Patient's question:
I had prostatitis two years ago, but it has been cured. Recently, I always feel frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete urination. Sometimes I even see blood in my urine. Drinking too much beer can cause slight lower abdominal pain when holding back urine for a while. My friend said it might be due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.Doctor's answer:
Prostate hyperplasia is also known as fibrosis. The symptoms are primarily manifested in two groups: bladder irritation symptoms and obstructive symptoms caused by fibrotic prostate blocking the urinary tract. Bladder irritation symptoms: frequent urination, urinary urgency, increased nocturia, and urge incontinence. Frequent urination is an early sign of prostate hyperplasia, especially when the number of nocturia increases continuously, which holds more clinical significance. Difficulty urinating, thinning of the urine stream, and dribbling: Due to the blockage of the fibrotic prostate, patients need to exert more force to overcome the resistance, making urination difficult.