This site is general information, not medical advice. It is not written by a medical professional. Nothing here has been evaluated by the FDA, and no product mentioned is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. See a doctor about your symptoms.
Not medical advice
The Night Flow Report publishes general information for adults. It is not a diagnosis, not a treatment plan and not a substitute for care from a qualified clinician who has actually examined you.
The site is written by Dale Prescott, who is a retired structural engineer, not a physician, nurse or pharmacist. Where the site describes what an ingredient is studied for, it is reporting, not prescribing.
Supplements
Dietary supplements are not reviewed or approved by the Food and Drug Administration before they are sold. Statements on this site about any supplement have not been evaluated by the FDA, and no product mentioned is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, including benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.
Botanical ingredients interact with real medications. Saw palmetto, pygeum and plant sterols are the common ones in this category. Talk to your doctor before starting anything if you take blood thinners, blood pressure medication or alpha blockers, or if you have surgery scheduled.
When to stop reading and get seen
Go to a doctor now, not to a supplement, if you have any of the following:
- Blood in your urine
- Inability to urinate at all
- Fever with back or pelvic pain
- Symptoms that appeared suddenly over days rather than gradually over months
- Unexplained weight loss or bone pain alongside urinary symptoms
Those are not the pattern of an aging prostate and they need a real examination.
If you already have a diagnosis
If a clinician has diagnosed you with a prostate condition, keep working with that clinician. Bring any supplement you are considering to your appointment and let them read the label. Nothing on this site is a reason to stop a prescribed treatment.