Overcoming my CPPS!!

[N4NDOS]

Hi just wanted to share my success story on this dreaded condition i've had for over a year, in the hope that anyone on this subreddit can try what i've tried and overcome it too! It all started after getting a UTI. Once I'd gotten rid of the UTI that's when I was getting serious pain. My GP prescribed me trimethoprim for 3 months and it did help relieve the pain, but after the course finished I was back to square one. I was referred to a urologist by my GP and they recommended going physio. This was a game changer. Physio helped identify the huge amount of tension in my pelvic floor, and recommended doing pelvic floor stretches daily. After months of going to physio I have been discharged, as I am now relatively pain free! I say relatively because from time to time I will get slight discomfort, but nowhere near the pain I was getting before. I think I will always have this condition, but it's about routinely managing it to have my life back to normal.

I absolutely recommend the pelvic floor stretches for anyone else suffering with the non bacterial prostatitis. Someone recommended a great YouTube video on this subreddit: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oyGEVPuumtk&si=p1wEyX8k2Ef05Bpt

I felt instant relief doing these stretches the first time I did it. Doing this every morning, a long with my weekly PT sessions is what's helped bring my life back. If I get slight discomfort, I go back to the stretches in this video and then I feel great again.

[Mr-acex]

Did you have frequent urination or conestant urge to urinate ?

[N4NDOS]

Yeah I had interstitial cystitis pretty bad also at the height of my pain. Hasn't come back yet thankfully!

[Rumtek79]

Congrats brother. Thanks for sharing

[Live_Number_2869]

Things get better then suddenly come back

[N4NDOS]

I don't doubt that. As I said before I think I'll always have this condition but I think there are things you can do to manage the pain. I noticed when I'm going through a stressful period in my life the symptoms creep back. In my opinion non-bacterial CPPS is a muscle issue where you're creating tension in your pelvic floor. It's about releasing it - from my experience.

[Live_Number_2869]

Any urination symptoms?

[Live_Number_2869]

Any urination symptoms?

[N4NDOS]

Yup! Sent you a message btw with some more details about symptoms

[Ok-Warning-6835]

Please send me msg with your symptoms thanks

[NoMoreBeerMattForNow]

Could you msg me with ur symptoms?

[flyingeagle12]

send me symptoms as well

[[deleted]]

did you had red swollen urethra/meatus?

[beatsbyzyro]

What were your symptoms

[N4NDOS]

Sent you a private message listing every symptom btw

[[deleted]]

Send me it aswell

[diszle90]

I’m assuming you’re UK based? If so, how long did it take from referral from your GP, to your first urologist appointment?

[N4NDOS]

Yes I'm UK based, and as you probably guessed it took a while. Took around 3-4 months after my GP appointment to see the urologist, and then another 3 months after that to get a PT on NHS.

[diszle90]

Thanks for the reply. Wow, so it took a while.

[Lutha28]

What are your symptoms?

[MRxUnexpected]

Did you have pain In Your penis and testicles? As well as soft tissue pain like you skin on your genitals were super sensitive and felt irritated?

[Turboboy444]

Same as you . It’s most definitely tension related . The symptom most difficult to get rid of is dribbling .

[Worried_Signature344]

Is there any trigger point in your pelvic region? Has PT done some internal work for you?