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Can Alpha Blockers Be Taken For Rectal Pain Due To Prostatitis?

I have vaguely been diagnosed with protastitis by my urologist (seems more like a guess than knowledge) due to frequency of urination, etc. (including pain in my glans penis following surgery in that area) and was prescribed Pamsvax XL alpha-blockers. I took these only briefly since they seemed to make little difference and in view of possible side effects (including rapid heartbeat since I have arrythmia and experienced no ejaculation when taking the tablets). However, I now experience increasingly regular sharp stabbing pains inside my rectum where I assume the prostate to be, which worries me as well as being extremely painful. Will the alpha-blockers help to relieve this and are they OK to take with my existing medication (Sotalol, Simvastatin & Warfarin, as well as B12 and zinc tablets)? I am also worried that the urologist does not know for sure if it is prostate cancer (they guess not due to low PSA). I have been told that only a biopsy could check this (unreliably) but I have read recently that the use of powerful MRI scans could avoid any such intrusive procedure - is this yet available?
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
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Hello dear

Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query thoroughly .

* The alpha blockers will not alter rectal pain .

* MRI can help to some extent for eliminating prostate cancer to some
extent but not surely 100% as of biopsy .

Hope this will help you .
Welcome for further guidance .

Regards .
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Can Alpha Blockers Be Taken For Rectal Pain Due To Prostatitis?

Hello dear Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query thoroughly . * The alpha blockers will not alter rectal pain . * MRI can help to some extent for eliminating prostate cancer to some extent but not surely 100% as of biopsy . Hope this will help you . Welcome for further guidance . Regards .