Patient's question:
In June 1999, I had itching at the urethral opening and consulted a doctor at a small hospital. The doctor gave me potassium permanganate to wash with. In 2001, I felt there was a problem with my penis erection, and the urethral opening became red. During the examination, the doctor said I had chronic prostatitis.Doctor's answer:
The most common symptom is frequent urination, which gradually worsens, especially with an increase in nighttime urination.2. Progressive urinary difficulty: Mainly slow start of urination, difficulty urinating, weak urine stream, thin stream, dribbling urine, intermittent urination, and incomplete emptying of the bladder.
3. Urinary incontinence: Loss of control over urination.
4. Acute urinary retention: If triggered by factors such as cold exposure, alcohol consumption, or fatigue, leading to congestion and edema of the gland and bladder neck, acute urinary retention may occur. The patient's bladder becomes extremely distended, causing severe pain, frequent urge to urinate, restlessness, and difficulty sleeping.
5. Hematuria: The amount of bleeding is usually intermittent, with occasional large hematuria where blood clots fill the bladder, requiring emergency treatment.
6. Symptoms of renal insufficiency: In the late stage, long-term urinary obstruction leads to reduced function of both kidneys, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and anemia.
7. Other symptoms: Due to long-term urinary difficulty and reliance on increased abdominal pressure to urinate, it can cause or worsen conditions such as hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, and hernias.