CAN PROSTATITIS BE CURED?
Dr. Feliciano, a physician in the Philippines who has successfully treated several of the newsgroup members along with some 4000 Filipino sufferers, believes most (if not all) prostatitis (and most BPH)is caused by an infection. He has developed a special adaptation of the usual DRE which he calls “prostate drainage.” This drainage has two purposes: 1. It provides a sample of the infectious agent for culturing and 2. It opens the acini and allows them to get rid of the infected material while at the same time allowing fresh antibiotic laden fluid to enter. He cultures the prostatic fluid and then prescribes one or more antibiotics or antifungals based on the results of the culture. He also continues culturing the fluid throughout the treatment in order to see whether a different antibiotic or antifungal might be required. He believes the EPS should be completely sterile so that any bacteria found (no matter how benign or common they are thought to be elsewhere in or on the body) may be
