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I have been diagnosed by my urologist a month ago as having Prostitis. This has been only on the basis of me describing my symptoms. I return in a few days to get the results of a urine sample and to provide him feedback on my progress since having been prescribed antibiotics. Needless to say I have not taken the antiboitics and resorted to fasting instead as this helped to relieve the symptons when I last felt them some 8 months ago. The symptms I am having is frequent urination primarily at night with the feeling of incompleteness with some pain below my scrotum. I have been a rawfood eater for the past four years as well as an avid cyclists (which I have given up in the past year due to these sympotoms).
Can you advise on the tests that I need to take to confirm that the diagnosis is correct and a program for correction without taking medication. I also note on a previous B/Board that frequent/daily sex can relieve the pain felt below the scrotum. Can you confirm this as I actually feel the pain intensify when I ejaculate and as a result have been having sex infrequently. Since on a veg. juice fast the urination problem has some what improved however, the pain I mentioned above remains as well as the anxiety over how to effectively manage this problem using an alternative approach.
In Reply to: Prostitis posted by Robert Taylor [142.20] on December 20, 2005 at 16:26:41:
Hello Robert,
If you have a bacterial infection in your prostate then you will have to work on getting the infection treated. Having frequent ejaculation will flush the stuff. You can have a doc press the prostate from the rectum and get a sample of the fluid that will be flushed due to the pressure. This sample can be analysed for increased presence of WBC.
But most cases of prostatitis are due to non-bacterial infection. Yours sounds like a non-bacterial infection. In this case frequent ejaculation will make things worse. It sounds like the ejaculation fluid contains more inflamatory hormone (PGE2) than anti-inflamatory (PGE1) combined with pelvic floor muscle tension. You will need to first get your body to a level where it produces good amounts of PGE1. Supplements that will turn this around will be Fish Oil + Borage oil combination at 2:1 ratio of EPA : GLA (Look at the label and consume 1000mg of EPA, from fish oil and 500 mg of GLA from borage oil). This will help to shrink the prostate. Lookup on Omega-3 and Omega-6 pathways on the internet for more info. Also, drink some home made buttermilk (water and homemade yogurt mixed well) to cool the prostate, note : yogurt will heat the prostate. Above all, you should practice Skilled relaxation to release the stress from your system.
Hope this helps.
Nateshan
In Reply to: Prostitis posted by Robert Taylor [142.20] on December 20, 2005 at 16:26:41:
Robert,
I know what you're going through. I had the same problem for 10 years. I saw several docs who told me the same thing - you'll always have it, it's an infection you can't get rid of, yadda, yadda, yadda. What a bunch of BS!
If a culture is done and there is no infection, don't take the antibiotics. I was on cipro for years and all it did was harm me.
You most likely have a chronic muscle tension problem in the pelvic area. You can find a biofeedback expert to help you isolate the effected muscles and learn how to relax them. Also, you should try to do stretching exercises everyday. Also, work on relaxing your mind. A psychologist may help.
When I suffered with the problem, I was very uptight and anxious (angry actually) due to various things going on in my life. Learning how to deal with the anger helped a lot.
Glad to say I've been symptom free for 5 years now by following those strategies.
Best of luck to you in your journey. The key is to not take the *cure* to seriously. Don't pursue it too aggressively and it will take care of itself.
In Reply to: Prostitis posted by Robert Taylor [142.20] on December 20, 2005 at 16:26:41:
Hi Robert,
Has your doc ruled out a urethral stricture, possibly caused by all that cycling?
The pain you are having upon urination could be due to scarring and inflammation in the area behind your scrotum.
Prostatic fluid with WBCs is a sign of infection or injury and should be taken seriously even if lab cultures fail to identify a bacterial component.
Intracellular bacteria such as mycoplasma, ureaplasma
and chlamydia can hide within your cells and escape
detection. This is why many doctors will prescribe a broad spectrum antibiotic to cover all the bases.
Problem is that prostate infections can be extrordinarily hard to treat since the antibiotic must be carried by the blood to that walnut sized gland.
If the doc has not suggested having your prostate massaged at least once a week to help the meds get to the infection, ask why not.
It is also hard to get a successful treatment with a week or two of antibiotic. Cipro can be hard on the
sufferer, so ask about Zithromax, augmentin or a quinolone antibiotic instead.
Good luck... see link below
In Reply to: Prostitis posted by Robert Taylor [142.20] on December 20, 2005 at 16:26:41:
Hi, Robert.
Not only a daily orgasm but practicing SR to get your levator ani relaxed is what I would start with.
Prostatitis is diagnosed by a split urine specimen: Start urinating in the specimen cup and then stop. Have the doctor massage the prostate and start urinating again in a second cup. Then, without stopping urinating finish in a third cup. The comparison of these 3 specimens proves the diagnosis.
See the prostatitis archives and let us know what you learn.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Prostitis PROOF OF DIAGNOSIS. Archive. posted by Walt Stoll [93.1889] on December 21, 2005 at 08:01:39:
Thanks for the resonpse. Could you explain what is a SR.
Thanks
In Reply to: Re: Prostitis posted by Mark [16.1351] on December 20, 2005 at 17:15:15:
Mark,
Thanks you so much. Your response is very refreshing. I think I may be on to something. I will verify the outcome of the culture as I am very sceptical about antibiotics having already suffered from abuse for sinus infections. I am the most uptight person right now on the planet and have a lot of latent anger following a separation/divorce a few years ago which is probably when the problem surfaced. I will look up on the web for a biofeedback expert in Florida, as I live in Jamaica and this state would be the closest to home.
Regards
In Reply to: Re: Prostitis posted by Nateshan [4663.62] on December 20, 2005 at 17:00:51:
Nateshan,
Thanks for your help. I will certainly look into your recomendations.
Robert
In Reply to: Re: Prostitis PROOF OF DIAGNOSIS. Archive. posted by Robert [2988.20] on December 21, 2005 at 09:21:02:
Robert,
You must be new to the 'site. Welcome! SR is skilled relaxation. See the archives, home page and the glossary for any unfamiliar terms.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Prostitis posted by Nateshan [4663.62] on December 20, 2005 at 17:00:51:
Neteshan,
Thanks again. A visit to my Dr. yesterday showed that my prostitis in non bacterial...and that he would not want to put me on medication. I have bought the fish/borage in the ratio you recommended and have started to take. I have also done some reasearch on the Omega 3,6 pathways and it all makes sense. In fact I had commented to someone a couple weeks ago that whenever I eat lots of flaxseeds the pain subsided. I have now been able to figure this out. My next step is the SR.
Thanks again for your insights.
Regards
Robert
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