Why 94 Million Men Have Trouble Peeing 

I've always hated consuming meat as a kid but as it goes, the worried parents made me eat it, so now at 28, It took more than 4 years of watching your content, but I'm finally ready for switching to a plant-based diet, so thank you Mic, thank you very much

This is an issue I am dealing with myself and it’s no fun at all. All you young people out there go vegan and save yourself a huge headache 😊thanks mic

Remember when I was at a urinal next to my boss and he was like "oh man I remember when I could pee like that." Yeah, it was as awkward as it sounds.

Thanks for covering an important but often overlooked issue. Another great vid Mic! 🙂

This is something I have been dealing with for 5-7 years now. I am on medication which helps me at night. Daytimes are generally ok because I am quite active. I am 62 years old. Unconnected with this I gave up all meat in November 2019 and most dairy products. I also greatly reduced eggs and cheese over the course of 2 years and have been strictly vegan for over a year now. I have to admit that I haven’t noticed an improvement in the condition but it is certainly no worse than it was back in 2019 so that is a positive. It is not always the same anyway as I have better days, even better weeks and then bad days or nights so it is difficult to track improvements or deterioration.

I don't know who your main demographic is, but as a 60-something vegan, I can confirm (from my experience alone) that exercise and low-satfat intake appears to correlate with fewer symptoms.

1st watching! ❤ My dad is 83 and initially had some prostate problems a few years ago as a vegetarian but has since kept his prostrate completely under control by going vegan and taking some simple supplements... ❤

I was seeing a specialist for BPH. But decided to stop going after I went whole food plant based about 5 years ago. So far my BPH has not gotten worse with age or at least i don't get bothered by it much.

Thanks for this report, Mic. Almost 10 years ago, at the age of 51, I had a health crisis precipitated by an enlarged prostate, and involving severe urinary infection and urinary retention. I couldn't pee. I had to use a catheter for most of the next year. (Yuck.) I didn't want surgery or drugs if at all possible. So I determined to find another solution and hit the Internet. I assumed I would find some great supplement to correct the issue. But instead I learned, from people like Greger, McDougall and Esselstyn, that BPH is caused chiefly by dairy and meat consumption. I also learned that there are innumerable other chronic conditions caused by eating animals, oil and other processed foods. (Yes, meat, milk, etc. are processed foods. The animal eats the real food [plants], processes it in its body, and the result is what many people consider to be food.) So I started eating only whole plant foods. According to my docs my prostate went from enlarged to slightly enlarged to normal sized over the next year or so. However I still had urinary retention. It turned out I had a congenital condition called a high bladder neck, meaning the opening of my ureter, through which urine passes to leave the body, was abnormally narrow. My bladder, having been overstretched thanks to the severe urinary retention (like a balloon that has been overinflated but not yet to the point of bursting), no longer had the ability to push the urine out through the narrow urethra. So the damage had been done. Though the lifestyle change seemed to have helped correct the enlarged prostate, it was not able to correct the distended bladder issue. I had to have surgery anyway. All has been well since, and I'm loving this lifestyle. Even though it was not able to completely correct my bladder issue, I am glad I had that health crisis. It probably saved my life. For example, my cholesterol has gone from from 300 to 180 - with no drugs! The cholesterol lowering drug fenofibrate was only able to lower it to 220. (I later found out that, though it can improve lab numbers, it has not been shown to prevent disease!) So I am pretty sure I will not have any problems with cardiovascular disease, unlike other members of my family. I published a book, The Eden Axiom, to tell my story and share the science I had learned in my studies. The book, as well as little truth bombs set off here and there among my family and friends, have converted a few, and annoyed a few others. 😂 I love hearing stories from friends who are losing weight and off medications thanks to embracing healthy eating. And thanks to you for your hard work bringing us solid truth on this important subject.

Per your recommendation I replaced my prostate with a tomato and feel much better now.

Me encantó, apunte todo y después revisaré todos los estudios que mostraste. Es increíble que no veamos esto en la 📺 y lo tengamos que encontrar en un canal de RU-vid. Gracias 🫂 por toda la información. Tengo que activar los subtítulos 😅 pero eso no es impedimento para aprender más. Bendiciones para todos. 🙏

Your goofy jokes are part of why I watch your videos 😁

We had a family member with this problem. Unfortunately, he was never really interested in going fully plant-based and passed away.😭😭

That "Nocturia" clip was pretty hysterical (sounded a bit like Borat too)....haha

63 and plants based for about 30 years..not 100% of all those years, but mostly. Zero prostate issues. A friend of mine the same age that tis low carb is on medication for an enlarged prostate. Hmmmm.......Good information Mic as always!

