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Urology (Expert Forum)
Saw Palmetto Use
Answered by
Stephen Liroff, MD - Urology, Pediatric Urology, Peyronie’s disease
Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital
West Bloomfield - MI
Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.
Saw Palmetto Use
by krabsozzy, Jul 02, 2009 07:00AM
I was told i had non bacterial prostitus several years ago. I was treated with Cipro which did not help, so i started taking saw palmetto. This seemed to help and it went away. Now it is back again and I would like to start taking saw palmetto again, but I have a concern. I had to be treated at a hospital for a bleeding stomach ulcer they think was casued by NSAID use for a shoulder injurie I had. This was about 5 years ago and i have not had any problems since then. Some of the reports I have seen say not to use saw palmetto if you have an ulcer with active bleeding and some say to ask a Dr. if you have had an ulcer. Is Saw palmetto safe to use in my case? Thanks
Doctor's Answer
by Stephen Liroff, MD, Jul 05, 2009 12:27PM
, Jul 05, 2009 12:27PM
I have no personal knowledge of this drug beyond what I read. It appears that the drug can affect blood clotting, so if you are bleeding (from a gastric ulcer) this could cause it to bleed more. However, it does not cause ulcers, from what I have read.
Do look at the drugs with which it can interact before you take any.
S.A.Liroff, M.D.
Do look at the drugs with which it can interact before you take any.
S.A.Liroff, M.D.
