What Causes Enlarged Prostate?
To successfully treat and prevent recurrence of enlarged prostate we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors.
We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow enlarged prostate to develop?"
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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind enlarged prostate consists of three steps:
Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors
Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to enlarged prostate. Here are three possibilities:
- Low Melatonin
- Zinc Need
- Constipation
Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist
Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:
high coffee consumption
zinc test tasteless
reduced sense of smell
having hard stools
disturbed sleep
darker/redder skin color
eating during sleep hours
absent sexual desire
iron supplementation
tendency to infrequent stools
brittle fingernails
frequent soy consumption
... and more than 20 others
Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause
A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of enlarged prostate:
Cause |
Probability |
Status |
Constipation |
92% |
Confirm |
Zinc Need |
17% |
Unlikely |
Low Melatonin |
3% |
Ruled out |
* This is a simple example to illustrate the process
Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis
The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.
Have you been diagnosed with an Enlarged Prostate?
Possible responses:
→ Don't know
→ No, size is normal
→ Mildly enlarged
→ Moderately enlarged
→ Very enlarged
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Based on your response to this question, which may indicate absence of enlarged prostate, having a mildly enlarged prostate, having an enlarged prostate or having a very enlarged prostate,
The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:
Constipation
Chronic constipation has been implicated as a contributing factor to prostatic discomfort when there is an already enlarged gland. A correction of the constipation will bring some relief of symptoms since the rectum puts pressure on the prostate gland when it is enlarged. In addition, there is a buildup of waste products in the circulation with chronic constipation. This will indirectly have an effect on the function of the prostate.
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