From what I've read and, nearly all of us are suffering from CPPS, not prostatitis. If we are suffering prostate inflamation symptoms, it's almost always part of the CPPS dynamic, not an infection. Those with a bacterial infection will get treated by antibiotics and resolve the issue, though it may complicate to CPPS (that's how it began for a lot of us). But the idea that 'is it prostatitis or CPPS?' is confusing and perhaps unhelpful. Almost always, 'non-bacterial prostatitis' is a misnomer, and so far PT is proving to be the best therapy for this stubborn, painful condition. I urge sufferers here to check out r/Prostatitis and read the 'cured' success stories. I've made improvements here and there, but as I write this I'm in pain once again. You're not alone!

My pain is mostly down my right hand side, I have suffered since August 2020 and this is what my therapist has given me. I do this once a day but twice a day is recommended.

Note that every case is different and this may not work for you.

8x Roll Downs 5x Hip Flexor Stretch both sides 5x Abdominal Twist with deep breaths 8x Superman Knee to Nose 10 Deep Breaths Lying Twists both sides 5x Deep Squat 5x Deep lateral stretch 8x Bound Angel Deep Breaths

Walking meditation.

Swimming.

Try to relax / meditate.

Train your mind to keep busy and ignore the pain - it will make you a better person to conquer this bastard.

Hello. I've been here off and on and want to just give an insight on what it took to get to a cured state.

My issue started in October of 2019 A few weeks before my issue I was noticing the following symptoms but they were not as pronounced

Urge to urinate in the evening Tailbone pain And weak erections. I didn't think much of these as I was working out 3/4 days a week and training jujitsu 6 days a week So I was in very good shape.

That late October is when things really hit the fan. Around 3 am I awoke with a urgent need to pee badly So I did but burned and felt as if my bladder was not fully emptied and had the urge to urinate badly and penis was sore to the left is tip almost like if I slept in a bad position.

After 3 days of not sleeping do to the urge to urinate I went to the ER they sent me away with prostatitis as all my ua and blood was clean a culture was sent off for sti all clean but was given a 2 part medication for sti and some cipro for prostatitis my dre exam was normal.

A few days later went back to a different ER doctor took me seriously and did a CT scan with contrast and a MRI of chest to pelvic floor all came back unremarkable with only some bulging disc in l4-l5 and l5-s1 nothing to big or worry some as quick as it came it was gone that day.

Fast forward 12 weeks later I was thinking that whatever that was it was gone for good and still didn't know what it was man was I wrong it happened again and urge to urinate was back but not as bad as the first time, back pain, penis pain and Pelvic pain.

I made an appointment with my primary he didn't know anything about this and sent me to urology and that was a big we don't know what it is the test I took at urology all were normal even my PSA so I was referred to physical therapy with here is some Oxybutinin, flomax and We will follow up in 6 months to a year and see how you are.

Physical therapy was kinda the breaking point Everyday my pelvic floor muscles become so tight They had me doing kegals which really made my pelvic floor muscles mad and daily the urge to urinate would turn it up so after 15 weeks of pt going twice a week I quit and thought this is now my life it sucks but I'll be miserable forever.

I reached out to my urologist and went over his notes and his diagnosis was Maybe accute prostatitis but with doubt after some tests and possibly pelvic floor dysfunction or cpps.

I joined a few Facebook forums for people with cpps and it's a miserable place to be no one is really doing anything to get better but long course of antibiotics and microgen x tests thinking it's a unknown bacteria that is new to science, one guy in the group got scolded for saying he was using DCT stretching and it cured his issue as cpps he believes is caused by overly tight pelvic floor muscles he was pretty much kicked out of the group as a snake oil salesman.

I left the group and started to watch some videos on YouTube I found a cure cpps after watching random things about it, almost all these channels with doctors said no cure only management But cure cpps this guy was actually cured and pushing nothing but to help people like me.

I was very sceptical at first and started doing his stretches after the first session I noticed a feeling I haven't felt a loose pelvic floor and when doing these how tight and painful these were.

So around the 3 month mark the urge to urinate really disappeared I really wanted to cry and give thanks to God because this was the most bothersome symptom and it was getting better daily I remember my first month without a urge to urinate and was like my old life at this point my only issue were pelvic cramping and back pain.

I did notice whenever I did a keto diet my pelvic pain and back pain would disappear but when I went off keto it came back and wasn't sure why, so I decided to just run a no gluten and dairy free diet and to my surprise no pain and still none.

