Are you struggling with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy?

Do you like coffee? Find out what coffee and Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy has in common.

Here is the latest result from clinical research on the effect of coffee on Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH), popularly known as prostate enlargement.

As man ages, the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy) may become more obvious by increasing urination urgency, and frequency as well, notably at night.

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy can cause a man to wake up to urinate as much as 6 times a night. The cause of the urination urgency is the urethra, which is the canal through which the urine flows out of the bladder. The prostate is a nut-size gland found just below the bladder and around the urethra. As the prostate enlarges, squeezes the urethra, reducing the urine flow and creating the sensation the bladder is full when it may not. The symptoms and discomfort increases with age as the Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy becomes more a serious condition if left untreated.

The treatments available for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy go from medicines to relax the prostate, which may relieve the symptoms, to surgery. The choice of treatment depends on how bad are the symptoms of the Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, and other health conditions. Meanwhile, as you notice the symptoms of the Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy are getting worst, you may try a nutritional supplement for prostate. Most prostate supplements contain Saw Palmetto or Beta-sitosterol to relax the muscles that control the prostate gland, relieving the symptoms of the Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.

No doubt caffeine increases the urgency and frequency of urination. I can tell about one of our associates; a man, 55 years old, struggling with the symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Every night he wakes up every hour to urinate. It is not fun. He uses to drink a cup of coffee in the breakfast and other three or four cups of coffee during the day. He also likes soft drinks during lunch and dinner.

Here is what we know about coffee or drinks containing caffeine, which is the active ingredient in those drinks: Caffeine is diuretic. Caffeine acts on the blood cells, which in turn cause irritation of the prostate, increasing the sensation the bladder is full, when it may not. Caffeine can cause contracting the tinny muscles that control the prostate, increasing that bad sensation even further.

Other foods may also aggravate the symptoms of the Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Like coffee, tea and chocolate has high doses of caffeine and substances called theoxanthines, which are  irritant to the prostate. The theoxanthines contained in the tea is much less, maybe about fifty percent of the theoxanthines contained in coffee. What these substances do is to stimulate the nervous which in turn increases alertness, prompt muscle response and muscle contraction.

Any food containing caffeine can aggravate the symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. If you feel urgency to urinate, the frequency is increasing, or makes you feel great discomfort in the prostate; you should suspend or cut the intake of coffee, or any other drink containing caffeine.

The best practice is to cut the intake of caffeine gradually; otherwise it may cause headaches or nausea. The nervous needs some time to reset its conditioning. After cutting off or reducing drastically the caffeine intake, you may note significant improvements. However, the results it may take some time for the results to come. It may take a few days to note a difference. If you have to resume the intake of coffee, try to replace regular coffee with decaf, or perhaps you may cut a number of cups a day. One is sure; if you are struggling with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, you must choose and control you habits based on your health condition and physical comfort.

Note: In this article we are using the term “Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy” in place of “Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia” referring to prostate enlargement.

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