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Alcoholism and erectile dysfunction
I wanted to do a forum search for this topic but I couldn’t find a search option. I hope you don’t mind answering this question for me
Now as the topic of the thread says, I feel that alcoholism over the years has affected my ability to get erections. What I am curious about is will this be permanent? Meaning that if I stopped drinking for a really long time, will this improve or do I have this for life?
Now as the topic of the thread says, I feel that alcoholism over the years has affected my ability to get erections. What I am curious about is will this be permanent? Meaning that if I stopped drinking for a really long time, will this improve or do I have this for life?
Thanks for the feedback Janice and Abc.
I will go further into my lifestyle here and see what your opinion is.
For a start, I am 28 years of age....I forgot to mention this
I don't know what "too much" alcohol is to cause erectile problems. I was not an every day drinker but every 3 to 4 days I would at least have 6 to 12 heavy beers or have a half or more bottle of scotch.
Here is another factor, for the past year I have been having problems with my bladder. I have had all types of test done and they all show up clear...such as kidneys, prostate, bladder diabetes and so on. The problem I have been having is that I constantly feel that my bladder is not empty but when I try to urinate, its difficult to get out. When I do finally get the urine out, I feel relieved for a few minutes but then the feeling of my bladder not being empty comes back. The doctors and urologists have not come to a solution; they just say it may be over active bladder or irritable bladder.
I am not sure if alcohol was the cause of this but it's likely that it was. BUT as I said, I have had this bladder problem for around a year, I didn't start getting this erection problem until a couple of months ago. This also makes me think, is it the bladder problem that's causing it? If so, why didn't it start giving me erection problems from the start when I first started getting the bladder problem? Or else this bladder problem has been probably doing damage over time and it took until a couple months ago to start affecting my erections.
I have been taking notice of morning erections since I have been having this problem and I hardly get them anymore and when I do get them, they are pretty weak. When I try to pleasure my self, I find it a much bigger effort to gain an erection and when I do, its not solid as it used to be and I lose it really easily. When I do manage to orgasm, the erection disappears really fast, it didn't used to do that.
Basically, I can't get solid erections anymore and during a period of masturbation, my penis goes too soft a lot of the time and I have to try hard to get it solid enough again
I will go further into my lifestyle here and see what your opinion is.
For a start, I am 28 years of age....I forgot to mention this
I don't know what "too much" alcohol is to cause erectile problems. I was not an every day drinker but every 3 to 4 days I would at least have 6 to 12 heavy beers or have a half or more bottle of scotch.
Here is another factor, for the past year I have been having problems with my bladder. I have had all types of test done and they all show up clear...such as kidneys, prostate, bladder diabetes and so on. The problem I have been having is that I constantly feel that my bladder is not empty but when I try to urinate, its difficult to get out. When I do finally get the urine out, I feel relieved for a few minutes but then the feeling of my bladder not being empty comes back. The doctors and urologists have not come to a solution; they just say it may be over active bladder or irritable bladder.
I am not sure if alcohol was the cause of this but it's likely that it was. BUT as I said, I have had this bladder problem for around a year, I didn't start getting this erection problem until a couple of months ago. This also makes me think, is it the bladder problem that's causing it? If so, why didn't it start giving me erection problems from the start when I first started getting the bladder problem? Or else this bladder problem has been probably doing damage over time and it took until a couple months ago to start affecting my erections.
I have been taking notice of morning erections since I have been having this problem and I hardly get them anymore and when I do get them, they are pretty weak. When I try to pleasure my self, I find it a much bigger effort to gain an erection and when I do, its not solid as it used to be and I lose it really easily. When I do manage to orgasm, the erection disappears really fast, it didn't used to do that.
Basically, I can't get solid erections anymore and during a period of masturbation, my penis goes too soft a lot of the time and I have to try hard to get it solid enough again
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi Nick.
The issues you mention definitely need some medical intervention. I strongly suggest you find a urologist who specializes in sexual issues and give her/him all the pertinent information. You must be proactive about this and give a very complete history. I'm not a medical doctor, but it seems to me that your bladder issue may be affecting your erections. Dr. J
The issues you mention definitely need some medical intervention. I strongly suggest you find a urologist who specializes in sexual issues and give her/him all the pertinent information. You must be proactive about this and give a very complete history. I'm not a medical doctor, but it seems to me that your bladder issue may be affecting your erections. Dr. J
i feel sorry for you because you are still very young but i suggest that it is better not to think a lot about your problem couse it will feel bigger.my husband used to smoke a lot and he suffers from depression and so he takes a lot of antidepressants and i am sure they are not helping him with his ED but do not give up hope and remember you are not alone
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello.
