The prostate gland.

The prostate gland.

We've all learned of it, but generally only in relation to it going completely wrong - as well as the humiliation of working with your doctor stick his finger' up yer bum' to check out it. So precisely what will be the prostate? What exactly does it do and how could you keep yours in shape which is very good? Before we get started, you will find 2 small points that need clarifying:

One There is only one' R' in prostate. (Prostrate is when you lie face down with the arms of yours as well as legs spread!).

Two The prostate is a strictly' men-only' kinda gland. (Girls don't have one.)

Where's it and what will it do?

Where's it and what does it do?

About 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 structure of the rectum. Imagine a drinking straw with a balloon on the end. Now picture threading a mini cupcake onto the straw and pushing it up as much as the balloon. The balloon is definitely the bladder, Delve deeper - www.dailydemocrat.com - the straw is the urethra and the mini cupcake is the prostate gland!

Despite its proximity to and associations with the bladder, it has nothing to do with urine production and it is, in reality, responsible for creating a thing called prostatic fluid which in turn improves the sperms' ability to' swim'. To ensure that explains why women don't have one then!

What can go wrong with it next?

What can go wrong with it next?'benign prostatic hyperplasia' (BPH).

'prostatitis'

'prostate cancer'

How can I reduce the danger of or prevent prostate issues?

The bad news

The great news

Can diet really make a difference?

Prostate Research Campaign UK

American Prostate Cancer Research Institute

But for goodness sake, if you believe you might have an issue - get looked at by a doctor!