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I just started taking non-prescription saw palmetto capsules from the local health-food store. I hope it will reduce my frequent trips to the bathroom during days and nights.
My question: At some point, if the capsules reduce my bathroom trips, will I be able to stop taking the saw palmetto and the bathroom trips will remain more limited?
Or will I have to keep taking it for the rest of my life to keep the bathroom trips limited?
My husband heard that Vitamin D3 would help with frequency and it has helped some. Here is a good article: 4 Vitamins for Prostate Problems - ProgressiveHealth.com I keep telling my husband that if he didn't drink coffee that it would improve more, but he doesn't listen to me. I have noticed as a female if I totally eliminate coffee for the day, I am not up as much at night. Anything acidic will add to the problem.
I just started taking non-prescription saw palmetto capsules from the local health-food store. I hope it will reduce my frequent trips to the bathroom during days and nights.
My question: At some point, if the capsules reduce my bathroom trips, will I be able to stop taking the saw palmetto and the bathroom trips will remain more limited?
Or will I have to keep taking it for the rest of my life to keep the bathroom trips limited?
Thank you!
My information sources and my urologist say that saw palmetto will not do anything for BPH. I have a bottle that I will finish but I have been taking this supplement on and off for 10 years and never noticed any benefit.
To answer your question, I have found nothing that has helped. Your BPH will continue to get worse as your prostate grows. Two urologists I have spoken to said I should have a TURP procedure.
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My husband heard that Vitamin D3 would help with frequency and it has helped some. Here is a good article: 4 Vitamins for Prostate Problems - ProgressiveHealth.com I keep telling my husband that if he didn't drink coffee that it would improve more, but he doesn't listen to me. I have noticed as a female if I totally eliminate coffee for the day, I am not up as much at night. Anything acidic will add to the problem.
I have taken vitamin D3 supplements longer than most people and have never seen anything that says it will help BPH.
Regarding the article link you posted, the vitamins the article talks about are in reference to prostate cancer not BPH.
Caffeine does cause both males and females to urinate. Drinking anything later in the day can cause you to urinate during the night. My BPH is moderate but is more of a problem during the day. I drink coffee during the day and sometimes at night. I often have to get up once a night.
Based on studies I have read, I have tried eating pumpkin seeds and taking beta sitosterol tablets. Both of these are ingredients in many of the BPH supplements on the market. The beta sitosterol tablets I'm taking have a much higher amount of this supplement than the BPH formulas. Neither have worked any magic.
I tried several different supplements. The necessary key ingredient is not Saw Palmetto but beta-sitosterol, although most of the supplements contain many different ingredients.
Since I have been on a low carb diet for a about a year and a half and have lost a substantial amount of weight I seem to suffer no more symptoms. I do not know for sure if it's the diet or the weight loss but I don't take anything anymore. I also don't need blood pressure meds as my BP tests normal without my pills. I still take them as a precaution.
Also, Cialis which is an ED medication is known to work for BPH and they sell a daily dose as well. I've seen this on their commercials. I've never tried the daily dose of it. So I couldn't share any results.
You can search Amazon for different products and the good thing about Amazon is that you check out the reviews. The prices seem to differ quite a bit.
Here is a search
Amazon search for Prostate Supplements
Many products listed have excellent reviews. They may be worth a try.
I tried several different supplements. The necessary key ingredient is not Saw Palmetto but beta-sitosterol, although most of the supplements contain many different ingredients.
Since I have been on a low carb diet for a about a year and a half and have lost a substantial amount of weight I seem to suffer no more symptoms. I do not know for sure if it's the diet or the weight loss but I don't take anything anymore. I also don't need blood pressure meds as my BP tests normal without my pills. I still take them as a precaution.
Also, Cialis which is an ED medication is known to work for BPH and they sell a daily dose as well. I've seen this on their commercials. I've never tried the daily dose of it. So I couldn't share any results.
You can search Amazon for different products and the good thing about Amazon is that you check out the reviews. The prices seem to differ quite a bit.
Here is a search
Amazon search for Prostate Supplements
Many products listed have excellent reviews. They may be worth a try.
It has a lot more beta sitosterol and none of the other ingredients. I've never heard any claims for many of the ingredients in that product such as the various mushrooms.
I've also tried the Once Daily Cialis and it did nothing for my BPH.
I noticed the Amazon Top critical review, and I'm going to have to take a closer look at that claim. I'm a member of Consumerlab.com and I'll be checking what info they published.
It has a lot more beta sitosterol and none of the other ingredients. I've never heard any claims for many of the ingredients in that product such as the various mushrooms.
I've also tried the Once Daily Cialis and it did nothing for my BPH.
I noticed the Amazon Top critical review, and I'm going to have to take a closer look at that claim. I'm a member of Consumerlab.com and I'll be checking what info they published.
I mentioned above that I would take a look at ConsumerLab's review of beta sitosterol products for BPH. ConsumerLab doesn't allow you to copy from their site so I will paraphrase some of their comments below:
They state that beta-sitosterol has been found in most, but not all studies, to significantly improve perceived symptoms of BPH and urine rate flow.
The evidence for saw palmetto is less impressive and recent studies have failed to show any benefit over placebo.
Like the BPH drug finasteride (Proscar), beta-sitosterol may inhibit 5-alpha-reductase activity in the prostate.
The amount of beta-sitosterol used in the studies ranged from 30 mg to 91 mg.
When used for prostate purposes, beta-sitosterol should be taken on an empty stomach. Effects usually take four weeks to deveop.
The beta-sitosterol product from Source Naturals that I mentioned above is listed in this review. It is not sold as a BPH supplement, but as a cholesterol lowering supplement. It has 375 mg of beta-sitosterol.
