Chronic prostatitis is a common male disease, with diversified symptoms that are difficult to detect. For example, some patients have a large amount of pus cells in their prostatic fluid but show no symptoms, while other patients have normal or near-normal results in prostatic fluid tests but quite severe clinical symptoms.
Although the symptoms of chronic prostatitis are diversified, if you experience the symptom of "dribbling white", it likely indicates that chronic prostatitis has already occurred.
Let me introduce what dribbling white is: due to the inflammation of the prostate, the secretion of prostatic fluid increases and overflows automatically when excessive. It is usually found in the morning with thin, watery secretions dripping from the urethral opening, or more viscous milky white mucus may appear. The most obvious sign is one or two drops of white substance discharged from the urethral opening after urination or defecation. In traditional Chinese medicine, this is called "white turbidity", and modern medicine generally refers to it as "dribbling white". If there are no other symptoms, just dribbling white alone does not cause much pain and is often overlooked by patients. However, dribbling white is the earliest typical symptom of chronic prostatitis and should be taken seriously. Patients should promptly go to a regular urology hospital for examination.
In addition, prostatitis also has the following five common signs:
1. Urination discomfort - Frequent urination and urethral burning pain may occur, with pain radiating to the head of the penis. Sticky liquid, sticky threads, and purulent secretions can be seen at the urethral opening in the morning. The urine may become cloudy or white discharge may occur after urination. Severe cases may present with terminal hematuria, urinary difficulty, or urinary retention.
2. Local symptoms - Discomfort, pressure, or fullness in the posterior urethra, perineum, and anus, which worsens during squatting or defecation.
3. Radiating pain - The prostate or seminal vesicle has rich sympathetic nerve innervation. When inflammation occurs, the internal tension of the gland increases, stimulating the sympathetic nerve and causing referred low back pain. Pain may radiate to the penis, testicles, scrotum, inguinal region, perineum, lower abdomen, thighs, buttocks, and rectum.
4. Sexual dysfunction - In the early stage, sexual function may be hyperactive, but in later stages, it may lead to reduced or absent libido, painful ejaculation, hematospermia, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, nocturnal emission, and infertility.
5. Others - Chronic prostatitis can lead to neurosis, manifested as fatigue, blurred vision, dizziness, insomnia, and depression. Some patients may experience various peculiar sensations, such as feeling like walking upside down, cool air rising from the lower abdomen, heat on the face, etc., or having an indescribable general discomfort. These abnormal sensations are also major factors leading to misdiagnosis.
There is a Chinese idiom called "prevent small problems from becoming big ones", meaning potential problems should be eliminated in time to avoid greater disasters. This applies equally to diseases. Therefore, experts remind you that if you feel any symptoms of prostatitis, you should seek treatment as soon as possible to prevent further harm to your body.