Is unstable blood pressure and prostatitis interrelated?
Patient: I m 57 years old man.My height is 5 8 and my weight is 157 lbs. Two or three years ago I asked an nurse to check my blood pressure and according to her I have a high blood pressure. Prior to that I have already experiencing enlargment of prostate which I confirmed when I had a check with a Doctor. I want to iknow if there is a correlation with my unstable blood pressure with prostatis. Since, I always feel like urinating. Even just after urination, I still feel like urinating. I remenber one of our Gym trainers who usually gets my blood pressure told me that a feeling of Urination affects also your blood pressure high. Doctor: Hello and thank you for asking HCM.I have read your symptoms and i understand your concerns.There is no correlation between an enlarged prostate and having unstable BP.Your prostate will affect your bladder to empty itself when you urinate. Also urinating frequently in a small amount is a symptom of an enlarged prostate.In prostatitis (infection of the prostate) there might be an increased blood pressure due to the pain or the antiinflamatory meds that patients use,but usually this doeas not happen in helthy patients,that have no problems with the heart or the blood pressure.I suggest you check up with a cardiologyst to treat your unstable blood pressure (he will ask for some test first before starting the treatement) and a check up with an urologyst for the enlarged prostate (other tests will be done here)-you will need blood test,liver function,kidney function-ultrasound of your urinary tract and of your heart-specific cardiac test and prostate tests.If you have other questions,feel free to ask me.Dr.Endri Katro