Is it normal to have these symptoms with prostatitis?

Question

Is it normal to have the following symptoms with prostatitis?

* Slight burning during urination.
* Extra effort required to start (and maintain) urine stream
* Decrease in volume of ejaculate
* Golf ball in rectum feeling while sitting

Thanks guys/gals

Answer 1

Most of those symptoms are some of the symptoms of prostatis..though I have never heard of the "golf ball in the rectum feeling". Also, if you are experiencing burning, please check with your urologist to be sure you don't have a urinary tract infection as burning is not a usual complaint of prostatitis.

A man's prostate starts to enlarge after the age of 40. The medical term is BPH or benign prostatic hyperplasia. As the gland grows, because it surrounds the urethra (the tube urine passes through to exit the body), it puts pressure on the urethra making it hard for the man to urinate.

Symptoms are:
weak urine stream especially when starting and stopping urine flow
difficulty starting urination
dribbling of urine, especially after urinating
a feeling that your bladder didn't empty
urine leakage
frequent urination
a strong and sudden desire to urinate, especially at night
blood in urine

Doctors like to be conservative when it comes to treatment. They will just monitor the situation because often the symptoms will improve without treatment. For moderate symptoms, medication is started asap. For severe symptoms, surgery is recommended.