There are always patients who come to consult me, saying that theyProstatitis is getting worseIt keeps recurring and never gets better. I am still young, but I always suffer, especially a patient last year who was only 42 when he came for treatment.From the onset of the illness until now, many medications have been taken, but the effects have not been very good。
He is very typical of his youthDoing too much manual work, drinking alcohol and smoking, and not restraining from that kind of activity, leading to the problem of prostatitis at a young ageMoreover, after discovering the issue, they fail to quit smoking and drinking in a timely manner, often remain sedentary, and rely on anti-inflammatory drugs that only address surface-level inflammation, while deeper underlying problems are neglected, leading to recurrent issues.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that prostatitis is caused byInsufficiency of healthy qi and deficiency of kidney essence lead toTaking anti-inflammatory drugs all the time cannot remove the root cause, and patients often experienceFrequent urination, incomplete voiding, burning sensation in the urethra during urination, bifurcation of urine stream, yellow urine, milky discharge at the end of urination, severe thirst, excessive sweating, poor sleep at night, and frequent insomnia with dreamsand other manifestations. Next, observe the tongue image,tongue red, tongue coating yellow and greasy, pulse thready and rapid。
Daily becauseProstate inflammation and enlargement cause frequent urination, kidney qi deficiency leads to weakness, damp-heat descending causes scrotal dampnessI immediately prescribed him a set of my empirical formulas:Smilax Glabra Rhizome, Cyathula Officinalis Kuan, Alisma Orientale, Moutan Cortex, Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Corni Fructus, Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Glycyrrhizae Radix Et Rhizoma, Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Scolopendra
He was advised to quit smoking and drinking, and to maintain a light diet; otherwise, the medicine would be ineffective. The patient strictly followed the medical advice. Not long after, he happily called me, saying the effects were very noticeable, with both bowel and urinary functions returning to normal. He had thought that traditional Chinese medicine treatment would take a long time. I replied, "Then you don’t truly understand traditional Chinese medicine."Targeted treatment yields rapid results. I emphasized that he must not discontinue the medication midway and should strengthen the consolidation. The patient continued taking the medicine, and there was no further contact afterward. Some time ago, he brought a friend to see me, saying that since being treated here, the recurrence has significantly decreased.。
In treatment, one should not solely focus on the surface but rather consider the whole picture to see if deeper issues have arisen. Is it necessary to address the root cause first? What exactly is the nature of the disease itself? All these aspects must be carefully distinguished, and priorities should not be reversed.
