Benign prostate hyperplasia is quite common

A very common condition with men who are older than 30-years of age is benign prostate hyperplasia. This is a state where the prostate gland naturall grows too big, and because it is located right under the bladder and basically surrounding the urethra, it starts having effects on the urination of the individual. Once it gets bigger the very first symptoms is frequent need to urinate. This happens because the person is unable to completely fill the bladder because he is inable to generate enough pressure in his abdomen to fully evacuate all the urine through the urethra that is being compressed by the overgrown prostate.

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.

1. Eat a low fat diet. Since fat makes you produce more testosterone.
2. Eat grapes. Grapes contain resveratrol which has been linked to a lower DHT level.
3. Avoid estrogen producing foods - estrogen speeds up the growth of the prostate too. Beer makes a man produce estrogen like a women. AVOID BEER!

If you really want to avoid BPH you possibly should have a crack at the modern prostate formulas that have been shown to reduce the growth and reduce inflammation that could be caused by prostatitis.