Prostatic hyperplasia is preferred for the elderly, and the underlying disease should be controlled before treatment
Prostatic hyperplasia is a common prostate disease, and unlike prostatitis, which affects men of all ages, prostatic hyperplasia has its own specific preference. Among them, obese men and middle-aged and elderly men have a much larger probability of prostatic hyperplasia than normal.
Why does prostatic hyperplasia favor older people?
The prostate is like other human organs, there is also a process of development, maturity and aging, from birth to adolescence the prostate growth is relatively slow, after puberty, the prostate growth rate accelerates, and gradually matures, the prostate function of men at the age of 25~40 is basically constant, but after the age of 40, there are two situations of prostate growth, one is that the gland retracts and becomes smaller, which is relatively rare, and the other situation will increase the volume of the prostate, forming a benign hyperplastic lesion of the prostate.
The reason why middle-aged and elderly men are prone to prostatic hyperplasia, the reason can be explained by the hormonal influence and functional testicles, some studies say that the hyperplasia of the prostate tissue in the dihydrotestosterone is 3 to 4 times the content of normal prostate tissue, dihydrotestosterone is in the prostate cells through the action of 5α-reductase, from testosterone (male hormone) conversion, and the 5α-reducing agent inhibitor as the basic drug for the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia, in order to reduce the concentration of dihydrotestosterone in the blood, can play a role in reducing the volume of the prostate. In the early stage of prostatic hyperplasia, the symptoms are relatively mild patients should not be noticed, only when the enlarged prostate tissue compresses the urethra, the symptoms will slowly worsen, it can be gradually discovered, most elderly patients show increased nocturia, which often reflects that the urinary tract has appeared early obstruction, with the gradual increase in the frequency of nocturia, the condition of urinary tract obstruction is also aggravated.
Studies have shown that cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases will aggravate the congestion of the prostate and cause prostatic hyperplasia, which is also the main reason why elderly men are prone to prostatic hyperplasia.
There are three things to pay attention to before the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia
Relevant data show that more than 70% of elderly men suffer from different degrees of prostatic hyperplasia, and severe cases will have bladder irritation and urethral obstruction, which require surgical treatment.
1. Control other diseases in the body
A large proportion of elderly patients with prostatic hyperplasia have high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and other diseases, and should take drugs to control blood pressure according to the doctor's instructions before surgery; If there is coronary heart disease, arrhythmia and other diseases, the condition should be stabilized before surgery; Patients with diabetes should have their blood sugar under control.
2. Adjust your diet before surgery
Many patients with prostatic hyperplasia think that they should make up a lot of food and supplements before surgery, and eat a lot of high-fat, high-protein foods and supplements, which is wrong. If the patient has habits such as smoking and drinking, it should be abstained for one week before the operation to prognosis the postoperative lung infection.
3. Actively cooperate with the completion of relevant examinations before surgery
Preoperative examination is important for patients with prostatic hyperplasia to provide relevant clinical information for doctors to formulate treatment plans.Before surgery, patients should complete prostate ultrasound examination, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, abdominal x-ray, blood biochemistry, four tumors, hepatitis B, HIV, blood, urine, stool routine and other examinations.
Tips: With the increase of age, the organs of the body will gradually fail, which is also the reason for the many diseases of middle-aged and elderly people. If you want to stay away from diseases, you must pay attention to exercise when you are young to delay aging.