Will these side effects end?

[Eadgbe]

I finished 9 weeks of RT 10 days ago. Stage 2-3 pc. On monthly Eligard.

The SE have been on/off diarrhea, managed by immodium and on/off urination problems. I am recording the times of my nightime trips to monitor my sleep cycles. I get up about 6 times per night to pee - about every 100 minutes. I can get back to sleep so I accumulate 6-8 hrs. of sleep but must nap during the day.

The nightime urination is challenging because I must use my abdominal muscles to start a stream. This causes my penis to become semi-hard from the forced blood flow - especially if I sit down, which makes it harder to pee. However in the morning, when I finally get out of bed and walk around a bit my penis is flaccid and urination comes more naturally with a longer stream & without too much force.

I was taking tamsulosin morning and night but I took Tall Allen's advice to take 2 tamsulosin before bed. This seems to help slightly - decreasing my nightime trips 20-30% so far (from 6 to 4 or 5).

My question to the group is: is there hope that these north korean prison camp side effects will end without added surgery? What is some of your experiences with this?

[6357axbz]

this is a blog for advanced PCa patients, i.e., stage IV with distant metastices….

[Eadgbe in reply to 6357axbz]

Sorry. All Malecare missives come to my email. I wasn't aware that I could limit the send.

[Tall_Allen]

The answer hasn't changed since last week.

You should raise such questions on another site if you don't have advanced PCa.

healthunlocked.com/prostate...

[Benoit]

Hi Eadgbe

I stopped Tamsulosin since 2017 because of the side effects : stuffy nose. After stopping this medication, I used pumpkin seeds in soft gels. Urination decreased, I woke up only once at night. Stop drinking after 6 pm..no alcohol, coffee or tea

[TBailey25]

I have had enlarged prostate for 25 years,

Best things that help me: NO Coffee/ caffeine; Yoga, specifically the butter fly pose; Run/ walk; Stewed tomatoes are great ; Nettle tea; Study Yoga poses for urinary problems; stay away from starch : potatoes; stay away from eggs ( yoke is NOT good for enlarged prostate ...do egg whites instead.... read and study how lifestyle affects the prostate , and finally: don't drink anything past 5 PM and finally (really) don't drink alcohol.

Easy , huh?

[Eadgbe in reply to TBailey25]

Oddly enough, when I have my morning coffee, I can pee better throughout the day.

[TBailey25 in reply to Eadgbe]

so I googled coffee and prostate:

One to 3 cups a day can lower your odds of aggressive prostate cancer by nearly a third -- no matter what your health condition is. If you have or used to have prostate cancer, the news could be good for you, too. Researchers also found that 4 or more cups of coffee a day may help delay the disease's progression.Aug 19, 2022

Works for you , go for it!!

[BainaiThai_1_2 in reply to TBailey25]

Reference please. Very interesting to me. Thank you

[BainaiThai_1_2 in reply to BainaiThai_1_2]

Never mind...found it....

baptisthealth.com/blog/canc....

[j-o-h-n]

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