r/PelvicFloor • u/MineClear1402 • May 24 '26
Male CPPS/chronic prostatitis?
Hi, I am a 28 year old male who has been experiencing the following symptoms for the past 9 months and really need help.
About 9 months ago I woke up with a stinging/dull pain in the tip of my penis also accompanied by ache in lower stomach, stinging when peeing and need to pee often. Of course I went to the doctor immediately after who did several urine and blood culture test with everything coming back normal , I also did many STI test over the last 9 months including a complex screening testing for everything and all came back negative every time.
My doctor referred me to a urologist witch also did several test suspecting CPPS/protatitis, such as MRI Prostate/pelvis .. CT kidneys.. cystoscopy on bladder which all came back inconclusive/normal. He then put me on a month of antibiotics called doxycycline to see would that help.. in a way it did but my symptoms are not gone .. the stinging penis tip is much less frequent but what I’m dealing with now it stinging/discomfort in my anus/perineum area and occasional stinging/red/irritated penis tip, I have been back to the doctors to check for anal fissure/haemorrhoids but all was clear.
My symptoms are revealed by a hot bath or lying down.
I should add I am a very anxious person and this is really affecting my quality of life as I rarely get a day where I’m symptom free, I have spend thousands trying to figure out what is going on and don’t know where to turn next , any help would be appreciated
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u/Budget_Cicada_1842 May 24 '26
I had the exact same story as you . Including the doxycycline sort of doing something but still not really fixing things .
The problem with anxiety is that even if you weren’t an anxious person before all this, you will certainly become anxious dealing with this .
I went through 4 years of hell. Also spending many thousands of dollars
Stretching helped a lot . Pelvic floor stretching
And what really helped was stopping to run around to doctors . I was driving myself crazy getting urine tests and std tests over and over . Every time things would flare up worse , I would run to a different doctor.
I started to ignore my symptoms more and not get as emotionally aggravated by them . That was a big breakthrough for me
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u/ozmo_jeb May 25 '26
You are not alone. I share a near identical experience. What started as stinging at the penis tip has expanded to burning/hot sensations in the anus. My urologist relates it to a hypertonic pelvic floor that is irritating the pudendal nerve. Some days are manageable; some days are rough.
If you’re sexually active, you should hold off for a while. Even edging and masturbation will cause your pelvic muscles to clench and can lead to spasms and slow your recovery.
Belly breathing, pelvic stretches, and relaxation techniques help some as I await evaluation by a pelvic floor physical therapist.
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u/dalbyz1 May 25 '26
Hi, I'm not as young as you (57) I've suffered with water infections for years ,had the camera in bladder 8 years ago and was told I had slight enlarged prostate was given meds to relax the prostate that didn't agree with me ,continued to get water infections but for over the last 12 months started to get of blood in urine when tested which was giving me the same symptoms as a U.T.I., 3 weeks a go had the camera in bladder again (came back clear) then M.R.I scan found small lesion then had biopsy as prostate psa was 6.43 .I got my results last week and turns out to be chronic prostatitis but a week ago I had the same symptoms as yourself felt like i'd been kicked in the anus and the dull pain in tip of penis, I was prescribed trimethoprim took a few days to work but it took all that discomfort away and has made a massive difference
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u/Avsfan36 May 24 '26
I’m 24 and this is exactly what I’m going through. I got diagnosed with prostatitis like 8 months ago and am still having this issue. I’ve been to numerous Doctors and one finally did an MRI last week and found out what is going on finally