Prostatitis is a complicated
infection in the
prostate area, mainly because
urologists do not know much about it. The degree of
pain varies from
individual to individual, and sometimes will be with a
patient for the rest of their lives (there is not a definate
cure for prostatitis right now). In fact,
conclusive tests for prostatitis do not exist! All is known, is that it is not an
STD, but comes from various sources, such as an
infection,
physical injury, or even a
rare tumor.
I have had prostatitis for over 3 years now. It comes and goes. Sometimes I am awaken by an annoying pain at 3 in the morning and have the tremendous urge to urinate. Upon urination, there is a burning sensation and very little will be leaked. Sometimes I can go for a few weeks without even feeling any pain in the area.
Yes, some antibiotics exist, namely Ciprofloxacin (variations of this drug exists: cipro and floxin). If you are unfortunate enough to be reading this, I suggest you should ask your Doctor (who may have to do a urine culture and/or biopsy) for a prescription as it will help. It helped me the first time prostatitis came around but unfortunately the anti-biotic did not kill it off. I just finished my second round of the antibiotics, and so far so good, though there is milder discomfort. Some men may improve with antibiotic therapy although most do not.
It seems the only way to get rid of it is to drink lots of fluid, specifically water. But this is a viscious cycle as you may drink a lot of water, urinate it all away, and then suffer the pain again (as your bladder is now empty). Another good fluid that helped me out is Aloe-Vera juice. Caffeine usually irritates the infection.
The good news? The chances of getting prostate cancer is lower for a person who has prostatitis.
The webpage www.prostatitis.org has a lot of information.