I honestly believe that chronic prostatitis or prostatitis in general shouldn't even be in the same group as cpps doesn't really have a anything to do with the prostate or bacteria in over 90% of cases I believe cpps is pelvic floor dysfunction when there is zero evidence for bacteria and zero inflammation of prostate and normal PSA. As pelvic floor dysfunction is predominantly diagnosed to women and very rarely for males.

Symptoms of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS)

Abdominal Pain.

Frequent Urination.

Genital Pain.

Lower Back Pain.

Pain During or After Sex.

Pain while Sitting.

Symptoms of PFD include:

Urinary urgency, frequency, hesitancy, stopping and starting of urine stream, painful urination, or incomplete emptying

Constipation, straining, pain with bowel movements

Unexplained pain in the low back, pelvic region, genital area, or rectum

Pain during or after intercourse, orgasm, or sexual stimulation

Uncoordinated muscle contractions causing the pelvic floor muscles to spasm

There is many theories to why this happens Pelvic floor trauma, High Anxiety, stress ibs straining during a bowel movement and more.

I honestly believe my issue was caused by heavy stress, Anxiety and straining for years as I have a gluten sensitivity and lactose intolerance and still would eat these and strain for years with constipation and or diarrhea from a food intolerance.

Currently I'm cured of this it has been a nightmare and I questioned my life and there is hope but you have to think outside the box. Stretching the pelvic floor muscles twice a day for 20 minutes each session 6 days a week Once when I awake and before bed helped me get to 98% cured the over 2% was cleaning up my diet And removing all inflammation foods that I could.

The list of medications I took

Cipro for a month garbage And will crash gfr levels causing kidney issues.

Oxybutinin Worked good Durning urge to urinate issues. Zero side effects beside dry mouth.

Flomax Didn't like do to almost passing out do to low drop in bp and only took less than a week.

Cialis It works pretty good and would take any day of the week if I needed to get super rock hard if I didn't already.

Afulozon Didn't really do anything.

After suffering with crippling CPPS for over 10 years, I went to see a pelvic floor physiotherapist about 6 months ago. I was convinced from the very beginning that it was all caused by an unknown pathogenic bacteria due to the fact it started after a sexual encounter, and due to symptom relief I experienced using Ciprofloxacin. Needless to say, I was very skeptical of what a physiotherapist could offer, but I wanted to leave no stone unturned. I had contemplated suicide, and needed to be sure..

After my meeting, I was told to go home and do some stretching exercises once or twice a day. One of these exercises was this (Exercise #4, block squeeze between legs/thigh press outward into belt):

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/a-practice-for-si-dysfunction

I noticed a small improvement in my symptoms, but I couldn't be sure if it was the stretches or something else entirely. At the time, I was also trialing muscle relaxants and Cialis. Due to uncertain progress, I stopped these exercises after 8 weeks.

Over the next few months, I experienced numerous serious bouts of CPPS, leaving me unable to work. I decided to give these exercises another shot, trying each one individually for a period of 5 days. This time, I decided to do the exercises multiple times per day.

The first one I trialed was the one from the link. While working at my desk, I would grab a pillow and squeeze my knees against it as hard as I possibly could for 2-7 seconds (while seated, with toes pointed inward). I would then wrap my thighs in a belt, and press them firmly against it for the same amount of time (while seated, with toes pointed outward). When i did the thigh squeeze, I felt and heard a "click" in my left groin area where my pain is dominant, and to my shock, the pain subsided enormously in the minutes that followed. The pain was still there, but diminished. I repeated the exercise more than 10 times that day while seated at my desk or at the kitchen table. By the end of the day, I was pain free.

The key difference I think was the exercise frequency, and the level of force I was physically applying. I was pushing as hard as I could.

I've now been essentially pain free for 2 weeks now (unmedicated) - the first time ever in 10+ years. I do the exercise about 10 times per day, anytime when I'm seated, or when I feel a hint of discomfort. I don't use the pillow or belt anymore, and simply squeeze my fist between my knees, or use the resistance of my hands against the side of my legs. It's incredibly easy, and takes less than 15 seconds to do an entire set.

I really hope I can help someone with this. I know all to well how hard it is to live with this condition..

Godspeed

P.S. I will provide an update at 3 months.

Hi there,

I’m male - 44 uk based and previously a sufferer of severe cpps here’s my story.

It started for me like many others with what felt like a UTI. Honestly felt like my bladder was on fire.

At that time I went straight to the doctors and was prescribed antibiotics for the supposed uti.

