Men's Health Guangzhou

The three most common health problems among men aged 18-60 in Guangzhou are metabolic diseases (high uric acid and fatty liver account for more than 32%), prostate-related diseases (the detection rate of chronic prostatitis among young and middle-aged people is 27%), and sexual dysfunction caused by sleep and mood disorders. , more than 60% of patients have fallen into the misunderstandings of "taking supplements on their own", "pushing it off to become a chronic disease", and "abnormal sexual function is equal to kidney deficiency" before seeking medical treatment for the first time. This is the survey data just released by the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention in conjunction with three local tertiary hospitals in 2024, and there is no truth in it.

Last week, I accompanied my cousin, who works in cross-border operations, to go to the Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for an andrology appointment. Before 9 o'clock, the waiting area was full of people, ranging from their twenties to their fifties. The Zengcheng fruit farmer sitting next to me said that he had been urinating frequently recently. He thought he had kidney deficiency due to exhaustion from picking lychees. He had been making ginseng wine at home for half a year. The more he drank, the more uncomfortable he became, so he wanted to come to the hospital.

Regarding the most commonly asked question "What is the cause of prostate problems?", Western medicine and local Chinese medicine have really different opinions: a doctor from the Urology Department of Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital mentioned that Guangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average humidity of more than 70% throughout the year. In addition, a high proportion of local men are engaged in sedentary occupations - the Internet, foreign trade, catering, and freight. In this pillar industry, male practitioners sit for more than 9 hours on average every day. In addition, many people like to drink iced drinks and iced beer. Over time, pelvic congestion and accumulation of metabolic wastes result in pelvic congestion and accumulation of metabolic waste. The incidence of prostatitis is 7.8 percentage points higher than that of men of the same age group in the north. Moreover, high uric acid caused by high purine in Laohuo Liang Tang will further stimulate the prostate and aggravate discomfort.； But the old director of the Provincial Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Andrology has a different view. He said that the local heat in Guangzhou is very humid, and many people are greedy for coolness. The air conditioner in the office is turned on at 16 degrees, and they drink frozen lemon tea and iced watermelon after get off work. The yang energy is trapped by the moisture and cannot escape. Many people urinate due to the dampness and heat in the lower body. Frequency and lower abdominal distension are the core reasons. At this time, blindly eating ginseng and deer penis to replenish yang is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. Before, he treated a programmer from Tianhe and took more than 30,000 imported supplements. In the end, he suffered from prostate calcification. It took more than half a year of conditioning to get better.

In fact, not only prostate problems, but also the high incidence of metabolic diseases among men in Guangzhou are inseparable from the controversy over local eating habits. There has been debate for more than ten years about whether Laohuo Liang Tang is good for health or "harmful". Some people think that Laohuo Liang Tang is a health magic weapon passed down from generation to generation in Guangzhou. Drinking it can nourish yin and moisturize dryness. ； Some people think that the purine content of the soup that has been boiled for several hours is frighteningly high, and that drinking too much will definitely lead to gout. In fact, there is really no need to be black and white. The nutritionist I know from the Third Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University cooks winter melon and barley soup once a week, and his uric acid is still normal - as long as the cooking time is controlled within an hour, less seafood, pork bones, animal offal, and more light and moist ingredients such as corn, carrots, and yam, it is perfectly fine to drink it once or twice a week. I am afraid of the kind of food that is cooked every day for three or four hours, with a bunch of scallops and squids. It must be high in uric acid. Last year, there was a clothing wholesale business owner in Haizhu District. He suffered from a gout attack at the age of 32. His feet were so swollen that he couldn't wear shoes. He was just drinking Laohuo soup and eating seafood with his customers every day.

Another problem that everyone is embarrassed to talk about is abnormal sexual function. Now among 30-40-year-old men in Guangzhou, almost 1 in 5 has varying degrees of erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation. There are more misunderstandings here. Some people think that as long as there is a problem, it means kidney deficiency and needs to be supplemented. ； Some people think that they are just too tired recently, so they just have to carry on. ； Some people think that just buying some quick-acting drugs will be enough to deal with the problem, which is really not right. Doctors from the Andrology Department of Sun Yat-Sen Third Hospital said before when doing popular science that about 70% of sexual function problems among young and middle-aged people are psychogenic. For example, staying up late recently, being under a lot of stress, and having conflicts with family members may cause occasional poor health. At this time, adjust your work and rest, climb Baiyun Mountain more often, go for a couple of runs by the Pearl River, and things will get better gradually. If you have problems for more than three months in a row, it is not too late to go to a regular hospital for check-up. Last year, there was a truck driver in Huangpu. He thought it would be troublesome to go to the hospital, so he bought a quick-acting drug called Sanwu, which costs dozens of yuan a bottle in an adult product store. After taking it, his blood pressure soared to 190. He almost had a car accident on the road and was sent to the emergency room for a long time before he recovered.

Many people asked me privately about where to go for men’s health care in Guangzhou. To be honest, don’t believe the street ads or the private hospitals searched on Baidu. Go to the top three public hospitals: the men’s department of Zhongshan No. 1 Hospital, Zhongshan No. 3 Hospital, the men’s department of the Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, and the urology department of the Guangzhou Medical College No. 1 Hospital. They are all formal, with transparent fees and no random examinations. Nowadays, many community health service centers also provide free men's health consultation, as well as free uric acid and prostate screening. You can go and get tested when you are free and pass by. No need to be embarrassed.

A few days ago, I saw a notification from Guangzhou Disease Control and Prevention, which said that men’s health screening will be included in free physical examination projects in more communities this year. In fact, for so many years, everyone has always thought that men’s health is something shameful. If you feel uncomfortable, you will just carry it out, or else just make up for it. It is really unnecessary. Working hard in Guangzhou is already tiring. If you have time, go for morning tea and something light, stay up less late at night to catch up on plans, and drink two bottles of cold beer to accompany clients. This is better than any sky-high-priced supplements. After all, if you have a good body, you can eat all over the streets of Guangzhou and drink the most authentic Laohuo soup, don’t you think?