Why can't I get a hard on?

[Johnboy55]

My heart doctor said I have a strong heart and I can get hard a little. I still have a strong sex drive in my mind. Is there a way of cleaning out the veins in my penis to make better blood flow? I'm 57 years old with Type 2 Diabetes and on blood thinner for life. Thanks for the help.

[antelope]

There are lots of underlying causes of erectile dysfunction, diabetes being one of the most common culprits. Having been where you are, the first thing I would suggest is that you do some basic research on the possible causal relationships between diabetes and ED. Having a general understanding of the basic science of erectile function/dysfunction and the various side effects of diabetes will prepare you for step 2. Step 2: Have this conversation with your primary care physician. Don't hold back. The more info he/she has, the more precise can be the treatment regimen. I suspect the PCP will start you out on the various pills; mine did. If that doesn't work--and they did not work for me--your next step is likely a good urologist. I skipped penile pumps on the advice of my PCP because, in his words, "it kind of spoils the moment". He did suggest that I might try pumping as penile therapy. Which I did. Next stop: urology. After a long discussion with the uro and a complete review of my chart, we moved directly to Trimix injections and I've had great success since 2010. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hope that helps. Here's to hard times.

[Johnboy55]

Took 100 mgs of VIAGRA which didn't do anything too help. Went to a urology doctor and that didn't work. Got up too 800 Testosterone and didn't work either. All is left is shots and wondering because I'm on blood thinner would I have bleeding because the penis has many veins. Thanks.

[mikestap]

Hello,
I am not diabetic, but I have a little experience with ED and now have an implant. Even though you say you've been to a urology doctor, I would advise you find one who specializes in men's sexual health. There are a number of vascular studies with ultrasound and other technologies that better identify the source of your erectile problems. It sounds like so far you're grasping at straws. A good doc who knows what to look for will be better able to prescribe the most effective treatment. If you can't find one near home, look for one. It's important. There's a physician search tool on this website.

As for the shots, the needle is quite small and the instructions do say to avoid veins. I have hit veins several times and in some cases, raised a good hematoma on the surface of my dick. My wife hated that. I'm also not on blood thinners, so I can't say what your experience will be. Again, I think your doc should be able to advise.

And I don't think you want to "clean out" any veins. When it comes to erections, you want good arterial blood flow (a strong heart) and the veins need to clamp off the outflow from your dick. Treatments like sclerotherapy actually close veins.

Best of luck to you.
Mike

[ED2013]

It’s probably venous leak. You could try injections or get an implant.

[Lost Sheep]

My heart doctor said I have a strong heart and I can get hard a little. I still have a strong sex drive in my mind. Is there a way of cleaning out the veins in my penis to make better blood flow? I'm 57 years old with Type 2 Diabetes and on blood thinner for life. Thanks for the help.

If you get an erection and then clamp off your penis at the base with your stronger hand, does the erection stay? If so, you might benefit by use of a constriction ring.

A member here named "NowHard" had a recipe to "clean out" your circulatory system that he claims helped him. Also, cleaning up your lifestyle, diet, exercise routines, etc can yield other (health) benefits than just sexual ones.

I cannot testify to the efficacy of the recipe, but here it is. Be forewarned, his grammar is not the best and I cobbled together the following from several different posts of his, so there my be disjoints and repeats. However, you should get the idea that HEALTHY LIVING promotes healthy hard-ons in most men. Also, read Michal Pollan's books on foods. They boil down to "Eat Real Food. Not too much. Mostly plants. (Real food is defined as NOT HIGHLY PROCESSED)

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For your HBP you need some Cayenne Pepper, Turmeric and fine chopped garlic, now this is what you do,

this next bit is from my file,

The way out and clearing away plaque would be to get on Cayenne Pepper (CP), take this each morning and see how you go.

You just mix CP with tomato paste and thin it with olive oil, at first you just mix this to a heat that suits you, and over time you can slowly increase the CP.

You take 3 small teaspoonful each morning first thing, before anything else, one thing it will warm you up, with this, which will also help would be very fine chopped garlic, just do a whole head, chopped fine, and keep in olive oil, you just add a teaspoonful on top of the CP just mix into the top take as said.

Into this if you add Parsley its very good for the blood and helps keep your Cholesterol down.

