70% of people over the age of 40 have prostatic hyperplasia

When it comes to the anorectal urinary system, people always connect them with "dirty" because they are in the "lower three roads", but this is also a part of the body that we must treat well.Experts talk about the keys to keeping the organs responsible for our excretion healthy.

prostate

Not tall, 3~4 cm; It weighs about 20 grams; It looks like an upside-down chestnut. In the human urogenital "water system", like a "dragon" that controls water, it is encamped under the bladder, and the urinary tract passes through the camp.

It is small but in the "traffic artery", it is hidden but always haunted by right and wrong, it works hard day and night but also has "growing pains", it is one of the most troublesome organs in the male body - prostate.

Statistics from the United States show that more than 80% of men will suffer from prostate failure of varying degrees in their lifetime.

The prostate gland will grow naturally

When people reach middle age, their hearts are wide and fat, and their prostate is quietly "growing". The size of an almond before puberty, the size of a chestnut during sexual maturity, it continues to grow tirelessly after middle age, and eventually increases to the size of a goose egg, and with the increase of age, its "fat" is a lingering worry for many men - 70% of men over 40 years old have some degree of prostatic hyperplasia, and by the age of 60, almost everyone inevitably has some degree of prostatic hypertrophy.

The fat prostate needs to lose weight

Under normal circumstances, men do not feel the presence of the prostate, but it is not only a matter of size when it is too fat, but also a disease that needs to be treated as soon as possible - the prostate is in a "strategic location", tightly wrapping the exit of the bladder, and once there is hyperplasia, it will squeeze the urinary tract that "passes through the city", causing "traffic jams" and blocking the discharge of urine. When symptoms are mild, there may be only urinary frequency, urgency, dysuria, prolonged urination, and thin and weak urine line; If the urethral obstruction worsens, you may experience difficulty urinating, interrupted urine flow, and even incomplete post-urination.More dangerously, long-term prostatic hyperplasia can also lead to filling urinary incontinence, urine reflux, and even hydronephrosis that impairs kidney function. As the "road condition" of the urethra deteriorates, it is necessary to increase the abdominal pressure to help urination, which can also induce more problems such as hernias and hemorrhoids. In short, the larger the prostate, the greater the risk, so it is important to "lose weight" of the prostate as soon as possible.

Medications, surgeries are fine

For young patients with mild symptoms, doctors usually use drugs first, but long-term medication has a certain impact on the heart, blood vessels, liver and kidneys, and it is necessary to pay attention to monitoring the side effects of drugs.

For patients who are relatively old and have a large prostate, experts recommend transurethral resection surgery to remove the excess prostate and dredge the "pipes" to solve the problem fundamentally. The operation is very mature, enters through the natural orifice of the human body, conforms to the principle of minimally invasive, and the patient can be discharged from the hospital in 3~5 days, and the complications after the operation are relatively few.

majorityprostatitisIt is not related to STDs

Because the urinary tract is "curved" in men and there are many barriers, there are fewer urinary tract infections in men than in women.prostatitisNon-infectious diseases are also more common, and there is no direct association between prostate inflammation and sexually transmitted diseases in most men.Inflammation occurs mainly in young men.

There are two main types of prostatitis: infectious and non-infectious. Infectious bacteria can be detected, and patients suddenly develop frequent urination, urgency, and pain during urination. Treatment is mainly anti-infective. Different from colds, the treatment of prostatitis requires a full dose and a full course of treatment, and the use of antibiotics should be insisted on for 2~4 weeks - if you stick to the treatment, most patients can be cured. Drug selection should be based on bacterial culture sensitivity, but if adequate rest is not taken during the acute phase of inflammation and the course of antimicrobial therapy is not effective enough, the inflammation may become chronic and not healed.

Non-infectiousprostatitisOccupy allprostatitisMore than 80% of patients cannot find a clear pathogenic bacteria, but they still need antimicrobial therapy to eliminate possible pathogenic bacteria, and if necessary, they may need to cooperate with traditional Chinese medicine, physiotherapy, alpha blockers, etc. to improve symptoms.

Experts remind that prostate disease is completely preventable and treatable, and that "prostate disease" is equivalent to "Sexual dysfunctionThe argument is nonsense.

How can we take care of it?

1。 Get yourself moving

The prostate gland is located at the floor of the pelvis.Long-term sitting or cycling will slow down blood circulation in the prostate area, resulting in chronic congestion and congestion in the perineum and prostate area, affecting the normal discharge of prostate secretions. Running, brisk walking or sit-ups every day can massage the prostate through the movement of the abdomen, thighs and buttocks muscles, accelerate the local blood circulation of the prostate, and benefit the health of the prostate.

2。 Say "NO" to alcohol

The prostate is "highly sensitive" to alcohol, and the small prostate will be like a balloon with enough air to make the already narrow urethra "worse". What's more annoying is that the swollen prostate often takes 3~5 days to recover as before, and the "difficulty" of urination in these days has to be borne by yourself.