, poor urination, interruption, and white urethra may occur during urination. In addition, rectal distension and pain, sagging sensation, and even blood sperm phenomenon during sexual life can occur. If these symptoms persist for more than a week and the body temperature is high without dropping, the formation of a prostate abscess should be suspected and regular prostatitis treatment should be received. It should be reminded that acute prostatitis must be treated within the first time. If it is converted to chronic prostatitis, treatment can be very troublesome.
Question 2: Once a recurrence like mine occurs, what measures are most appropriate?
Expert: First, don't be afraid. Once you feel uncomfortable or damp in the "special zone", you should immediately clean it and replace your close-fitting clothes and pants. If you still feel unwell, you should go to a professional medical institution for consultation and examination in a timely manner. If a recurrence of prostatitis is found, it should be treated with a doctor in a standardized manner, and it is not allowed to ignore it as if it is okay. Clinical practice has shown that acute prostatitis is the easiest to treat, chronic prostatitis is difficult to treat, and recurrent chronic prostatitis is even more difficult to treat. Therefore, when a disease is discovered, thorough treatment should be carried out, and the opportunity to expand the "battle outcome" must not be given.
Problem 3: During this period, some of my patients have not experienced recurrence like me, but instead feel that prostatitis has improved a lot, and some symptoms have even disappeared. Is this phenomenon normal? Can it indicate that prostatitis has improved?
Expert: This is exactly the phenomenon that I would like to remind everyone about the "fake healing" of prostatitis in summer. Many people who have suffered from prostatitis have this experience, that is, once summer passes, prostatitis naturally becomes much lighter, so is prostatitis "self healing" when it encounters summer? Obviously not.
Objectively speaking, it is possible for patients with chronic prostatitis to experience natural relief in summer, but it is not necessarily a good thing. In summer, when the weather is hot, the secretion of sweat glands increases, and urine frequency naturally decreases. In addition, the warm climate can relax the sphincter around the prostate, expand blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, and alleviate symptoms such as edema and congestion of the prostate. In this way, symptoms in patients with summer prostatitis may appear to naturally temporarily alleviate; However, once encountering cool weather, it will return to its original state, which can easily aggravate the condition due to delays.
Good treatment effect in summer
In fact, summer is not only the season of high incidence of prostate diseases, but also the most favorable time for the treatment of prostate diseases. Due to a lack of knowledge about prostate diseases, many patients are reluctant to go to the hospital in the heat of the heat when their symptoms are mild. Even if their symptoms are severe, some patients also want to "wait for the weather to cool before going to treatment.". In fact, the patient's concept of "not seeing a doctor in hot weather" is extremely detrimental to health. Not only will it delay the optimal time for treatment, but it will also cause many complications and worsen the condition. Due to the reduction of symptoms of prostatitis in summer, various blood vessels and veins in the human body are also expanding, and drug delivery is no longer hindered. At the same time, due to the accelerated metabolism of the human body, the absorption of drugs is also faster than usual, and the treatment process is much more convenient. Especially in the dog days, which is a rare season of the year, patients can use this opportunity to break through each "critical point" of prostate disease one by one, and comprehensive treatment is expected to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Of course, for most men, preventing prostate disease is the most important thing. First, keep it clean; Secondly, arrange work and rest reasonably; Third, be cautious about drinking alcohol and smoking less; Fourth, avoid driving for long periods of time; Fifth, don't sit too long; Finally, participate in more outdoor sports.
