Patient's question:
My husband has had a urinary retention issue for over three years. Besides frequent urination and urgency, he has always been reluctant to seek medical treatment. It wasn't until May of this year that he went to the hospital for an ultrasound. The color Doppler ultrasound results showed a prostate size of 534327mm, with multiple echo spots inside, including one measuring 32mm. The ultrasound confirmed: benign prostatic hyperplasia with a tendency for calcification. What should we do?Doctor's answer:
1. It should be understood to carefully observe the effects of waiting and the possible progress of the disease related to prostate cancer;2. Appropriately adjusting fluid intake can alleviate symptoms of frequent urination, but daily fluid intake should not be less than 1500ml;
3. Alcohol and caffeine have diuretic and stimulating effects, which may lead to symptoms such as increased urine output, frequent urination, and urgency. Therefore, it is appropriate to adjust the consumption of alcoholic and caffeine-containing beverages;
4. Mental relaxation training, diverting attention away from the urge to urinate, and bladder training, encouraging patients to hold urine appropriately to enhance bladder capacity and urination interval time.