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Nothing Sadder Than Overactive Bladder – A Young Man's Battle with Prostate Enlargement

At only 38 years old, he was finding his life ruined by overactive bladder. Learn the causes, and find out how to take control of your own urinary incontinence.

Case #: 1438

Concern：

I am 38-years-old. And I too suffer from an enlarged prostate that prevents me from enjoying sex or sleeping at night. My prostate causes me to experience multiple issues with urination. I cannot work, sleep or engage in sex without having to go to the bathroom. Now I fear this urinary problem will get me fired. Please help me.

Discussion：

Overactive bladder may not be treated as a pressing affliction by the medical community, but anybody who has suffered the scourge of an enlarged prostate understands just how devastating it can be. The simple act of attending a movie becomes an unspeakable nightmare, so you can forget about being comfortable at work or even in your own bed. It's pretty difficult to get a good night's sleep when you're constantly being awoken by the alarm clock between your legs.

Diagnosing the Problem

Prostate enlargement is an extremely common condition, especially among older men, but that's of little comfort to a sufferer. For some people, the condition is a natural albeit annoying consequence of getting older, like hair loss, vision loss, or a contempt for finding children on one's lawn. At 38, though, you're a bit on the younger side. Most men suffering from natural prostate enlargement are over the 55, so there's probably more going on here than mere aging.

Do you have sex or masturbate frequently? If so, you may want to cut back. Excess ejaculation causes hormones like DHT to inflame the prostate, and that contributes to the kind of enlargement—and by extension, the kind of urinary incontinence—that you're feeling. An over-abundance of DHT can also be characteristic of other lifestyle factors, such as poor diet, smoking or drug use. So start by taking care of your body if you haven't done so already.

Remedies for Overactive Bladder

To reduce your DHT level and improve your overall prostate health, I would recommend an herbal remedy containing pumpkin seeds), flax seeds, Dianthus, Patrinia Herb and Achyranthes Root. (TRY: Natural Formula for Urinary & Prostate Health) Additionally, if you aren't familiar with Kegel exercises, I would familiarize yourself with them right away.

These exercises, when performed in moderation, will strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, and this has been shown to help many people better control their urine. They're pretty simple to perform. Just locate your PC muscle (it's the muscle that you use to stop your urine mid-flow), and contract it for 5 to 10 seconds. Then release for 5 to 10 seconds and repeat. Do this 10 times in succession, about 3 times a day. You should start to notice some improvement within a few weeks.

So take care of your prostate, and experience the joys of a full night's sleep (unless you have kids; then you can forget about the whole “full night's sleep” business).