Enlarged Prostate Signs & Symptoms

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• QWhat are the symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?

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  A Dr. Michael Roizen, MD , Internal Medicine, answered

  The symptoms of BPH can be similar to those of prostatitis: You feel as if you always have to go to the bathroom, you feel an incomplete emptying of the bladder, and you may feel burning when you urinate. Because you have an incomplete emptying of the bladder, you may dribble like a Harlem Globetrotter. And you may have to get up at night to pee more frequently than an on-call intern stops for coffee. Contrary to popular belief, these symptoms don't increase your risk of getting prostate cancer.

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• QWhat are the symptoms of an enlarged prostate?

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  A Dr. Michael Roizen, MD , Internal Medicine, answered

  As men age, the prostate tends to become enlarged and often cancerous. In fact, most older menshow signs of having microscopic cancers in their prostates. The enlargement, from both cancers and noncancerous causes (then called benign prostatic hypertrophy), can be highly uncomfortable. A swollen prostate cuts off urine flow, increases the need to urinate, and often makes urination painful. Sexual performance can become limited. And that ages us physiologically and psychologically.

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• QWhat should I do if I have symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?

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  A St Francis Medical Center answered

  If you have symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) you should realize that the treatment for BPH is about your quality of life.  The symptoms that you may experience are things like a slow urinary stream, frequency, getting up at night, a severe urge to urinate. In the old days, surgery used to be a very common treatment but nowadays with new technology and with some of the new advanced medications, your doctor can address these symptoms with minimal impact on your life.

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• QWhy is it difficult for men to urinate when they get older?

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  A Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered

  It's a normal part of getting older: as men age, their prostate (the walnut-shaped gland under the bladder that helps produce semen) begins to thicken, compressing the urethra and making it difficult for urine to pass through. So men may go to the bathroom constantly, but take a long time to actually urinate or finish - and feel like they have to go again right away.

  
  
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