I truly hate this disease it has ruined my life. I have enough carp to deal with then to have aches in my groin and bladder , or worry if I'm going to wake up at 4 am and make it to the toilet because i have to go pee pee. Yes, I'm laughing at it now to keep from crying.  When I was younger  I indulged in some unsafe practices and I rarely drank water. It was always soda soda soda. Now I'm in my 30's but feel like a 4 year old when it comes to using the restroom. I drink a glass of water and lay down and I immediately have to urinate with in 1-2 hours. Enough is enough! doctors aren't helping.  Antibiotics work for a few days or a few weeks then a month or to later the symptoms are back.

Treatments are nice , but I want a real lasting cure so what has worked for you?

What I notice is that lemonade helps. Over time I was urinating less. But then I slacked up. It's summer so i been drinking lots of kool- aid which I thought would be ok cause it's not soda.  Anyway its baaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!   So I'm back to drinking lemonade again and praying it works again.  I do drink lots of orange juice at times but for me the lemoade seemed to work  where I saw results of less urine and less urgency.  I've been reading other post about making the urine  more alkaline.  I think there is something to this. Someone here or  on another site  mentioned eating watermelon as a blended shake including the rind.

So here is a list of the most alkaline foods

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      Bananas
    * Chocolate
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      Figs
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      Mineral water
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      Orange juice
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      Potatoes
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      Spinach
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      Watermelon
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      Dandelion Greens


most fruits and veggies are very alkaline.


 and now the most  Acidic Foods

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Corn
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Meat
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Beans
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Fish
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Fowl
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Most grains
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Coffee
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Plums
# Prunes
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Cranberries
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Distilled water

FOODS THAT ALKALNIZE THE URINE

almonds, beet greens, beets, buttermilk, chestnuts, citrus fruits, coconuts, cream, dairy products, dandelion greens, fruits (except cranberries, prunes, plums), kale, milk, molasses, mustard greens, nuts, spinach, turnip greens, vegetables (except corn and lentils)

Im not sure why the ruled out cranberried prunes and plums but I know cranberries are great for the bladder and urinary tract so i'd ignore that.

Disinfect the Urinary Tract

Some herbs have been clinically shown to have antiseptic properties. Drinking these herbs in beverage form throughout the day may be beneficial.

Drinking at least 16 ounces a day of cranberry or blueberry juice (not the sugar-sweetened variety) can have a preventative and therapeutic effect. These juices have antibiotic properties that interfere with the ability of bacteria to adhere to the bladder or urethral tissue. Choose a juice sweetened with apple or grape juice

I searched out this forum to share my experience in the hope that someone else will benefit as I did.  I had never heard of prostatitis before being diagnosed with it in May of 2009.  I had no idea what was wrong but I was absolutely miserable.  My symptoms were:  pain and an intense “prickly’ feeling in the entire groin area, aches from my groin out into my legs, burning, pressure, etc.  It was very painful and debilitating mentally and physically.  I was on three different antibiotics; sulfamethoxazole, cipro, and one other one I can’t remember.  NONE OF THEM WORKED.  They would all work for about a week and then the symptoms would come right back to where they had been.  I did get some relief with dribbling from flomax.  I took antibiotics for 7 months with no results.  I saw two different family practitioners and two different Urologists.  They all told me the same thing:  “You are chronic and you will have to live with it”. 
I was really at a low point when I was driving by a Barnes and Noble book store one day and stopped in to see if I could find any additional information in a book that was not on the internet.  They didn’t have one single book on prostate health.  As I was leaving I noticed there was a vitamin world next door.  I wondered in and went to the men’s health section.  There were about 30 different brands of products for men’s health/prostate.  I picked one at random, probably because it has a very bright green label and it drew my attention.  It was called Prosta-Stong from Irwin Naturals.  It was the only product they had that contained ALL of the ingredients that were recommended for prostate health I had read about.  I paid $19 for 88 capsules and left.  I started taking them that day (Thursday).  By Monday ALL OF MY SYMPTOMS WERE GONE!!  I was very happy about feeling better but cautious because the antibiotics had also worked during the first few days although not completely like this stuff had.  About an hour after I took the first two I felt a cooling sensation throughout the whole area.  It was very strange but soothing.  This happened every time I took the capsules. 
You can take a max of 4 a day and I did that and still do that along with flomax.  I am very thankful to say that I am still symptom free today (8/16/10) and I have no doubt it was this supplement that did it.  I actually went back to my doctor and my urologist and showed them what I was taking and begged them to recommend it to their patients who were chronic.  My regular doctor does that and asks me about it each time I go.  The Urologist was not impressed and I could tell he didn’t believe me.  I am not a salesman for Prosta-Strong and I don’t work in a vitamin store.  I live in North Carolina in the United States and I’m just a regular Joe.  Please, if you have chronic prostatitis, give this a try.  I’m not saying it will cure you like it did me but it might.  If it works for you please tell others so they can get relief.