Can ibs irritate prostate

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Although we strive to deliver accurate and up-to-date information, no guarantee to that effect is made. The prostate, a small male gland located between the testes and the rectum, can cause a lot of problems, from prostatitis to cancer. Cancer is easy to diagnose but hard to treat; prostatitis is elusive because it has such a wide range of symptoms and no known cause. Prostatitis can cause pelvic pain, urologic concerns such as frequent urges to urinate, a weak or interrupted stream, and even blood in the urine.

Sexual symptoms may include erectile dysfunction and pain during intercourse. Prostate problems may also cause irritable bowel syndrome IBS , because the irritated prostate may in turn aggravate the nerves that affect the lower digestive tract.

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Can Urological Association Journal. Montvale, NJ: Thomson Healthcare; The aim is to reduce symptoms so they interfere less with day-to-day activities.

Acute prostatitis is usually caused when bacteria in the urinary tract enter the prostate. The urinary tract includes the bladder, kidneys, the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder ureters , and the urethra. In chronic prostatitis, signs of infection in the prostate gland cannot usually be found. In these cases, the cause of symptoms is not clear. Acute prostatitis usually clears with a course of antibiotics.

It's important to take the full course to make sure that the infection clears completely. Because peeing can be very painful, urine can build up in your bladder, causing pain in your lower tummy abdomen and not being able to pee at all. If antibiotics are not effective in treating prostate infection, rarely an abscess can develop in your prostate gland. A doctor may suspect this if your symptoms do not improve despite antibiotic treatment. Further tests will be needed to confirm an abscess, such as an ultrasound scan or a CT scan of your prostate gland.

Chronic prostatitis can be challenging to treat because little is known about what causes it. Usually there is gradual recovery with treatment, but this can take several months or years.

Some people with prostatitis find their symptoms return and require further treatment. Prostatitis is not prostate cancer and there's no clear evidence that it increases your chances of getting it. Page last reviewed: 11 March Next review due: 11 March Prostatitis can come on at any age.