Prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis are different in meaning, symptoms and treatment. 1. Meaning: Prostatic hyperplasia is a very common benign disease causing urinary obstruction in older men, mainly characterized by hyperplasia of the interstitial and glandular components of the prostate, anatomical enlargement of the prostate, and urodynamic obstruction of the bladder outlet. Prostatitis is a prostate disease caused by a variety of complex causes, with urethral irritation symptoms and chronic pelvic pain as the main clinical manifestations. 2.Symptoms (1) Prostatic hyperplasia: It mainly manifests as frequent urination, urgency, and progressive difficulty in urination. Obstruction aggravation will appear chronic urinary retention and filling urinary incontinence, combined with infection can appear urinary pain. (2) Prostatitis: the performance of different types of prostatitis varies. Acute bacterial prostatitis has a sudden onset and is often characterized by fever, chills, localized pain in the perineum, and abnormal urination. Chronic prostatitis is characterized by urinary changes such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, urinary pain, hypogonadism, and perineal discomfort. 3. Treatment (1) Prostatic hyperplasia: If the symptoms are mild and do not affect your life, you can continue to observe. When symptoms worsen, medication such as terazosin and finasteride can be used. If the symptoms are serious and there is obvious obstruction, surgery is feasible. (2) Prostatitis: according to the type of prostatitis to take anti-infection treatment, alpha-blockers such as doxazosin, avoid sedentary, stay up late and other treatments. All the above drugs need to pay attention to the side effects and adverse reactions of the drugs, please use the above drugs under the guidance of a doctor. If you have prostate related diseases, please consult the doctor in time.