Patient's question:
When I had stomach discomfort, a small bump appeared on my tongue, and at the same time, there was pain and a burning sensation during bowel movements. In recent days, it has been improving, but I still feel uncomfortable. It has been about 10 days since the onset of the illness. The tongue has healed, but bowel movements are still uncomfortable, though they are not as painful as when it first started.Test results: Urinalysis was normal, ruling out a urinary tract infection. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosed it as a prostate disease.
Previous treatment and effectiveness: Initially, it was thought to be a urinary tract infection, and ciprofloxacin was used, but it had little effect. Now, TCM herbal medicine is being used. The herbal formula is as follows: Forsythia, Scutellaria baicalensis, Lindera aggregata, Leonurus cardiaca, Rehmannia glutinosa, Root of Sophora flavescens, Coptis chinensis, Huanglian, Coix seed, Lonicera japonica, Phellodendron amurense, and Lobelia chinensis.
What kind of assistance is needed: The medicine is too bitter, so bitter that I don’t even want to eat dinner. Can you prescribe a Western medicine or suggest a Western medicine treatment?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, I am not sure about the effectiveness of the above prescription. For prostatitis, using conventional medications can only temporarily relieve symptoms and cannot cure it. The chronic condition often recurs and is difficult to treat. The main reason why prostatitis is hard to self-heal is due to a series of internal and external factors, such as blocked drug absorption channels, blocked decomposition and metabolism channels, and blocked nutrition channels. Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine have accumulated many highly effective treatment methods through long-term clinical practice.