Prostate Problems - An Owners’ Guide
July 1, 2009 on 11:00 am | By admin | In HealthAbout the size of conker (chestnut), the prostate lives sort of wrapped around the urethra, just below the exit of the bladder, in front of the inner wall of the rectum. Picture a drinking straw with a balloon on the end. Now imagine threading a mini cupcake onto the straw and pushing it up as far as the balloon. The balloon is the bladder, the straw is the urethra and the mini cupcake is the prostate gland! free prostate health BPH is the most common of prostate problems and refers to a non-cancerous overgrowth of the cells of the prostate itself, usually on the inside. Given its position, this enlarging of the prostate causes constriction of the urethra which reduces the flow of urine out of the body.