Prostate is a male gland needed for reproductive functions, it produces fluid used for sperm transport for the purpose of ejaculation. Prostate can grow slowly and affect urinary tract causing problems, this affects many men and the risk gets increased with age. Prostate enlargement also causes bladder problems and related complications.
Has anyone had experience with TURis (also known as the button) for treating an enlarged prostate?
I’m trying to decide between the green light laser treatment or the TURis button for an enlarged prostate. I’m 87 years old and would like to hear from other people who’ve had this done
I’ve read some news articles on this new procedure but I haven’t found any that said the procedure was approved in the U.S. yet. I know the green light has been approved and is better than the antiquated TURP method. I would suggest you call a Urologist and ask them if the TURis is being used and/or approved for use in the U.S. You might have to call several since they are a jealous bunch when it comes to something new.
It’s not cancer or anything just enlarged. Someone mentioned concentrated cranberry juice. Is that correct? Is there anything else that can be purchased OTC? Thank you.
Who ever wrote that thing from the mayo clinic, never had a swallon prostate. He acts like you can pee when you feel like it! What a joke!
When I had that problem almost 20 years ago, I used Nature’s sunshine Products “PX”, It took about
4 month to clean up the problem, but I have never had prostate problems since then!
PX:
P-X® [Urinary, Glandular]. This traditional formula was designed to nutritionally support the urinary system. It contains:
Juniper berries
Golden seal root
Capsicum fruit
Parsley herb
Ginger root
Eleuthero root
Uva ursi leaves
Queen of the meadow leaves
Marshmallow root
Take 2 capsules with a meal three times daily with at least 8 oz. water.
Dr. David Samadi, leading prostate cancer urologist, highlights the importance of the PSA screening test and digital rectal exam (DRE) for prostate cancer. Many patients are symptom-free when diagnosed with prostate cancer. One of Dr. Samadi’s patients and his wife speak about the life-saving benefits of the PSA test. PSA screening should be done at age 40 as a baseline, and if normal repeated annually after age 45. The importance of the PSA is in monitoring the velocity or trend, not just in the value of one test. Dr. Samadi acknowledges that not all prostate cancers are deadly, but says that the art of medicine, surgeon expertise, and the role of centers of excellence all ensure patient survival in evaluating prostate cancer.
What is the best thing for an enlarged prostate?
Do you have any personal experience?
Have you heard or read anything about it?
A man’s prostate starts to enlarge after the age of 40. The medical term is BPH or benign prostatic hyperplasia. As the gland grows, because it surrounds the urethra (the tube urine passes through to exit the body), it puts pressure on the urethra making it hard for the man to urinate.
Symptoms are:
weak urine stream especially when starting and stopping urine flow
difficulty starting urination
dribbling of urine, especially after urinating
a feeling that your bladder didn’t empty
urine leakage
frequent urination
a strong and sudden desire to urinate, especially at night
blood in urine
Doctors like to be conservative when it comes to treatment. They will just monitor the situation because often the symptoms will improve without treatment. For moderate symptoms, medication is started asap. For severe symptoms, surgery is recommended.
A grey low-PSA prostate cancer stem cell that slowly divides into a copy of itself and a fluorescent green PSA-positive cell. Asymmetric cell division in action. Video courtesy of Tang et al, Cell Stem Cell, Volume 10, Issue 5.