Men's Health Topics

Carry it hard. We carry the hidden illnesses that I’m embarrassed to mention, the minor problems of backache and frequent urination, and the fatigue and anxiety caused by working overtime. By the time I can’t help but go to the hospital, it has often become a chronic problem, and it takes several times the energy to recover.

I have been doing popular science on men's health for almost 6 years, and the most unfortunate patient I have ever encountered was a 34-year-old sales director. His physical examination for three consecutive years showed high uric acid and prostate calcification. Every time, he smiled and said, "Men, it's normal to drink and socialize and stay up late." Last winter, I suddenly had a gout attack and couldn't stand up. I was also found that the prostate hyperplasia had pressed on the urethra, making it difficult to urinate. I stayed in the hospital for a week before he recovered. When he was discharged, he told me that he used to think that "just bear it and let it go" was mature, but now I know it is stupid.

It’s quite interesting to say that when people talk about men’s health now, their first reaction is to focus on hidden diseases, and the opinions on the Internet are even more ridiculous: Chinese medicine says to nourish the kidneys and strengthen essence, Western medicine says to check for hormone and blood vessel problems first, Internet celebrity bloggers say to train pelvic floor muscles, and health product sellers say that eating their products can “get started” in half an hour. In fact, objectively speaking, none of these statements are absolutely right or wrong, but they are applicable to different situations: it is really fatigue and weak erections caused by long-term kidney qi deficiency, and it is indeed useful to seek regular TCM syndrome differentiation and conditioning. ； If it is vascular ED caused by diabetes or high blood pressure, the underlying disease must be controlled first and then combined with western medicine for faster effect. ； As for novices who are too nervous to ejaculate instantly for the first time, they don’t need to take any medicine. They just need to break it in a few times. If they take supplements randomly, they will easily cause problems. By the way, the clinical diagnosis standard for premature ejaculation is that the incubation period after penetration is less than 1 minute for more than 3 consecutive months with a fixed sexual partner and a regular sexual life. Many people scare themselves by looking at Internet celebrity self-test forms, which is completely unnecessary.

Oh, there is another misunderstanding. When many people mention prostate problems, they automatically equate them with "impaired sexual function." This is really a huge misunderstanding. Last week I met a 25-year-old young man who had been urinating frequently for half a month. He didn't dare to tell his girlfriend that he secretly bought a bunch of "kidney-tonifying" medicine and took it. The more he ate, the more he got angry. When he came to the clinic for a checkup, he found that he had mild inflammation caused by sitting for a long time. He was prescribed dozens of yuan of medicine and told him to get up and walk for two minutes every hour he sat. He was cured within two weeks. Really, most young people's prostate problems are caused by sitting, and it has nothing to do with whether your kidney function is good or not. Don't put any psychological burden on yourself.

Let me talk about a point that is rarely mentioned. Many people think that men’s health is just about the lower body. In fact, emotional problems have a greater impact than anything else. I met a 29-year-old engineer before. He had no appetite for six months, couldn't sleep well, and was not even interested in a married life. He went to several departments to check and everything was fine, and finally he was transferred to the psychology department, where he was found to be moderately depressed. He himself said that he had never thought that men would suffer from depression. When he was usually stressed, he would smoke two packs of cigarettes and have a drink. He thought that he would get over it, but he never expected that he would be so depressed. The WHO report from the past two years also mentioned that the prevalence of depression in men is actually the same as that in women, but the medical treatment rate is less than one-third of women. To put it bluntly, it is tied up by the burden of "men don't shed tears easily".

The advice I usually give to friends around me is never about eating this and supplementing that. They are all trivial things that cost nothing: don’t sit still for three or four hours in the office. Get up every hour to get a drink of water and walk for two minutes. The area where the prostate is pressed will loosen up faster. It is more effective than buying a prostate cushion worth hundreds of yuan.； If you really encounter a hidden disease, you'd be embarrassed to ask. Don't scare yourself by searching for posts like "Is xx seconds premature ejaculation?" Nowadays, many tertiary hospitals have Internet outpatient clinics. You can ask questions after taking a picture of the examination report. The privacy is very good, and you don't have to think about it for half a month. ； Also, don’t just listen to what the internet says about “oysters nourishing the kidneys” and “leeks aphrodisiacs”. If you really want to take supplements, you might as well take 20 minutes of running every day. Metabolism will be improved, and the whole person’s state will be different. It’s more reliable than any food supplement.

Someone asked me before, does men's health mean that you have to quit this and that, and live a very tiring life? In fact, it’s really not the case. To put it bluntly, don’t treat yourself as if you’re in trouble. If you feel pain, just say it. If you feel uncomfortable, go see it. Don’t kidnap yourself with the idea that “men have to carry it”. After all, if you collapse, who will the elderly, children, and loved ones around you turn to for support? Right.