Complications and comorbidities in BPH

The gradual development of a hazard.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a benign proliferation. It often causes unpleasant subjective complaints. You can also draw serious complications. In many cases, BPH develops slowly and insidiously. This slow development entails the risk that the person will "learn to" live with his illness. There is the risk that serious complications occur unnoticed.


UTIs are a frequent companion illness.
The most common side effect of BPH is urinary tract infection. You can go unnoticed on the one hand, they can also be very painful. Cause pain to the affected physician, who then often finds only advanced prostate enlargement.


Inflammation of the renal pelvis and urosepsis are serious dangers.
In residual urine, which is often used for treating enlarged prostate is by emptying the bladder or in the bladder, bacteria can easily multiply. This is the reason why inflammation is not confined only to the urethra and the bladder. At reflux, a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter, can also spread to an inflammation of the kidney. Can pyelonephritis (pyelonephritis) is the reason so dangerous because it easily into the life-threatening urosepsis (urinary tract of the outgoing blood poisoning) open. Similarly, residual urine remaining in the bladder lead to bladder stone formation.


Hemospermia is an alarming development.
It can also cause bleeding, for example, if in an attempt to fight the bladder against the pressure vessel, a bubble bursts. It may also come at a BPH-related prostate inflammation, bleeding and pain during ejaculation (hemospermia). This is for those concerned then very much afraid, as if blood in the urine. The subsequent successful physician visit may also arise for the patient as an unexpected cause of BPH.


Hemorrhoids and hernia may occur.
Due to the increased pressure to empty the bladder may also develop hemorrhoids. A hernia can be caused by the pressure.