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Anatomy and Physiology

The prostate is a small gland enwrapping the urethra, about 1½" wide, 1" thick, and 1" long, weighing about one ounce.

The prostate remains undeveloped throughout childhood and starts to grow at puberty due to the influence of testosterone, reaching full size and maturity at 20 years of age.

The prostate secretes a thin, milky, alkaline liquid that adds to the bulk of the semen. It helps neutralize the other acidic secretions composing the semen and raises the vaginal pH to a level that allows maximum sperm motility and fertility. During ejaculation, the prostate, vas deferens, and seminal vesicles contract simultaneously.

Symptoms of Prostatic Dysfunction

1) The prostate can enlarge and become spongy (benign prostatic hypertrophy) exhibiting symptoms of difficult urination, incomplete urination, decreased force of urination, waking up a few times nightly to urinate, painful urination, dribbling after the flow stops, and low back pain. If severe, urinary obstruction can occur.

2) Infection of the prostate (prostatitis) can have the above symptoms plus fever, chills, blood in urine.

3) Prostate cancer causes 2-3% of U.S. male deaths. This cancer can spread to the bones.

Causes of Prostate Dysfunction

1) Long term use of antihistamines can increase ones tendency toward or aggravate cases of benign prostatic hypertrophy.

2) Caffeine, poor assimilation (causing zinc and other deficiencies), bladder infections, more than one sexual partner, sexual excesses, can cause prostate dysfunction.

3) Nerve pressure in lumbar or sacral area (see Appendix A).

4) Testes, pituitary, or adrenal dysfunction can alter testosterone secretion and affect prostate development.

Other Indications of Prostate Dysfunction

1) The gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, or levator ani muscles (any one of them) may test weak on manual muscle testing (see Appendix C and figures 5.1, 5.2).

2) The prostate can be palpated through the rectum. It should be about the size of a walnut. If hard and nodular or big and spongy, it may have problems.

Prevention and Treatment of Prostate Dysfunction

1) Avoid taking antihistamines and other drugs that may cause prostatic hypertrophy.

2) Rub a reflex point on the anterior pubic bone (one on each side), for 1 minute, every other day for 2 weeks (see Appendix B).

3) See a chiropractor to see if nerve pressure is a contributory cause (see Appendix A).

4) Evaluate the testes, bladder, immune system, pituitary, and adrenals. Find the cause of the problem and eliminate it.

5) Abstain from alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, vinegar, and mustard, hot spicy foods.

6) Corn silk tea, garlic, kelp, burdock root, pumpkin seeds, is all reported helpful in prostate problems.

7) Walking is an exercise that strengthens the prostate.

8) A 110° enema or castor oil pack to the groin and inner thighs are beneficial in prostate problems.

9) A hardened prostate will respond to sitting on a hot water bottle or to a hot footbath.

10) A cold sitz bath for 15 minutes can help relieve an inflamed prostate.

11) Benign prostatic hypertrophy can be aggravated by going out on a cold day without dressing warmly enough.

12) Eating foods high in plant sterols (for a list see ovaries treatment #12) may relieve symptoms of prostate enlargement or prostate cancer.