AboutStephen W. Leslie, MD Expertise Questions concerning erectile dysfunction, kidney stones and prostate disorders including prostate cancer. I have a special interest in kidney stone disease prevention.
Experience Full time practicing urologist with 20 years experience. Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Ohio. Editor in Chief of eMedicine Urology internet textbook. Author of only book written for patients by a urologist on the subject of kidney stones "The Kidney Stones Handbook". Inventor of the "Parachute" and "Escape" kidney stone baskets and the "Calculus" stone prevention analysis computer program.
Organizations American Urological Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Sexual Medicine Society
Publications Men's Health, Journal of Urology, Urology, Healthwatch Magazine, Emergency Medicine Monthly, eMedicine, "The Kidney Stones Handbook", and numerous articles in various newspapers. He is also the editor of the Urology Board Review by McGraw-Hill used by urologists to study for their Board Certification Examinations.
Education/Credentials Graduate of New York Medical College with residencies completed at Metropolitan Hospital New York, Albany Medical Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison
Awards and Honors Thirlby Award of the American Urological Association.
Can you tell me if 30 days of levaquin for a chronic prostate infection is the going days of treatment, i just thought it was a long time for treatment. And if you do get it cleared up with the antibiotics what are some preventative measures that it wont come back? Thanks
Answer 30 days or longer may be necessary for prostatitis. Typically, we use 6 weeks. Other treatments include avoiding caffeine, hot spicey food, alcohol and smoking; hot sitz baths, Flomax (a urinary flow enhancer and muscle relaxant), anti-inflammatories (Motrin, Advil) and avoiding cold, narrow seats like bicycle seats.
Other than the dietary advice, there is little you can really do to prevent it except to make sure the treatment is long enough to eradicate all the infection and to get medical help at the first sign of a relapse.
Some have suggested that various supplements, such as saw palmetto, pygeum africanum, selenium, antioxicants, etc., might help in treating or preventing prostatitis. This claim has not been scientifically validated so we cannot formally recommend it. If you want to try this approach, a good product of this type is called PEENUTS. You can find it at: www.peenuts.com
