How to Increase Urinary Flow

It is common for men to experience urinary changes as they age. These changes can occur due to an enlargement of the prostate gland caused by a medical condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. BPH can restrict the flow of urine and may cause the flow to stop completely, which makes urine accumulate in the bladder. You can increase your urinary flow during the early stages of BPH by taking herbs such as saw palmetto and stinging nettle extracts.

Things You'll Need

• Stinging nettle capsules
• Saw palmetto capsules
• Stinging nettle tincture

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Instructions

• 1

  Visit your local health food or supplement store to purchase stinging nettle and saw palmetto herbal supplements. Decide which supplement is more suitable for you to take orally for stinging nettle, capsules or tinctures. Capsules are easy to swallow, but may require several pills. Tinctures are strong and can be absorbed easily into the body, but may have a strong taste. Saw palmetto is taken only in capsule form.

• 2

  Orally take 120 mg of nettle root extract in capsules twice per day. Use 2 to 4 ml of tincture three times per day by adding the droplets into water for the same effect. BJU International found nettle to be efficient at increasing the maximum urine flow in a study involving 543 patients.

• 3

  Take 160 mg of saw palmetto herbal extract in capsules twice a day orally. The Journal of Urology finds that saw palmetto may have a significant effect on urinary flow rates and was effective in the treatment of BPH.