Post Date April, 15 2023
Rest assured: Are constipation prone to prostatitis? Prostatitis is a common disease in andrology, and it is a frequently-occurring disease. It often occurs in male friends like a cold. Prostatitis can seriously affect male reproductive health and lead to male infertility. Let's take a look at whether constipation is prone to prostatitis:
Are constipation prone to prostatitis
If patients with chronic prostatitis are accompanied by constipation, their symptoms often worsen or are difficult to treat. When constipation is relieved in a timely manner, its symptoms also improve. This is because after defecation is unobstructed, harmful metabolites are excreted, which relieves the mechanical compression of feces, improves the physical and chemical environment of the prostate, thereby reducing stimulation and pressure on the prostate, and the conscious symptoms are correspondingly reduced.
The relationship between constipation and prostatitis is extremely close because:
① Adjacent locations.
There is a close anatomical relationship between the prostate and rectum, which is the basis for intestinal diseases affecting the prostate and causing prostatitis;
② Absorption of harmful substances.
Due to the strong absorption capacity of the intestinal tract, when constipation occurs, feces stay in the intestinal tract for a long time, producing a large amount of harmful substances that can be absorbed into the blood by intestinal mucus and can affect the prostate;
③ Mechanical compression.
Causes prostate lumen stenosis, impeded drainage of prostate fluid, obstruction and swelling of the glandular ducts, and local microcirculation disorders that cause nonspecific inflammatory changes; In addition, stool compression can also rely on urethral stricture at the prostate body, poor urination, chemical stimulation of urine reflux, and the introduction of pathogens into the prostate to cause prostatitis;
④ Complications of constipation.
Such as anal fissure, hemorrhoids, perianal inflammation, colitis, etc., make the surrounding environment of the prostate poor, and it is easy to promote prostatitis through different ways.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