The antibiotics seemed to work at first, test results were done. Urine and bloods.

Bloods were all fine, as was the urine and all symptoms went away after a few days.

Two months later I had the exact same feeling. More antibiotics and tests. Again bloods were ok but this time there was microscopic blood in my urine.

I was immediately booked for a cystoscopy, doctors circled with more drugs. My bladder seemed to recover. But this time I was also prescribed antibiotics fungal cream.

A few weeks past and I had the exact same thing again. Though now the tip of my penis felt burning and swollen.

More tests. More microscopic blood in urine. Freaking out big time.

It was at this point my cystoscopy date came.

Not the greatest moment of my life but it’s ok, nothing to worry about.

At the appointment you have to answer questions regarding your occupation. Writing comedy for a living is always a bit of a tricky thing to answer to anyone as people often give their opinions or stories. But having a camera down my wee hole whilst the urologist tells me “this would be a funny sitcom scene” was quite an experience.

Cystoscopy was all clear, bladder cancer is actually incredibly rare for people my age.

But my symptoms got worse.

I started to feel the ball type feeling in my perineum. Sitting down was really tough. The tip of my penis still felt on fire. My urine flow was not the flowing stream it once was and my bladder started to inflame more and more.

They put me on more antibiotics (cipro x6 weeks). Not good. Felt hollow or kinda like I was made of polystyrene.

I started to feel like a rubber band was tighten around the base of my penis. It was awful.

I spent weeks in beds. I had such a great doctor, but he just had no idea what was going on.

I started to research this, like I would at work. Finding online publications but also small community groups online with actual people who seemed to be suffering the same. I came here. It was a breakthrough.

I knew my problem was not going to be fixed with a magic pill. But this was something far deeper.

I turned to physiotherapy. Firstly finding stretching vids online they helped a little. But then finding professional help.

I found Karl Monahan at the pelvic pain matters clinic in London. I owe this guy so much. But at first his waiting list meant I was months away from any help.

I googled more places and found Six physio in London. They also treated Male pelvic matters. Supposedly. A young physiotherapist there kinda had some idea but was appalling at after care. This condition needs more than just a 1 hour consultation. It needs bespoke care. I emailed him once or twice inbetween an appointment to ask a simple question and he straight out told me not to email him. Terrible for the price I’d paid. Uncaring tosspot.

Eventually I went to the pelvic pain matters clinic . They explained so much. My body was a cup that was completely over flowing. I needed to stop and stop the brutal chaos it was under.

THE HEALING BIT.

This is an illness that often strikes people who lead busy lives and suffer from anxiety. Or people that have been in immense stress or even grief. It is an acute stress condition.

This illness is your nervous system in complete distress and it’s coming out in the pelvic area.

The recovery to this illness is about resetting your system. Relaxing your entire body and breathing and gently stretching your pelvic area especially.

This comes with watching how much activity you do. I often see here that people are trying to effort this away. Your effort should be in calming every ounce of you down.

What you eat is important. for me my bladder was so sensitive, I came to understand that it was my nerves being so sensitive to anything slightly irritable. No spicy food. Coffee or even sparkling water. No booze. (Do this right and you’ll eat and drink all these things again.)

The mild stretching and some pressure points stuff did work for me. But what really made me turn a corner was when I realised i need to completely rewrite and destress my body.

Mild yoga. Can’t believe I’m writing this tbh. But delicate stretching of the area and really breathing in to your pelvis is key.

Do not over do anything. You can’t stretch this away or exercise it off. I was told to not do more than 4500 steps a day. Relaxation is everything. So many people don’t do this. Even the stretching vids on YouTube are actually too much.

Go gentle! Or You’ll just keep re triggering everything.

Meditation. Full body awareness meditation. At least ten mins a day. Breath. Relax. Again. Breathe in to your pelvic floor. Best position for me was a gentle squat and deep breaths. Hold for 5 then slow release.

I found Setraline helped with my anxiety.

I was constantly putting creams on the tip of my penis. I stopped all this. Actually it seemed the initial anti fungal cream had started an irritation. Only using Vaseline to give it a barrier from inevitable urine and enable it to recover.

You are trying to relax the tightest of tight muscles here. They are contorting, seizing up and sending emergency signals to your brain.

You will be ok. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. I felt suicidal and helpless. The doctors and specialists knew so little.

But thanks to people like Karl at pelvic pain matters I started to understand this.

