Patient's question:
I have been experiencing symptoms of frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination. At first, I thought it was just benign prostatic hyperplasia, but recently, my urine has started to become cloudy. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they diagnosed me with prostatitis. My colleague told me that this condition is difficult to treat and there are no effective Western medications for it. They suggested I try Chinese medicine.Hello, can prostatitis be treated with Chinese medicine?
Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis can be treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM primarily uses herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, and other methods to provide supportive treatment. For chronic prostatitis, clinical diagnosis can employ the rectal instillation of decocted herbal medicine, followed by enema methods to enhance the comprehensive recovery of prostatitis. This process typically requires treatment for a longer duration, generally around 1 to 3 months to achieve recovery.