Could I have Prostatitis?

by Symptom Advice on February 21, 2011

I recently took 10 days worth of antibiotics for a urinary problem I am having. I did not see any change in my symptoms through the course of antibiotics. I am wondering if I have prostatitis. If I do have prostatitis would I see any change my symptoms through the first 10 days of antibiotics? I know the treatment for prostatitis is 6 to 12 weeks.

You might look into Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, CPPS. there is a book called Headache in the Pelvis, and a group of guys with similar symptoms at:

chronicprostatitis.com

I went to several GPs over a period of several years for what turned out to be prostatitis. They gave me antibiotics, but nothing seemed to help. then I went to a urologist who took x-rays. Seeing that several courses of antibiotics had not touched the problem, he had to go in there with a rod and stir things up a bit. It didn't hurt when he did it as he did a local anesthetic, but he told me to sit down to pee for several days, else I would probably fall down from the pain. that procedure and more antibiotics did the trick and I am pain free for many years and
never had the problem again. I am not saying you will need anything like this, but my advice is to go see a urologist if your GP hasn't been able to help you.

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