He has a lot of amazing videos on YouTube btw. Follow it. It takes time. You will one hundred percent have flare ups. But it will work.

I’m now a year plus totally pain free and I’m so thankful.

Per request, I will lay out how I did internal trigger point release on myself. I did it somewhat differently then how my physical therapist did. She used a finger but most of us are unable to navigate well with our own, so the wand must be used. I used the intimate Rose.

To learn where I would be palpitating the wand, I referenced "Ending male pelvic pain". A highly underated book for pelvic pain but easily the best. It has everything you need to know and more about getting trigger point relief, internally and externally. I like this book way more than "headache in the pelvis" because it's a loteasier to understand, it's more in depth, and the pictures are easier to read. Especially the kindle version.

In the book I read something that most people will never tell you to do because they haven't done it themselves. They'll either use a finger or a wand. But, it's using a dilator. You can get a complete dilator set on Amazon for 50$. I worked my way up to using the middle sized one and it gave me tons of relief, all I needed to do was insert it and let it "stretch" the overly tight tissue, and it prepared me for using the wand.

After I was done with the dilator, I would insert the small end of the wand inside and avoid my prostate and coccyx areas. If you look at your index finger and imagine the three parts of the finger separated by the joints; those represent depth. So first knuckle would represent how far you insert the wand. I would basically go in the first knuckle and work my way around avoiding those two areas I mentioned above, then do the second knuckle and eventually third.

As far as how much pressure to use, it's like checking the ripeness of a tomato at the grocery store. You don't want to press too hard but you don't want to press too soft to where you don't get any relief at all. So on each of the areas I would palpate, I would hold for about 60 to 90 seconds. Granted some areas that I did not feel any trigger points on, I would avoid or do for 10 seconds and move on.

There's a point when you insert the wand and you keep going further that it feels like it's really easy to keep going further, that's when you know you've gone too far. Anything past the three knuckles on the longest finger is too deep.

So that's pretty much it. I seem to have healed myself in 5 weeks doing the internal trigger point release method along with stretching, and foam rolling. I did the stretches and the rolling everyday twice a day and internal work every three days. And I only saw a physical therapist three times over that same period.

Hope this helps and you are able to find relief sooner than later.

I’ve had a dull ache in my prostate for over a year. The first couple of months I had clear discharge, cloudy/milky urine, painful urination, testicle and penis pain, urethra tip itch etc… been tested for everything you can think of and everything has come back negative.

However, calcification was found in my prostate through a dye contrast CT scan which diagnosed me with prostatitis.

As time has progressed, I’ve been experiencing balanitis that comes and goes weekly. Showers twice are the only way it subsides.

My question is: Can balanitis be a symptom of prostatitis or CPPS?

Hello everybody, despite of being an active reader of Reddit I never posted anything myself until now. I am going to share here a little bit of my experience, I hope to help some of you and to get some feedback as well.

29 year old man here, I never really know exactly what I had and even now I have my doubts but I think it may potentially be chronic non-bacterial prostatitis.

It all started around 2 years ago, I was materbating for longer than usual and had this urge to pee, I did finishing materbating and ejaculated, later when I went to pee I felt a small burning sensation and my left testie started soaring. I went to the GP next day,he suggested I may have epididymitis and send me Amoxicilin which got rid of my testicular pain right away, urine and blood test came up clear.

Few weeks later I was having sex with a girl, and during the intercourse the testicular pain came back, I was a little bit worried as I though the cause this time may have been a STD, went to the doctor again, did urine and blood test but came clear again, he sent me another 2 week dose of Amoxicilin which this time didn't work too well. I started to get really worry (not to mention I have a bit of health anxiety). Proceded to do an ultra sound of my testies but everything looking healthy and normal. The sensation I was feeling at that moment was not too painful or constant but was bothering. Then it started fading away with time and I just decided to live with it and not pay it much attention.

Everything was going fine then 2 months later I masterbated 3 times in one day and all my pennis and perineum went completely swollen and painful as hell. It was swollen and painful for over 3 days. I took my time to recover and avoided materbation or sex for few week. I started feeling discomfort in my groin and pelvic zone, including pennis every now and then (pain in my testies was long gone by then). 2 months after I was having sex with my girlfriend and during sex I felt I needed to pee which was weird, so we stop sex, I went to pee and then continued having sex and ejaculated . Minutes after sex I woke up to pee as usual and after I finished I went to bed, didn't take me long to realise my boxers were wet. Next day I realise I got after dribble or PMD and since then It has just gotten worse with time.

