Prostate Enlargement
Prostate Home Remedies
Prostate
Enlargement Treatment
When to See the
Doctor
An enlarged
prostate may cause difficulty urinating, but you shouldn't
experience pain. "The only prostate condition that leads to pain or
discomfort is prostatitis, a bacterial infection that is treated
with antibiotics," says Stephen Rous, M.D., professor of surgery at
Dartmouth Medical School and a urologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. If you experience painful
urination, coupled with lower back pain, fever and pelvic pain, you
may have a prostate or bladder infection. See your doctor.
Of course, it's
wise for all men over age 50 to see their doctors to be tested for
prostate cancer, a leading cancer among middle-aged and older men.
And if you can't urinate at all, head straight to the emergency
room: Urinary retention is extremely uncomfortable and can be
life-threatening if left untreated.
Don't serve yourself. Alcohol also tightens the bladder neck to
hamper urination. And since it's a diuretic, it increases the amount
of urine that builds up inside the bladder, adds Dr. Neal. "Drinking
alcohol also makes the bladder operate a lot less efficiently. And
the more you drink, the more problems you'll likely have."
Give a cold
shoulder to cold medicines. Antihistamines and decongestants can
cause even more harm to some men. In fact, taking large doses of
cold medications occasionally leads to urinary retention--a
potentially life-threatening condition in which you completely stop
urinating. "Decongestants cause the muscle at the bladder neck to
constrict, restricting the flow of urine," says Peter Nieh, M.D., a
urologist at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington,
Massachusetts. "And antihistamines simply paralyze the bladder."
If you have
allergies as well as prostate problems, Dr. Nieh suggests you speak
to your doctor about prescribing asternizole (Hismanal) or
terfenadine (Seldane), two medications that have no antihistamines.
If you must buy over-the-counter medication, take half of the
suggested dose. If no problem ensues, move to the full recommended
dosage.
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