Important Advice from the Author

If possible, explore the site’s materials on a desktop computer, laptop, or all-in-one PC. This will make it much easier to view the site structure, navigate between sections, and fully absorb the content. It is also possible to use a smartphone, but due to the smaller screen size, some elements and navigation may be less clear. Information on prostate issues is presented here in a large number of articles, and each article contains only practical benefit — without unnecessary pages or intrusive advertising.

Properties of Beneficial and Harmful Cereal Products in BPH and Chronic Prostatitis

Question

I read your website and was surprised. You write that in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia, during active treatment of BPH, wheat-based porridges should not be consumed. However, I have heard the opposite advice from doctors, and I remember it literally: “Eat all kinds of porridge.” If you could explain why the diet for benign prostatic hyperplasia requires such exclusions, I would be very grateful. The diet is already limited, and if certain foods must be avoided, it should be done, as you write, with a clear and well-founded reason.

Answer

Cereal Products That Are Harmful to the Prostate in Its Diseases

I am answering your question based on the principle that there is no truth greater than what has been confirmed through personal experience. I have strong reasons to believe that in some porridges made from cereal grains, the level of gluten is significantly higher than what a body diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia can safely process. Gluten, derived from the Latin word for “glue,” can create serious and long-lasting disruptions in blood circulation after the consumption of prepared cereal grains. This effect contributes to the development of painful symptoms in prostate-related conditions. In my opinion, the harm caused by these cereals is stronger and more persistent than, for example, an excessive intake of animal protein in the daily diet.

If your endocrine system is functioning with slight deviations, and your blood vessels are not sufficiently elastic, then even a seemingly “harmless” bowl of porridge can cause temporary urinary complications lasting a full day, and sometimes even two or three days. Furthermore, if such products are consumed regularly, it becomes much more difficult to manage and overcome benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Harmful cereals for a prostate affected by BPH are not limited to wheat porridges. This list may also include oatmeal, corn porridge, mixed-grain porridges, and round-grain rice varieties such as paella or arborio, including even the highest quality grades. I have not eaten pearl barley porridge for a long time, but I suspect that it is also not beneficial. A simple guideline that you may follow is this: if a ready-made cereal product feels sticky, dense, or heavy in texture, it should be completely avoided in the diet.

Cereal Products That Are Fully Compatible with Prostate Treatment

Based on repeated personal experiments, I recommend cereals that do not clump together after cooking, such as long-grain Basmati rice (also referred to as Thai rice), Jasmine rice (Asian rice), buckwheat groats, and bulgur (specially processed wheat grains). These types of cereals are rich in micronutrients and vitamins that are beneficial for the human body, and they contain only minimal amounts of gluten.

Prior to the publication of this article, similar information was likely unavailable. These are my personal observations, confirmed through repeated testing on my own body. However, it is possible that the urologist who consulted you regarding your BPH diagnosis was referring to vegetable-based porridges, which can generally be consumed without restrictions. For example, pumpkin porridge is safe in most cases.

Gennadiy Plotyan, author of a website dedicated to the symptoms, diagnostics, pharmaceutical possibilities, and real treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

This topic is fully covered in the wellness methodology for treatment: Русский, Українська, English, Türkçe, العربية, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Português, Język Polski.
This publication is available at: Українській, العربية, Italiano, Français, Język Polski, Türkçe, Español, Português, Русском.