Prostate and chronic constipation

Innocent people are surprised that constipation with prostatitis plays an important and unsightly role. In fact, constipation and an inflamed prostate are closely related. This is due to the close proximity of their location.

What causes constipation

The reasons for their occurrence are divided into two groups - functional and organic constipation.

Functional

• Occur due to a lack of fluid in the body (this directly applies to those who like to eat dry food), due to the use of excessively fatty foods and lack of fiber;
• due to a sedentary lifestyle (peristalsis suffers in the absence of movement);
• due to diseases of the intestines and other digestive organs (stomach, pancreas, gallbladder);
• due to spinal cord injuries, when there is a difficulty in providing organs with nerves;
• due to brain damage;
• due to the presence of hemorrhoids;
• due to taking medications that act as anchorage;
• due to nervous diseases.

Organic

• Occur, mainly due to abnormalities in the structure of the intestine; for tumors in the colon or rectum;
• due to the formation of postoperative adhesions;
• due to the presence of diverticulums (small saccular protrusions form in the intestinal walls - from 1 to 2 cm).

Delaying bowel movements for more than 48 hours is considered constipation. Normal emptying of the intestines in a healthy person should occur once or twice a day, but there is a group of people in whom this happens every other day. This is also considered normal in the case of soft stool consistency.

Why constipation is dangerous for men

The listed points apply to all people, but the next one - directly to men, since a long-term violation of defecation affects the work of the entire reproductive system. As a result of poisoning the body, there is a decrease in immunity. Constipation can ultimately lead to erectile dysfunction, prostatitis and even infertility!

Prostate & Intestinal Health

Since the prostate is located close to the intestines, then any malaise of one organ is transmitted to another. Intestinal pathology negatively affects the condition of the prostate gland, therefore maintaining a healthy intestine is one of the main tasks of a man, because his difficult bowel movement leads to stagnation in the pelvic organs, which will provoke the appearance of prostatitis.

Prostatitis can also occur due to the penetration of infection into the prostate and bladder with blood flow from the intestines. The accumulated feces are teeming with harmful microbes. Therefore, regular bowel movements should be established as soon as possible. There is also a reverse process, when the gland enlarges, and it always happens with inflammation. The overgrown gland presses on the intestines, making it difficult and painful to defecate.

Bowel and Inflamed Prostate

Some of the symptoms characteristic of prostatitis relate specifically to the effect on the intestines. In any case, the man experiences a burning sensation around the anus, pulling pains in the lower abdomen, after defecation does not feel relief, as if the intestines were not completely emptied.

The listed symptoms do not mean that there have been violations in his work, on the contrary, they indicate problems with the prostate. Moreover, such iron pressure exerts on the intestines when it has grown significantly, which means that treatment is started late, inflammation develops, and the adenoma increases.

How to avoid constipation with prostatitis

The most reliable way to get rid of should be a revision of the diet. It is not necessary to start swallowing the tablets right away. Use only natural yoghurts, without chemical and berry additives!

Now about foods that are harmful in the recovery from constipation

Overeating sweet, rich pastries, fatty meats, carbonated drinks, coffee. Probably, men who have experienced prostatitis recognized these products, since they are not recommended for use in case of inflammation of the prostate.

Any overeating, even healthy foods, has a detrimental effect on the work of peristalsis. It is better to take food, especially during the period of constipation, 4-5 times a day, a little bit. A plentiful lunch or, especially, dinner, will only "add fuel to the fire", and the gastrointestinal tract will again not cope with food processing!

The second point to eradicate constipation should be a revision of the daily routine. The less movement - the worse the intestines work - this applies to absolutely everyone, but with prostatitis, movement is important, like air. Any stagnation is treated with active movements, since the contractile ability of the intestines increases and feces are pushed into the rectum. The prostate also needs maximum movement. Only with good circulation does it get enough oxygen. Special gymnastics or rhythmic walking is a man's choice.It all depends on the age, on the stage of the disease and on other possibilities.

On the dangers of laxative drugs

Any chemical laxative does not treat the cause of constipation, but its consequence, moreover, the intestinal mucosa is irritated. You can resort to folk remedies. This is vegetable oil (10 ml on an empty stomach), and flax seeds, and prunes, and senna herb, and just a glass of water on an empty stomach! If you delay bowel movements for 5 days, you will have to resort to micro enema.

Constipation is an undesirable complication, especially with prostatitis, and it must be dealt with by all permitted methods, but first you need to figure out what is primary and what is secondary: prostatitis is caused by disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract or constipation led to prostatitis. Treatment, of course, in any case will be comprehensive and aimed at eliminating the cause and effect. If you yourself cannot cope with constipation, you will have to contact a specialist to get special appointments. It can be acupuncture and massage, manual therapy, but the most important thing is to stop the intoxication of the body. And after its cleansing, a kind of reboot, digestion should improve.