What are the symptoms of prostatic hyperplasia and what are the ways to prevent it?
After the age of 40, men are very prone to prostatic hyperplasia, and 40 years old is an important turning point in human development, so middle-aged and elderly people should pay more attention to prostatic hyperplasia disease. Understanding the symptoms and manifestations of prostatic hyperplasia is conducive to early detection and early treatment of the disease in men. So what are the symptoms and manifestations of prostatic hyperplasia, and what are the prevention methods of prostatic hyperplasia?
1. Symptoms of prostatic hyperplasia
1. Frequent urinationFrequent urination is the earliest manifestation, first frequent urination at night, followed by frequent urination during the day, and the remaining urine increases after the decompensation of the bladder detrusor muscle in the later stage, and the effective capacity of the bladder decreases, which also makes the frequent urination more serious.
2. Dysuria Progressive dysuria is a significant feature of the disease, and the symptoms can be divided into two categories: obstruction and irritation; obstructive symptoms are hesitation in urination, intermittent, terminal dripping, thin and weak urine line, incomplete urination, etc., and the stimulation symptoms are frequent urination, nocturia, urgency, painful urination, the symptoms can be aggravated by cold, drinking alcohol and the use of anticholinergics, psychotic drugs, etc., and long-term obstruction can lead to fatigue, drowsiness, nausea and vomiting and other uremia symptoms.
3. Hematuria capillary congestion and small vessel dilation on the prostatic mucosa, and rupture and bleeding due to bladder filling and contraction, and hematuria will also occur when combined with bladder tumor.
4. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) asks patients 7 questions about urination, and each question is scored (0~5 points) according to the severity of symptoms, with a total score of 0~35 points (asymptomatic to very severe symptoms), of which 0~7 is mild symptoms, 8~19 is moderate symptoms, and 20~35 is severe symptoms.
2. Prevention of prostatic hyperplasia
1. Prevent cold from late autumn to early spring, the weather is changeable, and the cold often aggravates the condition, therefore, patients must pay attention to cold prevention, prevent colds and upper respiratory tract infections, etc.
2. Absolutely avoid alcohol, drinking alcohol can make the prostate and bladder neck congested and edema and induce urinary retention.
3. Eating less spicy and spicy irritating food can not only lead to congestion of sexual organs, but also aggravate hemorrhoids and constipation, compress the prostate, and aggravate difficulty in urination.
4. Do not hold urine, holding urine will cause overfilling of the bladder, weaken the detrusor muscle tone of the bladder, make it difficult to urinate, and easily induce acute urinary retention.
5. Do not overwork, overwork will deplete the middle qi, and the lack of middle qi will cause weak urination and easy to cause urinary retention.
6. Avoid sitting for a long time, often sitting for a long time will aggravate hemorrhoids and other diseases, and it is easy to congest women's private parts, causing difficulty in urination, and often participate in cultural and sports activities and qigong exercises, which will help reduce symptoms.
7. Drinking too little water in moderation will not only cause dehydration, but also not conducive to the flushing effect of urination on the urinary tract, and it is easy to lead to the concentration of urine and the formation of insoluble stones, so in addition to reducing drinking water at night, so as to avoid overfilling the bladder after sleeping, drink more water during the day.
8. Caution with medicationSome drugs can aggravate dysuria, and can cause acute urinary retention when the dose is large, including atropine, belladonna tablets and ephedrine tablets, isopropyl epinephrine, etc., in recent years, calcium blockers and isobodine have been found to promote prolactin secretion, and can weaken the contractility of detrusor muscle, aggravate dysuria, so it is advisable to use caution or preferably without certain drugs.
9. Timely treatment should be timely and thoroughprostatitis，cystitiswith urethral stones, etc.
10、 Massage the lower abdomen to massage the lower abdomen, point pressure under the umbilicus Qi Guan Yuan and other acupoints, is conducive to the recovery of bladder function, a little pressure massage after urination, can promote bladder emptying, reduce residual fluid, it is worth reminding that the disease develops slowly, the course of the disease is long, if you can prevent it from the middle of the year The effect is better, in addition to taking the above measures, excessive sexual life should also be prevented, especially to be vigilant against the interruption of intercourse and masturbation, according to clinical observation, most patients as long as they can adhere to the implementation of self-care measures and pay attention to timely treatment, the effect is very good, on the contrary, the effect of poor adherence is not ideal。
3. Prostatic hyperplasia diet and health care
1. Dietary therapy for prostatic hyperplasia
Bladder dampness and heat: the clinical manifestations are less yellow and red urine, poor dripping, or occlusion, less abdominal distention, irritability, loose stool but not pleasant or secret, red tongue, yellow greasy, and slippery pulse. 【Winter melon and barley soup】Recipe: 350 grams of winter melon, 50 grams of barley, appropriate amount of sugar. Method: Cut the winter melon into pieces, mix it with barley soup, and season it with sugar. Efficacy: Clears away heat and dampness. Usage: Replace tea with soup.
