Patient's question:
I have had chronic prostatitis for over a year and am currently taking antibiotics (levofloxacin). Should I also take some traditional Chinese medicine to regulate it?(For example, Six Flavor Rehmannia Pills or Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan?)
Doctor's answer:
Hello: This depends on your syndrome type. If you have Yin deficiency with damp-heat, you can take the two medications mentioned above. The main symptoms of prostatitis are: frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, perineal pain, discomfort in the lower abdomen, perineum, and testicular area. There is often white discharge in the urethra, accompanied by lower back pain, impotence, premature ejaculation, or even hematuria and hematospermia. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it falls under the categories of heat-dampness stranguria, laboring stranguria, and turbid sperm. It is divided into:- Heat-dampness obstruction syndrome
- Yin deficiency with fire flaring syndrome
- Kidney yang deficiency syndrome
- Qi and blood stagnation syndrome, etc.
However, TCM emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment. You should consult a local traditional Chinese medicine hospital, combine clinical observations with the four diagnostic methods (inspection, auscultation/olfaction, inquiry, and palpation), and take medication based on the specific symptoms to achieve a cure. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Self-treatment plan:
1. Massage along both sides of the urethra for 15–20 minutes daily, with intensity adjusted to your tolerance.
2. Stand and perform anal contraction exercises, 50–100 times in the morning and before bed, until the anus feels warm and slightly sore.
3. In summer, use a damp towel to cold compress the testicles, 2–3 times a night, until the testicles contract fully.
4. Completely relax your mental stress.
5. Exercise in the morning daily, with light jogging for 10–15 minutes until you sweat slightly.
6. In the morning, press your hands against your lower back to stimulate kidney blood circulation, ideally 100–1500 times.