Prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease in older men, and its incidence increases with age,
About 50% of men over the age of 50 suffer from prostate enlargement, while about 80% of men over the age of 80 have the disease, and BPH has become a common disease in urology. A significant number of older people think that they naturally have bad urination as they get older. In fact, bad urination is often the result of prostate enlargement, which is a disease that needs to be treated because it can cause urinary tract infections, recurrent hematuria, urinary stones, hemorrhoids, hernias, kidney function damage, and even uremia. And standard treatment of prostate enlargement not only significantly reduces the possibility of surgery, but also effectively prevents the occurrence of prostate cancer.
1. Symptoms
Patients mainly have frequent urination (mainly frequent urination at night, as little as 2 to 3 times, as much as 5 to 6 times), urgent urination (even urgent incontinence), effortful urination, waiting for urination, thin urine line, weak urine flow, prolonged urination time, incomplete urination, etc.
2.Etiology
The onset of prostatic hyperplasia may be mainly related to the following factors.
(1) hormonal imbalance: closely related to the imbalance of androgens and estrogens in the body. Testosterone is the main male androgen, under the action of enzymes, into dihydrotestosterone. Dihydrotestosterone is the active hormone that androgens stimulate prostate enlargement. Estrogen also has an effect on prostate enlargement.
(2) age factor: age is an important influence on the progress of prostate enlargement, the older the age, the higher the proportion of patients with prostate enlargement.
3, treatment methods
The main advocate of the combination of Chinese and Western medicine therapy, Western medicine mostly using alpha 1 receptor blockers and 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors. The use of Chinese medicine can reduce the side effects of western medicine on the whole body, strengthen the therapeutic effect, regulate the whole body function, and also reduce the occurrence of prostate cancer.
4.Treatment period
The use of Western medicine is recommended for long-term treatment. The Chinese herbal soup or Chinese medicine can be used with western medicine to strengthen the effect of medicine and regulate the whole body function. The treatment cycle for prostate enlargement is long, so it is important to pay attention to the patient’s life and living while taking medication.
5, life precautions
(1) Patients must pay attention to the cold, to prevent colds and upper respiratory tract infections, etc.
(2) Absolutely avoid alcohol and eat less spicy and irritating food.
(3) Do not hold urine, make sure to urinate, and keep the bowels open.
(4) Avoid being sedentary, drink more water during the day, and reduce water at night as appropriate.
(5) Be careful with certain medications, such as atropine, ephedrine, isoptin, etc., as well as some cold medications that tend to aggravate urinary difficulties.
(6) Promptly and thoroughly treat prostatitis, cystitis and urethral calculus.
(7) Pay attention to the warmth of the whole body, especially the small abdomen and perineum, and avoid sitting on a cool stool.
(8) Massage the small abdomen and point pressure on points such as Qihai and Guan Yuan under the umbilicus to facilitate recovery of bladder function. Excessive sexual life should also be prevented.