2 main prostate diseases: prostatitis and BPH

Prostate diseases tend to occur in order with prostatitis first, BPH second, and finally prostate cancer. Prostatitis starts in young men who can be in their teens, 20s, 30s, or 40s. BPH tends to occur in men over age 50 and prostate cancer is most often diagnosed in men in their 60s or 70s. The following are the signs of major prostate problems. Except slight differences, majority of the prostate problems signs are similar in all the related diseases. Three main prostate diseases are: prostatitis, BPH, prostate cancer.

Prostatitis

Prostatitis is the inflammation of the prostate gland. It is categorized into four major types, viz., acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain and asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis. All these types of prostatitis can be treated through medication. The following are the symptoms of prostatitis.Burning sensation during urination:

Pain during urination
Frequent urination
Pain or discomfort in penis
Painful ejaculation
Chills
Nausea
Vomiting
Fever

BPH

Common symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia include the following:

Blood in the urine(i.e., hematuria), caused by straining to void
Dribbling after voiding
Feeling that the bladder has not emptied completely after urination
Frequent urination, particularly at night (i.e., nocturia)
Hesitant, interrupted, or weak urine stream caused by decreased force
Leakage of urine (i.e., overflowincontinence)
Pushing or straining to begin urination
Recurrent, sudden, urgent need to urinate

In severe cases of BPH,acute urinary retention(the inability to urinate) can result from holding urine in for a long period of time, alcohol consumption, a long period of inactivity, cold temperatures, allergy or cold medications containing decongestants or antihistamines, and some prescription drugs (e.g., ipratropium bromide, albuterol, epinephrine).