Prostate health knowledge

90% of prostate problems are preventable and curable. Don’t be anxious or push on. Daily habits are far better than various supplements. If symptoms occur, go to the urology department of a regular hospital as soon as possible. Don’t believe in any folk remedies or the so-called “prostate detoxification” programs in private hospitals.

I just met a 27-year-old game planner at the outpatient clinic last week. He stayed up until 3 o'clock for three consecutive days working on the version. He sat at his work station every day without moving his buttocks except to collect water. In the end, it hurt so much that he grinned when he urinated. He was too embarrassed to come to the hospital. He searched online for a long time and bought kidney health care products. Ping looked for the so-called "physical massage tutorial" again, but after a week of struggling, the problem became more serious. He found out that he had ordinary aseptic prostatitis, so he was prescribed some medicine to relieve the symptoms. He was told to get up and walk two steps every 40 minutes, and not to drink iced cola or iced coffee. He would be completely healed in two weeks.

Many people feel that their prostate is damaged when they urinate frequently, but this is not the case. If you show off three glasses of iced Americano with half a watermelon in the afternoon, it’s normal to run to the bathroom seven or eight times a day. Caffeine and a lot of water will be diuretic by themselves, so don’t scare yourself. Of course, you need to be vigilant if you urinate more than 8 times a day for more than a week, and you still feel like you are unable to urinate completely and your lower abdomen is distended.

Regarding the impact of prolonged sitting, there is no completely unified conclusion in the academic community. Some studies believe that continuous sitting for more than 90 minutes will increase the risk of prostate congestion by 2.7 times. Some clinicians believe that as long as you do not sit continuously for more than 10 hours a day all year round, occasional prolonged sitting will not have such a big impact at all. However, judging from the cases I have dealt with, the vast majority of young patients have the habit of sitting for a long time and holding their urine. I would rather believe that they have it. It doesn’t cost much to get up to drink water and stretch every hour after sitting, right? It is equivalent to loosening the prostate gland that has been pressed for a long time, and there is no harm in it.

There is also a particularly controversial question: Is sex good for the prostate? We often encounter two extreme patients. One is that they feel that ejaculation will damage the prostate, and if they hold it in for several months, they will suffer from inflammation. ； The other is too frequent, five or six times a week, and eventually it becomes overly congested and painful. The current academic consensus is that regular semen ejaculation (about 1-2 times a week) can help normal metabolism of prostatic fluid and reduce the risk of inflammation. However, if symptoms of acute bacterial prostatitis have already appeared, it must be paused, otherwise it will aggravate congestion and delay recovery. Oh, by the way, some people asked if masturbation is bad for the prostate? In fact, it is no different from normal sex life. As long as the frequency is moderate, it will be fine. Don’t be frightened by threatening articles on the Internet and put a psychological burden on you.

As for prostatic hyperplasia, which is highly prevalent in people over 50 years old, many men think that slow urination and frequent nocturia are normal phenomena of old age, and they refuse to check it. In the end, they wait until urinary retention leads to the insertion of a urinary catheter, and instead require surgery. There is no unified treatment standard here: if the symptoms of early-stage prostatic hyperplasia are not obvious, some doctors suggest that observation is enough without taking medicine. ； If it has affected your sleep and daily travel, you can control it by taking some medicine. There is really no need to carry it hard.

Finally, let’s talk about the most frequently asked questions about supplements: lycopene, pumpkin seed oil, and saw palmetto. Current research has indeed proven that these ingredients have certain health-care effects on the prostate, but please note that they are “health care” and not a cure. If you stay up late every day, drink white wine every day, and sit still all day, no matter how much lycopene you eat, it will be useless. It is better to go out for a half-hour walk two or three times a week and drink two glasses of wine less. Oh, by the way, some people asked if sitz bath is useful? It can indeed relieve the feeling of swelling caused by congestion, but for men who have not given birth yet, long-term sitz bathing will affect sperm motility if the temperature is too high. This is also a point that many doctors will specifically remind in clinical practice.

To be honest, the prostate is really not that delicate, and it is not that easy to cause major problems. Don’t scare yourself into seeking medical attention if you have any symptoms, and don’t bear all the discomfort, just live a good life, it will be more effective than any supplement.