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Originally Posted by ///MPhatic
My father asked me a simple question once and I was unable to find the answer with multiple searches. It's unlikely that I'll find it here, but I'll ask anyway.
First let me say that he didn't like taking medication if he didn't absolutely have to.
He had been diagnosed with BPH, as many older men are, and was prescribed FloMax.
His question to his doctor was simple; what percentage of men (how likely is it) that BPH results in complete inability to urinate?
His doctor was unable to give him a clear answer, and I knew the moment he asked me the same question that he wasn't going to take his meds unless it was absolutely necessary, and who can blame him with everything he was already taking?
I read a bit, and told him about possible bladder damage, but he was undeterred.
Anyone know how to find these statistics?
I feel like it's coming for me at some point, so I might as well get the answers now.
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At age 76, I've found that taking Advil PM just before bedtime not only allows better sleep, I also can go all night with out hitting the can.
Without it, I have to get up twice a night to take a leak. I recall reading somewhere that Advil (and others) temporarily reduces prostate
inflammation which increases flow. For me, it does help quite a lot.