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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 why do old men pee in spurts?

Is this avoidable? Or the result of bad health or bad habits?
gpt
Older men are prone to prostate issues. The prostate gland enlarges and partially blocks the urethra making urination more difficult or even painful.

This can cause a frequent need to urinate or urinating in small amounts.

Treatment is available though. There are drugs that help and prostate surgery is relatively routine.