Patient's question:
I feel like prostatitis is similar to kidney deficiency, is prostatitis a form of kidney deficiency? If they are not the same disease, why are prostatitis and kidney deficiency so similar? Can prostatitis and kidney deficiency both be supplemented with the same traditional Chinese medicine prescription? Is it okay to take very nourishing things long-term?Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis is not kidney deficiency. Prostatitis has a certain relationship with kidney deficiency. If kidney qi is depleted and kidney essence is insufficient, it can also affect the recurrence of prostatitis symptoms. However, prostatitis is equivalent to the Chinese medicine condition of retention dysuria. Common causes include bladder damp-heat, spleen and kidney deficiency, and damp-heat from kidney deficiency. When using traditional Chinese medicine for conditioning, the choice of herbs should be based on symptoms. Avoid consuming too many nourishing foods and instead eat more light and foods.