The causes of prostate cancer and lifestyle adjustments

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor originating from the male prostate gland. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is classified as "urinary retention", "hematogenous stranguria" and "stranguria due to fatigue".

【Causes in Traditional Chinese Medicine】

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the occurrence of prostate cancer is related to the dysfunction of the kidney, spleen, liver, bladder and other organs. Old age and physical weakness or excessive sexual intercourse can lead to kidney deficiency, dysfunction of qi transformation and poor opening and closing; excessive fatigue and unregulated diet can lead to spleen deficiency and failure of clear qi to rise and turbid yin to descend; emotional injury can lead to liver depression and qi stagnation, and insufficient drainage, resulting in abnormal water transportation in the triple energizer.

【Diagnosis points】

1. Compression symptoms: It can cause progressive dysuria, frequent urination, urgency, increased nocturia, and even urinary incontinence. Tumor compression of the rectum can cause dysuria or intestinal obstruction, and compression of nerves can cause perineal pain.

2. Metastatic symptoms: Prostate cancer can invade the bladder, seminal vesicle, and blood vessel nerve bundles, causing hematuria, hematospermia, and impotence. Pelvic lymph node metastasis can cause edema of both lower limbs. Prostate cancer is often prone to bone metastasis, causing bone pain or pathological fractures and paraplegia. Prostate cancer can also invade the bone marrow and cause anemia or a decrease in the whole blood count.

【Life Care】

1. Maintain a stable mood, actively cooperate with treatment, and quit smoking and drinking.

2. Keep exercising, the amount of exercise should be appropriate, and maintain a suitable weight.

3. Adhere to regular follow-up and monitor PSA treatment.

4. Prostate cancer patients should have a regular daily routine, drink more water and urinate more often, and avoid holding urine for too long, so as to help discharge prostate secretions and prevent infection.

【Diet adjustment】

1. The diet should be mainly high in protein, vitamins and crude fiber, and limit fat intake.

2. Eat more fish because fish is rich in unsaturated fatty acids.

3. Eat fruits and vegetables every day, and eat soy products every day. You can choose low-fat soy milk, tofu, soy protein powder, etc.

4. Take adequate doses of calcium and vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis.

5. Drink green tea appropriately every day. The habit of drinking green tea can play a certain role in preventing prostate diseases.

【Chinese medicine diet therapy】

1. Goji berry porridge: 60g fresh goji berry, 60g polished rice. First, boil the goji berry leaves twice, take the juice and remove the residue, then add polished rice and cook into porridge. Efficacy: nourishing yin, clearing heat, invigorating qi and benefiting the stomach.

2. Zhidi Duck: 30g of raw earth, 20g of Anemarrhena, 20g of Achyranthes bidentata, 1 duck (about 1000g), stewed with slow fire, seasoned. Eat duck meat and drink soup. Efficacy: nourishing yin and clearing heat.

3. Stir-fried mung bean sprouts: 250g of mung bean sprouts are put into the pot and stir-fried. Efficacy: clears heat and removes dampness. People with spleen and stomach deficiency or cold and dampness should not eat it.