Eat Right to fight BPH

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia is a enlargement of prostate in older males. As a size of the prostate increases, it can put pressure on the urethra, causing a slowdown in the urine stream, hesitancy in urinating, and urgency.

Androgens (testosterone and related hormones) are considered to play a permissive role in BPH by most experts. This means that androgens have to be present for BPH to occur, but do not necessarily directly cause the condition.Some researches suggest that diet has an effect on the likelihood of developing BPH,A diet rich in cereals, bread, eggs, and poultry should be avoided, and replaced by one with plenty of soups, vegetables, pulses (peas, beans, lentils) and citrus fruits, if one wishes to lower the chance of developing prostatism.

References

1. Food groups and risk of benign prostatic hypertrophy. BF. Bravi, C. Bosetti, L. Dal Maso,  et al., Urology, 2006, vol. 67, pp. 73–79

2. MacDonald R; Wilt TJ; Howe RW (December 2004). “Doxazosin for treating lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with benign prostatic obstruction: a systematic review of efficacy and adverse effects”. BJU International 94 (9): 1263–70. PMID 15610102.

3 .MacDonald R; Wilt TJ (October 2005). “Alfuzosin for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review of efficacy and adverse effects”. Urology 66 (4): 780–8 PMID = 16230138.

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