Causes of the disease.
Cystitis is a consequence of inflammation of the bladder. The cause may be infections, bacteria, viruses. This disease is usually attributed to female, although it occurs in men, only a few times less. This is due to the fact that the urethra in women is much shorter and wider than that of men, it is easier for bacteria to enter the body. In addition, the vagina, anal opening and urethra in women are very close to each other, infections are easier to develop in such dangerous proximity from possible foci.
Several factors can become the causes of this disease:
-Low immunity;
-Consistent chronic diseases of the urinary system;
-Cooling;
-Too tight clothes, thongs, synthetic clothes;
- Insufficient attention to hygiene;
-Stretching of the bladder due to frequent overflow.
These are the main causes that can cause cystitis, but there are others that are less common.
How to treat?
Cystitis is considered a fairly simple disease. Identify it and prescribe an adequate treatment can not only the urologist or gynecologist, but also the therapist. To do this, it will be necessary to pass an analysis of urine, blood, make smears from the urethra and vagina, which will show the presence of infection. Sometimes, if the disease occurs in conjunction with another, you need ultrasound of the bladder and even a roentgen of the kidneys, but usually these procedures are not prescribed.
It is worth knowing that the earlier a patient consults a doctor with the first suspicions of this disease, the more sparing and short will be the course of treatment. In some cases, in order to get rid of cystitis, it is enough to take a certain antibiotic once, but more often it is required to undergo a whole course of treatment and for a time to be observed with the doctor to rule out a relapse.
Often an exacerbation of a cystitis passes or takes place, unpleasant sensations, pains and rezi disappear at urination, pains in a stomach or belly, and the person considers or counts, that the disease has passed by itself. In fact, it simply passed into another stage from acute to latent, which almost always leads to the development of a chronic form of the disease.
If the illness caught you on a business trip, on vacation, where it is almost impossible to get to the doctor, it is necessary to follow certain advice of doctors. For example, you should not allow hypothermia, wear warm underwear and socks, drink more liquid, but not in any way not alcohol. It is better to use decoctions of chamomile, sage and other medicinal herbs. Do not prescribe yourself a course of antibiotics, as not all of them are shown with this disease. Even if you have already experienced cystitis, do not repeat the course of treatment prescribed by the doctor, because the disease can have a different nature and arise from different causes. Before consulting a doctor, self-medication is not recommended.
Often such a disease is being treated with folk remedies, for example, by applying a hot water bottle to the bladder or urethra. This promotes the passage of infection into the body and only aggravates the disease.
Despite the fact that cystitis is a fairly common disease that is easily diagnosed and successfully treated, it does not become less dangerous from it. Cystitis can quickly become chronic, which means that, in addition to frequent unpleasant sensations, there will be problems with sex life and a lot of restrictions - from the impossibility of hardening to the exclusion of the use of certain products. Therefore, timely access to a specialist is so important in identifying the first signs of the disease.