Symptoms of prostate problems

Usually the first sign of troublewith a prostate is with passing urine. Aman may notice one ormore of the following symptoms:

● Trouble getting the flow of urine started, especially if in a hurry

● Trouble stopping the flow of urine (“dribbling”)

● The stream of urine is weak, or it stops and starts

● Needing urgently to pass urine at any time

● Feeling a need to pass urine more often during the day, even though not much comes out

● Getting up at night to pass urine more than once

● Feeling a need to pass more urine, even though none comes out

● Pain and/or burning when passing urine; this may be a sign of infection

Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