Now if you read up about both the very good for ED, your heart and prostate, garlic is also very good for your blood, so along with the CP, your be doing your body the world of good.

And yes I have had ED now in recovery and do take what is above along with other stuff.
So do hope this helps you.
Good Luck

PS With this I now add on a 50 50 basis, is Turmeric with the CP, both are very good for the prostate and the heart and ED, all helps at the end of the day.

So how do I know these work they worked for ED and that's why you see me as NOWHARD, along with a few other things they got me back on track but for you, we need to get your HBP down, for more info just google Cayenne Pepper for HBP, turmeric for HBP and Garlic for HBP, you will find info for all 3, I did a post earlier today on this.

When you wash this down if you do it have a litre bottle in this you do a mix of a 1/4 teaspoon of boric acid, this acts a bit like Viagra as it help relax your veins, this helps more blood get to your penis.

Get your boric acid from your chemist/;'pharmacist, ask for it, I get mine here in Greece its dirt cheap.

The Cayenne Pepper and the Turmeric help clean up your blood they help get rid of plaque, and this is a great way get your blood working and your HBP down, the garlic will help thin your blood, and this is good for erections get your weigh down and you should be motoring back to a happy sex life, but please don't forget this is not an instant thing it will take time.

Go have a read of these posts, DRUGS VERSUS HERBS, HERBS MY CHOICE, and also DRUGS VERSUS HERB, HERBS MY CHOICE, DAILY INTAKE. if you google these your get to them quicker.

Do hope this helps you.

Good Luck

My daily intake of herbs and a hormone from first thing in the morning,
DHEA 75 mg
Tribulus x 2 450mg
Take 1 500mg L-Arginine
First thing each morning, Cayenne pepper and equal mix of Turmeric with small spoonful of garlic added to a mix of tomato paste, Cayenne to my heat and thinned with olive oil, and take 3 small spoonfuls washed down with water, I add the garlic and parsley and mix in to the top, keep fine chopped garlic in olive oil and parsley in fridge, with Cayenne and turmeric mix.

I now wash this down with a mix of Apple Cider Vinegar and apple juice and also take L-Carnitine, x 2 and Magnesium this is for Fibromyalga, but also help ED.

Black or green tea through the day and 3 cups with grated ginger in it, I keep my ginger in the freezer and fine grate to the size of an egg, put your ginger and lemon in the microwave for 30 sec.

One day a week I have a 2 pint tea pot of green tea and ground down herbal Tribulus, and let it steep over night, drink through the day with ginger, honey and lemon.

I take 6 weeks then take a week off, its my way of cycling my supplements.

I wash down my cayenne mix with water, in this I have boric acid in it just over a 1/4 teaspoon in 3/4 litre of water daily, there a very good piece on earthclinic about boric acid and ED, and its also good for rynards disease which I have, but its been better now, what this does, it helps open your smaller veins to, this one of the things Viagra does, it allows a better blood flow.

For anybody doing herbs its all down to a mix that suits you, and this mix is mine, but could work for you.
Works well for me and now in ED recovery, get woken up in the night with nocturnal erections and get some great morning woods, the last two have not had for years, even forgot what they were, along with these do kegels daily, and getting back into some light jelqing and stretching, all this helps.

And last, I do have Hardwear Ice cockring, this does give some real good boners that the wife loves.


Good Luck

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[dtwarren1942]

I was diabetic for about six years before my ED started. Apparently high blood glucose levels stats to build up plaque in your arteries which restricts blood flow. High glucose also leads to periferal neuropathy which desensitizes the nerve endings in your penis. It also causes autonomic neuropathy which effects bodily functions such as your sexual response.

If caught early enough, good blood glucose control can reverse the above causes of ED.

When my ED first started. 25 mg of viagra or a “regular” cock ring would work effectively. However, after about 3 years, I had to increase the Viagra and tension strength of the cockmg of Viagra no longer worked. That is when I resorted to Trimix injections which worked for an additionall three years until it became ineffective. Now I need to used a VED and a tight Osbon tension band.

Get your blood sugar under control now or you may need to follow in my footsteps.

[TwoWheelRider]

I take 20 mg daily of Xarelto due to a-fib. No problems whatsoever injecting Trimix. Go for it.

[TwoWheelRider]

I take 20 mg daily of Xarelto due to a-fib. No problems whatsoever injecting Trimix. Go for it.