Smoking?

Male pelvic pain, prostatitis, IC
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Gav
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Smoking?

Post by Gav »

Hey guys,

How many of you lot smoke? I have been using it as a form of trying to relax my pelvic floor a little but I have found that the more I smoke the more I want to pass a bowel movement which causes my pelvic floor to tighten up, I can feel it as I am smoking now..... Something I am going to have to give up if I want to beat this thing completely....

Have any others of you noticed this when smoking? I say this because I have a slightly sensitive bowel due to my Ulcerative Colitis.

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Age: 41 | Onset Age: 30 Symptoms Initially: Urine frequency, Rectal Pain, Bladder Pain, Penile Pain, Numb Inner Thigh Pain, Constipation, Fever. Symptoms now: None | Helped By: Resolution of phimosis /Elavil, Stretches. Worsened By: Stress Stress Stress!
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hey gav...i am new to this site and my pain is mostly rectal...but smoking definitely seems to make it worse...i feel like the nicotine makes the muscles tighten
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Post by Gav »

Cheers Gary. Smoking is something I am going to put behind me. As it is I have only gone onto about 4-5 a day to try and relax me, but tis a bad thing.

And welcome to the site! In one way I wish you didn't have to find a place like this, but as you have chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome this is the best place to be for advice!
Age: 41 | Onset Age: 30 Symptoms Initially: Urine frequency, Rectal Pain, Bladder Pain, Penile Pain, Numb Inner Thigh Pain, Constipation, Fever. Symptoms now: None | Helped By: Resolution of phimosis /Elavil, Stretches. Worsened By: Stress Stress Stress!
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thanks for the welcome gav.....at least I feel like I am not alone with the stuff...
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