BPH or Prostatitis

Yes, was diagnosed with it and the treatment was throwaway at best. Was told I would have to take tablets for life also but felt worse on them and so decided to try other alternative treatments, most without success. Acupuncture etc etc. Osteopathy helped my symptoms for sure but what helped me most was when I came across some guy who had it online, a taxi driver I think, who had it and started to eat a mainly raw food diet with zero processed foods. He was crying in the video just remembering the symptoms and so I thought 'yep, he must have had it' and so I started to eat lots of raw food and then researched it further and there is a school of thought out there that it is mainly a fungal problem, rather than bacterial, which lies at the heart of it (same is now being said of ear infection in fact) and so I focused on getting the flora balance in my system corrected (which is supposed to greatly reduce any fungal issues in the body). What I was reading, and hearing, was suggesting that Prostatitis was really the male equivalent of female thrush and so that explained, in my mind at least, why I felt so much worse when I took antibiotics.

I read everything I could on how to restore a healthy balance of flora in my body and so began to take Probiotics (Ohhira's Essential Formula was the one I took), and Raw Coconut Oil (morning and night and it was the only oil I used to cook with also) and Camu Camu (it's just powdered cherries really, but is sky high in Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid need nothing for me). I drank a lot of Licorice Tea, Coconut water and made some fresh green juices also.

Along with the above I just eat lots of fresh fruit, veg, salads and meat, as much of it organic as possible. I cut out all processed foods, including processed oils. The only grains I eat were a little rice and some sourdough bread (Blazing Salads in Dublin was were I bought that) and the only fats I eat were from Avocado (made fresh Guacamole with fresh garlic and parsley everyday - which is great for bringing with you to eat on the go) Nuts, Salmon and Coconut Oil.

Occasionally I would slip and eat Pizza or drink Club Orange or something, but I would always regret it, as the burning get really bad and I would just feel miserable for days or even weeks overall. In general, any form of bread (other than a little sourdough) would make be feel awful (and the same with anything with sugar in it). Flax seed crackers helped me steer clear of the stuff. Frying foods in another other than coconut oil would also make me feel dreadful.

Long story short: after eating this way and taking the probiotics, all my symptoms were gone after six months, only to return if I drank a lot, or eat horrendously for a few days. I still eat this way 75% of the time, while when starting out, it had to be 99% of the time. My mood picked up greatly after around four weeks of starting to change how I eat also, which I really was greatful for, as I was really down when my symptoms were at their worst.

In saying all that, many people do recover with mainstream treatments and if you go that route, I hope it works for you and there is of course every chance that it will, I just wasn't one of those people unfortunately but I am so thankful that I did recover. Whatever you choose to do, best of luck with it, as it sure is an awful bloody thing to live with.

Pumpkin seeds and goji berries are very good for an inflamed prostate.