This is very embarrassing problem. I am 36 yr old male. My prostate was tender to the touch after a DRE, and I am wondering if I caused an injury to myself when I masturbated once after like 3 weeks of not masturbating. When I did orgasm it felt like I had a hernia inside my rectum, a dull like squeezing ache. For six months now the discomfort has gotten better but hasn't gone away. At first it felt like a constant gas or tingling esp. when sitting, when I walked I felt other sensation like something was there in my butt. The discomfort is persistent but dull and sometimes I even get an itch and I feel gas coming on hard, but it usually comes out weak. I was prescribed Macrobid and Cipro to try to treat it. I had one week of no symptoms and felt very good, but when I had sexual activity the sensations came back. I should mention that at the time, I was going through very stressful life event, not eating so well, and was often very depressed. This issue has made me even more depressed. Now I think I am not as easily turned on and I don't get an erection unless I rub or look at nudity. How can I treat this problem without drugs and can the prostate heal over time if I indeed did injure it in some way? Are there vitamins or foods I should be eating? I used to drink a lot of water but don't anymore. I also stopped exercising. Also, could I have caused an abcess? I stopped masturbating for a while now and I am still suffering. Thanks for reading and I hope to get rid of this problem once and for all.