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An enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH) can affect how you pass urine. Common symptoms include needing to urinate more often (especially at night), urgency, hesitancy when starting, a weak or stop-start stream, straining, dribbling, or feeling like your bladder hasn’t fully emptied. These symptoms often develop gradually, but they can overlap with other causes such as infection, inflammation, bladder conditions, or medicines (including some cold and flu decongestants). This page helps you understand typical signs, common triggers, and the safest next step if symptoms are persistent or changing.
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BPH is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland that can press on the urethra and contribute to urinary symptoms. It’s common with age, and severity varies from person to person.
Common symptoms include needing to urinate more frequently, getting up at night to urinate, urgency, difficulty starting, a weak or stop-start stream, straining, dribbling afterwards, and feeling like the bladder hasn’t fully emptied.
For some people, caffeine and alcohol, drinking a lot late in the evening, constipation, and certain cold and flu decongestants can worsen urinary symptoms. If you’re unsure whether a medicine could be contributing, ask a pharmacist.
If symptoms persist for more than a couple of weeks, worsen, affect sleep, or interfere with daily life, it’s sensible to arrange a GP appointment. Seek help sooner if symptoms are new, unusual or changing quickly.
A GP will usually ask about your symptoms, review your medicines, and may examine you. They may also arrange tests (for example urine tests and blood tests) to help identify the cause and decide whether monitoring or treatment is appropriate.
No. BPH is not cancer, but urinary symptoms can overlap with other conditions. If symptoms are new, changing, or worrying, assessment is the safest way to rule out other causes.
Get urgent medical help if you cannot pass urine, have severe lower abdominal pain, develop fever or feel very unwell, or notice blood in your urine.
Important: This page provides general information and does not replace personalised medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Avoid self-diagnosing urinary symptoms. Always read labels and follow directions. If symptoms are severe, unusual, persistent, or worsening—or if you take regular medicines—speak to a pharmacist or GP. If you cannot pass urine or feel seriously unwell, seek urgent medical help (call 999 or attend A&E).
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