Prostate Congestion: Causes, Symptoms & Risk Factors

Prostate congestion is a medical condition in which the prostate swells due to excess fluid. The patient feels the urge to urinate frequently.

Causes

• There is a common misconception that prostatic congestion can only occur due to cancer. The causes differ from person to person.

Spinal Cord Injury

• Males with a previous spinal cord injury can develop prostatic congestion. It might not be noticeable due to normal urinary pattern in such patients. A blood test called the PSA or prostatic specific antigen is used to diagnose the congestion.

Prolonged Arousal

• If the male does not ejaculate, the fluid produced by the prostate is excreted through urination. However, congestion may occur if the bladder does not empty the prostate.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia is noncancerous enlargement of the prostate. The condition is common in the elderly, and is known to cause prostate congestion.

Prostate Cancer

• Prostate cancer develops in the prostate and causes prostate congestion.

Alcoholism

• The excess consumption of alcoholic beverages can also trigger the condition.