The need to urinate more often than usually is the very first thing that is noticed once someone has BPH. After this comes the need to go to the toilet even at night and multiple times in the worst cases - this will continue to the incapability to urinate completely, and at this point it is important to go to a hospital and get a catethre. This will allow the urnite to flow through a synthetic tube that is fed through the urethra. The difference between this tube and your urethra is that the walls are harder so that it is not squeezed and collapsed by the pressure administered by the prostate.
Testosterone is produced by a mans testicles, and it is the one most important factor in the growth of the prostate. It converts to DHT - di-hydro-testosterone - in the prosrate gland because of an enzyme called 5-a-reductase. This form of the hormone is much more powerful in inducing the growth of the prostate, than any other form of testosterone.
For someone who wants to avoid this condition completely, it is recommended to start taking care of your health at an early age. Almost all the men are going to suffer from BPH at some point of their life, and in most cases it is about living long enough to experience it. You can do stuff to avoid it and here are a few tips that should help.
- Eat a low fat diet. Since fat makes you produce more testosterone.
- Eat grapes. Grapes contain resveratrol which has been linked to a lower DHT level.
- Avoid estrogen producing foods - estrogen speeds up the growth of the prostate too. Beer makes a man produce estrogen like a women. AVOID BEER!