What are the Common BPH Symptoms

BPH or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia is a fairly common problem with men who are either in or have crossed middle age. It is caused by the swelling of the prostate and depending on the extent of the swelling, you can get either have a little problem with urinating or can even end up with serious kidney problems because of the high back pressure due to the constriction of the ureter. 

One of the most common symptoms of BPH is difficulty in urinating. This is because the prostate which sits just near where the urinary bladder joins the ureter encircling the ureter starts constricting the ureter when it swells up. Initially the constriction will be nothing but an issue with a long slow dribble at the end of urinating, but as the condition worsens, the person will have difficulty with urinating at all. 

A person suffering from prostate may have symptoms anywhere between these two extremes like a long slow dribble, or stopping and starting when urinating, or an increase in the frequency of urinating, discontinuance, not able to completely empty the bladder or even blood in the urine in certain cases. 

Sometimes BPH can be associated with urinary tract infections or even stones in the kidneys. 

There may also be pain associated both when urinating as well as normally too. This pain can be in the region at the bottom of the gut or between the testicles and the anus. 

It is also not necessary that men who have a larger prostate will have a bigger problem. There are many men who have a very big enlargement of the prostate but do not have too much of a problem while others will suffer a great deal with just a small enlargement of their prostate. In fact most men suffer from some degree of prostate problems as they age. It is just that the issue is not serious enough for them to seek medical help and so it goes undiagnosed. 

The general advise to all men is that if there is any pain associated with urinating, it is best to seek medical help. Even if the prostate is yet not serious enough to warrant any intervention, the physician will at least be able to rule out other more serious complications like prostate cancer.