What is the Cause of Enlarged Prostate?

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.

If you indicate history of prostate problems, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Have you been diagnosed with an Enlarged Prostate?

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No, size is normal
→ Mildly enlarged
→ Moderately enlarged
→ Very enlarged

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:

Low Melatonin Level

Zinc Requirement

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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