Prostate is the 'life gland' of men

Uncle Wang is a taxi driver. Most of the time, he sits in the driver's seat to pick up customers. Because he is sometimes busy or can't find a toilet, Uncle Wang has developed a long-term urination hold . .

Recently, Uncle Wang often wakes up at night . Although he noticed that his body was abnormal, he was afraid that he had contracted an infectious disease, so Uncle Wang was embarrassed to go to check.

The condition continued to drag on. Later, Uncle Wang even began to have dysuria, urgency and incontinence, which had seriously affected his daily work. At this time, under the supervision and strong request of his wife, Uncle Wang went to the local men's hospital for urology. Systematic examination, the diagnosis is prostatitis .

Consultation experts said that Uncle Wang’s prostatitis is directly related to long-term sedentary conditions. If Uncle Wang ignores this symptom and does not have timely inspection and treatment, inflammatory problems such as urinary tract infection may occur in the follow-up. It can lead to increased pressure on the prostate and poor blood flow, aggravating symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and possibly leading to an enlarged prostate.

1. The prostate is a "living gland", and half of men may be troubled by prostatitis

There is a saying that prostatitis in young age, benign prostatic hyperplasia in middle age, and prostate cancer in old age. Although this is an exaggeration, it also reminds us that men's health needs attention, among which prostatitis is a common male disease.

50% of men will suffer from prostatitis at some point in their lives, and 60% of middle-aged men over the age of 50 will have an enlarged prostate.

In 2009, Professor Liang Chaochao of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University led a research group to conduct a study on "Epidemiological Survey of Chronic Prostatitis in Young and Middle-aged Men in China". The results showed that among the surveyed population, the incidence of chronic prostatitis was 8.4%. %about.

Professor Liang Chaochao said that the population of chronic prostatitis patients is huge , because the pathogenesis is still unclear, and there is a lack of standardized diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice, so the cure rate is low and the recurrence rate is high.

Many people think that prostatitis is high in young people, but Professor Deng Chunhua of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University pointed out that in fact, from adolescence to old age, prostatitis is a common disease in men.

At present, prostatitis is mainly divided into acute and chronic.

Acute prostatitis is manifested by systemic symptoms such as fever, chills and fatigue , accompanied by frequent urination, urgency, pain and discomfort in the perineum, frequent defecation, and inexhaustible defecation .

Chronic prostatitis is the most common, mainly manifested as dysuria, urgency, lower abdominal pain and sexual dysfunction .

2. Have you been caught in these false rumors of prostatitis?

Like Uncle Zhang, many people think that prostatitis is a contagious disease, so they are embarrassed to go to a doctor for a diagnosis, and find it difficult to explain. Do you know the following mistakes?

First of all, is prostatitis contagious? Does it mean that your personal life is messed up?

Most of the pathogenic bacteria of prostatitis are mainly Escherichia coli , which is generally not transmitted through married life, and patients with prostatitis do not have the problem of pathogen infection, so there is no need to worry too much .

However, there are exceptions here. A small number of prostatitis caused by chlamydia, gonococcus, mycoplasma, trichomoniasis or fungal infection belong to specific prostatitis , which should be classified as sexually transmitted diseases.

Secondly, will prostatitis cause infertility?

Many people think that prostatitis will definitely cause abnormal male function or cause infertility, but in fact, whether prostatitis will affect male fertility is still inconclusive . After all, some patients with severe prostatitis can still have children.

Therefore, if you are diagnosed with prostatitis, don’t worry too much , you can receive treatment as required .

Finally, can chronic prostatitis turn into BPH or prostate cancer?

Many people worry that chronic prostatitis will make it easier to get prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer, but according to the current research data, there is no basis.

Chronic prostatitis does not affect male testicular secretion of male hormones, nor does it affect hormone metabolism, so it does not directly cause prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer.

There are still many people who think that prostatitis is an "immortal cancer", a lifelong disease that cannot be cured. In fact, it can generally be alleviated and cured with standardized treatment, but there is still a high risk of recurrence if care is not taken.

3. 4 small habits are particularly harmful to the prostate, try not to do them

The prostate can be described as one of the most important parts of male friends, but in daily life, there are four habits that particularly damage the prostate.

1. Smoking and drinking

The harmful substances such as nicotine and tar in the smoke can reduce the body's immunity, make the body more vulnerable to pathogenic microorganisms, and can affect the prostate tissue of men.

Alcohol can speed up blood circulation, dilate blood vessels, and promote congestion in the prostate. Especially in the period of acute prostatitis, drinking alcohol may promote the spread of inflammation and cause other chain reactions in the body.

2. Sedentary

If a man is sedentary for a long time, it will compress the prostate and cause ischemia. For example, drivers and office white-collar workers should avoid sedentary. In addition, men can also compress the prostate when riding a bicycle, motorcycle or horseback riding, and should be avoided or avoided.

3. Holding back urine

Do not hold back urine when you are in a rush to urinate. This behavior not only overfills the bladder and compresses the prostate, but also parasites bacteria in the lower part of the male urethra. Holding back urine may cause the bacteria to retrograde and cause prostatitis.

4. Drink less water

Cells are "dehydrated" for a long time, which can easily lead to the concentration of body fluids. Men will damage the organs along the way of urination, especially the prostate, due to the decrease in the frequency of urination.

In addition, due to the long interval between urination, the accumulation and concentration of prostatic fluid in the posterior urethra can also stimulate the urethra, which may cause infection and redness of the urethral opening.

Sedentary, holding back urine, drinking less water and other bad habits will increase the incidence of male prostatitis, causing men to experience discomfort such as frequent urination, urgency and dysuria. In this case, do not be ashamed to check, but to Active consultation with a doctor, general standardized treatment can alleviate or even cure!

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