Prostate health books

Avoid all informal publications claiming to be "radical cures" and "miraculous effects", and give priority to content written by regular clinicians and published by professional scientific and technological publishing houses. Currently, the clinically verified readings on the market that are worthy of reference are mainly divided into three directions: clinical science popularization, traditional Chinese medicine nursing, and exercise rehabilitation, corresponding to the needs of different groups of people.

Two years ago, my dad was diagnosed with mild prostatic hyperplasia. I was embarrassed to go to the hospital all the time, so I went to the drugstore shelf and found three pamphlets with the slogans "Personally taught by an old Chinese doctor" and "Cure the prostate in one trick." After two months of trying "three pounds of honeysuckle tea", the frequency of urination did not improve. Instead, the number of times I got up in the middle of the night changed from two to four, and I always felt that my groin was shaking. Later, when I went for a follow-up examination, I asked the doctor with a book. The doctor who received the examination laughed and said that he had paid an IQ tax. Dr. Zhang is the deputy director of the Department of Urology at our tertiary hospital. He has treated prostate-related diseases for more than 20 years. He said that many people now either feel that prostate problems are "unspeakable" and are too embarrassed to ask doctors, or they always want to find a once and for all solution, which gives these bad publications an opportunity.

The first book he recommended to my dad at that time was "100 Questions on Prostate Care" written by the men's department team of Peking University Third Hospital. It contained questions that were asked 800 times in outpatient clinics every day: "Is frequent urination definitely a sign of prostatitis?" "Is a high PSA (prostate-specific antigen) a sign of cancer?" "Can I take a few sips of wine occasionally with prostate hyperplasia?" There were no obscure terms, and each conclusion was marked with corresponding clinical data, and there was no alarmism. The first change my dad made after reading it was that he no longer held back the ejaculation. After adjusting the frequency for more than half a month, most of the feeling of bloating disappeared. Three months later, the PSA was checked again and dropped by 0.8. The effect was real.

If you are more accustomed to traditional Chinese medicine, don’t look for the kind of folk prescription booklet printed by yourself. Just choose "Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prostate Diseases" published by China Traditional Chinese Medicine Publishing House. The dietary prescriptions and moxibustion acupuncture points in it have been clinically verified by multiple centers. They will not make up any "ancestral secret recipes" for you. However, it must be made clear here that there are indeed differences in the effect of TCM on prostate regulation in the industry. Western medical clinical schools generally believe that TCM can be used to assist mild symptoms such as frequent urination and bloating. However, if urinary retention or abnormally elevated PSA has occurred, it is still necessary to seek Western medical evaluation and intervention first. Don’t delay things by just drinking traditional Chinese medicine. This is why when choosing books, you should look for content that takes into account the views of both Chinese and Western medicine, and don’t stick to one school’s claims.

To be honest, I used to think that prostate care was something only middle-aged and elderly people should worry about. It wasn’t until last year’s physical examination at work that several colleagues born in the 1990s found prostate calcification, and I realized that this thing is really not just for old men. Last time I had dinner with a friend who practices rehabilitation medicine. He said that many young men now suffer from chronic non-bacterial prostatitis, and even taking antibiotics for a long time has no effect. In fact, the pain is caused by the tension of the pelvic floor muscles caused by sitting for a long time. What he recommends to many patients is the "Pelvic Floor Function 12-Week Rehabilitation Program". Don't think that pelvic floor muscles are only exercised by women after giving birth. If men practice them correctly, they will be particularly effective in relieving congestion and swelling in the prostate. Of course, many doctors think this is an IQ tax. In fact, the key is to do the movements correctly. If you just follow the video and tuck your belly and buttocks blindly, it will increase muscle tension. It is better to find a rehabilitation therapist to give you two instructions first and then practice according to the book.

There is another controversial point. Lycopene is mentioned in many books. Some say that eating it every day can prevent prostate cancer, while others say it is completely useless. Dr. Zhang said that this difference is actually due to the different groups of people studied. For healthy young men, eating more ripe tomatoes and supplementing with lycopene can indeed reduce the probability of prostate problems. However, if you are already a patient with prostate hyperplasia or even cancer risk, eating lycopene alone cannot reach the therapeutic dose. There is no need to spend a lot of money to buy imported health products, which are useless. The conflicting views of different books are often just aimed at different groups of people. Don't think it's wrong when you see something that is different from your own understanding.

Now I have a wild way to help my friends choose this kind of book: first turn the copyright page. If the author does not have a clinical title in a regular hospital, and the publishing house is a small publishing house that I have never heard of, just pass it, and then flip through three or five pages. If words like "results in 7 days", "never relapses" and "complete cure" appear, don't think about it, it must be a lie. After all, many prostate problems are related to age and lifestyle habits. Just like you can't make a 50-year-old man's skin return to that of a 20-year-old. Degenerative changes in the prostate are irreversible, and symptoms can only be alleviated through intervention. How can there be a radical cure?

Last week my colleague who was born in 1992 and had calcification asked me if I had any book recommendations. I gave him the old copy of "100 Questions on Prostate Care". He read it for two days and said that he used to sit for a long time to hold in his urine and stay up late to drink cold beer. In fact, a book is just a tool. The most important thing is that you actually follow it after reading it, otherwise it will be useless to buy a cabinet of books.