"It’s also something we call Bladder Exhaustion Breakdown. You probably haven’t heard of it before because 90% of doctors are only taught to treat symptoms.”
“Let me show you” he said. Pulling out his pen and a piece of paper.
He wrote 3 things in a triangle-like way. Prostate, bladder and inflammation, and connected them all in a circle.
“First, your prostate has slowly been growing for years.”
For some men it reaches the size of a clementine when it should be the size of a walnut. That swelling is now strangling the urethra and blocking the pee from flowing like it used to.
“Second, your bladder is breaking down.”
It’s now working harder than before to squeeze out pee. Exhausting itself in the process and making it impossible to feel fully empty.
“Third, the whole region is inflamed.”
Men with an enlarged prostate get microscopic prostate inflammation. That inflammation is sending false urgency signals to the bladder sending you to the bathroom again 30 minutes later.
“So was I only treating one of them?” I asked.