The widely used way to treat enlarged prostate is by focusing on shrinking the prostate. Makes sense, doesn’t it?
No, it doesn’t, says a new study published by BMC Urology.
Because there is an underlying cause of your enlarged prostate. One that’s far away from the prostate itself. But this underlying cause can be removed, curing your enlarged prostate naturally.
The Metabolic syndrome is a condition characterized by elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, abdominal obesity, and insulin resistance. It is usually a precursor to diabetes, except if the patient makes immediate lifestyle changes to reverse it.
Given that it is treatable using simple lifestyle changes, the authors of this study thought that it might be an easy way to prevent or reduce the severity of an enlarged prostate.
They recruited 426 men above age 40 with enlarged prostates. The study took place between January and March 2023 at the urology clinic of Syria’s Homs Military Hospital. They first collected their participants’ demographic information via a questionnaire, including age, body mass index (BMI), smoking habits, and marital status.
The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) was employed to evaluate the men’s urinary symptoms, which typically result from an enlarged prostate.
Through measuring waist circumference, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and blood fat profiles, they were diagnosed as having or being free from metabolic syndrome.
With all this information on hand, the researchers could draw the following conclusions.
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1. 46.2% of the participants were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, which is higher than is usually measured in populations without enlarged prostates.
2. Patients with metabolic syndrome had higher IPSS scores (21 versus 18), indicating more severe urinary symptoms.
3. 59.3% of metabolic syndrome patients experienced severe symptoms versus 36.2% of healthy participants.
4. There was a link between IPSS scores and factors like waist circumference, diabetes, and high blood fats.
5. Higher body mass index scores correlated with more severe enlarged prostate symptoms.
6. No significant difference was observed in prostate volume between participants with and without metabolic syndrome.
Therefore, there is a significant association between metabolic syndrome and increased severity of urinary symptoms in enlarged prostate patients.