chronic prostatitis

[Vandemolen]

Hi Vandemolen,

Sometimes it is not the prostate, but other glands that actually can be part of the problem.

Infection/Inflammation in the bulbo-urethral (cowper's) glands is often ignored by doctors. Any swelling in this gland is not detected by the usual ultrasound imaging test.
 
     https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10687976

Another gland - the seminal vesicles could also be affected. A trans-rectal ultrasound imaging test can check if this gland is enlarged.
    https://www.epainassist.com/pelvic-pain/testicles/seminal-vesiculitis

Do  you have any problems with urine flow after an ejaculation ( or even otherwise) - weak flow, dribbling, frequent urination, unable to hold the urine etc.?

A simple uroflowmetry test can confirm if there is a urine flow problem. A retrograde urethrogram test can then confirm where there is a blockage/narrowing of the urethra - as this can potentially cause chronic infections/inflammation or can be due to past infections/injuries.

Not really suggesting you do these tests/procedures. Some of these may be expensive and can cause discomfort.  And of course left to the doctor's judgement. But my personal experience has been that an examination of the  entire urethral tract upto the bladder (like a cystoscopy or urethrogram) can sometimes reveal problems in that area while blood tests can't.

I did have flowmetry a few times. And everything was well. I also did a scopy trough the urethra. They didn’t find anything. The prostate was just a bit swollen. There was only a small cyst near the testicle. And there were prostate stones. They said every has prostate stones and that cyst was very small. I will check the links about the other glands. Thanks.

[Hopeoneday]

Vander. Does those small cyste (painful on squeze)floating on vesel  free around testicle?
I haw esmall cyste diameter (round) 3mm floating free around testicle (wright),
the size not changend in 20 years.
Whwn i first noticet cyst i tought it is on testicle and that i hawe tumor togedher
with pois symptomes( dying condition, you know pois) i tought that i am finished in those times.

I went to the doctor and he told me that i do not hawe a tumor(testicles are clear).
I ask him whot is that cyste? He told me that he do not hnow what that is, it is importment that not growing.

[Vandemolen]

Vander. Does those small cyste (painful on squeze)floating on vesel  free around testicle?
I haw esmall cyste diameter (round) 3mm floating free around testicle (wright),
the size not changend in 20 years.
Whwn i first noticet cyst i tought it is on testicle and that i hawe tumor togedher
with pois symptomes( dying condition, you know pois) i tought that i am finished in those times.

I went to the doctor and he told me that i do not hawe a tumor(testicles are clear).
I ask him whot is that cyste? He told me that he do not hnow what that is, it is importment that not growing.

The cyst is very small and inside. I can’t see it and it doesn’t hurt. I asked tye doctor if they could remove the cyst. But he said that the operation is not without risks because there are a lot of nerves.

[Vandemolen]

Maybe next to the protitis I have mechanical urethritis. Because I masturbate for hours. When I had full POIS I used to do this only once a month, so I thought I have to enjoy this as long as I can because the next time is over a month. I kept this routine even when my POIS got less worse. Now I do it 3 or 4 times a month. But still for hours. That’s not healthy for the urethra. Even not for men who don’t have POIS. I will abstain for a few weeks. And next time I will try to finish in 1 or 2 hours.

[Vandemolen]

My doctor gave me Fosfomycin for my prostatitis. Normally Fosfomycin is used by women. They take it only once, sometimes 3 times for a week. But for prostatitis you have take every day 1 for 1 week. And then during at least 5 weeks 1 in 48 hours. I hope it will work. Research showed it workd for some men. The good thing about Fosfomycin is that it doesn’t cause candida.

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/2018/1404813/

[Muon]

1) How exactly do you know your prostatitis is caused by an infection?

2) What diagnostic criteria did they use for diagnosing your brothers with Crohn's disease?

[Vandemolen]

1) How exactly do you know your prostatitis is caused by an infection?

2) What diagnostic criteria did they use for diagnosing your brothers with Crohn's disease?

Sometimes they found bacteria in the urine or semen. But most of the times they didn’t. A few times my prostate was checked and everytime it’s a bit swollen. I also had scans. There were a lot of prostate ‘rocks’. A sign there were a lot of infections.

I don’t know exactly. Because at my oldest brother it was more than 25 years ago. He had an operation. They cut off a bit of the small intestine.

[Muon]

Do you know what type of bacteria has been found so far?

[Vandemolen]

Do you know what type of bacteria has been found so far?

I can’t remember. It’s been a few years ago that they found something. The last urine test was 3 years ago and it was clean. The last semen test maybe more than 5 years ago. And I can’t find any urine test in my hospital dossier. Only blood tests.

[Muon]

What antibiotic works best for your symptoms?

[Vandemolen]

What antibiotic works best for your symptoms?

Cefuroxim.

[Muon]

Have you gone through scientific articles whether Cefuroxim got other properties like anti-inflammatory effects?

[Vandemolen]

Have you gone through scientific articles whether Cefuroxim got other properties like anti-inflammatory effects?

No the reason why I use cefuroxim is because the other antibiotics below cefuroxim didn’t help anymore. Another reason is that the group antibiotics which cefuroxim is part of doesn’t have the side effect that you can’t be in the sun. So I can also use it when I am on holiday and in the summer in The Netherlands.

[Vandemolen]

Last year after two weeks of antibiotics I get candida. I have to take the antibiotics for 3 weeks. Now I get candida after just 1 week. The problem is that candida also affect the prostate area. What if I don’t take antibiotics? I tried that. But the prostate infection has turned into a pelvic floor inflammation. So I started with antibiotics. After 1 week the pelvic problem was almost gone. But now I have candida. I have this problem for two months now. I can’t get out of the vicious circle.

[Vandemolen]

What if it is not prostatitis? But it is candida on the penis? Chronic Mild Balanitis? Imflamed glans? I already take minoconazol for oral use for my tongue and mouth. I will buy miconazol for the skin and try the balm for a few weeks.

Some symptoms of prostatitis are the same as Balanitis:
Cold legs and hands
Penis and scrotum itching
Light fever
Feeling sick

But these UTI-symptons are not the same:
Urinate a lot
Stinky urine

The prostate problems come after sexual activity. But what if POIS causes candida in the penis area?