‘I’m a doctor, here are signs and symptoms of enlarged prostate to look out for after King’s diagnosis’

Dr Hilary Jones went through the signs and symptoms of an enlarged prostate to look out for.Source: Good Morning Britain, ITV

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00:00 50% of men over 50 will develop an enlarged prostate,

00:04 which is almost very commonly benign.

00:08 Only one in 10 are cancerous,

00:10 and nine out of 10 cases of prostate enlargement are benign.

00:14 The symptoms are troublesome,

00:16 and they can often be managed with medicines

00:18 or lifestyle changes.

00:20 However, they can suddenly deteriorate,

00:22 in which case the symptoms are very inconvenient.

00:25 The prostate is a walnut-sized gland

00:27 that sits at the base of the bladder,

00:29 and when it enlarges, as it always does in men as they get older,

00:32 it can compress the water pipe and cause urinary symptoms

00:35 such as, you know, the need to go urgently or more often,

00:39 a weaker stream of urine.

00:41 These are very common symptoms,

00:43 and when men get those symptoms,

00:45 they should see their doctor, have it investigated,

00:47 rule out anything else, including prostate cancer,

00:51 and, if necessary, go on to treatment,

00:53 which is often tablets to start with,

00:55 lifestyle changes and, as I say, surgery.

00:57 various forms of surgery, but very commonly done.