The prostate is an organ of the male reproductive system. Prostate inflammation can not only cause local discomfort and symptoms, which is something that most doctors and patients know; more importantly, it can also cause systemic symptoms and discomfort, and even cause malignant diseases such as uremia and tumors, about which little is known. few. In short, the harm of prostatitis to the human body is multi-faceted and varies with the length of the disease and the severity of the disease.

1. Pain, affecting work and life. Due to the stimulation of inflammation, a series of symptoms are produced, such as swelling and pain in the lumbosacral, perineal, testicular and other parts of the body, unclean urination, frequent nocturia, etc., which make patients irritable and affect their work and life.

2. Affect sexual function, leading to impotence and premature ejaculation. Because the disease has not been cured for a long time, various symptoms and discomforts worsen after sexual intercourse, or directly affect the feeling and quality of sexual life, causing a vicious stimulation to the patient, gradually showing a sense of disgust, leading to impotence, premature ejaculation and other phenomena.

3. It affects fertility and can lead to infertility. Long-term chronic inflammation changes the composition of prostate fluid and affects the secretion function of the prostate, which in turn affects the liquefaction time of semen and decreases sperm motility, which can lead to male infertility.

4. It can lead to chronic nephritis and even develop into uremia. If prostatitis is not treated in time, it can lead to prostate hyperplasia, which can compress the bladder outlet and prevent complete emptying of urine, resulting in residual urine. Residual urine is a good medium for bacterial reproduction. In addition, the defense mechanism of the bladder mucosa is damaged, so it can easily lead to urinary tract infections such as pyelonephritis. If treatment is not thorough at this time, pyelonephritis, hydronephrosis, etc. can develop into nephritis. , and finally developed into uremia.

Food therapy tips for chronic prostatitis

1. 250 grams of fresh grapes, peeled, cored and mashed, add appropriate amount of warm water and drink, 1-2 times a day.

2. 150 grams of water chestnuts (with skin), wash and remove the stems, chop and mash, add 250 ml of warm water, mix well, filter out the skin and drink the juice, twice a day.

3. Bamboo leaf and yam tea: 6 grams of light bamboo leaves, 6 grams of yam, green tea. Crush the yam into particles, the same as the bamboo leaves. Tea leaves are brewed with hot water and drink instead of tea. 1 dose per day, 3 doses in a row.

4. Coix and Akebia porridge: 60 grams of coix, 10 grams of Akebia, and 10 grams of sugar. Decoct the Akebia in water to extract the juice. Add coix kernels to cook porridge, season with sugar and eat. 1 dose per day, 6 doses in a row.