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max59857

Hi All, 

So I've been trying to get rid of prostatitis for the last 3 and a half months now, hard to get a diagnosis but eventually got put on 6 weeks of meds (4 weeks levo, 2 weeks doxycycline). After 6 weeks of up and down in regards to progress, a few days after finishing the script the symptoms got better and urine flow improved (no more retention feeling etc.)

Read about only 5% have bacterial blah blah, but my doc seems to think all prostatitis is caused by bacteria at the beginning. Anyway, symptoms improving but I have also stopped drinking, smoking, eating spicy foods, sitting down for longs periods of time and cut down on sex. From your experience If I lapse and do these things will the prostatitis just come back?

thanks

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  • sam56947
    sam56947 max59857

    Posted

    Hai everyone...actually i m worried about my semen colour i found it little different but i m not sure.... feeling pain in the tip of penis and sometimes groin area(if i m sitting for a long time)....kindly tell me whether my semen colour normal or not
    • mal23592
      mal23592 sam56947

      Posted

      Normal, google "yellow semen -what does it indicate?"

  • rogerthat
    rogerthat max59857

    Posted

    Hi guys new to this thread. I got a bad stomach bug two weeks ago. About a week after the bug started having urinary issues--feeling of blockage, leakage, fatigue etc. My GP started me on cipro in fear of a UTI. I took it for two days and made me feel awful. Ended up going to urologist two days ago and he told me I had an inflamed prostate. Gave me Cipro mostly against my wishes along with Flomax. Took two doses of cipro and on second dose took it with 400mg of ibuprofen. Felt like I was having tremors along with awful anxiousness. Stopped the Cipro and asked doc for a new drug--he wanted to give me Bactria but I was scared of side effects. I asked about Doxy and he said even though he likes Bactria more he could give me the Doxy. Only one pill in and no improvements yet. Anyone else had luck with Doxy?

    And as far as alternative treatments--I see a lot about saw palmetto, cranberry juice, and flax seed? Are these things really helpful?

    I also read someone wrote about masturbating a half hour after taking medicine? Is this reliable info?

    • seth12
      seth12 rogerthat

      Posted

      Hi Rogerthat,

      My case might be of interest to you as the plethora of symptoms I (have) had came after an intense night on the toilet after severe pains in my intestines. Whether it was a bug or a food-borne illness which caused it, I can't be sure though.

      Anyway, my symptoms began a week or so after the stomach problems and I developed flu-like symptoms (fever, sore throat, etc). Once they cleared up (after 3 or 4 days), I started noticing discomfort in my testicles and perineum. Doctor said it was prostatitis and put me on cipro for 4 weeks on and off and symptoms eased to an extent, but I came off cipro in the end because it didn't seem to end all the problems I was having (swollen testicle and groin area at that time).

      After those problems the discomfort continued in a variety of places including bladder, penis, anus, pelvis, throat, mouth, stomach (gases), and eventually in my head.

      All this lead me to do my own research as I thought that it couldn't be prostatitis - especially after so many different tests which found nothing - and the most probable cause for me seems to be reactive arthritis as I fit the profile of those mostly affected (white male between 20 and 40 years old).

      In a nutshell, although this was neither confirmed or dismissed by a variety of doctors I spoke to, I believe that bacteria from the intestines which managed to compromise the immune system in some way was the cause of all my problems, so it could be the same for you.

      Good luck finding out!

    • rogerthat
      rogerthat seth12

      Posted

      hi seth--thanks for responding.  did you see a urologist?  did you have an inflamed prostate?
    • rogerthat
      rogerthat

      Posted

      seth after reading more i am nearly certain this is what happened to me too as I am now feeling these weird joint aches all over my body. did you get the arthritis type effects?  have you considered that the cipro could have also caused those issues?  how long did it take for everything to clear itself up?
    • rogerthat
      rogerthat

      Posted

      oh and last thing--looks like you can get a blood test to see if you carry the gene.  wonder if you had thought about that?
    • seth12
      seth12 rogerthat

      Posted

      Hi Roger that,

      I did see a urologist, but only for the reason I was referred for by my GP: epididymitis. The urologist saw no need to check my prostate at the time as it wasn't bothering me.

      I imagine it got inflamed at some stage, but it was never actually physically tested.

      I never got the joint paints, nor conjunctivitis, which are typical in cases of reactive arthritis.

      If the cipro caused the exacerbation of any of my symptoms which were to develop, I will never know. I never felt any other side effects when taking the cipro, though.

      To be honest, 2 years and 5 months after the onset of the illness I still get pains in the heavily affected areas, but nothing grave and which stops me from carrying on with my daily life. To be honest, I just tried to get on with my life as I realized that after there were pains in a certain area, I would not experience any more discomfort in that actual area of my body. Whether pain is the sign of the bacteria dying off, I do not know.

      I never did the gene test either because I found out about reactive arthritis quite a while into my "just get on with it, it will clear itself up eventually" mind frame. I am still not entirely convinced my symptoms match those of reactive arthritis either... especially the ones I experienced in my head. It just seems like a bacterial infection got out of control and went systemic.

      I suppose I will never know..

      Let me know if you have any more questions...I can empathize with your situation as I know what it is like to be given no concrete answer from doctors and their tests...

  • ray63269
    ray63269 max59857

    Posted

    Hi I seem to have chronic prostatitis, I've had urination problems that have eased now but still get pain in the perinial area and anal area too, also in pubic area, but all slowly getting a little better, I've had it two months so far, but it now seems to be affecting my lower back and around waist, have you had these symptoms , I've heard it can go on for several months, I'm only on tolterodine and now antibiotic as got a mild infection and mild inflammation in bloods

  • david_94301
    david_94301 max59857

    Posted

    any won got better from this
    • barry30818
      barry30818 david_94301

      Posted

      It's taken 6 months and it's been tough, been symptom free for 4 weeks now, touch wood

    • david_94301
      david_94301 barry30818

      Posted

      well done mate had mine 5 month could pee in start when on antibiotic for 12 week can pee fine now mate just left with retun pain pulling pain sometime pushing pain and some time a whirely pain right at the botton of my bum  how did you get rid of your any advice pls pls  mate want my life back
    • barry30818
      barry30818 david_94301

      Posted

      My advice - you won't like it but here goes, I don't smoke but basically quit alcohol and caffeine both are diuretics so cause pressure on the prostate. I have a hot bath every night and I mean hot- soak for 30 mins reduces swelling. I have gone on a no dairy no gluten diet and shifted a stone, joined the gym and hit cardio 5 times a week (no cycling) Drink 2 liters of water a day and have sex every other day, it clears the prostate. I have taken a 4 week course of antibiotics but did very little I also take saw palmetto every day!! This has worked and I still follow it, I had few good days followed by awful bad days- this will take 6 months minimum

    • david_94301
      david_94301 barry30818

      Posted

      dont drink or smoke one cup of tea a day sex twice a week hot bath ever night did you have retum pain right at the bottom of the bum on and off some day no pain then you can have pain 3 day in a row no pain in front at all for last 3 month
    • david_94301
      david_94301

      Posted

      that 6 month of doing this or 6 month for it to go
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