Fri 20 Feb 2009
Prostate Problems and Treatment Options
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Symptoms
For an enlarged prostate:
- Difficulties in urination, including a weak or intermittent stream, unusual frequency (especially at night), straining, dribbling, or inability to empty the bladder.
- For acute prostatitis:
- Frequent, difficult urination.
- A burning sensation when urinating. Sudden fever, chills.
- Pain in the lower back and in the area just behind the scrotum.
- Blood in the urine.
- For chronic prostatitis:
- Frequent, difficult urination.
- Pain in the pelvis and genital area.
- Pain upon ejaculation, blood in the semen, or sexual dysfunction.
For prostate cancer:
- A frequent need to urinate, especially at night; starting or stopping the urine stream may be difficult.
- A painful or buming sensation during urination or during ejaculation.
- Blood in urine or semen.
Treatment Options
Various alternative remedies aim to relieve symptoms or shrink an enlarged prostate gland. If your symptoms are severe, you should see a physician.
Ayurvedic Medicine
A practitioner may prescribe herbal remedies and exercises to increase circulation and relieve congestion in the prostate.
Chinese Medicine
Prostatitis and urethritis are considered conditions of damp heat and would be treated accordingly by a practitioner.
Herbal Therapies
An extract of the berries of the saw palmetto(Serenoa repens), a scrubby tree of the American Southeast, is said to shrink an enlarged prostate and relieve symptoms. Other remedies include Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng), flower pollen, horsetail (Equisetum arvense), nettle (Urtica dioica), true unicorn root (Aletris farinosa), and the powdered bark of pygeum (Pygeum africanus), an evergreen tree.
For prostatitis, pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata) and horsetail are used to treat chronic infection. Thuja (Thuja occidentalis) and pasqueflower (Anemone pulsatilla) are also suggested for inflammation of the prostate.
Homeopathy
Homeopathic practitioners may use various remedies to treat prostatic enlargement and prostatitis, among them Berberis vulgaris and Staphysagria.
Nutrition and Diet
Prostate enlargement may respond to nutritional therapies. Zinc, which is involved in many aspects of hormonal metabolism, is thought to promote prostate health and reduce inflammation; rich sources of zinc are oysters, wheat bran, whole oatmeal, pumpkinseeds, and sunflower seeds. Vitamins C and E may promote prostate health. The amino acids glycine, alanine, and glutamic acid are said to alleviate symptoms. The prostate may also benefit from large amounts of essential fatty acids, as found in flaxseed oil, walnut oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, and evening primrose oil.
A recent study indicated that two to three servings a week of tomatoes—provided by food cooked in a tomato sauce, for example—may reduce the risk of prostate cancer, because of substances in the tomatoes called lycopenes.
Prevention
To prevent a recurrence of chronic prostatitis and promote prostate health:
- Take warm sitz baths.
- Drink water; dehydration stresses the gland.
- Avoid prolonged bicycle or horseback riding, or other exercises that irritate the area.
- Take supplements of zinc and vitamin C.
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