What can aggravate your prostate?

Red meat and processed meat. A diet high in meat, particularly if it’s cooked well-done, may be associated with an increased risk of developing prostate cancer.

What causes an overactive prostate?

The cause of prostate enlargement is unknown, but it’s believed to be linked to hormonal changes as a man gets older. The balance of hormones in your body changes as you get older and this may cause your prostate gland to grow.

What foods trigger prostatitis?

There’s no research that proves eating certain foods can prevent prostatitis. But spicy foods, hot peppers, and chili can all bother your bladder and make prostatitis symptoms worse. Limit your caffeine and alcohol. Drinks like tea, coffee, and soda can inflame your urinary tract and bladder.

What does it mean when your prostate is overworked?

“Overworked” is really not a description to which I know how to respond, but inflammation of the prostate can be due to hormonal changes or infection, swelling can be due to overgrowth of the lining of the prostate, the prostate can get stones like the kidneys do, there can be benign tumors and cancers of the prostate, and so on.

What are the possible complications of minimally invasive prostate surgery?

Complications after minimally invasive procedures may include UTIs painful urination difficulty urinating an urgent or a frequent need to urinate urinary incontinence blood in the urine for several days after the procedure sexual dysfunction chronic prostatitis—long-lasting inflammation of the prostate

What are the possible side effects of laparoscopic prostate surgery?

Surgery 1 problems urinating. 2 urinary incontinence. 3 bleeding and blood clots. 4 infection. 5 scar tissue. 6 (more items)

Can prostate surgery cause bladder control problems?

Surgery for prostate problems can damage the muscle and nerves of the bladder outlet in a few cases. This can cause poor bladder control. If it occurs it is almost always short-lived, though major surgery for prostate cancer can lead to long term bladder control problems.