Prostate health education content

Don’t wait for frequent urination and urgent urination. Don’t believe in any so-called “prostate detoxification” or “special cure”. Ordinary men over 40 years old with family history/over 45 years old should do PSA screening regularly every year. By doing these three things, more than 90% of prostate problems can be detected and solved early, and they will not become serious problems.

I just met a 42-year-old Internet operation and maintenance Xiao Zhang in the clinic last week. He stayed up for three major versions in a row and sat there for almost a week without moving much. At first, he woke up from once to three times at night. He thought it was because he drank too much coffee and just carried on. Later, it developed to I had to stand for half a minute to urinate when I went to the toilet, and I still had pain in my lower abdomen. I couldn't stand it any longer, so I came to register. After the test, it was found to be ordinary chronic bacterial prostatitis. I was prescribed medicine for two weeks and it was almost cured. If I had come two weeks earlier, I wouldn't have suffered this problem at all.

Many of our male compatriots have a common problem. They cover their bodies when they feel uncomfortable, especially when it comes to privacy issues such as urination. They are even more embarrassed to mention it. They always think that drinking more water and taking some anti-inflammatory drugs will get better. In fact, the prostate is located at the outlet of the bladder. It is like a rubber valve that controls urination. If this valve is swollen or enlarged, the signs are particularly obvious: you have to wait several seconds to urinate for one or two weeks in a row, you always feel that you have not emptied completely after urinating, and you urinate at night. If you have a dull pain in your perineum more than 2 times, don’t take it seriously, and don’t blindly search for symptoms online. If you search all the symptoms are cancer, you might even scare yourself out of trouble. Go to a regular hospital to get a urological appointment first. It costs more than ten dollars, which is more reliable than anything else.

Many people have asked me before, is prostate massage useful? In fact, there is no unified conclusion in the academic field. For patients with chronic non-bacterial prostatitis, doctors in regular hospitals sometimes recommend a standardized prostate massage once a week to help drain accumulated prostate fluid and relieve the feeling of swelling. However, if you go to a health club to do "prostate detoxification", it will charge you a few thousand. The practitioners can't even feel the position of the prostate correctly, and heavy techniques may damage the gland and aggravate inflammation. This money is simply wasted. Some people say that if you have prostate problems, you can't eat spicy food or drink alcohol at all. This is not absolute. If you don't have any symptoms, you can eat a small amount of spicy food and drink a few sips of beer. As long as you don't drink until you're drunk, there won't be any big problems. You don't have to act like an ascetic.

Oh, by the way, the PSA screening I just mentioned is prostate-specific antigen. There are currently two different views in the industry. One group thinks that ordinary men over 45 years old can be screened every year. The other group believes that the age of onset of prostate cancer is getting earlier and earlier. People with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened every year at the age of 40. Our domestic urological society’s guidelines currently take the middle value: men over 45 years old are routinely screened, and those with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened earlier than 40 years old. This examination only requires a tube of blood and costs more than 100 yuan. It can detect more than 90% of early-stage prostate cancer early. The cure rate of early-stage prostate cancer is almost 100%. If you delay treatment until the late stage, you will spend a lot of money and suffer. By the way, don’t be scared to death when you see a high PSA. I just met a young man last month. He stayed up late and drank a lot the day before. The PSA was twice as high. When he came back for a review, the indicators were all normal. Inflammation, holding back urine, and drinking a lot of alcohol may affect this indicator. If it is high, see a doctor first. Don’t sentence yourself to death.

Normal maintenance is not so fancy. After sitting for an hour, stand up for two minutes to get water and go to the toilet. It is much more useful than the magnetic prostate therapy cushion you bought for hundreds of yuan. Especially for drivers who drive long distances, stop at the service area when necessary. Don't hold in your urine and rush on the road. If you hold it in for a long time, urine will flow back into the prostate, which can easily induce inflammation. Some people also ask about the warm water sitz bath, which can indeed relieve the swelling feeling of chronic prostatitis, but the water temperature should not exceed 40 degrees, and the time should not exceed 15 minutes. Young men who have not yet given birth should not join in the fun. High temperatures will affect sperm motility, which is not worth the gain.

In fact, the prostate is a very common organ in the male body, just like the throat and stomach. It will get a little angry when you are tired. There is no need to be shy about talking about it, and there is no need to be overly anxious. If you have any problems, go to a regular doctor. If you pay more attention to your habits, you will not have any problems.