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    Prostatitis

    Symptoms of prostatitis may include some or all of the following:

    • Prostatic symptoms
      • needing to pee often and/or urgently
      • a burning or stinging sensation during urination
      • poor urinaryprostate stream or other urinary symptoms
    • Throbbing sensations of pain that can radiate to the testes, penis, groin and the lower back areas
    • Fever and chills (usually seen with an acute infection only)
    • Sometimes a pus-like discharge through the urethra during bowel movements
    • Sexual dysfunction and/or loss of libido (sex drive)

    These symptoms can be associated with feelings of stress, anxiety and depression. If you have these symptoms see your doctor, who can assess their likely cause and significance.

    What Causes It?

    Prostatitis can be caused by bacterial infections, viral infections, sexually transmitted infections, inflammation of the urinary tract and other conditions, including stress. Sometimes the cause of prostatitis is unknown. Bacterial infection of the prostate can occur when bugs enter the prostate. This tends to occur suddenly, with sharp, severe symptoms. Men may find urination difficult and extremely painful. It is important to seek treatment promptly as this condition is easy to diagnose.

    Chronic prostatitis, sometimes known as chronic pelvic pain syndrome, is the most common form of the disease. It is thought to be due to low-grade inflammation of the prostate gland, sometimes triggered by stress. It is typically difficult to treat and the symptoms tend to recur.

    Treatment of Prostatitis with Canadian Health and Care mall

    Treatment depends on the underlying cause. For example, antibiotics are used to treat bacterial causes of prostatitis. Sometimes warm baths and anti- inflam-inflammatory medication can be helpful. Reassurance that there is no serious underlying cause, such as prostate cancer, for these symptoms can also be helpful for men.

    As men get older, two things may happen to their prostates: their prostate can get bigger and/or they can get prostate cancer.

    Enlargement of the Prostate or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

    BPH is a non-cancerous condition of ageing, which in some men may cause no more than minimal symptoms. The prostate gland enlarges and may cause problems associated with urination.

    What Causes the Prostate to Enlarge?

    In normal men, the prostate starts to increase in size, very slowly, from about age 40. The cause of BPH is unknown and is the subject of ongoing research. It is certainly a condition of the ageing male, but we don’t know why some men get severe symptoms of BPH while others do not.