I’m 36M and over roughly the past 3–6 months, going to the toilet has gradually become a really long process. I can easily spend 10–15 minutes just trying to make sure I have actually finished peeing.

I have peed sitting down for at least the past five years. Previously, I would pee, wait briefly, use a tissue to wipe the tip, give it a final squeeze and that was basically it. If a tiny drop later ended up in my underwear occasionally, I could live with that.

What bothers me now is that I can think I have finished, but if I stand up, sometimes more urine will come out before I even get my underwear back on. It can be more than just a single residual drop.

Because of that, I have developed this whole routine where I pee, wait, pee a little more, wait again, and repeat until I feel like my bladder is genuinely empty. After that I still feel like there is urine left in the urethra, so I wipe and gently squeeze along my penis almost like emptying a tube, repeating that until I am confident there is nothing left. I have even started wrapping some tissue around the tip before standing up because I am worried more urine will come out.

The whole process can take around 15 minutes, which obviously does not seem normal.

I am curious whether any other guys, particularly around my age, have experienced something similar. If so, did you eventually find out what was causing it and what helped?

I have wondered about prostate problems, although at 36 I am not sure how likely that is. Searching online also brings up pelvic floor dysfunction. Apparently an overly tight/hypertonic pelvic floor can make it difficult to relax properly to urinate, but I have also read that a weak pelvic floor can cause post-urination dribbling, so I have no idea which direction to go in.

For anyone who has dealt with this, where did you start? Did you see a GP first and have your prostate/urinary system checked, see a urologist, or go directly to a male pelvic floor physiotherapist? Pelvic floor physios can be quite expensive, so I would rather work out whether that is actually the appropriate path before spending a lot of money on appointments.

I would especially like to hear from anyone who had the repeated “I’m finished… wait, there’s still more” problem rather than just the occasional normal drop after peeing.

Hi everyone

I just need to know as in what were your personal diagnostic criteria for confirming prostatitis, what procedures were invloved?

My symptoms are :

1. Chronic balanitis type rashes , red patches tender on touch and somewhat itching , this keeps waxing waning since almost 2 years now. Prescribed steroids work the best but it comes back even 2-3 days from stopping.

2. Pain the lower right back area

3. Vague pain in lower from abdomen where the belt sits , comes and goes not constant

4. Pain on ejaculation specially while mastrubating say 5 out of 10 times. Location of pain is directly on the exit of penis area.

Thanks!