June is Men’s Health Month! Show us your blue and help us spread awareness of BPH (prostate enlargement) by reading and sharing this article, as well as your thoughts.
Men, during the initial peak of the global pandemic, many doctor’s offices were closed temporarily. You may have been previously diagnosed with BPH (prostate enlargement) by your doctor or you suspect that your frequent urination and slow/poor urinary flow symptoms are being caused by BPH. Earlier this year, it may have been hard for you to get a doctor’s appointment to have your prostate checked out (as supportive as telemedicine is, digital rectal exams currently can’t be performed through the screen). In the meantime, whether you currently struggle with BPH or suspect that you do, a healthy lifestyle can help you begin to manage symptoms or even keep them from getting worse in the case of mild BPH.
Some people use preventative medicine, or they believe that healthy lifestyle choices in and of themselves are a form of preventative medicine to reduce risk of certain disease states. Although the growth of the prostate later in life that causes BPH is not currently preventable by today’s medicine and medica1 technology, it can be managed safely when caught early. This is why it’s important to have awareness early on rather than find out that BPH exists long after your diagnosis.
The later on you catch or decide to address your BPH, the more likely it is that you may need medicated or surgical intervention, both of which usually carry a higher risk for side effects and complications.
A healthy lifestyle can reduce the negative impacts of BPH in your day to day life. This includes safely practiced physical activity like walking, jogging and swimming. It also includes nutritionally balanced diets and portions of the recommended food groups. Reducing or avoiding irritants of the bladder like spicy foods, caffeinated beverages and alcohol can benefit the relationship between your bladder and prostate.
Drinking water during the day and less at night can also help reduce the thickness of urine in the bladder and make urination less painful and irritating to the bladder.
Double voiding techniques and pelvic floor exercises may support feelings of incontinence, urges and struggle to push out urine associated with BPH.
Clinically proven natural treatments that have been responsibly researched and that are deemed safe by naturopathic physicians or TCM practitioners may also be worth consideration to include as complementary support to your current regimen. As an example, check out this clinical trial of UMOOZE https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02313233
With Father’s Day around the corner, you can show the father, uncle, brother, friend or partner in your life who that his health matters. If nothing else, show yourself that you matter!
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