{"id":3281,"date":"2021-11-05T13:55:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T18:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.srsmedical.com\/urology\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:41:48","slug":"bladder-function-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srsmedical.com\/urology\/bladder-function-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Bladder Function & Enlarged Prostate – What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For men with an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), maintaining a healthy, properly functioning bladder is key to long-term health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your bladder\u2019s ability to effectively \u201cpump\u201d urine out of the body is directly related to BPH symptoms like frequency (going often), nocturia (going often at night), hesitancy (trouble starting), poor stream, and dribbling. The purpose of all BPH treatments is to reduce the blockage caused by the prostate to make it easier for the bladder to empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two different approaches to treat the blockage that affects urine flow:<\/strong>
a) Medications that work in different ways to try to relieve the stress on the bladder, and
b) Procedures which directly remove the blockage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the health of your bladder, your symptoms and your overall health, you and your urologist will determine the best options to treat your prostate. Your urologist may also order additional tests to help determine the best treatment option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best predictor of symptom relief is a healthy, functioning bladder.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have excellent bladder function, reducing the blockage will lead to symptom relief. If your bladder function is limited, symptom relief can be limited, or slow to improve. Intervening at the right time reduces the likelihood of chronic retention and long-term catheterization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n