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Question #16116
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prostate enlarged - #16116

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I am a 52-year-old guy and lately I've been feeling kinda off. Like, last month during my regular check-up, my doctor said my prostate enlarged. He mentioned it could be 'benign prostatic hyperplasia' but honestly, I didn’t really understand what that meant at the time. Ever since, I've been having trouble peeing, like really bad urgency and sometimes I wake up tons of time during the night. My friends say it's part of getting older, and, yeah, I get that but it’s freaking me out. I read up on stuff and saw that an enlarged prostate can lead to other issues, maybe eventually needing surgery or something? I’m not sure what to do next. Should I be worried about my prostate enlarged condition? Like, is there something I can do to make it better, or lifestyle changes that might help? The urgency is making me feel embarrassed, like I can’t even go out without looking for a bathroom. I've started to avoid social events because of it. I don’t wanna just live with this, ya know? Anyone else experience this or have advice on what to do about an enlarged prostate? Do all doctors suggest the same treatments for an enlarged prostate? Help me figure this out, please!

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