Men's preventive health knowledge training summary

Men's health prevention is far more important than treatment. There is no need to pursue expensive supplements or excessive physical examinations. As long as you change the high-frequency bad habits in the workplace, at home, and personal care, and at the same time match the priorities according to the needs of the three age groups of 20-30 years old, 30-50 years old, and over 50 years old, you can avoid more than 80% of common men's health problems.

As the organizer of this training, I completed the three-hour class and took three pages of notes. The questions asked by more than 20 male colleagues of different ages were very practical, and many of the contents really refreshed my previous stereotypes. Let’s just talk about the 32-year-old back-end programmer at the scene. He held his cell phone and asked the doctor. He said that he had frequent urination and backache for two months. He checked online and found that he had “kidney deficiency”. He bought Liuwei Dihuang Pills and took them for almost a month. Did they work at all? Should he take some more expensive tonics? When the andrologist asked, he found out that he had been sitting at his desk for 12 hours a day and drank less than 1,000ml of water a day. He often held in his urine until he could no longer bear it before going to the toilet. A routine urine test showed that he had mild prostatitis, which was not kidney deficiency at all. The "prescription" the doctor gave him didn't even prescribe medicine: get up every 40 minutes and stand for 2 minutes to drink water, drink enough 2000ml of warm water every day, and don't drink water 1 hour before going to bed. He will be relieved in half a month.

To be honest, many people at the scene laughed after hearing this, saying that it was so simple? But another statistic that the doctor told us made everyone quiet again: 70% of the male patients who come to see a doctor have the idea of ​​​​"taking care of minor illnesses and getting over it." By the time they can't help but come to the hospital, minor problems have long been turned into chronic diseases, such as periodontitis turning into pulpitis, and urinary tract infection turning into pyelonephritis.

Speaking of physical examinations, Dr. Li from the radiology department complained as soon as he started this time. In the past six months, he has met three men in their early 30s who asked for PET-CT every year. They said they were afraid of getting cancer, but in fact it was completely unnecessary. He gave an analogy: Excessive physical examination is like going to the supermarket to buy groceries and having to scan the entire supermarket. It not only costs money, but may also bring back a bunch of unnecessary "suspected problems" and scare yourself. The advice he gave is also very practical: if you are under 30 years old and have no family history, just do a basic physical examination + Helicobacter pylori screening every year; if you are over 40 years old, you can also get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and gastrointestinal endoscopy. If you don’t have symptoms, you really don’t need to add extra items.

Of course, there are a lot of controversial contents, and the doctors did not hide them. They all talked about different applicable situations. For example, the most frequently asked question is whether lycopene can supplement the prostate? The andrology doctor said that if you have prostate swelling and slight urination discomfort after sitting for a long time, taking about 10mg of regular supplements every day will indeed have a relieving effect; but the nutrition doctor said that you should eat a fried tomato every day, or eat tomatoes with two nuts. Lycopene is fat-soluble, so the absorption effect is no worse than that of supplements, and there are no additional additives, which is more suitable for healthy people. Another example is whether to do circumcision? The doctor also made it very clear: If it can be turned up and cleaned normally, and there is no recurring inflammation, there is no need to cut it. Just turn it out and wash it clean every day when taking a shower. Surgery is only recommended if there is phimosis or recurring inflammation. Don't be fooled by bad institutions and spend money on "cutting is healthier".

I was particularly impressed by what Dr. Wang from the Department of Nutrition said. When many men talk about replenishing their body, they think of ginseng, deer antlers, and Liuwei Dihuang Pills. In fact, it’s just like your mobile phone is out of battery. You can just plug in an ordinary fast charger, but you have to replace it with a brand new battery. It is a waste and may have side effects. A soft ruler was placed at the scene. Many men measured their waist circumference over 90cm, but they did not take it seriously, saying "it is normal to gain weight in middle age." Dr. Wang directly pointed out: men with a waist circumference over 90cm have a risk of high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high uric acid that are three times higher than those with a normal waist circumference. If you go to the gym every day, go downstairs after eating and throw away the garbage every day, and walk for 20 minutes, it will be better for your joints than running 5 kilometers on weekends. If you insist on it for two months, your waist circumference can be reduced by two centimeters. Doctors also have different opinions on the precautions for exercise: Orthopedic doctors remind people with a large body weight not to run marathons or climb stairs at the beginning, which will cause a lot of wear and tear on the knees. It is better to start with brisk walking and swimming. The fitness coach who was invited said that if there is no problem with the joints, 15 minutes of strength training twice a week and some muscles in the chest, back and legs can improve the basal metabolism and have a better effect than simply doing aerobic fat loss. You can choose according to your needs.

I was originally worried that people would feel embarrassed to ask questions during this training because of the privacy concerns. However, at the end of the training, many people dragged the doctor to ask about hair loss, high uric acid, and sexual discomfort. We later established a Q&A group, and the doctor spent 10 minutes every Wednesday night to answer questions for free. Recently, several colleagues said that they changed their drinking habits as the doctor said, and the problem of backache and frequent urination has really improved a lot. In fact, to put it bluntly, men’s health care is really not a troublesome matter, and there is no need to engage in any complicated procedures. Just don’t force yourself to do it, don’t make up for it blindly, and do those inconspicuous little habits in your daily life. It will be more effective than anything else.