Anyone have recurring prostatitis and still use gear??

[pstacks]

I posted a couple days back and didn't get a response...figured I'd try again.

I have had prostatitis come and go for about 6 months now. It seems to be getting less uncomfortable and goes away quicker every time it comes back (it has come and gone 3 times now). I have done the antibiotics, and the doc seems to think it may not be bacterial. Still taking the doxycyclomine though.

I am wondering if anyone has cycled after dealing with prostatitis? I know test can enlarge your prostate, so I am a little worried. However, my doc says I DO NOT have an enlarged prostate. Any inflammation and irritation is due to the prostatitis.

So am I taking some additional risk if I cycle due to prostatitis? Or does AAS not affect prostatitis? Can I just take a DHT blocker to eliminate any extra risk? Anyone with any experience, please help me out I would really really appreciate it. Or if you have any suggestions as to where I might be able to get this answered, that would be great too.

Thanks in advance...

[Ashop]

This can be a tricky thing to clear up. The prostate can cause some nagging problems. Alot of times its not even baceria causing the inflamation. Antibiotics rarely work. Blood flow to the prostate is poor so getting the antibiotics to the effected area can be difficult. Some old school doctors do an effective approach of 'draining' the prostate every 3-5 days to rid any bacteria and get new blood flow to the area while on a anti biotic. Alot of guys are learning they have pelvic floor muscle disorders (LEVATOR SYNDROME) and its not the prostate at all.

[rombus]

So you dont have BHP (benign hypertrophic prostatitis). But yor prostate is enlarged due to infection..is that it? If that is the case AAS wont affect it. Have you checked yourself for prostate cancer? AAS would definately kill you right there if you have it.

[pstacks]

This can be a tricky thing to clear up. The prostate can cause some nagging problems. Alot of times its not even baceria causing the inflamation. Antibiotics rarely work. Blood flow to the prostate is poor so getting the antibiotics to the effected area can be difficult. Some old school doctors do an effective approach of 'draining' the prostate every 3-5 days to rid any bacteria and get new blood flow to the area while on a anti biotic. Alot of guys are learning they have pelvic floor muscle disorders (LEVATOR SYNDROME) and its not the prostate at all.

Yeah, this time around I am running a long cycle of antibiotics. Two weeks of doxycyclomine, and 20 days of cipro after that (the reason for taking two is that I already had the cipro from a month or two ago, the doc said they are pretty much interchangeable so just run one immediately after the other). I did have epididymitis about 3-4 months before the prostate issue started, if that means anything...

As far as "Levator Syndrome", I have read a little bit about this. I have also read that some experts think that pelvic floor muscle problems can cause or aggravate prostatitis. Although the symptoms are on a much less uncomfortable level this time around, I did/do have many symptoms of inflamed prostate such as frequent/urgent urination, pain in the tip of my crank (sorry for the nasty details), uncomfortable sitting, etc.

So although we don't know whether or not it is bacterial, I am hoping these antibiotics get rid of it. The doctor is confident that although this may come and go a few times, it will soon be over with. I'm not so convinced, but I'm trying to stay positive.

Thanks for the reply and info ****

[pstacks]

So you dont have BHP (benign hypertrophic prostatitis). But yor prostate is enlarged due to infection..is that it? If that is the case AAS wont affect it. Have you checked yourself for prostate cancer? AAS would definately kill you right there if you have it.

Correct, I had an ultrasound done a couple weeks ago. He said I do not have an enlarged prostate, but the difficulty I'm having is due to inflamation. I have been taking mobic, and it has worked very well in relieving the pain and symptoms. I am guessing that this ultrasound as well as urine tests have alleviated all concerns of cancer? At least I sure hope so, or I think I need to find a new urologist.

As for the infection, we are not sure of that yet. From what I understand, prostatitis can be bacterial, but is not always. Like **** said, antibiotics are not always effective either. I guess we will find out.

By the way, the doc I talked to said I may have an increased succeptability to BPH because I already have problems at such a young age with prostatitis. Any thoughts on that?

Thanks rombus. Appreciate both of your inputs.

[abuleh]

I once had prostatitis after a cycle and I decided not to start another cycle until it cleared up. It actually took a long time to cure. I found a very nice article in the net which I copied to a word file. The webpage is down in the meantime but I still want to give the credit to the author "bill"

I attached the doc for you.

Good luck

~abuleh

[Duckhombre]

How I got rid of a 6 month bout:
A Z Pack (Zythromyacin)
100,000 units of penicillian G injected
masturbating twice a day

not joking, no bull, I know what you are going through and it sucks. Drinks lots of fluids with this. AAS does not seem to make it any worse/better.

[pstacks]

How I got rid of a 6 month bout:
A Z Pack (Zythromyacin)
100,000 units of penicillian G injected
masturbating twice a day

not joking, no bull, I know what you are going through and it sucks. Drinks lots of fluids with this. AAS does not seem to make it any worse/better.

Since I'm in the middle of the doxycycline and cipro, I guess I should finish them and see if it works. How did you and your doc determine that it was bacterial?

Thanks bros

[clemont51]

You might suggest your doc try an earlier and effective treatment. Sulfa.

[Ashop]

How I got rid of a 6 month bout:
A Z Pack (Zythromyacin)
100,000 units of penicillian G injected
masturbating twice a day

not joking, no bull, I know what you are going through and it sucks. Drinks lots of fluids with this. AAS does not seem to make it any worse/better.

And that is true. AAS doesnt make it better or worse. Believe me even if you were off cycle
you could still have problems like this. Its a custom in japan for women to drain there mans
prostate at least once a month just for health purposes. They have a very low prostate cancer rate too/

[rombus]

Correct, I had an ultrasound done a couple weeks ago. He said I do not have an enlarged prostate, but the difficulty I'm having is due to inflamation. I have been taking mobic, and it has worked very well in relieving the pain and symptoms. I am guessing that this ultrasound as well as urine tests have alleviated all concerns of cancer? At least I sure hope so, or I think I need to find a new urologist.

As for the infection, we are not sure of that yet. From what I understand, prostatitis can be bacterial, but is not always. Like **** said, antibiotics are not always effective either. I guess we will find out.

By the way, the doc I talked to said I may have an increased succeptability to BPH because I already have problems at such a young age with prostatitis. Any thoughts on that?

Thanks rombus. Appreciate both of your inputs.

You're welcome. Unfortunately I dont knwo if having early prostatitis increases your risk of BHP in the future -- this kinda of information would best be answered by a urologist. So if that doctor you talked to was the urologist, then I guess you have your answer. BHP isnt as big as a problem as prostate cancer, so ask the urologist if prostatitis will incr risk for prostate cancer. If so, no more AAS.

[pstacks]

"These facts are not well established but as you already have prostatitis so you may end up with early prostate hypertrophy than it usually occurs in men." quote from the doc, sounds like a lot of speculation to me.

Basically what I have gathered is that you always run the risk of early bph and/or prostate cancer when you use/abuse AAS. Sounds like although one could speculate that I am more prone to these, no connection has been established.

Thanks again for all the help and info guys.

[pstacks]

Also, let me throw this out there again: I haven't used any gear except dbol a few years back when I was dumb, so this didn't start happening during a cycle or anything. I'm just trying to do my research before my first real cycle...this shit sucks and I'd hate to make it any worse