Re: Prostate Formula and Painful Urination

Painful urination can have several causes. Infection or kidney stones are the most common. Has there been any change in the color or smell of the urine? Did they check for blood in the urine?
I have had this painful urination on and off for about 4 years. I can't figure out a correlation between other symptoms. Sometimes when it's painful it is cloudy, but not all the time. I have only seen it a little cloudy once in the last week. I also have not noticed any change in color. Thanks to my sinus problems I can't tell you if there has been a change in smell. The urologist did check for bacteria (urinalysis and urine culture I believe) and didn't find any. I don't know if he checked for blood to be honest. Also, it is painful during ejaculation as well, if that tells you anything.
The other possibility I can think of is prostate stones. Did the doctor check you for these as well?

I don't know if he checked for those. What kind of test would that be? He pretty much did the urinalysis, urine culture, and the finger up the anus thing. He said he couldn't feel any inflammation of the prostate, but based on the other tests being negative he sent me home with Avodart, which I did not take. He said maybe the CF caused some blockage in the prostate ducts or something like that - he called it mild prostatitis. I did not followup because I never took the medicine.

One other possibly relevant thing. About two times in the past 2 years my Creatinine was elevated, but a followup creatinine clearance test was normal. The last lab results I had in August showed a normal creatinine of 1.0.

Regarding UTI, I did try the Uva Ursi for a few days about 2 months ago, but for some reason it increased the painful urination.

Thanks for any help you can provide!