I have experienced prostate problems for many years. I've tried all prescriptions but no effect so far. can chronic prostatitis be cured by self-drainage or with medication?
Would love to know the answer as I just can't get rid of it and just waiting to see if a new Professor I am going to see has some answers as life is miserable with it with no end in site.
Like you, I have dealt with prostatitis for many years, spoken to now 5 different urologists, my internist and many more men like us.
Following is a synopsis of my understanding of this issue and what I've tried:
There are two basic types, bacterial and non-bacterial. If you have bacterial and it is diagnosed properly by culture and an antibiotic for that bacteria used for sufficient time to kill all traces of the bacteria, then one would be 'cured' - until the next infection or you develop chronic non-bacterial prostatitis, which is what I and most men have (80%+ from what I have read).
Unfortunately, the causes for non-bacterial can be varied and difficult/impossible to determine. Diet, allergies, injury, exercise - pretty much anything that irritates the prostate or surrounding area and causes the inflammation. I don't know that this type can be completely 'cured', simply managed.
The two things so far that have helped me:
Finasteride - took it for 4 months before the side effects were worse than the prostatitis. BUT - the benefits (for the most part) remain. This drug removed the feeling that I was sitting on a golf ball.
Excluded as much caffeine from my diet as possible and stopped consuming alcohol. This helped reduce the frequency and urgency issues.
I still deal with low flow and delay in starting urination after sleeping or sitting for more than 1 hour (the longer I sit, the longer it takes to start). Nothing I have done/taken has helped this very much. The alpha blockers did help a little with the delay, but the side effects for me were worse than the symptom.
We are all different and what helps one may not help another, so I continue to research, modify my diet looking for other triggers and even tried several supplements (though I am a supplement skeptic - I've still tried several, without any success).
Good luck and if you (or anyone) has success with something, please pass it along.
I have tried everything, my friend sean.
I hear you, Dave ???
Still plodding on Steven.
Me too, Dave !! I did find something that helps a little bit. It's called Cefdinir. It's an antibiotic and it's prescription. It's like Proscar- reduces symptoms a little bit.
Steve
Doctor has stopped my Antibiotics as don't think knows what to do. Talk of doing another Cystosocopy now.
David
Dave,
What does your Prostatitis feel like? Maybe if we compared each others symptoms we could try to find an answer. I'm wondering if the surgeon who did the Turp could have done anything wrong 6 years ago. Every Dr. that Iv'e been to says that can't be the case. I feel like there is something wrong in my perrenial area. I can't describe it, it just doesn't feel right.
Be careful of Cystoscopy. They say you can pick up more germs and infections having those instruments shoved up you.
I'll be thinking about you,
Steve
Steve, Some days are worse than others but I have not been too bad with pain for a few weeks. I still have infections but Dr has stopped Antibiotics so what have I to lose and this is one of the top men in Scotland specialising in this problem, so hope to learn a lot and maybe be cured, so I have to think positive. Think if my Cancer was worse then that would have been an easier scene to treat.
David
According to Larry Clapp, it can be done. I remember reading something about that in his book. "Curing Prostate Cancer in 90 Days" I am not sure about the title of the book...it has been many years, since I've read it. Good luck!
Dave,
Are your symptoms like mine? Burning or discomfort in the area between your rectum and testacles. Sorry for being so blunt.I would just like to know if your experiencing the same thing as I am. Let me know how it goes with the Dr. in Scotland.
Steve
Steve, Directly between my penis and rectum and down to my testacles is aching worse when sitting or lying in bed. ( No sleep last night, so should be a good night tonight ).Normally I can't touch my testacles lightly and they ache a lot. Also have a problem every time I shower and the water touches in that area I itch like mad which may partly be due to the Thrush I cannot get rid of.
David
Yes, Dave It's almost exactly like mine. It's chronic prostatitis. I think you got it from the surgical instruments when you had your Turp. I pretty know all about this from what I have been reserching over the years. I would stay away from the cystoscopies right now because thoses instruments could establish more bacteria into the part thats hurting right now and make your symptoms worse. My dr. has put me on a prescription that seems to be attacking the bacteria. It's called Cefdinir. You might want to check up on it. It's here in the United States. I don't know whether they have it over in Great Britain or not. You pretty much have to fight this on your own because most of the Drs. today are baffled and completely out in the dark on this condition. Let me know what the Dr. in Scotland says. If he's any good maybe I will come over and see him. I care, Dave
Steve
Steve, It is this Professor that wants me to have the Cystoscopy and he is the expert on Prostatitis so think I will have to go with it, but I will be raising concerns re instruments and infections based on your comments.
David
ok, Dave Let me know how it goes. When do you go to see this Professor? ?
Steve
I was just diagnosed with prostatitis about a month ago. I was referred to a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor issues, as it appears a lot of cases of chronic, non-bacterial prostatitis - the kind I had - aren't actually prostate issues but is due to referred pain from pelvic floor issues.
Physical therapist found my hips were misaligned (in fact, my right leg had several reduced rotation) and a few exercises helped fix that. I experienced two weeks of almost near relief from symptoms (burning in urethra and penis, tailbone/rectal pressure/pain, intermittent urination, frequent voiding).
Then last week, I went hiking and carried too much weight. Ended up messing up my back muscles, which pulled my hip back out of alignment (amazingly, my right leg lost 20 degrees in rotation in just a day, as I became misaligned again). Symptoms immediately returned, and I'm working on getting things back to where they were.
Each case is unique, but the near-instant link between muscular-skeletal issues and my symptoms have me convinced that many cases of prostatitis have nothing to do with bacteria and are simply muscular issues.
So, maybe you could give physical therapy a try, with someone who specializes in male pelvic floor pain? It seems to be working for me, and I'm confident it'll help me recover completely, even if my hiking adventures have caused my recovery to take a bit longer.
"Can prostatitis be cured with medication?" If it's bacterial, then more often than not, it can be cured. Your physician can determine the causative effect(s) on smear and staining. If it's viral, the situation becomes trickier. Right now, there is research being conducted into herpes simplex viral protein 16, as a culpabable link, but the research is inconclusive at this point. I'm going to offer a bit of unconventional advice. You may want to consider fasting, if you're overweight - especially if you're obese. I, myself, entered the hospital recently for routine surgery. I had fasted on water alone for a total of six consecutive days, after being discharged. Simply wanted to rid my system of the analgesics, anesthetics, and antibiotics they had given me while in the hospital. Have had prostatitis for ten years. At the end of the fourth day of fasting, prostatitis symptoms completely resolved. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. What do you have to lose, besides a few unwanted pounds, and nagging prostatitis. Hope this helps.
i got some herbal medicine yesterday, i don't know if this actually works but I'm going to try it, just hoping for the best and a little luck.
It can be cured but one needs to decrease sexual activities or stop it during the treatment. Your prostatitis cannot be cured because you keep having sex and ejaculation. Sexual activity irriates one's prostate and prostatitis most time occures after excessive sex and ejaculation. If you take antibotics such as Doxycycline or Karalex and Rapaflo and stop sex for three months, your prostatitis will likely be cured.