Mike is evolving into Dr. Gregor LoLz. Somebody must have fed him a Moonstone.

So many classic lines from Zoolander

Interesting,informative & well researched video Mic and it's awesome as usual. Yes being a WFPB vegan will help avoid this situation. Love 🥰 the video.

Thank you so much for the work you are doing! ❤

Thank you for covering this🙌🏻

My oldest brother, Mr. Meateater, has that

Thank you for sharing. As a long time ethical vegan I know not the details of the prostate. However I have always read that lots of saturated fats and animal flesh is not healthy for the prostate or male hormones. If I were male I would ditch animal protein and become a whole food ethical vegan. Witness the myriad of males today with man boobs. Not all who have them are overweight. High estrogens are certainly the main cause, and tons of saturated fats increase hormones. I believe animal ag protein will become big tobacco very soon, but so many humans are habitual addicts and enjoy eating animal suffering. cheers.

In addition to this, look up meatal stenosis. In countries that practice male infant circumcision (male genital mutilation), narrowing of the urethral opening is common and as many as 20% of those who've suffered the ritual also have to deal with this consequence.

With my tomato consumption level, I am gonne be lyco-peeing into old age easily!

Thanks. What we need now is ways of reducing the size of the prostate

Your jokes are so perfect.

My dad had this experience a few yrs ago. He was very lucky it was not cancer. But he waited and waited to go to the hospital. Plus Florida’s medical system is very strange to me. He nearly messed up his kidneys too. The one doc was pissed off at him for waiting so long. It was a very painful process he said and he has a high tolerance for pain. My dad drinks a good amount of alcohol because you know wine is great for the heart or whatever 😐. He eats a good amount of red meats. Plus fats. I’m not sure why he goes for margarine now instead of the olive oil. Sorry to say this, but If I ate dairy I would rather eat real legit butter, I don’t get the margarine crap. But he does eat a lot of veggies as well. He’s ok now, but his diet is 60% stupid. Not as bad as some other people that he knows, but not great. He thinks his diet is the best though 🤐. But he’s been very very lucky.

The only way not to have this problem and any other health problem is to eat and drink only plants. You consume dairy and meat products you are asking for it.

5 cups of fresh carrot juice a day for about 3 weeks sorted my 6 year prostate issue. Well worth trying for BPH and cancer.😊

I have problems and some solutions with changing how I use the restroom but I have more I can do should it get worse. I believe I'd have more problems if I wasn't on the whole food-plant based diet for 6 years. I have to be careful not to rush going to the restroom or there be an accident shortly later. The biggest thing I could do is cut back on the amount of tea (caffeine) I drink, probably. I'm hopeful I have halted the issue. Everybody can benefit from avoiding water 3 hours before nighttime sleep, but drink if you are thirsty.

ha--you have a few of us oldsters watching!

Thank you, man. I have been following the plan of taking in a table spoon of tomato paste every day.

One thing that is not often mentioned is that BPH can aggravate other problems like kidney stones and UTIs. No fun at all.

Humor goes a long way to disperse info. ❤️

Holy crap that lighting is nuts haha every shot is drastically different. Glad the tornado missed you

Oh I didn't know Mic lived in Iowa. Honestly it's my favorite state, doing long haul trucking through the state. Des Moines has a nice Whole Foods with fresh squeezed OJ

A side effect of circumcision that affects around 20% of victims is meatal stenosis. It Narrows the urethra.

My goodness, you weren’t kidding about the crazy lighting for this video, I hope you all were safe during those storms! Lol also golf clap for the Nocturia joke. 🍅

Great vid mic very informative

I haven't heard anything about a reversal strategy for someone who has adopted a whole food plant-based diet that exercises. Saw palmetto and its active ingredient Beta Sitosterol , pumpkin seeds, all the crazy concoctions on the web, etcetera?

just want to point out that, that 8 section yi jing jin. is not actually real muscle tendon changing classic at all. yi jing jin involves massage and beating including internal chi gong. look up Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming s yi jing jin book. its good. *this 8 section yi jing jin is still extremely good for your health.

Dr. Greger also talked about BPH and how pumpkin seeds can help reduce levels of BPH, he talked about this in "Podcast: Q&A with Dr. Greger 9"

I've been drinking decaffeinated green tea for the last 10 years or so, and it helps a lot with my prostate. I exercise five days a week and doing lower ABS exercises helps a lot too, and I take creatine which helps too with endurance and weight lifting.

I think Dr. Said pumpkin seeds and cranberries were especially beneficial.

