What is the knowledge about men’s preventive health care?

Men's preventive health care essentially does not have any mysterious folk remedies. The core is detailed adjustments that fit your own living habits + regular screenings that match your age group. It is far more effective than following the trend and taking various supplements and believing in folk remedies.

Last week, I met a 32-year-old Internet programmer at a community free clinic. He came to me with a thick stack of physical examination reports. He found prostate calcification, excessive low-density lipoprotein, and uric acid approaching the critical value. He was very confused. He said that he didn't feel any discomfort at all, except for the occasional bifurcated pee and a sore back after sitting for a long time. He always felt that he was young and could handle it. Even the company forced him to go to the annual physical examination.

In fact, this situation is really too common. The men I come into contact with, no matter what age group, are generally too "careful" about their physical condition. They always feel that minor problems can be dealt with. When it comes to organic problems, it often takes several times the effort to correct them.

Many people sit for seven or eight hours without moving, and holding in urine is even more common. Think about it, the prostate is at the bottom of the pelvic cavity. You sit and press it every day, and your bladder is bulging against it. Is it comfortable? Over time, it will either become calcification or inflammation. It's really not a serious problem, but it can cause frequent and urgent urination. There is also the matter of private parts cleaning. Many men think that this is something that only girls should pay attention to. It's okay for older men to be rough. There used to be a young man who just went to college. He sweated playing ball every day in the summer and changed his underwear every two or three days. He only took a few showers. As a result, he repeatedly suffered from balanitis. He thought he had contracted some bad disease and came to the clinic with a sad face. In fact, it was due to insufficient cleaning. I opened a bottle of mild lotion and asked him to change pure cotton underwear every day. Within two weeks, he was cured.

Regarding the timing of prostate screening, there are indeed different opinions in the industry. One group believes that if you are under 40 years old and do not have symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and perineal pain, you do not need to undergo prostate-specific antigen screening every year to avoid excessive medical treatment. The other group believes that young people who have been sedentary for a long time now There are too many men. Even if you are around 30 years old, there is no harm in having a urological color ultrasound every year. You don’t need to worry about this. If you sit in an office every day, love to hold your urine and often drink and eat spicy food, even if you are only in your 20s, it is safe to have an annual physical examination and it will not cost you dozens of dollars.

There are also many men who always think that "health care is all about supplementation". They carry kidney-tonifying pills and liver-protecting tablets in their pockets, and stay up until two or three o'clock, drinking white wine every now and then. Isn't this the same as adding water to a leaky bucket? No matter how much you make up, you can't stop it from being built. Last month, I interviewed a 36-year-old salesman who said that he took three liver-protecting tablets every time before drinking, and he was not afraid of drinking no matter how much he drank. As a result, the transaminase level in the physical examination was three times higher, and he also had moderate fatty liver disease. I told him that drinking two glasses of wine less would be more effective than taking ten bottles of liver-protecting tablets.

Don’t do surprise exercise just to meet the “fitness KPI”. I have seen many people who are too lazy to climb stairs on weekdays. On weekends, they suddenly run a half-marathon and play basketball all afternoon. Instead, they end up with Achilles tendon rupture and muscle strain. Not long ago, there was a 29-year-old young man who hadn’t moved in half a year. Playing basketball for 3 hours directly caused a myocardial infarction and sent him to the emergency room. It’s really unnecessary. It is better to get up and stand for five minutes after sitting for an hour every day to get a glass of water and take two steps. Two or three nights a week, go out for a half-hour walk and swim. Taking your time will nourish people.

If you really feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself to do it, don't blindly search Baidu to scare yourself, and don't randomly buy three-no remedies, quick-acting aphrodisiacs, etc. in the past two months. In the past two months, a 40-year-old brother took an aphrodisiac purchased online. His blood pressure soared to 190 and he was sent to the emergency room. The gain outweighs the loss. If there is a problem, go to a regular hospital, which is more reliable than anything else.