MedDiet adherence seems beneficial for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Medical Xpress / HealthDay / The Prostate ^ | Aug. 14, 2025 | Elana Gotkine / İsa Dağlı et al

[ConservativeMind]

In patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is associated with improved urinary function and reduced lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), according to a study.

İsa Dağlı and colleagues examined the impact of adherence to the MedDiet on uroflowmetry parameters and International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS) in patients presenting with LUTS in a prospective study involving 400 patients. The patients were divided into two groups: MedDiet-adherent (AMD) and nonadherent (NAMD; 193 and 207 patients, respectively). The Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) was used to assess adherence.

The researchers found that compared with patients in the NAMD group, patients in the AMD group exhibited a significantly higher maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax; 13.87 ± 0.21 versus 12.08 ± 0.19) and lower IPSS (median, 9 versus 17). There were no differences between the groups in average urinary flow rate, postvoid residual urine volumes, or body mass index. There were positive correlations between MEDAS scores and Qmax, while a strong negative correlation was seen between IPSS and MEDAS scores.

"Due to the observational nature of the study, these associations should be interpreted with caution. The MedDiet might offer a promising, noninvasive approach to managing BPH," the authors write.

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[ConservativeMind]

This could reduce inflammation enough to make things work well down there, it seems.

[ConservativeMind]

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[ckilmer]

My BPH has gotten worse lately so these are topical issues for me.

[dayglored]

> My BPH has gotten worse lately so these are topical issues for me.

Mine has been a really annoying issue for quite a few years now. But my urologist suggested that Tadalafil Wikipedia page can be prescribed for BPH and appears to reduce the problems associated with BPH. Tadalafil is mainly marketed for erectile dysfunction as "Cialis", but depending on your urologist (and insurance if you have it), it can be useful.

Of course there are side-effects and interactions with other drugs, and I AM NOT A DOCTOR, nor do I play one on FreeRepublic, so this is only a suggestion that you confer with your urologist.

[dayglored]

I should add that the Med diet recommendation sounds really good too. I’m 50% of Italian descent so I tend to like that kind of food anyway, but I’ll pay more attention to it now.

[Robert357]

Bump for reference

[Adder]

Wonder what in the diet is the most beneficial for this and the whole host of problems it seems to help?
Or maybe the question is what in “regular” diets causes the issues?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[Wasichu]

I used Cialis for my BPH for several years and it worked better than anything that I have used since.

My employer changed insurance companies and the new insurance would not cover it, so my doctor changed me over to a series of other medications hoping to find one that worked just as well as Cialis did. None ever have.

Whatever you do avoid ProScar, it has some hellacious side effects for a small portion of users. I was one unfortunately.

[dayglored]

Thanks very much for the info. I’ll soon no longer have employer health coverage so this is of high interest. Thanks!