Protalgia Fugax

[ThomasM]

Hi. I am a 23 y/o male with severe prostate pain. I have been diagnosed with protalgia fugax, but after researching this diagnosis, I have found very few simularities to what I am experiencing. For the past few months I have been experiencing a constant "low grade" pain in my prostate and about 3 times a day I get these "flare ups" that demobilize me and prevent me from walking or doing other tasks. I have seen numerous specialists and other family practitioners and have got pretty much the same diagnosis' ranging from prostatitis to proctalgia fugax. I am afraid that if something is not done soon, this may worsen and I may be facing more problems down the line as I grow older. My question is have you seen or dealt with similar situations like these and what are some possible remedies or medical avenues I can take to alleviate these symptoms?

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi

Were they able to initiate therapy for the proctalgia fugax?

Are you taking any medications for the condition?

Prostatitis may be considered here and I think you have also been assessed along this line. For chronic  pain in the groin or perineum , then chronic prostatitis has to be considered. The thing about chronic prostatitis is that it may be present without inflammation. This is referred to  as  prostatotodynia. There are no definite guidelines for managing this form of prostatitis as they may last for quite sometime. Supportive therapy  through pain medications, sitz bath and antibiotics have been used.

Was a prostate ultrasound done ?

[Hoping4relief]

I have had a few incidents of Protalgia Fugax, but mine was text book.  Both times I was sound asleep, and both times I was awakened by a severe pain , in what felt like was,  my colon.  Horrible pain!  I felt like I had a bad cramp or something.  Both times the pain subsided within a 1/2 hour, and I felt like I had to have a BMfeel  while I was going through the pain in order to relief.  (I didn't, but thats what it felt like I needed to do)  These incidents happened about 6 months apart.  After the last one, I researched on line, and found a discussion about Protalgia Fugax, and it was an exact match so i didnt go to the doctor about it.   Your symptoms don't sound anything like what I had though.  I think Protalgia Fugax predominately occurs during sleep.   I wish you luck though, there is nothing worse than chronic pain.