Frequently Asked Questions About Q-Urol

 

Q and A by our Consulting Medical Advisory Board

What is Q-Urol?
Q-Urol is a nutritional supplement formulated to maintain prostate health which may address the symptoms associated with Chronic Prostatitis, a persistent state of inflammation in the prostate gland in men. Q-Urol contains clinically proven ingredients including quercetin, bee pollen extract, saw palmetto, pumpkin seed, the minerals zinc and calcium as well as papain/bromelain to aid digestion. This proprietary formulation (patent pending) is manufactured by Farr Laboratories, LLC. Please refer questions on its manufacture and composition to Farr Laboratories, LLC.

Why Q-Urol to address symptoms associated with Chronic Prostatitis?
Q-Urol has been rigorously tested using the highest medical standard and is one of the most effective natural supplements to support prostate health. Randomized placebo-controlled trials evaluating quercetin, saw palmetto and bee pollen extract have demonstrated a high degree of success. Pumpkin seed and zinc have been reported to support prostate health. Q-Urol combines all these compounds into a single tablet formula.

What indications support use of Q-Urol?
We suggest that physicians perform localizing urine cultures (and if possible expressed prostatic secretions) in all men prior to therapy. This test can be as simple as culturing a specimen of urine taken after the physician performs a prostate massage. We recommend that the physician sterilize any infection that is found in the prostate by using an appropriate antibiotic for at least four weeks. In men with extensive inflammation of the prostate, some physicians will often choose a course of antibiotics for patients if the patient has not been so treated before. Men with no evidence of active infection and those who have failed treatment with antibiotics are ideal candidates for the prostate supportive benefits of Q-Urol.

How should you use Q-Urol?
We recommend 1-2 tablets taken in the morning and evening. If this is successful, many people can then take maintenance dose of fewer tablets per day. If the patient has no symptom improvement after 8-12weeks, the product is unlikely to help him and other options should be discussed with a healthcare professional.

How long will it take for Q-Urol to work?
Some people notice improvement after the first few doses. Others find that they must take it for 8-12 weeks to see any benefit.

Are there any contraindications to using Q-Urol?
There is a theoretical risk that use of quercetin (which is found in Q-Urol) will interfere with the action of quinolone antibiotics (e.g. Cipro®, Floxin®, Levaquin®). Therefore, don't take these antibiotics with Q-Urol.

What side effects have you seen?
Q-Urol is generally well tolerated by most users. Some users have reported a slight tingling in the extremities shortly after their first dose.

Q-Urol has helped me, but I still have urinary symptoms.
Some men find that Q-Urol is more effective for their pain than for their urinary symptoms. We have found that combining Q-Urol with an alpha blocker (e.g. FloMax®) is a helpful approach for these men.

Can I combine Q-Urol with other natural products?
We don't recommend it. The product is specifically designed to be the most effective prostate supplement available and already contains the best natural compounds and minerals that have proven support prostate health, which may help address the symptoms associated with Chronic Prostatitis. There is no way of knowing how ingredients in other nutritional supplements or treatments will interact with Q-Urol. Even if the other products are considered "safe", they may interfere with the absorption of Q-Urol, or block its actions in other ways.

Q-Urol has helped me feel better. Do I have to keep taking it?
We recommend staying on a maintenance dose of one tablet per day for an additional 2-3 months. Some users find they can stop taking the product without recurrence of symptoms while others find they need to stay on the maintenance or even full dose to remain symptom-free.

Would you recommend taking all these ingredients separately?
Theoretically you should derive as much benefit from taking all these preparations separately, but unfortunately many brands do not have adequate batch-to-batch quality control such that one bottle works one month but another bottle doesn't work the next month. Other quercetin brands commonly combine quercetin with vitamin C. The high doses of vitamin C delivered with the quercetin can severely acidify the urine, making symptoms worse in some men. Most importantly, taking all these preparations separately will cost much more than taking only Q-Urol.

Is there any medical literature to support the ingredients in Q-Urol?

Quercetin
Shoskes D.A., Zeitlin SI, Shahed A., Rajfer J. Quercetin in men with category III chronic prostatitis: a preliminary prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Urology 1999; 54 (6): 960.

Shahed AR, Shoskes D.A. Oxidative stress in prostatic fluid of patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome: correlation with gram-positive bacterial growth and treatment response. J. Androl 2000; 21 (5): 669.

Shahed AR, Shoskes DA. Correlation of beta-endorphin and prostaglandin E2 levels in prostatic fluid of patients with chronic prostatitis with diagnosis and treatment response. J. Urol 2001 Nov; 166(5): 1738

Bee Pollen Extract
Rugendorff E.W., Weider, W. Ebeling, L and Buck AC Results of treatment with pollen extract (Cernilton N) in chronic prostatitis and prostatodynia. Br. J. Urol 1993 71:433

Schneider H., Ludwig M., Horstmann A, Schnitker J., Weidner W. The Efficacy Of Cernilton® In Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) Type NIH IIIA: A Randomized, Prospective, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Study. J Urol 2006; 175(Supplement): 34.

Saw Palmetto
Reissigl A., Djavan B., Pointner J. Prospective placebo-controlled mulitcenter trial on safety and efficacy of phytotherapy in the treatment of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Journal of Urology 2004; 171(4); 61 (Abstract 233).

Pumpkin Seed
Schiebel-Schlosser, G., Frederich, M. Phytotherapy of PH with pumpkin seeds – a multicenter clinical trial. Zeits Phytother 1998 19:71