Ic vs prostatis vs what the ...,,,

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I started having day time problems a week ago, night problems for years. I thought it was uti, since I am going a lot, have pain as my bladder fills, having leakage, and having severe difficulty urinating. I went to pcp today, all symptoms, ran tests::: no infection. Of course I didn’t get the info until later, so couldn’t ask questions. I am waiting for urologist appt. reading on line it could be ic, or prostatis. I’m not really sure.

 

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My brother had recurring prostate infections that were negative on urinalysis and not sure if anything found on culture. But he responded tremendously to a 6 week program of doxycycline, symtom free in 3 days. Doxy is not a drug of choice in what Ive read but is used quite often, successfully. With doxy you have to be very careful as it makes you very photosensitive...ie you can get a sunburn from Hell. Cipro is another antibiotic used but i just tell the docs Im allergic to it lest they get pissed because it can cause spontaneous ligament/tendon rupture. As a DVM I wont touch it for myself as I hike, lift, kayak. I use it in dogs a lot but not if they are working, active dogs that might stress their ligaments and rupture them.

 

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read up online Prostatis is a umbrella term. There are 3 or 4 kinds I believe. IC seems to have a lot of pain but they share they symptoms only a doc i guess can tell and even then its all about how you respond to said treatment. I read somewhere the antibiotics are ineffective on IC.

 

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I've had prostatis for along time is somewhat painful antibiotics usually cure it.I once read of one man who they removed his prostate due to so many.

 

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@Zmarshall1991
Chronic,accute and bacterial
From what I can remember.
How are you doing by the way?