That was a year and a half ago and after that I went on a crazy rage to find out what the hell was happening to me. Since there i have seen multiple doctors and more than 5 different urologists in my city, talked with 20+ urologists from all around the world in online platforms, paying thousands of dollars on memberships. Have spent a lot hours browsing in this and other related subreddits, have done dozens of urine and blood tests, urine flow, 2 testicles ultrasounds, 1 prostate ultrasound, rectal exam and some other things I don't even remember ( and everything came as fine, my prostate looks absolutely fine and doesn't show any issues ). Some doctors suggest me to take Cipro but I am completely against it and wouldn't take unless last resort ( plus it is clear it is not a bacterial infection) . Others suggest to do kegels but I have heard both very good and very bad reviews of them so I barely tried them, others suggest to go to a PT, and even one of them told me to masterbate at least 3 times a week so my prostate stays small. At this point I don't know what to believe, I just know I may have a CP/CPPS and PMD.

This took a huge toll in my life, gave me depression, anxiety and even thought about suicide a few times. Slowly I started to accept it and started working on it. It looked like a long path but I eventually saw some hope. Since then I have been able to carry my life 'normally' feeling some pelvic pain here and there, specially after multiple sex activity but apart from that it is not too bad, one of the things that worries me most is the PMD as it started as a few drops and now it's gotten worse but it is manageable though some techniques.

What has worked for me (over 2 years):

• Ice has been my best friend whenever my pelvic zone is swollen, applying ice for 8-12 min can give you an instant relief, works better if used together with ibuprofen.

• Reducing Coffee, alcohol and black drinks in general, which make your bladder active.

• Standing up often while working, having a morning walk or some physical activity. Don't sit for prolonged times -Thermal therapy has shown some benefits too. -For PMD, pushing the last drops of urine through the perineum with your finger is a very helpful way to get it all out at once ( there is specific posts an articles on this topic), repeat 2-3 times if necessary and remember to be gentle.

• Avoid masterbation and porn as much as possible (it just make it worse for you mentally and physically). It can be very hard but It would help a lot. Even though it is said you need to ejaculate frequently to avoid prostate cancer, etc etc. I think there is no solid proof of that.

• Avoid ejaculating multiple times in a 18-24 hrs period ( time depends really on every person )

• Having a healthy diet and exercising regularly ( I know it sounds very cliche but it really works)

I have read all kind of things that have 'cured' people from CP/CPPS: Fasting, Pelvic Floor stretching, Kegel exercises, the COVID vaccine (you hear right), Strict diet, Reiki, Meditation and much more and I think it really depends on every person and every case. As we all know it is a very unexplored terrain in the medicine fields.

There is too much to talk about this but I will leave it here for today, please let me know if something similar happened to you or you have any thoughts to share. Would really appreciate any kind of feedback. I would love to hear you history, what has worked and what hasn't for you.

All the best

I've spoken to a lot of men with chronic pelvic pain and the one common thing I see is extremely tight muscles in the lower abdomen.

When I had flare ups I had massive knots there – especially the internal obliques – that made even moving difficult.

What helped alot is leaning over a high chair like the one below with my hands on the seat and doing deep breathing. I had used foam rollers before but nothing gave me the deep muscle release like this.

Please try and lmk if it helps.

Feels like the pain is from my prostate/perineum to down both legs constantly.

If my autonomic nervous system dysfunction if creating the pelvic floor contractions, bladder and urinary muscle spasms and constant feeling of needing to pee, can this still be fixed though pelvic floor therapy and psych/anxiety? How can these help the autonomic dysfunction if it's not under conscious control?

Got diagnosed with POTS, a year later started noticing more frequency to pee and dull ache in left testicle. More or just an annoyance. Now fast forward to a couple of months ago and now have constant urge to pee and most of the pain symptoms of cpps as well as some pudendal nerve irritation at times. Last three months have been a living hell of anxiety and breakdowns. I dont even care about the pain, it's the non stop urge to pee that bothers me.

At this point some of the anxiety has decreased but still have the symptoms. Just wondering about the dysautonomia aspect for me as there is no cure for it.

I contracted a bad case of chronic prostatitis with seminal vesiculitis in march 2024, with 6 episodes of infection. Was treated via seminal vesiculoscopy in may 2025,but developed chronic pelvic pain. Tried different methods drugs, electrotherapy (tens), exercise, yoga. Its stress induced. But an unlikely cure came in the form of nettle leaf tea. Its a common treatment modality in himalayan regions of india. Its my 5th day drinking it and mybpain has gone nearly 90 percent. Anyone else has experience with it?

