前立腺肥大症（ぜんりつせんひだいしょう）とは？

前立腺肥大症は、加齢とともに前立腺が大きくなり、尿の通り道（尿道）を圧迫することで起こる病気です。
特に 50歳以上の男性に多くみられ、誰にでも起こりうる身近な疾患です。

よくみられる症状

前立腺肥大症の症状は、「尿が出にくい」「尿が近い」など、排尿に関するトラブルが中心です。

🚻 尿を出すときの症状

• 尿の勢いが弱い

• 排尿に時間がかかる

• 途中で尿が途切れる

• いきまないと出ない

🌙 尿をためる・回数の症状

• トイレが近い（頻尿）

• 夜中に何度もトイレに起きる（夜間頻尿）

• 急に尿意を感じ、我慢しにくい

💧 排尿後の違和感

• 排尿後も尿が残っている感じ（残尿感）

• トイレ後に尿が少し漏れる

👉 「年のせいだから仕方ない」と我慢している方がとても多いのが特徴です。

What Is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)?

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition in which the prostate gland gradually enlarges with age and presses on the urinary passage (the urethra), causing urinary problems.
It is especially common in men over the age of 50 and is a very common condition that can affect almost any man as he gets older.

Common Symptoms

The symptoms of BPH mainly involve problems with urination, such as difficulty passing urine or needing to urinate more often.

🚻 Symptoms When Urinating

• Weak urine stream

• Taking longer to urinate

• Urine flow that stops and starts

• Needing to strain to pass urine

🌙 Storage and Frequency Symptoms

• Frequent urination

• Waking up multiple times at night to urinate (nocturia)

• Sudden urges to urinate that are hard to control

💧 Discomfort After Urination

• A feeling that urine is still left in the bladder (a sensation of incomplete emptying)

• Slight urine leakage after finishing urination

👉 Many people endure these symptoms, thinking, “It’s just part of getting older,” but effective treatments are available.