Hi Mic, I was hoping there would be some discussion of the pain associated with BPH, or the urgency factors that will require a bit of advice thinking if you will not be near facilities. You spoke of several dietary measures, but I am no using dried cranberry powder and pumpkin seeds, but I think the pumpkin seed need to be a certain variety as the off the shelf snack variety are not working for me. Cranberry powder does work an I get mine in a smoothie. No flow problems for me, but the pain and urgency are enough to seek help.

Great job Mic. Love u man. Humans r frugivores but it's hard to get there straight away from the standard garbage diet

Mic is legit the king of health studies 🐐

Great video! 🌞

Should do a video on prostate cancer as well... some of us have been through it already, though not a vegan it is an aspiration and inspiration.

Thank you Mic! Very informative and useful

Very informative as always, Mic! Thanks so much.

5:23 nice borat impression👍

I got BPH whilst vegetarian (over 20 years). Didn't get better or worse when I was vegan. Has improved since I went low carb and I'm now eating animals. Been doing that for nearly 5 years, I'm now nearly 60 years old, and I haven't had nocturia in over 12 months. Haven't had to get up even once to pee. Never been on medication for it, nor anything else for that matter.

I'm in that demographic. Thanks for covering.

Great video. You conformed that I'm doing everything right. 😂

I knew an old timey pharmacist who used saw palmetto for BPH

I have to say that I have tried both ways of living and this is my opinion. When I tried the veggie way I had to poo at least 5 times a day. I had numerous side effects, including constant tiredness and lack of concentration. I then tried keto and my life was great. I had more energy, my mental state was better and I actually got things done. I'm not criticizing vegetables. I'm just giving them their place. maybe both are necessary. Ever consiered that?

my sons (17 at that time) DHT was tested low last year. Testo normal. He had bad hairloss nonetheless.

you should do a video on veggies that look like body parts ... I was in a chinese restaurant once and they had tv with ...so cool.

Studies are not stastically significant. Vegans like to use any studies to show better results with PB.

I was afraid you might say tomatoes are bad for the prostate. I'm relieved now. 🙂

Love your videos and their fact based insights. In this one, however, you really got wrong what Yi Jin Jing is. It is not ajust "some flowy movements". Far away from it.

What if being on any diet is better than the Standard American Diet?

I've had prostate problems since I was 15 years old. I once counted myself going to pee over 40 times in 1 day, despite not drinking a sip of water (or any drinks) for the whole day as a test. At age 30, I learned that Chinese medicine uses bee pollen, so I bought some pollen and ate 1/4th a teaspoon, and I was 99% healed immediately. I'm 33 years old now, and I'll have about 1/4th a teaspoon once every month or so, just in case it helps prevent it from coming back. I don't know why it works, all I know is that it does work for me. I say 99%, because I still get up to pee once or twice before bed. But throughout the day, I have no issues anymore.

🙏 Thank you Mic 🥳

We eat so much tomato sauce with onions and garlic. We are save 8-)

Another great episode. More reasons to eat vegan :)

Old men also watch you mike

I like better these types of videos Mike. Could you also do some research on vegan diet and mental health?

The control group prostates grew 25% in just 6 months? That means they doubled in size in 18 months? That's nearly incredible.

Interesting! Thanks!

Thanks so much

Thanks Mic

I've found the intake of Iodine has helped with BPH? Also are there other minerals that help with BPH? What is the science on these two items? Thanks

People don't care about their health, unfortunately.

Chef AJ has a special sock that seems to help.

Since I went vegan recently I'm peeing less often but when I pee...I pee longer..I'm in my mid 40s

As someone who eats at least 2 pounds red meat daily and has for decades, high fat diet I have no trouble urinating. Am the same as I was as a teen. Few vegetables, no exercise except work. Now I occasionally use tomatoes for cooking my ground beef and have put onions in beef stew as well. Commercial spaghetti sauce is full of sugar and not suitable for eating. Home grown, ripened tomatoes boiled with the skins and seeds removed adds flavor to ground beef. Fiber is indigestible, why eat it? Might as well blend up cardboard with your tofu.

When I was 21, a girl I was interested in, who was vegan, challenged me to go 1 week without eating meat. I went a whole year. But I didn't really know about nutrition. I dropped from 150 to 140 pounds and lost a lot of muscle strength. It was embarrassing when I realized I was struggling with things like opening stuck jars. I eventually went back to eating meat and regained muscle but also continued to put on weight into my late 30s topping out at 222.5 pounds before I began trying to actively find a solution. I eventually went WFPB about a year ago. I still need to lose another 45 pounds to reach my ideal weight, but the effect on my health has been nothing short of amazing. Vegan diets can absolutely be done wrong, and vegan activists who don't ensure that they educate people about proper nutrition can cause harm to people's health. That's what happenned to me. Maybe I would have stuck with it longer than a year if I hadn't been ignorant. I actually felt great at first, but I was probably suffering from nutrient deficiencies by the end of the year. I certainly didn't know I needed to take B12, so I wasn't taking it. Now I know better. Anyway, a friend was recently diagnosed with Huntington's disease. Maybe you could do a video on that. I know it's incurable, but what role can diet play in its treatment?

