Prostate enlargement is medically known as prostate hyperplasia. If prostate enlargement is not treated in time, patients may suffer from frequent urination, difficulty in urination, urinary retention and other symptoms, and may also be combined with complications such as urinary tract infection and renal failure, so it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time for examination and treatment.
Prostatic hyperplasia refers to the proliferation of interstitial glands in the prostate gland with age, and is the most common benign disease causing urinary difficulties in elderly men. It usually does not heal on its own and requires aggressive intervention.
Prostatic hyperplasia can cause obstruction by pressing on the urethra or bladder urethral opening of the prostate, thus causing symptoms such as frequent urination, difficulty in urination, and increased nocturia, which affects the patient’s sleep and quality of life. If the prostate is not treated in time, the symptoms may persist or the urinary tract obstruction may worsen, and urinary retention may occur, which is manifested by lower abdominal pain, bladder distension, and inability to urinate.
In severe cases, complications such as urinary tract infection and chronic renal insufficiency may also occur, and patients often have symptoms such as lack of appetite, anemia, and fatigue, which can also lead to renal failure and even death.
Prostatic hyperplasia after timely use of terazosin, tamsulosin, finasteride and other medications, serious cases of transurethral resection of the prostate and other surgical therapies, the general prognosis is good, can improve the patient’s symptoms.
Patients diagnosed with prostate hyperplasia should seek prompt medical attention and actively cooperate with their doctors.