Insufficiency of central qi: the clinical manifestations are unpleasant to urinate, or the prolapse of the anus, lack of energy, lack of qi and lazy speech, light tongue, thin and white moss, and weak pulse. 【Jujube Rice Porridge】Recipe: 30 grams of jujube, 100 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Method: Add an appropriate amount of water to jujube and japonica rice, cook until the porridge is formed, add rock sugar, and stir well. Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and stomach. Directions: Consume on an empty stomach. The clinical manifestations of "kidney yang deficiency" are weak urine discharge, poor drainage, dull complexion, fatigue, warmth of hands and feet, cold pain in waist and knees, light tongue, and weak pulse.【Eucommia ulmoides pork loin】Recipe: 12 grams of eucommia, 1 pork loin, 3 green onions. Method: First add water to fry the eucommia into a soup for later use, remove the fascia of the pork loin, slice it, add green onion and an appropriate amount of water, simmer together, and when the pork loin is cooked, mix it with eucommia juice and add salt to taste. Efficacy: Warms the kidneys and strengthens the muscles and bones. Usage: Drink soup and eat pork loin.Yin deficiencyHuowang: The clinical manifestations are less urine, yellow and red, red and painful, or occlusion, hot hands and feet, dry stool, less red tongue, and thin pulse. 【Goji Berry Porridge】Recipe: 60 grams of fresh wolfberry leaves, 60 grams of japonica rice. Preparation method: first add water to decoction of wolfberry leaves for 2 times, take the juice to remove the slag, and then add japonica rice to decoction together to make porridge. Efficacy: Nourish yin and clear heat, invigorate qi and stomach. Directions: Consume morning and evening. Blood stasis block: the clinical manifestations are urine and pain, or no drip, tingling pain in the lower abdomen, hematuria or hematospermia, petechiae or ecchymosis in the tongue, and heavy or thin pulse. 【Peach kernel porridge】Recipe: 50 grams of walnut kernels, 80 grams of japonica rice. Preparation method: Cook porridge with japonica rice, peel and mash walnut kernels into the porridge, simmer and boil for a few times, see that the porridge noodles have oil, and add brown sugar to taste. Efficacy: Warm yang and invigorate qi, moisturize dryness and relieve itching. Directions: Consume morning and evening.
2. Patients with prostatic hyperplasia should eat
1. Pumpkin seeds: make snacks and eat more.
2. Diuretic cucumber soup: 1 cucumber, 10 grams of qu wheat, appropriate amount of monosodium glutamate, salt and sesame oil. Fry the wheat first, remove the slag and extract the juice, then re-boil, add cucumber slices, add seasonings, and wait to be warm. Beneficial to waterways.
3. Cinnamon porridge: 5 grams of cinnamon, 30 grams of plantain, 50 grams of japonica rice, fry cinnamon and plantain first, remove the slag and extract the juice, then add japonica rice and add an appropriate amount of brown sugar after cooking, and take it on an empty stomach.It has the effect of warming yang and benefiting water.
4. Apricot pear stone reed drink: 10 grams of bitter almonds, 12 grams of stone reeds, 15 grams of plantain, 1 large duck pear, a little rock sugar. Peel and mash the almonds, remove the core of the pear and cut it into pieces, boil it with the stone reeds and plantain with water, add rock sugar after cooking, and drink it instead of tea. It has the effect of purging lung fire and diluting waterways.
5. Ginseng Qi winter melon soup: 15 grams of Codonopsis, 20 grams of astragalus, 50 grams of winter melon, appropriate amount of monosodium glutamate, sesame oil and salt. Put Codonopsis and Astragalus in a casserole, add water to fry for 15 minutes, remove the slag and retain the juice, add the winter melon until it is ripe, and then add seasonings to make it, which is used with meals, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and invigorating qi, and promoting yang and diuretic.
4. Dietary principles of prostatic hyperplasia
(1) Avoid drinking spirits, eat less spicy, fatty and sweet products, drink less coffee, eat less citrus, orange juice and other acidic foods, and eat less sugar and refined flour.
(2) Eat more fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and soybean products, eat more honey to keep the stool smooth, and eat beef and eggs in moderation.
(3) Take seed food, you can choose pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etc., and eat them every day, and the amount is not limited.
(4) Mung beans are not limited to the number of mung beans, boiled into porridge, and eaten arbitrarily after cooling, which is especially suitable for those who have heat in the bladder and are astringent and painful in urination.
(5) Do not reduce the amount of water you drink due to frequent urination, and drinking more water can dilute the urine and prevent urinary tract infection and the formation of bladder stones. Drinking water should be cold boiled water is better, and drink less strong tea.
Patients with prostatic hyperplasia must pay attention to the principles of diet and exercise, only in this way can they treat prostatic hyperplasia faster and solve this andrological disease.