Prostate Enlargement The prostate
gland is the male organ that produces semen, the milky-colored fluid that
nourishes and transports sperm during ejaculation. It sits beneath the bladder
and surrounds urethra, the tube that drains urine from the bladder. When it
becomes enlarged, the prostate can put pressure on urethra and cause
difficulty in passing urine. Most men have a period of prostate growth in
their mid- to late 40s. At this time, cells in the central portion reproduce
more rapidly, resulting in prostate gland enlargement. As tissues in the area
enlarge, they often compress the urethra and partially block urine flow.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the medical term for prostate gland
enlargement. Treatment of prostate gland enlargement depends on the signs and
symptoms and may include medications, surgery or nonsurgical therapies.
Prostate gland enlargement is not related to the development of prostate
cancer. The commonly experienced symptoms of BPH as follows:
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Weak urine stream
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Stopping and starting while urinating
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Dribbling at the end of urination
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Frequent need to urinate
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Increased frequency of urination at night
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Urgent need to urinate
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Not being able to completely empty the bladder
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Blood in the urine
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Urinary tract infection
At the time of birth, the prostate gland
is about the size of a pea. It grows slightly during childhood and then at
puberty undergoes a rapid growth spurt. By age 25, the prostate is fully
developed and is about the size of a walnut. Changes in the ratio of male
hormone (testosterone) and female hormone (estrogen) levels in men may stimulate
the prostate to grow. Another possibility is that with growing age the prostate
gland becomes more sensitive or responsive to normal levels of male hormone and
grows more rapidly. The main risk factors for prostate gland enlargement include
aging, heredity and geographical origin. Prostate gland enlargement becomes a
serious health threat only if it interferes with our ability to empty bladder. A
bladder that's continuously full can interfere with our sleep, it can cause
recurrent bladder infection or result in kidney damage. Men who have an enlarged
prostate are at increased risk of:
Any
treatment for prostate gland enlargement is not a preventive treatment for
prostate cancer. With your regular treatment for BPH you must go through the
regular prostate gland examination screen for cancer. Making some changes in
your living habits can give relief in the symptoms of BPH which are as
follows:
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Avoid
taking beverages in the evening.
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Reduce intake of caffeine or alcohol
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Reduce
dose of diuretics
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Avoid taking decongestants or anti allergic drugs
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Attend your call for urination whenever there is urging
Role
of Homeopathy in Prostate enlargement or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia:
Specific
homeopathic remedies which are known to act on prostate gland are found
helpful in reducing swelling and obstruction of urethra. This action of
homeopathic medicine helps in reducing the symptoms of BPH. Patient
experiences better flow and less strain at urine. Constitutional treatment
with homeopathic medicine may help in restricting the progress of the
complains. Homeopathic medicines are safe and do not warrant any side effects.
Homeopathy can not revert the swelling of prostate of long standing cases. But
initial stages have shown good hope in complains of prostate enlargement.
Important Homeopathic medicines for Prostate
Enlargement:
Conium Maculatum / Digitalis Purpurea / Ferrum Picricum
/ Hydrangea Arborescens / Iodium Purum / Kali Iodatum / Melastama Ackermanni /
Pulsatilla Nigricans / Sabal Serrulatum / Selenium / Solidago Virgaurea /
Staphysagria / Thuja Occidentalis
