What is 'Cystitis'
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The bladder is a biological storage container for urine and is located in the abdomen. The urine is passed out by means of the urethra.
6.5 million Women suffer from cystitis each year compared to men. This is because a women’s urethra is shorter and the urethra is located between the vagina and anus. This allows for easier transportation of the bacteria to the bladder.
Cystitis infection is caused through bacteria entering the bladder and multiplying rapidly leading to infection of the mucous membrane.
Some women are very venerable to contracting cystitis, becoming more evident after making love, or during pregnancy, when the chances of contracting cystitis are larger.
Symptoms of cystitis and urine infection
You frequently experience the feeling of burning or pain when going to the bathroom. You tend to go to the toilet more often than normal. Sometimes you may suffer from an oppressive or painful feeling in the abdomen. The urine can smell unpleasant at times, and instead of being clear it as the appearance of looking somewhat cloudy. At times there even may be a showing of blood in the urine.
Normally cystitis isn’t accompanied by a fever; at the most you may experience a slight increase in body temperature less than 38 degrees Celsius. At times you may experience very little in the way of symptoms and you may not realize that you have cystitis at all.
However, if you do feel sick and generally unwell, with a high temperature, then you may be suffering an infection of the kidney.
How does cystitis arise
A cystitis bacterium is generally the culprit of urine infections. It’s a bacterium that lives in the bowels and can be transported to the bladder by means of the urethra.
In particular, because there is always a smattering of urine left behind after going to the toilet, due to the inability to empty the bladder fully, the remaining bacterium has the opportunity to multiply in the left over urine.
Sometimes however, it can be a sexually transmissible bacterium, such as the Chlamydia bacterium, which causes the infection.
Cystitis also occurs in women after making love, if you are acceptable to this issue then it’s a good idea to get into the habit of going to the bathroom after making love, this will help to flush out the excess bacterium and prevent further problems.
Cystitis can be caused through the use of chemicals, such as using too much soap and shampoo during washing.
Is it seriously and what can be done
An uncomplicated cystitis is not a treating or dangerous condition to your health and wellbeing, it’s embarrassing, irritating, painful, and uncomfortable to put up with, but also very easy to treat. Your general practitioner will be able to determined the cause and then prescribe a curse of antibiotics to help cure your problems.
In some cases a curse of antibiotics may not help and you will need to take a further curse to help eradicate your symptoms.
In spite of the treatment, however, cystitis can have return bouts. In these cases you will be subscribe repeated antibiotics, but your practitioner will carry out tests to find the underlying cause and treatments necessary to help prevent your cystitis from worsening.
Kidney base infections
This is more serious than ordinary cystitis. You may frequently feel very sicker with aggressive pain in or both sides of the back, extending under the ribs, (high) fever, creeps and shivers.
Pregnancy
During pregnancy woman are very open to contracting cystitis, but it can be easily treated with antibiotics, and is not life-threatening for the child. During pregnancy good treatment is important, because any infection as the potential of effecting the kidneys, which would be a threat to the unborn child.
When to go to your general practitioner
If you have very little symptoms you can afford to wait until the body as had the opportunity to deal with the bacterium. You should drink lots of water to help flush your system out.
If however, you are suffering from several symptoms over time, or if you are pregnant, then go see your general practitioner.
The general practitioner will examine your urine for bacteria by means of urine test. You will need to supply a sample of your urine, which you usually collect first thing on waking up.
You then must take your sample to your general practitioner within 2hurs. And only up to a maximum of 24 hours if kept in a refrigerator.
If your general practitioner diagnoses cystitis he will prescribe an antibiotic course for you to take. It’s very important to finish this course, because if you don’t then the cystitis can return or become resistance to further treatments.
If you do get repeated urine infections, then your general practitioner will order a deeper more detailed examination of the bacteria, which will be grown in an acuter jar and tested to determine, which bacterium is responsible of your infection. A more targeted antibiotic course will then be given.
What can do you yourself
It’s very important to drink lots of water, about two drink litres per day. This will help to rinse out the bacteria from the bladder. You need to try to get the bladder to empty and before these too much new Bactria growth.
According to research, wiping between your vagina and your anus after being to the toilet, or taking vitamin pills, shows no effect upon slowing down the growth of, or curing cystitis.
To recap, by drinking lots of water (at least two litres) daily, you have a better chance of preventing cystitis. This has been shown to prevent the build up of the bacteria that courses cystitis, because you are removing the bacteria from the bladder before it as the opportunity to multiply.
Also remember to go to the loo after making love; this again will help to flush out the bacteria. And if you do suffer from cystitis then wear a condom as this will help to prevent passing on the bacteria to your partner.
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