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BPH is a common men’s health issue. Men, are you getting up to pee in the night? Having trouble beginning urinating when you have to go, or the flow of urine starts and stops? These may be signs of BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), also known as an enlarged prostate. Many men begin to have prostate problems as they get older, including UTIs, prostate infections, and inflammation of the prostate gland. Acupuncture and TCM can help relieve prostatitis symptoms and urinary symptoms of BPH. BPH is a very common men’s health concern. About half of all men over 60 feel some symptoms of BPH, and by the time men are in their 80s, the vast majority of men will have an enlarged prostate. Prostate enlargement or prostate infections are not necessarily signs of prostate cancer symptoms, but they can cause trouble peeing. Urinary problems due to BPH can be painful and frustrating.
Top 5 Signs of BPH include:
1: Trouble starting to urinate, having to strain to start peeing, hesitancy
2: Feeling like you can’t completely empty your bladder, like you still need to pee
3: Feeling like you need to pee more often, reduced bladder capacity
4: Weak stream of urine, "start and stop" peeing, dribbling pee
5: Having to get up to pee at night, nocturia
Prostate infections and related infections can be either acute (serious in the short term) or chronic (lasting a long time and difficult to get rid of). An acute bacterial infection of the prostate or urinary tract can cause painful urination, a frequent need to pee, feeling urgency to urinate, or having trouble urinating. If left untreated, this kind of infection can lead to fever, chills, and feeling seriously ill. Chronic bacterial infection of the prostate gland can cause someone to have recurrent infections and symptoms that come and go over a period of months.
Prostatitis symptoms include:
1: Pain in the penis, testicles, or the area behind the testicles, the perineum
2: Painful urination, hurts to pee, dysuria
3: Urgency, frequency, feels like you have to pee all the time
4: Urine flow starts and stops, weak stream of urine
5: Painful ejaculation, burning ejaculation, hurts to pee after sex
6: Blood in semen
7: ED, erectile dysfunction
Can Acupuncture Help BPH Enlarged Prostate?
Acupuncture to treat BPH and acupuncture points for prostatitis can help to relieve difficult urination, and pain in the prostate area, without down time or negative side effects.
A clinical trial of 100 patients treated with acupuncture for BPH over the course of 6 weeks showed that over 90% of the men responded positively, reporting less pain in the prostate and improved urinary functioning.
TCM recognizes the strong connections between emotions and physical health. Feelings of anger and pent-up frustrations are associated with liver stagnation, while stress, anxiety, worrying, and overworking can impact the kidneys and spleen. Lifestyle habits like lack of sleep, lack of exercise, poor diet, using drugs, or overdoing sexual activities can also create conditions for men’s health issues like BPH to become problematic. inflammation to help restore balance to men’s hormones and energy. Acupuncture to treat BPH and acupuncture points for prostatitis can help to relieve difficult urination, and pain in the prostate area, without down time or negative side effects. A clinical trial of 100 patients treated with acupuncture for BPH over the course of 6 weeks showed that over 90% of the men responded positively, reporting less pain in the prostate and improved urinary functioning. A systematic review of eight studies involving over 650 men treated for BPH with TCM showed significant positive changes in men’s health outcomes. A review of studies using Chinese herbs for BPH suggested that herbal treatment for BPH may work even better than alpha-blockers. The prostate is considered to be closely related to the kidney system, and if the Qi (life force energy) of the kidneys or liver is weak, excess dampness and heat can begin to build up in the lower region of the pelvic area. Most men will deal with BPH as they go through the aging process, but there are steps you can take to minimize prostate problems. If you are feeling pain in the prostate, urgency to urinate, peeing more frequently, or like you can’t empty your bladder completely, it might be worth it to try acupuncture and herbs to help prostate enlargement. Unlike medical treatments for BPH, there really is no downside to trying acupuncture for men’s health issues. ………of experience helping men improve their fertility and sexual health.
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