How to measure Hiking Speed. While measuring your hiking speed may seem like a simple task, itâs hard to get an accurate length of the trail. Trail signs are often based on old, outdated maps that someone measured manually. Even measurements done with a GPS can be inaccurate if the GPS is more than a few years old.
If the prostate is normal on a digital rectal exam, it will feel smooth and will not have any areas of increased hardness or bumpiness. Additionally, the prostate should not feel enlarged on the exam. The prostate may be abnormal on the digital rectal exam for any number of reasons including: the presence of an area of increased hardness. the presence of a nodule or bump. overall increase in size. feelings of being tender to the touch.
Symptoms of an Enlarged Prostate. While some men with an enlarged prostate/BPH experience no symptoms, many others may experience a variety of urinary symptoms that can range from mild and barely noticeable to severe and life-altering. Some of the more common symptoms men with BPH experience include: 1  Recurring, sudden need to urinate. 2  Increasingly frequent urination, especially at night. 3  Weak or interrupted urine stream.  Difficulty starting 1  urination. Urine leakage (urinary incontinence)  Inability to completely empty the bladder.