Enlarged prostate.

Curcumin ( tameric ) is also supposed to help. I was just reading an article about it saying otherwise though. I'd rather take suppliments if I can but fot the most part I think they just make a con artist somewhere very rich. YMMV

Definitely some things help. I used to take Krill oil for achey  joints. It helped tremedously. I stopped taking it because it thins the blood and my biggest prostate problem was heavy bleeding possiby from the prostate. Of course that was only therory, I haven't been able to get a uro to scope me while I'm having blood in my urine.

Rick

Hi David ,,   From your  recent Post  I  learnt that  You got PAE done  about  a Month ago -- and  appears  you  are satisfied .  Pls Share  Where was the PAE done //--- Location, Town  ,  &  Name of the  Doctor , because  as I understand PAE is  performed by a  Radiologist  ( and Not an Urologist)..  So  Your information would be  very helpful to several Members  on this FORUM pls .  

Best Wishes  : Jagdeesh

NB:  What is the size of the Prostrate -- Before and After the PAE -( in case you got it checked pls ) 

I am 71 years old and had a TURP done 5 years ago. Everything has been fine, but nearly 4 months ago I started to take some vitamin supplements to promote a healthy prostate? After taking them for 6 weeks, I began passing blood, I mean, like pouring a bottle of red wine down the toilet. After 24hrs I went to my GP with a sample. He told me to get to the hospital, again with a sample and to get my blood work done. Through all this, I had no pain or any symptoms of any kind. After I got home, I decided to stop taking the vitamins, and immediately my pee was clear. Realising that I was clear, I took the vitamins again, and just as immediately I began to pass blood again. I stopped taking them for good, and I have been clear ever since.

My GP phoned me with the result of my PSA which was 15. He arranged for me to have a full bladder scan, and the camera up through into the bladder. The man told me that my prostate was enlarged again.

Last week I heard from the Queens Hospital, Burton, that everything was normal, except for the enlarged prostate to which he recommended Filasteride for. I have seen my Dr, and I started to take the Filasteride on Wednesday of last week. That is my story.

A BBC medical programme checked on vitamins and many did not contain much or any of it and others had dubious things in them.

I  am  glad to  learn that   passing the blood has stopped . However  after perusing your Post,( six days ago)--,  few Questions  are tormenting my mind :   Even after  undergoing TURP five years ago  and  generally taking  necessary precautions by  you ,  what could be the reasons for Enlargement of the Prostrate again ? Secondly  PSA test result is 15 ,, which  is bit  worrying - why  has  PSA  - increased again ?

IMPORTANT --  How long( weeks / Months) is one expected to continue  on Finasteride  before  it would  effectively reduce  the Enlargement  of the Prostrate ?   I would like  to  share  that  I  have started taking Dutasteride ( similar to  Finasteride) from  6th March 2017( about fourteen days),, -- so far there is no  improvement ,,  Besides  Dutasteride  I am taking Alfusozin ,  Urotone ( twice a day - ) ,  

I  am eager to  LEARN  from your Experience pls , Rgds - Jagdeesh 

My uro told me 6 - 12 months. I;ve been on it for about 12 months. I'm pretty sure it has worked for me. I January of this year I noticed an improvement in night time peeing. Specically flow rate. Its gotten much better. I just started doing a crude flow test every so often. During the day I pee just about 20 ml / sec. Night time its about half that but that still isn't as bad as it used to be. I still want to have surgery to get off meds though.

Its scares me a bit also. The only side effect I've experienced is  the solar panel on the top of my head has begun growing hair again. A good side effect