# Nonbacterial prostatitis + age related enlarged prostate

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbacterial-prostatitis-age-related-enlarged-prostate/792619>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 2, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbacterial-prostatitis-age-related-enlarged-prostate/792619 "2017-08-02T10:56:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![SeniorCitizen007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbacterial-prostatitis-age-related-enlarged-prostate/792619/1 "2017-08-02T10:56:26Z")

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'I’ve got my head around most of the symptoms of this “24 hour struggle to cope” condition … what I need is advice about how to relax my anal sphincter (“poppers” are probably not safe for me to use due to my age … but maybe someone who is gay mght have some useful tips!). My doctor is a very sympathetic guy … but he’s out of his depth with the complexity of the symptoms. I’m experiencing.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbacterial-prostatitis-age-related-enlarged-prostate/792619/2 "2017-08-02T16:36:56Z")

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IANAD but I’ve been fighting prostate problems for 15 years.

Prostatitis doesn’t normally involve the anal sphincter. Granted, a full bladder and pain down there can make it highly uncomfortable to poop, but relaxing the anal sphincter is like trying to open the sink drain when your septic tank needs work.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonbacterial-prostatitis-age-related-enlarged-prostate/792619/3 "2017-08-02T16:45:11Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> relaxing the anal sphincter is like trying to open the sink drain when your septic tank needs work.

Indeed.