Risk Factors For Prostatitis

Certain activities increase your risk of developing prostatitis. These include:

Having had a recent bladder infection
Having benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)
Having gonorrhea, chlamydia, or another sexually transmitted disease
Having frequent, unprotected sex or unprotected sex with multiple partners
Excessive alcohol consumption
Eating a lot of spicy, marinated foods
Injury to the lower pelvis (often as a result of cycling, lifting weights, etc.)