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35 yr old male trouble urinating, low back pain diag. prostatitis will saw palmetto 450 mg help me and how much should i take? the capsules are 450mg.

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This: This is not going away with just Saw Palmetto You need to have a urine analysis and an exam and very likely antibiotics

Answered 6/29/2014

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