Patient's question:
Lower back and sacral soreness and pain, lower abdomen discomfort as well. Originally had prostatitis, incomplete urination, weakness, difficulty with erection, but sometimes it gets hard on its own. Woke up in pain from sleeping every morning, had diarrhea, felt better after using the restroom for a while, but the stool was not well-formed.Doctor's answer:
It is recommended to combine traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with Western medicine for treatment, but for chronic prostatitis, TCM has more advantages. Since prostatitis is often caused by two factors—bacterial infection and a decline in the body's immune system—using TCM that addresses both issues is ideal. Bacteria can multiply to 200 generations within just 3 days, and often develop resistance to Western antibiotics within the same timeframe. Therefore, the selected TCM should be effective within 3 days.I suggest using Huakang Lixiang, as it works quickly. Additionally, from a TCM syndrome perspective, the main patterns of prostatitis are damp-heat accumulation (91%) and blood stasis (84%). These two patterns often coexist, and Huakang Lixiang is effective for both. Thus, using only Huakang Lixiang is sufficient. If you want to be more cautious, you can add some antibiotics, but avoid broad-spectrum antibiotics. Conduct a drug sensitivity test first, and then choose a sensitive antibiotic. Huakang Lixiang can also reduce the side effects of antibiotics.