Many office workers usually ride bicycles to work in order to exercise. However, for men, if they ride bicycles for a long time and sit for a long time, it can actually cause great harm to the prostate. Therefore, men who ride bicycles frequently are more likely to suffer from prostatitis. What is the reason for this?
Shenyang Jianguo Hospital stated that the main cause of prostatitis caused by cycling is incorrect riding posture. If the seat is too high, it is not suitable for riding a bicycle with a short stature. This not only causes discomfort and uncoordinated movements when riding a bicycle, but also causes constant friction between the perineum and the seat due to the cyclist being forced to swing up and down from side to side. Especially if the front of the seat is high and the rider's center of gravity is rearward, or if the road is rough and uneven and the vehicle is severely limping while driving, it is more likely to stimulate the perineum, causing prostate congestion, swelling, and damage.
What other habits in life can easily lead to the occurrence of prostatitis?
1. Alcohol: Drinking heavily can damage the body's defense performance, damage the liver and kidneys, reduce the body's resistance, and provide opportunities for bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms to easily invade the body, causing damage. Alcohol dilates blood vessels and causes prostate congestion. Some young and middle-aged people have a habit of drinking alcohol for a long time, even excessive drinking, and are prone to developing prostatitis.
2. Smoking: Smoking is harmful to health. Although most people know about the dangers of smoking, little is known about the effects of smoking on the prostate gland. In fact, toxic substances such as nicotine, tar, nitrosamines, and carbon monoxide in cigarettes can not only directly poison prostate tissue, but also interfere with the neural function that governs blood vessels, affect the blood circulation of the prostate, and can also aggravate prostate congestion.
3. Spicy food: After eating spicy food, it can stimulate congestion in the digestive tract and urinary tract, which can easily cause constipation. These are very detrimental to the local metabolism of the prostate, and can induce inflammation, such as stimulating foods such as scallions, raw garlic, chili peppers, and pepper. Some patients with prostatitis have a spicy eating habit, often able to control when the symptoms of the disease are severe, but relapse when the symptoms are relieved, which is also an important cause of prostatitis.
From the above introduction, we can see that the prostate requires good maintenance at ordinary times, and we must avoid those bad habits. Although there are some things we have to do, we must pay attention to controlling them. After all, physical health is a lifelong task. Once we find that discomfort occurs in the prostate gland, we must promptly seek medical attention from a regular hospital.