Just as with most things in life, there are no guarantees. And everyone is different. So I can't predict what's going to happen with your erections. Your opinion is that drinking has created your erection concerns, and this indeed may be true. However, there may be other issues as well. For instance, some of the issues that contributed to your excessive drinking may also have contributed to your erection concerns.
Why not examine those issues and see if any resonate with you? Remember that stress and anxiety are major erection inhibitors--and people often turn to alcohol to mitigate these, so there you are.
Of course, there may be no relationship at all, in which case, below is some information about other factors.
Our society does a terrible disservice to men by raising them to think that their penis has to be 10 inches long, hard as a rock and last all night. It’s no wonder that many men feel insecure about their sexuality. Great sex involves your whole body; in fact, having great, mutually satisfying sex is usually quite the opposite of what you see in those performance-oriented sex videos.
The more you think of sex as being about performance, the more worries you'll have. If you're stressed, you'll probably worry even more. And this can be a vicious circle. For most of us, sex is about fun and pleasure. If you think of it as performance, or a “job,” you’ll set yourself for a stressful experience. Remember: Performance can be the enemy of pleasure and fun.
Men receive so many messages that sex is about “performance” and pleasing a partner, rather than just enjoying the pleasure of it. Everything is goal-oriented—like a football game. The other message that many men receive is that sex is somehow dirty and wrong, unless you’re doing it for reproductive purposes. Sometimes this can creep into our unconscious thoughts and sabotage any pleasure.
Two other reasons why you might not be having erections are that you’re bored with your current partner or the sexual activities you’re doing together, or that there are some conflicts in the relationship and you’re feeling anxious or angry.
It’s also important to remember that if you’re having erections at other times besides with a partner (morning erections, being sexual with yourself, etc.), chances are there aren’t any physical causes. If you aren’t EVER having erections, see your physician for a check-up, because you might have a medical condition that’s interfering.
It's also possible that your concerns were caused by several factors, including alcohol and once you had some erection difficulty, then anxiety and worry set in, creating a viscious circle: the more you worried, the more your penis became uncooperative. Look at the above issues and see if any are true for you. Dr. J
Just as with most things in life, there are no guarantees. And everyone is different. So I can't predict what's going to happen with your erections. Your opinion is that drinking has created your erection concerns, and this indeed may be true. However, there may be other issues as well. For instance, some of the issues that contributed to your excessive drinking may also have contributed to your erection concerns.
Why not examine those issues and see if any resonate with you? Remember that stress and anxiety are major erection inhibitors--and people often turn to alcohol to mitigate these, so there you are.
Of course, there may be no relationship at all, in which case, below is some information about other factors.
Our society does a terrible disservice to men by raising them to think that their penis has to be 10 inches long, hard as a rock and last all night. It’s no wonder that many men feel insecure about their sexuality. Great sex involves your whole body; in fact, having great, mutually satisfying sex is usually quite the opposite of what you see in those performance-oriented sex videos.
The more you think of sex as being about performance, the more worries you'll have. If you're stressed, you'll probably worry even more. And this can be a vicious circle. For most of us, sex is about fun and pleasure. If you think of it as performance, or a “job,” you’ll set yourself for a stressful experience. Remember: Performance can be the enemy of pleasure and fun.
Men receive so many messages that sex is about “performance” and pleasing a partner, rather than just enjoying the pleasure of it. Everything is goal-oriented—like a football game. The other message that many men receive is that sex is somehow dirty and wrong, unless you’re doing it for reproductive purposes. Sometimes this can creep into our unconscious thoughts and sabotage any pleasure.
Two other reasons why you might not be having erections are that you’re bored with your current partner or the sexual activities you’re doing together, or that there are some conflicts in the relationship and you’re feeling anxious or angry.
It’s also important to remember that if you’re having erections at other times besides with a partner (morning erections, being sexual with yourself, etc.), chances are there aren’t any physical causes. If you aren’t EVER having erections, see your physician for a check-up, because you might have a medical condition that’s interfering.
It's also possible that your concerns were caused by several factors, including alcohol and once you had some erection difficulty, then anxiety and worry set in, creating a viscious circle: the more you worried, the more your penis became uncooperative. Look at the above issues and see if any are true for you. Dr. J
my husband has the same problem,he stopped drinking alcahol for over a year now but he still has the same problem in sex
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