Enlarged Prostate
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Enlarged Prostate Home Care
Home care
for enlarged prostate includes:
Avoid alcohol, or drink alcohol in moderation:
No more than 2
alcoholic
beverages per day
Avoid
allergy
medicines.
Avoid
caffeine
.
Avoid cold medicines.
Avoid drinking fluids before bed.
Do not delay urination when you feel the urge to urinate.
Empty the bladder completely when you urinate.
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Enlarged Prostate Home Care: Catheter Care
Related Conditions
Bladder infection
Prostate cancer
Prostatitis
UTI Checkup
Blood in the urine
Decreased urination
Frequent urination
Inability to urinate
Pain during urination
Urinary retention
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Last Updated: Mar 18, 2009
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Enlarged Prostate References:
Barry MJ, O'Leary MP: Advances in benign prostatic hyperplasia. The developmental and clinical utility of symptom scores. Urol Clin North Am 1995 May; 22(2): 299-307.
Comhaire F, Mahmoud A. Girman CJ, Jacobsen SJ, Guess HA, et al: Natural history of prostatism: relationship among symptoms, prostate volume and peak urinary flow rate. J Urol 1995 May; 153(5): 1510-5.
Milani S, Djavan B. Lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia: latest update on alpha-adrenoceptor antagonists. BJU Int. 2005 Jun;95 Suppl 4:29-36.
Preventing diseases of the prostate in the elderly using hormones and nutriceuticals. Aging Male. 2004 Jun;7(2):155-69.