Cystitis - inflammation of the mucosa of the urinary bladder. The percentage of cystitis among women is growing every year. So, about 50% of the fairer sex at least once in their lives suffer from cystitis, and 10% suffer from a chronic form of the disease.
Signs of cystitis
- frequent urination, which is accompanied by a cutting pain in the genital area and bladder (in some cases, there are also bloody discharge during urination);
- stomach ache;
- temperature increase;
- vomiting;
- nausea;
- the emergence of severe pain during intercourse.
Some symptoms of cystitis are very similar tosymptoms of tuberculosis of the kidney or bladder, also the condition is similar to the developing tumor of the bladder or prostate (soreness in the lumbar region).
Treatment of cystitis
Self-management of this disease canlead to complications, from the transition of a normal cystitis to a chronic form before calling an ambulance and treatment in a hospital. If the causative agent of cystitis is infection, then treatment, which will be directed only at this disease, will not work. In this case, you must without fail refer to a qualified specialist, undergo a survey and conduct the necessary treatment for an infectious disease. To fix the whole organism after antibiotics and other prescribed drugs in the treatment of cystitis, it is necessary to undergo a course of physiotherapy and vitamin therapy. Particularly difficult to cure interstitial cystitis, which is due to the soreness of the bladder. To maintain the normal state and life of the body, you need to regularly take therapy, using certain medications, laser and magnetic therapy procedures. In addition, as a means, enveloping the walls of the bladder, fish oil, sea-buckthorn and paraffin oil are used. It is necessary to carry out and procedures of physiotherapy:
- Novocain electrophoresis;
- therapy with ultrasound waves;
- electrostimulation of the bladder.
If the cystitis occurs in acute form, thenit is recommended to provide complete peace, limit yourself to salty and smoked food, do not consume alcohol, consume large amounts of ordinary water, regulate the normal operation of the intestine, constantly monitor the temperature (do not allow hypothermia), and give up sex. In acute forms of cystitis instillation procedures are not possible, therefore, with severe pain, candles are prescribed, which contain analgesics. Before antibiotic therapy the doctor usually prescribes antibiotic preparations of a wide spectrum. An important place in the treatment of chronic cystitis in women is the detection and treatment of foci of infection.
Treatment of cystitis with folk remedies
The course of treatment prescribed by a doctor can be combinedwith folk remedies, which significantly increases its effectiveness. It is necessary to understand that any prescription of a medicine needs to be coordinated with the attending physician. For the treatment of cystitis, folk medicine has such recipes:
- syringing from chamomile broth (hops, motherwort, fennel seeds, lemon balm, linden flowers, hemp, St. John's wort, blackberry leaves, hops, licorice root);
- Compresses to the stomach of the horsetail for symptom relief.
Any woman can prevent this disease. In order not to develop cystitis, you must constantly keep your immunity in tone.