The prostate is a small gland, situated within the pelvis, between the penis and bladder and has two durations of development all through a person's life.

Christian Brown, Consultant Urological Surgeon at The Princes Grace Hospital, a part of HCA Healthcare UK, defined: "The first begins with puberty, during which the prostate can double in size.

"The secondary section of development begins through the mid-twenties and can typically proceed for the remainder of a person’s life.

"A young man’s prostate is generally the size of a walnut, while an older man’s prostate is usually the size of a ping-pong ball. As the prostate doesn’t stop growing, it can grow as large as a tennis ball in some men, or even larger as they age."

While many younger males really feel prostate issues are solely a difficulty for outdated males, they'll start at any age, suggested Brown.

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He continued: "Implementing a healthy lifestyle can reduce your chance of having prostate problems in the future.

"The most blatant and customary indicators of an enlarged prostate all regard urinating. If you're struggling to pee, endure with ‘stop-start’ urinating, end up incessantly urinating, and waking up within the evening to pee, then your prostate is prone to be enlarged.

"Incontinence can also become an issue for some men. There are two main types of incontinence, with the first being called urge incontinence. This can happen when you have a sudden need to urinate and can’t get to the toilet in time.

"The different kind is known as stress incontinence, which may happen when your physique strains to keep away from urinating when sneezing, coughing, or lifting one thing that's heavy.”

The therapy for an enlarged prostate gland will depend upon how badly the signs are affecting your high quality of life.

The NHS lists the primary remedies as:

• way of life modifications
• drugs
• catheters
• surgical procedure and different procedures

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Saw Palmetto is an natural treatment that comes from a sort of palm tree, and which has been utilized in conventional drugs for hundreds of years to alleviate urinary signs, together with these attributable to an enlarged prostate.

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Other widespread prostate issues embody prostatitis and prostate cancer. The NHS lists the signs of all these circumstances to look out for.

Prostatitis is irritation of the prostate gland and there are two important sorts - continual prostatitis and acute prostatitis.

Chronic prostatitis is the place signs come and go over a number of months, and is the most typical kind. Acute prostatitis is the place the signs are extreme and are available on all of the sudden. It's uncommon however probably life-threatening and requires rapid therapy.

Symptoms of acute prostatitis could embody:

• ache, which can be extreme, in or round your penis, testicles, anus, decrease stomach or decrease again – pooing might be painful
• ache when peeing, needing to pee incessantly (significantly at evening), issues beginning or "stop-start" peeing, an pressing have to pee and, generally, blood in your urine
• not with the ability to pee, which ends up in a build-up of urine within the bladder often called acute urinary retention – this wants pressing medical consideration
• typically feeling unwell, with aches, pains and presumably a excessive temperature
• decrease again ache and ache on ejaculation

Chronic prostatitis signs could embody:

• ache in and round your penis, testicles, anus, decrease stomach or decrease again
• ache when peeing, a frequent or pressing have to pee, significantly at evening, or "stop-start" peeing
• an enlarged or tender prostate on rectal examination
• sexual issues, akin to erectile dysfunction, ache when ejaculating or pelvic ache after intercourse

Prostate most cancers normally develops slowly so there could also be no signs for a few years.

When signs do seem, it is normally when the prostate is giant sufficient to have an effect on the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis (urethra). The following could happen:

• an elevated have to pee
• straining when you pee
• a sense that your bladder has not totally emptied

If you expertise the signs of any of those circumstances, see your GP.