What are the dangers of prostate stones in men?

I believe everyone is no stranger to prostate stones, which is a very common prostate disease in daily life, which has a great impact on men's health and should be treated in time. Many men are unaware of the dangers of prostate stones. In fact, the harm of prostate stones is far beyond everyone's imagination.

Prostate stones are generally stones that originate in the prostatic vesicles and glandular ducts (true stones), which are completely different from urethral stones (pseudostones) that come from the kidneys, ureters, or bladder in the prostatic urethra.The cause of prostate stone formation is not well understood, but it is generally believed that its formation is related to urine reflux, stagnation of calcium, salts, and secretions. Prostate stones are only 1 mm in diameter, and large ones can reach 3-4 mm, and most of them are the size of millet grains to peas; The number ranges from one to hundreds.

Prostate stones are more common in middle-aged and elderly men over 40 years old, some people can be asymptomatic, some people can be complicated with prostatic hyperplasia,Chronic prostatitisor urethral strictures that exhibit symptoms of these diseases. Patients are usually found during examinations such as X-rays and ultrasounds. Of course, if the stone is large or close to the anterior wall of the rectum, the doctor will also find it during a digital anal examination.

Suffering from chronicprostatitisDue to acinar dilation and prostatic duct stenosis, the salts in the urine can be precipitated in the prostate tissue to form stones, and the obstruction of stones and the stimulation of the glandular duct glands will cause inflammation of the prostate, and severe infections can also form prostate abscesses, and even penetrate the perineum, rectum or urethra.

Because prostate stones often store bacteria, so do the intermittent shedding of stonesChronic prostatitisThe root cause of recurrent episodes and recurrent urinary tract infections.In addition, the bacteria in prostate stones can also hide in the shell of salts and calcium, which is not easy to be killed by antibiotics, so stones are chronicprostatitisOne of the causes of not easy to cure and recurrent attacks.

Principles of treatment of prostate stones: no treatment is required for those with no obvious symptoms; WithChronic prostatitisPatients with vesiculitis and seminal vesiculitis should be treated aggressively, in addition to the use of antibiotic treatment, more attention should be paid to the drainage of prostatic fluid, and regular prostate massage should be carried out to drain the prostatic fluid blocked by stones. For patients with prostatic stones and prostatic hyperplasia, prostate surgery can be performed to relieve urinary tract obstruction, which can achieve the purpose of removing stones.

The reason why men get prostate stones is mainly because they do not pay attention to prevention in life, and it is recommended that everyone should do a good job of prevention in ordinary times, develop good living habits, do not smoke, do not drink, and do not stay up late, so as to protect their prostate and prevent stones from appearing.