What are the risks of drinking alcohol to the prostate

Drinking alcohol will make the normal prostate gland congested and edematous, aggravating the symptoms of prostate enlargement and other diseases. 1. Harm to the normal prostate: after drinking alcohol, the concentration of alcohol in the blood is higher, the blood supply to the prostate is rich, and the prostate is prone to congestion, edema, and increase in size. 2. The effect on prostate diseases: patients with prostate hyperplasia after drinking alcohol prostate sudden congestion, edema, may lead to acute urinary retention, causing bladder distension, lower abdominal pain; patients with prostatitis drinking alcohol will aggravate perineum, lower abdominal pain or discomfort, aggravate urination difficulties and other symptoms; patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis and other prostate diseases should avoid drinking alcohol. To summarize, drinking alcohol is not only harmful to the prostate, but also to the liver and other organs of the body, even if there is no prostate disease should also reduce the consumption of alcohol.