Yes I've taken cipro before. I had a UTI (which is not very common in men) and was prescribed 6 cipro tablets to be taken over 3 days. It cleared the infection but had a very bad side effect, that I don't even want to mention. Ok. I'll go ahead and say it .... I had a horrendous case of anal itching. If I'm ever prescribed that shirt again I'll refuse to take it.
I ended up buying some antifungal cream that I applied to the itchy area for a couple weeks and the discomfort finally subsided. Also ate lots of high-quality yogurt to rebuild my gut bacteria, which had been decimated by taking the antibiotic cipro. Those beneficial gut bacteria are helpful for digestion and for keeping down fungal infections.
I 've also had bph symptoms recently. Numerous bathroom trips at night, slow urine stream, and all that. I started drinking a cup of fresh brewed green tea shortly before bed. It has worked very well to reduce my inflamed prostate. I just use plain ol Lipton decaf green tea bags and use a small cup of hot water so as not to dilute the benefits of the tea bag too much. Try it. Perhaps it will work for you as well. Sorry for the long post. I'm done now.