Amazon has 195 reviews of the Source Natural product and gives it 4.2 out of 5 stars. One reviewer who gives it a 1 states: "I bought a membership with Consumerlab.com, and that is where I got the information that the pills have to disingrate quicker before they can help with getting up too many times at night." This comment comes from ConsumberLab's Review of Cholesterol Lowering Supplements, but is not stated in ConsumerLab's review of BPH supplements where the same product is approved.
I think I will be trying another beta sitosterol product that does not have saw palmetto. ConsumerLabs only reviewed two other products: Botanic Choice Beta Sitosterol Plus and Pure Encapulations Beta Sitosterol. Possibilities that I saw on Amazon include:
Swanson's Beta Sitosterol,
Now Foods Beta Sitosterol,
Americana Made Natural Beta Sitosterol Complex,
Pure Science Beta-Sitosterol,
KRK Supplements Beta Sitosterol
Some of these have more than the 375 mg of beta sitosterol that is in the Source Naturals product.
I just started taking non-prescription saw palmetto capsules from the local health-food store. I hope it will reduce my frequent trips to the bathroom during days and nights.
My question: At some point, if the capsules reduce my bathroom trips, will I be able to stop taking the saw palmetto and the bathroom trips will remain more limited?
Or will I have to keep taking it for the rest of my life to keep the bathroom trips limited?
Thank you!
You can't expect something to work if you don't take it.
Seriously, if you were on a prescription, you would have to be taking it for it to work. However---if saw palmetto is anything like other herbals, it may take some time for the therapeutic effect to kick in but when it does then it may stick around for a while if you stop for a break. You do have to resume it, though.
For example, you might have to take an herb daily for up to 8 weeks to start feeling some of its effects (they're not fast-acting pharma drugs), but eventually you do feel them. So you continue to take it for several months since you're having positive results but then decide you want to take a break. Breaks can be a good/necessary thing with some herbs, anyways (like pau d' arco, which requires breaks every month or two). So you take a 2-week break and during that time you're still having the positive effects. You go back on it for 3 months or whatever then take another break. And so on.
If you follow that and *if* that works, you may find supplementation easier to handle rather than if you were taking it all the time. Now, if you take too long of a break, don't expect miracles. There aren't many substances in the world that give such long lasting results after you stop taking it. Saw palmetto looks relatively safe for long-term uses, but not in large doses, so I would personally take lower doses and just take it all the time with few or no breaks unless I felt the need to stop for a while.
As for the question in your thread title, there are several foods and herbs that can help support the prostate. Those would include walnuts, pumpkin seeds, curcumin, cayenne, ginger, and resveratrol. I would add as many of those as possible to my regimen if my prostate was not fully functional. Iodine deficiency can also contribute to poor prostate health, so you might want to check out that subject. Search "prostate, iodine deficiency" on the internet.
See also the article below for more foods that support prostate health:
As for the question in your thread title, there are several foods and herbs that can help support the prostate. Those would include walnuts, pumpkin seeds, curcumin, cayenne, ginger, and resveratrol. I would add as many of those as possible to my regimen if my prostate was not fully functional. Iodine deficiency can also contribute to poor prostate health, so you might want to check out that subject. Search "prostate, iodine deficiency" on the internet.
See also the article below for more foods that support prostate health:
As for the question in your thread title, there are several foods and herbs that can help support the prostate. Those would include walnuts, pumpkin seeds, curcumin, cayenne, ginger, and resveratrol. I would add as many of those as possible to my regimen if my prostate was not fully functional. Iodine deficiency can also contribute to poor prostate health, so you might want to check out that subject. Search "prostate, iodine deficiency" on the internet.
See also the article below for more foods that support prostate health:
As you can see below, the OP is looking for help for frequent urination caused by an enlarged prostate (BPH). BPH does not mean that your prostate is not fully functional or that you have poor prostate health. Pumpkin seeds have been reported in a research study to have some benefit for men with BPH. I don't remember seeing any mention of the other items you mention in regard to BPH.
Your link is referring to prostate cancer. Again the OP makes no mention of prostate cancer but simply BPH, which the majority of men will eventually experience.
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Can anyone recommend a prostate health supplement? I've been having the typical problems of frequent urination, low flow, etc. My doctor did an exam but didn't find anything wrong but she recommended seeing a urologist for a second opinion which I am planning to do. I was prescribed flomax which doesn't really work and I would prefer a natural remedy.
Looking on the internet, I see many advertisements but don't think I trust the testimonials. Just wondering if anyone has had good results with a supplement for this. I've heard of Saw Palmetto, but these supplements offer additional ingredients as well.
As you can see below, the OP is looking for help for frequent urination caused by an enlarged prostate (BPH). BPH does not mean that your prostate is not fully functional or that you have poor prostate health. Pumpkin seeds have been reported in a research study to have some benefit for men with BPH. I don't remember seeing any mention of the other items you mention in regard to BPH.
He was looking for things to help with prostate health overall.
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Your link is referring to prostate cancer. Again the OP makes no mention of prostate cancer but simply BPH, which the majority of men will eventually experience.
It doesn't matter that he doesn't have cancer. Those foods are appropriate for men with *any* kind of prostate issue or for anyone that wants to prevent cancer. And yes, that's what he was asking for information about:
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Can anyone recommend a prostate health supplement?
First sentence.
The things I've mentioned are indeed shown to specifically be helpful for prostate cancer prevention/treatment, but that doesn't mean that men with BPH can't also use them to see if they benefit. Probably not going to hurt, at any rate.
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