October 09, 2010
How common is chronic prostatitis among men in their 30′s? Is it true there is no cure?
Category: Prostatitis
I’ve gone thru a lot of pain lately. I already went to the urologist.
He told me I have chronic prostatitis even though I have no signs of infection nor inflammation. So why does it hurt?
The dull pain usually appears in my testicles, specifically in the area between my testicles and my anus. He prescribed me with some antibiotics and something to relax my bladder. He said it is going to be a long treatment. Why did I get prostatitis? Help! If there is somebody else going thru this nightmare…let me know if a support group exists…please. By the way, I am 32.
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October 9th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
my dad just went thru it and it can be cured,they 1st. tried planting seeds,difn’t work,then he took 35 trip to radaogly,dr says hes clean now,and hes81
October 9th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Every urologist who is closely following whatever has been written or presented on the subject of prostatitis will soon discover that very little progress (if any) has been made during the past 20 years. This certainly is very frustrating for most doctors and patients, but can be a unique opportunity for those who want to dig into some large, yet still unexplored field in medicine (there are not too many left). This has been a challenge also to me, and I learned that a whole deal of very interesting knowledge can be gained by dedicating some positive interest to this matter. I would like to share my experience on this internet news group, which I consider a perfect platform for discussing this difficult field. In fact, I am convinced that scientific journals like the Journal of Urology are not suited for this purpose and I’ll explain why: such periodicals accept articles only if they are based on methods which fulfill strict scientific criteria. However, I have found that in order to study something so diffuse like prostatitis one has to adopt more unconventional methods which regrettably have the disadvantage of not always being quantifiable (like e g the size of a kidney stone to be crashed, or the mortality in a population of cancer patients treated with a certain drug). Furthermore, there are too many variables involved in the genesis of “prostatitis”, which, from a strict scientific point of view, renders any conclusion uncertain and questionable and, therefore, unsuitable for publishing on scientific magazines. This is certainly one of the main reasons for the nearly complete stall of prostatitis research. Sometimes, when we seem to be faced with an inpenetrable wall, like in the case of this condition, it may be necessary to take a step backward to gain some distance and create new working hypotheses. Nevertheless, I am convinced that systematic observations can deliver a lot of plausible and practically useful understanding of this condition. In the following, divided into several articles, I will survey shortly the current view on “prostatitis” and, subsequently, based on the results of several years of studying patients with “prostatitis”, I will try to expose my own considerations on the nature of this condition, and on what I think to be a meaningful approach for diagnosis and treatment. I want to point out that several conclusions are not officially supported by the urologic community (i e they have not yet been published by me or others), neither do I want to create the impression of claming some sort of miraculous therapy. I am, however, sure that anybody (and not only me) really interested in prostatitis with a capacity to approach the problem with open eyes (avoiding to get stuck in the deadlock of current knowledge) can contribute with a lot of interesting observations.
October 10th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Teacher,
Answer to question 1: Very common.
Answer to question 2: Yes, it can be cured.
All the details to the answers above are answered at
http://www.prostatitis.org/
It’s caused when the prostate becomes inflamed and irritated by a variety of different reasons but there are many theories. At the time I got mine, I hadn’t dated anyone for a couple of years. There is no way it was STD related. However – I was taking weight lifting supplements with ephedra in them. Ephedra is a natural decongestant. Decongestants also thicken fluid coming from the prostate. I was also on claritin-D for allergies. Double whammy on the juices. I was also cycling every day. Triple whammy on the prostate. I was in my thirties, a time when your prostate tapers off slightly from the fluid production experienced in your twenties. Quadruple f***ing whammy on the prostate for me.
I battled this for 2 years. I went to half a dozen doctors. I finally told the last doctor “if you don’t know that you can cure me, save me my time and money or I am going to be very angry. I’d already been through the mill with a bunch of other doctors that had no idea what they were doing and I’m sick of it”.
They did cure me. The place I went was the Dallas Men’s Health Institute.
The problem is – you have a blood barrier around the prostate. It’s hard to get antibiotics in there. Once it’s inflamed, it shuts off the inflow of new antibiotic laden fluid, and the outlet is also swollen shut. You need to get good fluids with meds in there. The way to do that is 1.aggressive antiinflammatory therapy. 2.Strong antibiotics 3.something to open up the blood vessels.
I took a month of either bactrim or biaxin (I can’t remember
but it was one or the other. This is the antibiotic.
They also gave me a month of hytrin. This is blood pressure medicine that opens up the blood vessels. They also had me on a very strong prescription anti-inflammatory.
Also – and simultaneously – I went to an herbalist and was on several different herbs that would strengthen my immune system and increase the fluid production in that area. I don’t remember all fo them, but echinacea and marshmallow root (not the same as the candy obviously) were 2 of them.
During the month of therapy, you’ll need to do everything possible to give your body the upper hand. Cut out all alcohol and coffee because they are diuretic and dry out the body. Never take decongestants again. They dry out the prostate. If you have allergies, treat them with antihistamines such as zyrtec, and steroidal nose spray such as flonase. Take a hot bath once a day for about an hour. Use water as hot as you can stand. This is to boost circulation in that area.
This is the gross part – you can also help by buying something called a crystal wand – or by stopping by the doctor every couple of days, but you need to put gentle pressure on the prostate in order to move fluids into it and push out infected fluids. It has to be done right, or it’s like pushing air to the wrong end of a balloon, and it will make things worse. It’s best to not mess with this aspect unless you can find a doctor that knows what needs to be done, and why. You can sometimes find this therapy at alternative medicine clinics.
Now that I’ve covered prostatitis, please go to this site and read all you can stand: http://www.fqresearch.org/
It’s about 2 of the most common antibiotics prescribed for the urinary tract – cipro and levaquin. You need to refuse any drug in this family. If your doctor doesn’t believe you (most won’t because they are uninformed), you can take him a print-out of the AMA research papers on these drugs and their vicious side effects. I was virtually crippled by tendonitis and a partial tendon rupture in my achilles tendon by levaquin. I know it was the drug because I was doing nothing else, not working out, not anything. I went from being able to do 4 sets of 25 toe raises at 200 lbs, slowly, with huge calve muscles, and cycling almost every day – to super weak problematic achilles. I have never been the same since. Don’t let this happen to you. These drugs are banned in some countries. The FDA and drug lobbies won’t let it happen in this country but you don’t need to be a victim. All the info you need is scientifically based and available at the website above.
Good luck.
Kevin
October 10th, 2010 at 12:11 am
i am 40 and wanted to post a nearly identical answer until i found yours. basically, i have been told the same thing…this is going to take a while. the medical field is also somewhat baffled by the causes to this condition. stress can and seems to affect my own situation. i tend to focus on the area because of the discomfort and tense up in that area which seems to make it worse. also, i think the suggestions of drinking water are helpful. that seems to flush out a great deal of the toxins. i am anxiously awaiting other answers to your question as i am sure it will help me too. for now, i will say that you are not alone.
i have covered all of the aspects of my life that may be at the root of this. the only thing i have found that i need to explore is if a groin hernia (which i have) could be making me more vulnerable to these infections. anyhow, i wish you luck!