Tips for Prostate Health

Don't hold back, move enough, and eat right. Most of the other health care products and massage devices that are advertised as amazing are IQ taxes, so don't spend money indiscriminately.

I met a young man who works in operations a while ago. He is 28 years old. He works at his desk every day to catch up on projects. When he is busy, he does not even go to the toilet. He holds his urine until he can't bear it anymore before running away. There are always comments on the Internet about "sitting for a long time hurts the prostate". So I spent more than 2,000 yuan to buy an imported prostate cushion, which also comes with more than 1,000 lycopene soft capsules. After eating it for three months, I still get bloating after sitting for a long time and frequent urination from time to time. Later, after listening to my suggestion, I set my desktop alarm clock to go off every 40 minutes. When it goes off, I stand up to get a glass of water or go to the toilet. Even if I change my plan while standing for two minutes, most of the feeling of bloating has disappeared in less than a month. I even laugh that all the money I spent before was wasted.

In fact, it seems simple to say "don't hold it in", but many people cannot do it. The most common thing is to hold back urine, especially drivers who drive long distances and office workers who are rushing to catch up on projects. They always feel that "it will be fine if they hold it in for a while." However, when holding back urine, the pressure in the bladder increases, which can easily cause urine to flow back into the prostate duct, causing inflammation even if there is no inflammation. Many people have heard that "holding back semen can maintain health". There is indeed no unified conclusion in the academic world on this point. Western medicine generally recommends regular ejaculation to avoid long-term accumulation of prostatic fluid. Traditional Chinese medicine generally reminds not to overindulge in sexual intercourse. In fact, there is no need to set standards. The most important thing is that you are comfortable with your body. If you don't have backache or fatigue the next day after finishing work, then the frequency is appropriate. There is no need to hold back the semen deliberately, and there is no need to force the "KPI".

As for "moving enough", it doesn't require you to go to the gym and run five kilometers every day. After all, the reason why the prostate is afraid of sitting for a long time is because when you sit, the weight of your upper body just presses on the perineum, compressing this chestnut-sized gland until it becomes congested and swollen. The longer you sit, the more swollen it becomes. Even if you stand up and take two steps every few dozen minutes, go to the toilet, or stretch, it will be better than sitting for three or four hours. Many people have heard that the levator ani exercise is good for the prostate. Some people say that you have to do two hundred exercises a day to be effective. Others say that there is no need to deliberately make up the number. My own habit is to do more than ten or twenty sets while standing on the subway to and from work. I don’t deliberately count the times. Anyway, after sitting for a day, I really don’t have that panicky feeling than before. You can also try it. Just do two sets when you think of it. There is no burden.

Oh, by the way, there is also the habit of crossing your legs when sitting for a long time while playing games. Change it if you can. Crossing your legs will press the perineum tighter, and the congestion of the prostate will only become more severe.

When it comes to "eating right", there are even more diverse opinions on the Internet. Many people say that people with poor prostate must not eat spicy food. In fact, it is not so absolute. I know several taxi drivers in Chongqing who can't live without spicy food every day and have never had prostate problems. On the contrary, there are some people who don't touch spicy food at all, but they still get prostatitis despite having cold beer and high-oil and high-fat takeaways every day. The general clinical consensus now is that as long as you don’t feel symptoms of frequent urination or bloating getting worse after eating, you don’t have to avoid spicy food completely. What you really need to avoid are high-alcohol liquor, ice drinks, and functional drinks with a lot of sweeteners added. These are the “culprits” that can easily stimulate prostate congestion. There is also the lycopene that everyone often talks about. Some people say that eating raw tomatoes is useless and must be fried in oil to absorb it. Others say that eating enough daily is enough and there is no need to worry about the method. In fact, there is no need to argue. If you like to eat raw, eat raw, and if you like to eat fried, eat fried. If you don’t like tomatoes, eat more dark fruits and vegetables such as blueberries and kiwis. You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to buy purified lycopene capsules. Food supplements are enough.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that many prostate massagers and hot compress pads are sold online, claiming that using them can "radically cure prostatitis". Don't believe it. If you just have a slight bloating after sitting for a long time, applying a warm towel for three to five minutes can really relieve the discomfort. However, if you have symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, pain, or even fever, don't just massage or apply heat. Go to a urology department to check the prostate fluid first to see if it is bacterial or sterile. Follow the doctor's instructions for conditioning. If you mess around on your own, it will easily aggravate the inflammation. There is also the "prostate maintenance" physiotherapy program that private men's hospitals talk about so much. Serious hospitals simply don't offer this service. It's just money fraud.

To put it bluntly, the prostate is a delicate little gland. Don’t mess with it all the time, don’t press it, don’t hold it back, and don’t blindly feed it strange health products. It will generally not cause trouble for you. If you really feel uncomfortable, don't be embarrassed to go to the hospital. Urological surgeons see dozens of similar patients a day. There is really nothing to be embarrassed about. It is much better than blindly searching Baidu to scare yourself.