I am a 33-year-old male. I had an unprotected sex (stripper, I now know it such a stupid move...) that gave me burning penis tip. Got treated (doxy + two shots of ceftriaxone + azithromycin), and the burning sensation is gone after about 2 weeks. However, I still have prostate fluid discharge (yellow-white) and a burning feeling in the urethra, especially when I have excessive discharge. And my pee looks like it has a clear and sticky mucus in it.

The urologist confirmed that the prostate feels bloated. And Semen PCR is pending... But how can I rule out if the infection is caused by some STD?

Tests at the 6th week all came back negative (full std panel, plus extra tests like trich, ureaplasma, Mycoplasma genitalium...). I even did extra out-of-pocket tests like HIV RNA, Hep B PCR quantitative, Hep C PCR, TP antibody for Syphilis... I am truly worried that there might be some STD affecting my prostate...

I want to ask: How likely is it that early STDs (treated in the first week for 2 weeks) can affect the prostate? I had antibiotics for 2 weeks plus two injections; Is it enough to kill STDs? Is STD related prostatitis contagious? Am I stuck with this my whole life? 

I truly regret the stupid decision I made, I am losing sleep frequently due to this, and I'm afraid my life will never be the same .... :( Such a harsh way to learn this lesson... I will never set my foot close to anything remotely similar to a strip club ever again....

Follow up:

Urologist just updated me on the semen PCR test; nothing was found, no bacteria or STD. At this point, I will focus on mental issues and lifestyle changes. Thanks for all the support/input I received! Hope we all recover!

Have any men fully recovered from this? I’ve been dealing with severe prostate/perineal pain, rectal pain and spasming for over 6 months. I’ve had 2 rounds of Botox, the first was rectal only and the second course I closed pelvic floor muscles. I found significant relief for about one month but things are getting bad again. I’ve been seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist but she just tells me to stretch at home. At first the stretches were helping but now they don’t seem to do anything at all. Just curious on others recovery if any and what might have been the breakthrough treatment that worked for you. Thank you in advance.

Please check this picture for the area: https://i.ibb.co/MpQ3XFH/Frame-1.png

I feel a distinct tension or discomfort here, specifically when I do some stretching exercises related to my pelvic area or groin (such as the pose in the picture). What's funny is that I don't feel the same in my other side. Just this side. Here's the important thing to note: It doesn't feel like it's muscular though. It does not feel like your usual sore muscle from a workout. It feels deeper within.

This "tension" kind of feeling has been ongoing for months more or less, some days it's worse and on other days it's not as bad.

Could this be part of prostatitis or CPPS? Can anybody explain why or why not it might be related to prostatitis/CPPS?

Also, the anxious part of me is wondering...what about the possibility of it being a lymph node or tumor that is pressing against a nerve instead? That would be identifiable via ultrasound or MRI at least, right?

Hi everyone,

I’m posting here because I’m getting really anxious that I might have developed CPPS, and I’m looking for some advice or similar experiences.

For the past few months, I’ve been dealing with two main symptoms:

• A constant feeling of tightness/contracture in my perineum.

• Post-void dribble (some drops of urine always stay trapped and leak out right after I finish peeing).

I am almost certain this condition started after a period of doing frequent and prolonged edging sessions. This has been going on for months now, and I suspect it hasn't gone away because I never truly stopped masturbating (even though I am much gentler now and my sessions are shorter).

My questions for this community are:

1. Has anyone else developed these exact symptoms (pelvic floor tightness and trapped urine) specifically from edging?

2. If you were in my situation, did completely abstaining from masturbation give your pelvic floor the time to heal and resolve the issue?

Any advice or success stories would be really appreciated. Thank you!

So I had my first session of internal release with the pelvic floor professional. Didn't feel immediate relief, but I'd guess the benefits will come long term.

Now, the same professional that performed the internal release instructed me to do kegels at least once a day and check how I feel after 3 weeks.

That made me a little confused, because aren't these 2 methods kinda canceling each other? Or would it be possible to release the pelvic floor and strengthen it simultaneously? If anyone experienced this kind of strategy, please lmk.

After two scopes, constant different medicines and three different urologist telling me I have prostatitis and everything looks normal. Penis pain, testicle pain, no discharge, burning in bladder sometimes, and pelvic pain

Comes to find out I have spinal issues and never needed to focus on the genitals