However, also, there are many dietary changes that you may need to make to not only improve your quality of life, but also, to help your prostate function well. Certain nutrients have been discussed as aiding in prostate health, as well as vitamin supplements and other methods of naturally keeping things flowing. Here, we'll go into a few more foods that you can bring into your diet that will help you to maintain much better overall and specifically, prostate health.

Symptoms differ among patients with BPH, but certain symptoms occur in the majority of cases. The number and intensity of symptoms also vary with age. Men who have milder symptoms and whose BPH has minimal impact on their quality of life may not require treatment. The most commonly reported symptoms of BPH include: (Lepor HL et al 2002; Scher HI 2001):

• Decrease in strength of the urinary stream and a decrease in the streams diameter
• Increased frequency in urinating during the day
• Need to urinate several times during the night
• Sensation of needing to urinate immediately (urgency)
• Straining to force urine out
• Dribbling urine or having difficulty stopping urination
• Having the feeling of still needing to urinate even after the stream has stopped
• Pain or a burning sensation during urination

As we discussed, bringing Lycopene into your diet is vital to the health of your prostate, and foods like tomatoes, red berries like strawberry and raspberry have quite alot of the nutrient in them. You may also want to begin to take a dietary supplement that is specially formulated for men's health and those generally have a good amount of lycopene in their formulas. Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamins A, E, and C are also other vitamins that should be a part of your overall nutritional profile.

To ease bladder related issues, it is always a good idea to remain well hydrated. Drinking things like cranberry, blueberry and apple juice, guava nectar and cutting back on coffee and alcohol will also be highly beneficial. Some have found that drinking the juice from steamed asparagus helps, but many others still yet find that cranberry and those other juices work just as well.

Though you may be having issues with frequency of urination and not particularly feel like continuing to drink and drink- you need to remain as hydrated as possible to flush toxins from your system and prevent infections, particularly when it comes to prostate health. Being sure to drink at least sixty four ounces of water daily and continuing to maintain a balanced diet will enable you to fight off any oncoming infection, and help your body to prevent more. The best way to keep yourself from getting infections in the first place is to really beef up your immune system and often, food based nutritional sources are best.

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