I just saw an article published about plants "screaming" please, please do a video on that. It seems like more anti vegan propaganda. Would love to see a debunk.

I have nocturia, it sucks! I wonder if my prostate is involved.

7:40, had to like the video just for that aha brilliant.

I think I suffered from this in my 20's lol. Than goodness I get most of my calories from whole plant foods now ...

Eat guava, too. It works!

Great video👍personally I like your corny jokes 😂

Unfortunately, Mic is right. The research does make it very clear that animal-based diets are responsible for the epidemic of BPH and prostate cancer. My doctor warned me just last month that there could be trouble on the horizon, so I've been reading up on this. The British Medical Journal has come right out and said that men at risk should eliminate dairy from their diet. That's my concern: although we eat very little meat, my love of cheese more than anything is obviously an issue. I think my wife and I are going to be moving toward a pesca-vegetarian lifestyle.

Is the evidence saying that bph and the uncontrollable cell growth won't arise if you are wfpb and active or does it just statistically reduces chances? Likewise with hopes for a cure if you already have it?

Thanks for another informative video. Amusing too, and yes quite watchable: if urine trouble, big tomato big prostate , and more. 🙂👍. One food I would have expected to see here is pumpkin seeds: I recall reading decades ago (1970s - yes I'm one of your relatively few watchers from that demographic, sigh, squarely in my sixties: oh well, let us hope most people reach this age safe and sound). Pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc which as I understood is lacking in many diets, and is somehow related to prostate health, I forget the details; a healthy prostate has more zinc in its tissues, I think. Zinc is lost in the refining process of grains and that book mentioned some Iranian rural people having a lot of unleavened wheat bread of which the phytate blocked zinc absorbtion. Lycopene being better absorbed from cooked tomatoes, and in the presence of fat (from nuts or avocados, or seeds like pumpkin, sesame, ground flax perhaps) could have been mentioned too. Dr Neal Barnard did point out that for good absorbtion of such substances fats need not be eaten at the same meal: fat in the next meal would do. Good though not unexpected to know that our, well mine anyway, dear Whole Food Fully Plant Based diet helps this issue too. I don't think I have this problem, and my being Happily Vegan Since 2000 probably helps. Thank you again for another very good video. 😊

I luv the puns!!

For me, it seems to be the 8 apples a day I eat... too much fiber is fkn up my sleep too. lol its weird.

vegans can be healthier if they not eating processed food. for example: vegan cheese has twice the saturated fat as cow cheese and around 4 times the calories and almost no nutrients compared

Will you please provide some info on OAB - Noctural Enuresis due to overactive bladder in absence of BPH or prostatitis. I saw a video that refers to Increased insulin levels when eating after 6 as a cause?

There is no way this guy thinks being vegan has anything to do with peeing

good video... I have BPH... Vegan WFPB for 6 years 'ish'... I hope more tomatoes, lycopene, will help... Still have the Nocturia.... perhaps less... meow..

I’m 64 I have no problem peeing get up never at night sleep 7-8 hrs a night bmi went from 30. 5 yrs ago to 14 now taken off all meds resting bp of 110 /75 66 hr triglycerides 71 hdl 70 remnant cholesterol is 7 bad is 20 fyi I eat 90% animal based diet never going back

Take finasteride and suppress the trash hormone DHT and the 5 alpha reductase enzyme, treats enlarged prostate & it will also stop male pattern baldness that is caused by DHT

don't know about you guys, but I'm here for the puns. Also, there's usually some useful info in between them, highly recommend

Ahh my bladder/peeing sucks too, but I am entirely sure it's my excessive Energy drink consumption at fault XD

11:25 That was good. I'll forgive you this time. I was diagnosed with hyperplasia a couple of years after going vegetarian (stage 2, I think they called it). I was 25 or something. I suspect it was possibly thanks to the meat, eggs and dairy I ate for over 20 years. Luckily I haven't had any symptoms yet. I'm eating primarily whole foods now and I have no intention of abusing animals again, so I'm not particularly worried.

How about explanation why women lose control? I'm vegan for last 5 years.