Post Date April, 15 2023
What is the difference between prostatitis and hyperplasia? Many middle-aged men often have their first reaction when they feel pain in their prostate, urgency of urination, etc. Then take the medicine without authorization for treatment, but it has no effect for a long time, and may even cause other complications. Experts tell us the difference between them.
First, understand the main symptoms of prostatitis:
Pain: It is mainly manifested as pain or discomfort in the bladder area, pubic bone area or perineal area of the lower abdomen of prostatitis patients. Some patients are manifested as suffocation, and others are manifested as testicular discomfort or pain.
Sexual dysfunction: Different prostatitis patients have different sexual function changes, and the degree is also different, but the main manifestations are two: one is decreased libido or even no sexual requirements, the other is decreased erectile function, and some patients can not even erect at all.
General discomfort: generally, it is manifested as sudden fever, chills, fatigue, anorexia, nausea and vomiting. When the disease occurs suddenly, the general symptoms can cover up the local symptoms. In addition, the urinary system also has obvious irritation symptoms, such as frequent urination, urgency of urination, urethral burning pain, urine dripping and purulent urethral secretion.
Next, let's analyze the symptoms of BPH:
Frequency of urination: The increase in the number of nocturnal urination is more clinically significant. Generally speaking, the number of nocturnal urination is often parallel to the severity of prostatic hypertrophy. The old people who didn't get up at night often urinate 1-2 times at night, often reflecting the onset of early obstruction.
Urinary retention: In the late stage of patients with severe prostatic hypertrophy, acute urinary retention may occur due to the inability to excrete urine due to cold, drinking, holding urine for too long or infection.
Hematuria: blood vessels on the mucosal surface dilate or even rupture, causing hemorrhage, which is manifested as hematuria.
Warm tip: After understanding the difference between prostatitis and hyperplasia, it must be clear how many patients have doubts about their own conditions. I hope that patients can go to the hospital for detailed diagnosis as soon as possible, and blindly self-guess may miss the best time for treatment.
