Is frequent and urgent urination a symptom of prostatitis?

Written by Wang Shuai
Urology
Updated on September 06, 2024
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Frequent urination and urinary urgency are both symptoms of urinary irritation. There are many reasons that can cause frequent urination and urgency, and these symptoms alone cannot diagnose prostatitis. Initially, it is crucial to conduct routine urine tests and ultrasounds to preliminarily determine the specific causes of frequent urination and urgency. Besides prostate diseases, common causes include urethritis, urethral stones, urethral tumors, urethral stricture, bladder stones, or even stones in the ureter, all of which can lead to frequent urination and urgency. Therefore, if symptoms of frequent urination and urgency occur, it is necessary to visit the hospital's urology department promptly for relevant examinations to determine the specific causes.

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How to check for prostatitis?

For the examination of prostatitis, the main methods currently used are color ultrasound, routine prostate fluid analysis, culture of prostate fluid, and susceptibility testing. After contracting prostatitis, a color ultrasound examination often reveals varying degrees of prostate swelling, routine prostate fluid analysis will indicate a decrease in lecithin bodies, accompanied by either an increase in white blood cells or normal white blood cell levels. If the lecithin bodies are decreased and there is an increase in white blood cells, bacterial prostatitis is a likely consideration. If the white blood cell count is normal, nonbacterial prostatitis may be considered. Regardless of the type of prostatitis, timely examination and treatment are necessary. If it is bacterial prostatitis, further culture and susceptibility testing of the prostate fluid should be performed, and treatment should be conducted using antibiotics that are sensitive to the results of the susceptibility test.

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Symptoms of damp-heat prostatitis

Damp-heat type prostatitis is characterized by varying degrees of frequent urination, urgency, and pain during urination. Additionally, at the end of urination or when straining during a bowel movement, a milky or turbid secretion may be discharged. This may also be accompanied by painful ejaculation and premature ejaculation. Therefore, if these symptoms occur, timely treatment is necessary. Treatment can be achieved through taking certain medications. It is also important to maintain personal hygiene, regularly clean and change clothing. Clothing should be sun-dried to effectively kill bacteria and prevent some diseases. (Medication should be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor.)

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What are the symptoms of prostatitis?

Prostatitis is generally divided into acute prostatitis and chronic prostatitis. Acute prostatitis mainly manifests as frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination. Patients will also experience pain and discomfort in the perineal area and the suprapubic area. Due to the swelling of the prostate gland in acute prostatitis patients, it compresses the urethra, causing difficulty urinating, thinning of the urine stream, and even an inability to urinate. Some patients may also experience fever. Chronic prostatitis has a longer course and also presents with symptoms of frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination. After urinating, patients may notice a white discharge from the urethral opening, and they may also experience pain and discomfort in the perineal area and the suprapubic area. Some patients may also experience sexual dysfunction, such as erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, or frequent nocturnal emissions.

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The difference between prostate cancer and prostatitis

Prostatitis and prostate cancer have different causes. Prostatitis is caused by the invasion of pathogens into the prostate, whereas prostate cancer is mostly related to genetics, lifestyle and dietary habits, and genetic mutations. Their clinical manifestations are inconsistent; prostatitis mainly presents as pain or abnormal urination, while prostate cancer primarily shows symptoms of compression and metastasis. Of course, their treatment methods are also different.

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Prostatitis is caused by what?

The occurrence of prostatitis is mainly due to infections of the prostate or some non-infectious factors. Infectious factors are primarily due to previously untreated conditions such as urethritis or seminal vesiculitis. Bacteria spread along the urinary and reproductive tracts to the prostate, causing infection. Non-infectious factors mainly include poor lifestyle habits, such as prolonged sitting, holding urine, long-distance driving, long periods of cycling, frequent sexual activity, and long-term alcohol consumption. Prostatitis is also related to some endocrine diseases or psychological factors. After developing prostatitis, patients may experience symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, incomplete urination, and a sense of weighty pain in the perineum, anal region, and lower abdomen. It is important to visit a hospital's urology department for a detailed examination and targeted treatment.