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Re:Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to preven... by abraae on Saturday June 08, 2024 @09:29PM (#40621335)
Just hijacking to add a public health warning about BPH. Like many men as they get older, I was getting up several times a night to pee. Thought I would just put up with it until it got worse.

I went on a yacht for the weekend, drank quite a few beers and crashed to sleep.

I awoke to find out I couldn't pee at all. I can't describe how painful things were by the time I staggered into the emergency department that evening. Definitely the worst experience of my life. A few weeks later a guy was winched off a boat by helicopter with the same condition - one of his mates had been tasked with catheterising him using the rubber fuel hose from the boat's engine, but was unsuccessful.

If you are having trouble urinating, seek medical attention - don't ignore it.

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Re:Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to preven... by justinc8687 on Saturday June 08, 2024 @09:59PM (#40621479)
Is there some correlation to boats or just happenstance?
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Re:Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to preven... by abraae on Saturday June 08, 2024 @10:03PM (#40621494)
Just coincidence, situations where one might drink too much and be isolated from medical care.
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Re:Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to preven... by barrenko on Sunday June 09, 2024 @02:41AM (#40622502)
Ignoring prostate issues for 6 months got me to the edge of sanity - I was 26 then and was told there was no way I have prostate issues.
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Re:Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to preven... by 2-3-7-43-1807 on Sunday June 09, 2024 @06:21AM (#40623390)
why on a yacht, though? i have a similar problem. shy bladder plus tense pelvic base. maybe even somewhat increased prostate (i don't know). so peeing is always something i need a little privacy for. but everytime i'm scuba diving plus out with a boat it's like my prostate is locking up completely. extremely weird and uncomfortable feeling. on those small boats there is never a toilet but there are sneaky options that in theory should work but don't. so i'm wondering if the wavy motion might have something to do with this problem.
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