Prostate Disorders

The prostate gland is a male gland around the shape and size of a large chestnut. It is located at the base of the urinary bladder and around the front of urethra. There are various types of disorders that can affect the prostate gland. Most vital to the health are hypertrophy, or enlargement of the prostate gland, and prostatitis, or inflammation of the gland. Men over 50 years of age are more prone to this disease.

Symptoms
Primary symptoms are when there is a difficulty and a frequency in urination at night.

Other conditions that surface when having prostate disorder are presence of dull pains in the lower back and in the hips, legs and feet.

The location of the prostate gland in the body makes it prone to congestion and other disorders. For instance, when standing in an erect position, the pelvic region where the gland is situated falls under great pressure. When a person ages, the body gains more weight and loses its flexibility in all areas. The pelvic region is again pressured thereby leaving the prostate gland weak and vulnerable to infection.

Causes
Prolonged inactivity or posing in a sitting position increases the pressure on the pelvic region. This results in the congestion of tissues in and around the prostate gland. Extreme sexual stimulation may also irritate the glands. A constipated individual suffers from prostate disorders when the feces is hardened and is unable to exit from the body, thereby congesting the rectum or lower bowel with fecal matter.

Acute protatitis are contracted through cold, chill, and other contagious diseases. This can further escalates to a chronic condition.

Home Remedies
Pumpkin: For individual ages 50 and above suffering from prostate or any urinary disorders, take about 60-90 gm of pumpkin seeds per day. This could powdered and then sprinkled over a coked meal or mixed with wheat flour to make Indian flatbreads. Powdered pumpkin seeds can also be made into paste by mixing it with honey. Another alternative is to dilute it with milk and sugar.
Vegetable juices: Mix 300 ml of carrot juice and 200 ml of spinach juice to make ½ liter of theses juices.

Zinc: Take at least 30 mg of zinc everyday to cure prostate disorders.

Vitamin E: Take 600 IU of vitamin E daily, or consume it through food sources such as milk, eggs, raw or sprouted seeds, whole grain products, and green leafy vegetables.

Diets
For a start abstain from eating solid foods and undergo on a lemon juice diet. To do this, mix little amount of lemon juice with hot or cold water. Drink it every hour or every waking hour to increase the flow of urine.

Follow with a fruit diet for the next 3 days by eating succulent fruits. Follow again with another diet consisting of 2 meals of fruits and 1 meal of cooked vegetables. Do this for 7 days.
Eat plenty of grains, seeds, nuts, fruits and vegetables after these diets.

Avoid starched and sweet foods. Eat slowly to prevent irritation of the prostate gland and bladder.

Avoid drinking alcohol, tea or coffee.

Avoid sauces, cheese, condiments and spices, excessive salt, asparagus, and watercress.

Drink water in-between meals, not during the meal.

Further Suggestions
Administer a warm water enema once a day during the lemon juice and water diet. Do this treatment for 2-3 days.

Apply hot and cold application over the prostate gland and around it after administering the enema. The hot application will relieve the irritated tissues and cold immersion after it will tone them up.

Take alternate hot and cold hipbaths to relieve pains and reduce pelvic congestion.

Wet girdle pack: Wear thin underwear soaked in cold water. Wear another dry underwear above it. Repeat treatment for 90 minutes every night. Cover with a blanket if the patient is feeling cold.

Avoid irregular eating and drinking habits.

Avoid sitting in the same position for too long.

Avoid doing strenuous exercises.

Avoid over-indulgence in sexual acts.

Tone up the body regularly.