Cystitis, or inflammation of the bladder mucosa, is, unfortunately, one of the most common urogenital disorders of the beautiful half of humanity.According to data that the World Health Organization (WHO) leads to 50% of women to transfer cystitis to one form or another during their lifetime (among men this figure does not exceed 1%!), With 10-15% of patients is diagnosed with chronic cystitis.And this statistic, according to whom it foresees, will increase in terms of incidence each year.Why is this disorder in women more often than in men, and is it possible to avoid cystitis and relapses?
Physiology and nothing else
80% of those addressed to the doctor with the diagnosis of "cystitis" - representatives of the right sex, so cystitis is often called female disease.The "fault" of this is the anatomical characteristics of the body: urethra (urethra) in women is shorter and broader than in men.Moreover, the vagina and the anus are located near the urethra, which creates conditions suitable for "solution" and reproduction of aggressive microorganisms in the bladder and urethra.
Causes of cystitis
Cystitis -causing factors divided into Infection AND inadequate.The causative agents of the first are E. coli, chlamydia, ureaplasma or fungi as the peaks of the genus Candida.These microorganisms can fall into the bladder externally or internally, most often with a blood flow, lymph from the focus of the inflammatory process in the kidneys or genitals.from non -infectious reason Criminals in the immune system, metabolism and hormone production, damaged nervous system, allergies, consequences of radiation therapy and some other conditions and disorders.
Urologists also call such predisposing factors of cystitis as:
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hypothermia;
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"Non -sisher" dresses: wearing clothes that opens the stomach and below in the fresh season;Wearing tight things, tights, underwear;
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Sitting life, sitting work (hypodynamia);
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random sex life, unprotected sexual intercourse;
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non -disagreement with personality rules, including intimate hygiene;
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abuse of emptying (presence of remaining urine in the bladder);
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hypovitaminosis;
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frequent stress, excessive work, lack of sleep;
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Chronic diseases of organs and other systems, especially the genitourinary system;
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Menopause, diabetes mellitus;
- The love of very spicy, spicy, very fried food (its ingredients act on the irritating walls of the bladder).
Symptoms of cystitis
Cystitis, in contrast to the hyperactive bladder syndrome (these disorders are often confused), like any internal inflammatory process, persists quite with pain.It is associated with frequent, including at night, calling to the toilet, a burning sensation, pain when urinating and after emptying, a constant feeling of bladder flow and slightly elevated body temperature.Urine has a muddy urine, sometimes with a mixture of blood and mucus.
Forms of cystitis
By the nature of the course of the disease, the cystitis is divided into spicy AND CHRONIC.Acute cystitis begins suddenly, declaring itself with frequent campaigns in the bathroom (sometimes every 20-30 minutes), a slightly elevated body temperature and painful sensations in the bladder and perineum area.If the inflammatory process rises higher in the kidneys, then the temperature rises to the dangerous risk of 39-40 degrees Celsius.Chronic cystitis continues with the same symptoms, but weaker than pronounced, while worsening acute cystitis are possible.As a disorder, chronic cystitis is secondary: the cause of its appearance becomes any other disease of the genitourinary system or kidneys.
Diagnosticing and treatment of cystitis
Both are prerogatives of the physician, urologist or gynecologist.It is better not to get involved in yourself -Mericia with the cystitis, otherwise it can go to a chronic form.The diagnosis of the disease includes a general blood test (to detect signs of the inflammatory process in the body), general and biochemical urine analysis, urine analysis for bacteriological planting (to detect the causative agent of infection).An ultrasound of the bladder and kidneys, staining on the study of the vaginal microflora, can also be described - the study of urine flow, cystoscopy - inspection of the inner bladder surface using a special catheter with an optical system and lighting, which is presented through the urethra.
Cystitis treatment includes:
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Methods NO -Drug: physiotherapy, cursor diet, sitting baths and diuretic plant collections;
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Medical therapy: analgesic, antibiotics as determined by the attending physician;
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Surgery (in particularly complex, advanced cases).
In the chronic form of cystitis, treatment will be done taking into account the therapy of the underlying disease, for example, genital tract infection.Also, patients with cystitis are prescribed medical and preventive measures that strengthen immunity.
Preventing cystitis
Knowing the predisposing factors of cystitis development, it is easy to understand what the expert recommendations will be: fighting stress, sleeping, excluding the likelihood of hypothermia, improveing diet and drinking purest non -carbonated water and freshly prepared acidic juices and fruit drinks.Also, in the list of doctor's advice, a memory will necessarily observe personal hygiene and abandon the unpleasant body of tight clothing and freedom of cramp - these things exacerbate blood flow to the pelvis. Timely search of a doctor when disturbing symptoms also are of primary importance.Women and in the absence of complaints are recommended to undergo a preventive examination of the gynecologist twice a year.
Excellent health!