Prostate Health Methods

Don't let the pelvic cavity be stuffy and congested for a long time, don't let the prostatic fluid hold in for too long, do a targeted screening once a year, other methods are the icing on the cake, don't be overly anxious.

I'm not talking nonsense. When I was an intern in the Department of Urology, I could receive more than 20 young men aged 20 to 35 in the clinic in one morning, and half of them had problems while sitting in the office typing codes. Last week, a young man who works as a game planner came over and said that he had been working on the version for three days in a row and sat for more than 12 hours a day. After get off work, he always felt that his lower abdomen was sinking. He urinated so frequently that he had to go to the toilet every half an hour. He searched a bunch of posts and bought hundreds of imported prostate protective tablets. After taking them for half a month, they were of no use at all. He came to check the prostate fluid routine and found that the white blood cells were fine. It was just congestion from sitting for a long time.

In fact, there is no unified standard in the industry on how to avoid long-term congestion. Some people say that after sitting for 40 minutes, you have to stand up and walk for 5 minutes. Some sports medicine doctors think that there is no need to be so stuck. As long as you don't sit still for four or five hours, don't always cross your legs and squeeze your lower abdomen. Even when you sit, move your butt and lift your hips every ten minutes to make the blood flow in the pelvis more smooth, which is more effective than standing up and wandering around. Oh, by the way, there is another pitfall that everyone easily falls into: don’t always wear extremely tight jeans or leggings. I once met a fitness enthusiast who wore compression pants every day to perform exercises all day long. The blood around the prostate was so tight that the blood could not flow. It took almost two months for him to have soreness and swelling before he dared to come for a check-up. After changing to loose pants, he was cured within a week.

Let’s talk about the prostatic fluid metabolism issue that everyone is most concerned about. This is the most controversial. The old-school view of health care says that "one drop of semen and ten drops of blood" requires abstinence to maintain health. The current mainstream view in urology is just the opposite. If the prostatic fluid is not discharged for a long time, bacteria will easily breed and calcification will occur if the prostatic fluid is blocked in the glandular ducts. The two most extreme cases I have seen are a 28-year-old boy who listened to the "rehabilitation theory" on the Internet and suppressed semen for half a year, and was found to have prostate calcifications, and a 30-year-old boy who had sex seven or eight times a week also suffered from excessive prostate congestion and was grinning in pain. In fact, the appropriateness really varies from person to person. Your own comfort is the most important. There is no "how many times a week" standard. As long as you don't have backache, leg weakness, or abdominal distension the next day, the frequency is appropriate. There is no need to impose other people's standards.

Oh, by the way, there’s also the screening question that everyone tends to overlook. Many people think that prostate problems are something that only middle-aged and elderly people should take care of. In fact, men over 40 years old are now recommended to have their PSA (prostate specific antigen) checked once a year. If young people have long-term problems of abdominal distension and incontinence of urination, they can also have a routine prostate fluid check. It costs more than ten yuan, which is much more useful than buying hundreds of yuan of health care products. It should also be mentioned here that an elevated PSA does not necessarily mean prostate cancer. Staying up late, drinking alcohol, or just passing semen for a check may cause the value to rise. Don’t be too scared to sleep when you see the arrow. See a doctor for a combination of palpation and ultrasound results. Most of them are false alarms.

As for the most frequently asked question, "Can eating tomatoes protect the glands?", in fact, current research only proves that lycopene has a weak correlation with reducing the risk of prostate cancer. If you like to eat it, eat a few more bites. If you don't like to eat it, there is no need to drink tomato juice, it is useless. There is also a warm water sitz bath. The two groups have been arguing about this for many years. Don’t try it blindly if you are young and have not yet given birth. The water temperature is too high to kill sperm. For middle-aged and elderly men who have given birth to babies, sitting for 10 minutes a day can indeed relieve the soreness and swelling. It is useful. There are also pumpkin seeds and saw palmetto. Among the patients I have interacted with, some people find it useful after taking them, while others have no reaction at all. They are things whose placebo effect outweighs their actual effects. If you have the money and are willing to try them, you can try them. There is no need to treat them as a necessity.

In fact, after all, the prostate is really not that delicate. Many people feel uncomfortable because they are frightened. Don’t think about prostate cancer whenever you have frequent urination. Sit less, hold back less, and check it once a year. It is better than anything else. There is an old professor of urology next to me. He is 68 years old and has no prostate problems at all. I asked him what his secret is. He said that he just goes downstairs for half an hour after dinner every day, doesn’t smoke or drink, and doesn’t do any other special maintenance. It’s that simple.