What to Do When Chronic Prostatitis Keeps Coming Back? A Comprehensive Approach with Chinese and Western Medicine

Prostatitis is a common male disease, and it is abrasive because of its recurrence. It mostly occurs in sexually active men, and many men suffer from prostatitis more than once in their life. Many men suffer from prostatitis more than once in their lives. 

Each time they suffer, they have to undergo the repeated torture of frequent urination, urinary urgency, urinary pain, abnormal urethral secretions, sexual dysfunction, and pain in the lower back and abdomen, and patients are often caught in a vicious cycle of symptomatic relief - recurrence - aggravation, and many of them suffer from mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, as a result.

The reason why it is difficult to cure the disease is that the factors that lead to the disease, such as allergens, mental fatigue, alcohol, and tobacco stimulation, the body's internal environment conditions damage persists and is difficult to avoid, the need for all-round treatment, which requires a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment program.

Why a Combined Approach Works

There are many treatment methods for chronic prostatitis, and each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, but it is difficult for a single treatment method to ensure that the disease is completely cured and will not recur. Therefore, patients can consider choosing a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine under the guidance and advice of a doctor.

Integrated Treatment Plan: Western and Chinese Medicine

1. Herbal Support with TCM Pills

One widely recommended herbal remedy is the Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill, developed through years of clinical application. It helps reduce inflammation, improve blood circulation, relieve pain, and restore balance to the body’s internal environment.

2. Targeted Western Medications

Based on diagnostic tests and the doctor’s evaluation, Western medications such as alpha-blockers (e.g., tamsulosin) can help relax the urethra and reduce urinary symptoms. NSAIDs like celecoxib may also be used to manage inflammation and pain.

3. Supportive Therapies

Techniques like warm sitz baths, acupuncture, and localized heat therapy—particularly when used with Chinese herbal formulations—can effectively promote circulation and relieve prostate congestion. Many clinical studies support their use as part of a multi-modal treatment plan.

Patients can adopt the above methods for combined treatment. By leveraging the rapid and precise sterilization effect of Western medicine and the overall conditioning and improvement of the internal environment provided by traditional Chinese medicine, the recovery speed of the disease can be significantly accelerated, and the recurrence rate of chronic prostatitis can be reduced.

These two options are available for patients' reference: 

Antibiotics + alpha blockers + heat therapy can quickly sterilize the bacteria and effectively improve the abnormal symptoms of the urethra.

Antibiotics + traditional Chinese medicine + sitz bath can promote blood circulation and effectively relieve symptoms of prostate congestion, swelling and pain.

Lifestyle & Mental Health Matter Too

Therefore, in order to completely cure chronic prostatitis, patients should do everything from pathological repair to comprehensive intervention in life management in order to truly break the spell of recurrence of the disease.

1. Improve Bad Habits 

Sedentary (more than 4 hours a day), long-term alcohol abuse, and other habits will lead to repeated prostate congestion, weakening the efficacy of the drug. Therefore, patients need to do more outdoor exercise because physical exercise can keep people young, delay aging, and enhance the body's resistance; patients should also ensure adequate sleep, because long-term late night will destroy the body's immune system, which can be infected with diseases, so that the body's immune system decreased.

2. Improve Dietary Structure 

Avoid spicy food and high-fat food, they may stimulate the prostate to intensify pain, cause recurrence of chronic prostatitis， or even aggravate the condition. Drink plenty of water, and keep consuming about eight glasses of water a day, which can flush the urethra and dilute secretions, slowing down the pain caused by prostatitis. In addition, patients should maintain a balanced diet. A balanced diet is essential for maintaining overall health and supporting the normal functioning of the immune system.

3. Regular Massage or Ejaculation 

Regular massage and regular ejaculation can also promote prostate healing. Abstinence will prevent the discharge of prostate fluids, making it difficult to heal, and even lead to sexual dysfunction over time. Both massage and regular ejaculation can promote the discharge of prostate fluid.

4. Maintain a good state of mind 

Maintain a comfortable mood, and avoid excessive anxiety! All day worry, stress, the body's resistance will also be reduced, the disease will be slow to get well. In addition, you can also communicate with your family and friends, and seek professional help from a psychiatrist if necessary.

The recurrence of prostatitis is not terrible, do not panic when facing it. Maintain a good mindset, timely consultation, listen to the doctor's advice, provide a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, use Western medicine to fight precisely, and use traditional Chinese medicine to repair the body's physiological conditions, together with the improvement of living habits, dietary habits, and the mentality, prostatitis will be able to be cured sooner or later!