Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: the role of an antifungal regimen:
MATERIAL AND METHODS: We included 1,000 consecutive patients. The inclusion criteria included failure of response to four consecutive weeks of antibiotic and alpha-blockers. The antifungal regimen was continued for two weeks. It included a low carbohydrate diet, the alkalinization of urine, and administration of fluconazole.
What is the reasoning behind low carbohydrate diet and urine alkalinization?