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Chronic Prostatitis

Chronic prostatitis is a persistent inflammation of the prostate gland which develops gradually and lasts for more than three months. The symptoms of chronic prostatitis include an urge to urinate, pain while urinating, pain in the lower back, rectum, penis, or testicles. Chronic prostatitis is treated depending on the underlying cause.

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Can there be any drug reaction between Vigantol and Tavanik in a prostatitis patient?

Query: Hello doctor, I am being treated for chronic prostatitis rebounce. It is now the third day I am taking Tavanik (Levofloxacin) 500 mg a day. I am taking it the same time each day among other medications. One of them is Vigantol 1000 I.E. My doctor told me to take Tavanik at least one hour after and ...  Read Full »


Dr. Karthik Rajan

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query, your doctor had suggested you to take Levofloxacin before any other medication as the absorption will be better. Usually, we instruct patients to wait for an hour at least so that the drug can be absorbed. Unless you took both the medicat...  Read Full »

I have recurrent prostate infection. Will it turn into cancer in future?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 34-year-old male with recurring prostate infections with inflammation which is really painful with kidney stones happening all the time. I am 6 feet and about 215 pounds. I am currently on Trileptal, Ranitidine, and Omeprazole and I have been on them for a long time like 10 years ...  Read Full »


Dr. Narayanasamy Senduran

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The condition you are having could be chronic prostatitis (usually bacterial or any obstructive pathology). Chronic symptoms suggest that you need complete urological evaluation with urine analysis, urine culture, ultrasound of prostate, etc, and treatment accordingly....  Read Full »

I suffer from prostate enlargement and urinary issues. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I have enlarged prostate and some lesion on the prostate. The report has been attached. For the past four years, I have been suffering from urinary tract infections and kidney stones and my life is very much disturbed. I am attaching the files of my reports and the medicines which I am...  Read Full »


Dr. Gopinath

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You need to be examined clinically with per rectal examination. If clinical findings suggest a chronic prostatitis you need a prolonged treatment for it. Did you undergo uroflow test as suggested? It shows whether your urine flow is obstructed or not. Your PSA (...  Read Full »

Why is the severity of my testicular pain after unprotected intercourse not reducing since a month?

Query: Hello doctor, I am having testicular pain after unprotected intercourse, and my doctor has suspected STD after a scrotal scan. The pain lasted for a month, and the severity decreased after taking several antibiotics. The pain had almost subsided but started again when I masturbated two days back. N...  Read Full »


Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and will surely help you out. You have chronic prostatitis, and the treatment is by alpha-blockers and antibiotics together for four weeks. I suggest you give a sample of semen for culture in the laboratory before you start antibiotics. I sugg...  Read Full »

Why do I get pain in penis during urination with milky white discharge?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 24-year-old male. I have an issue with similar symptoms of a UTI. And both times, I have gone to urgent care for it. I have got tested and treated for UIT and chlamydia. Both times I have tested negative. My symptoms are white milky discharge and pain in the penis while urinating a...  Read Full »


Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. For your symptoms of urethral discharge and pain in passing urine with increased frequency and urgency in the long term, treated with antibiotics and tested negative for STI twice, the most probable diagnosis is chronic prostatitis. Other possibilities, like bladder sto...  Read Full »

What could be the cause for pain and discomfort in scrotum?

Query: Hello doctor, I am not feeling comfortable with my scrotum. I feel it is squeezed and not free. Some time ago I had pain. I am feeling this for two years. Also, I visited a urologist who saw this and went through the sonography and urine test. But he said I cannot find anything. What might be the c...  Read Full »


Dr. Saurabh Subhash Pandya

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This looks like chronic prostatitis (long standing inflammation of the prostate). It can be confirmed by a rectal exam, sometimes enlarged prostate on sonography and in some cases positive urine or semen cultures. In some cases, diagnosis is clinical as all tests are neg...  Read Full »

How to treat chronic scrotal pain?

Query: Hello doctor, I have scrotal pain for the past one year and my ultrasound is normal. Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Ankush Jairath

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do you have scrotal pain while standing? Or is it there while lying down also? Do your profession involve standing for long hours? Any urinary complaints like frequency, urgency, poor stream, nocturia, dribbling, or burning micturation? Is the ultrasound you have done ...  Read Full »

Is my penile head dry, sensitive, inflamed, and burning due to unprotected sex?

Query: Hi doctor, I have been dealing with what I thought was a UTI for three months. It started with a fever and got worse one month back. I rubbed my genitals with a transgender girl and used her semen to masturbate until I cummed. We did not have sex. She did give me oral sex. I got prescribed Ciproflox...  Read Full »


Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. To me, those symptoms seem to be chronic prostatitis, and it has two types, one is with bacterial infection, and the other is without infection. Diagnosis is by semen culture, which is done in any laboratory. If it is positive bacteria, then I...  Read Full »

I have a burning sensation in my penis. Why so?

Query: Hello doctor, I am having burning sensation in the tip of the urethra and the lower side of the penis that keeps on coming and going. I have undergone UTI (urinary tract infections) test. I did not notice any discharge or change in the color of the penis or urine.  Read Full »


Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think you have chronic prostatitis with inflammation of the prostate gland. I suggest you take the tablet Tamsulosine 0.4 mg once at night for 30 days and the tablet Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily for 28 days (consult a specialist doctor, talk with him or her, an...  Read Full »

Why am I experiencing a burning sensation while voiding along with small unsettling bubble-like particles in urine?

Query: Hello doctor, What are these microscopic floating bubble-like particles floating on the top of my urine? They are difficult to notice, but under bright light, they float around on the surface, too little to tell if they are bubbles or not, yet they do not vanish like typical bubbles. They even resem...  Read Full »


Dr. Madhav Tiwari

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Before I begin, I would like to request that you send a picture of your urine (ideally in a container) so that I can determine what the floating items are visible. Could you possibly assist me with the following details? Do you have diabetes? Do you have any kidney-rel...  Read Full »

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