LUTS and ED

A 45 y.o. male presents with urinary urgency, dribbling and frequency worsening for several months.  He also complains of difficulty maintaining an erection.

No fever, no back pain, no dysuria, no history of CAD, no history of prostatitis.  No abdominal pain. No diarrhea or constipation.

Physical exam in normal including symmetrical, non boggy, non enlarged prostate.

Urine dip: normal

Assessment:

• Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
• Erectile dyfunction (ED)

Treatment plan:

• Cardura 2mg one po daily
• PSA
• refer to urologist to test for urinary flow analysis

Follow up:

Urologist report normal urinary flow without residual volume elevation.  Confirmed normal prostate exam.

Patient reports he is now assymptomatic and maintaining erections during intercourse.

 

 

Campylobacter jejuni

Campylobacter jejuni is a bacteria which can cause infectious diarrhea.

Symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea – sometimes bloody.

Occasionally the abdominal pain may mimic appendicitis with right lower quadrant pain.  CT may reveal mesenteric addentitis but no appendix inflammation.

Exposure to wild birds or ducks e.g. hunters; travel to developing countries or exposure to contaminated water are important historical findings.

Stool cultures, fecal leukocytes and shiga toxin levels can be obtained.

Treatment includes azithromycin 500 mg for 3 – 5 days and maintaining hydration level.  (Fluoroquinolone and Bactrim resistance has been growing.)

 

Treat flu symptoms with essential oils

Good afternoon,

We’ve all been hearing plenty about the flu going around. Well, last week we actually got it.  We did not have it absolutely confirmed that it was H1N1, but we did have the main symptoms — muscles aches and fever.

Although we did have the flu, it really was not that bad — thanks to the oils.  In fact, we found them to be very effective in reducing symptoms and getting over the bug quickly.

There are three main ways we used our essential oils:  rubbing on the feet, with moist hot packs on the back and chest, and through a diffuser.
Especially effective seemed to be the use of the moist hot packs.

When my husband came down with the bug, he was determined to get over it quickly, so he had me applying Thieves, Eucalyptus Blue, Oregano, Copaiba, and Peppermint several times a day along the spine, followed by about twenty minutes of relaxation with warm, moist heat on the area.  This approach had a significant impact on his fever, bringing it down every time we applied it.  It worked so well, he was able to shake the fever in just about a day’s time.

This whole experience reminded us that while using essential oils will not make you “bullet-proof” when it comes to sickness, it does equip you with what you need when sickness sets you back.

A mainstay of the oils when it comes to addressing flus of all kinds is Thieves, because of its antiviral and antibacterial  properties.

Stay well!

Laura Bostrom

Family Essential Oils

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