How to treat cystitis?This issue has recently become more and more relevant for a huge number of women. Moreover, the advice to seek help from a doctor in most cases does not suit them. Some simply do not have enough time, while others do not trust doctors. We will not go into lengthy discussions about the fact that visiting a doctor is mandatory in case of any disease - everyone already knows this. But if you have already decided that you will not go to the doctor, at least try not to harm yourself. We will tell you how to try to get rid of cystitis without harming your health. There are several fairly safe methods that you can use to ensure that the treatment of cystitis at home is effective.

Medication

Typically a favorite among many womenThe solution to the problem of cystitis is to go to the pharmacy and buy an antibiotic. However, in no case should you buy the first pills against cystitis that come your way - with incorrectly selected drugs, a significant deterioration in the condition is possible. And chronic cystitis, as a rule, is almost guaranteed. After all, drugs can simply "drive" the disease deeper into the body, and not completely eliminate the infection. It is not for nothing that doctors so carefully select drugs, taking into account many individual factors - the age of the patient, the course of the disease, the presence of concomitant diseases, etc. After all, chronic cystitis is much more difficult to treat than acute. Most often, drugs such as phytolysin, monural, furomag, furadonin are used against cystitis. In addition, in some cases, cyston is a very effective remedy, which has a strong anti-inflammatory and diuretic effect. To relieve pain, you can use no-shpa. It is very effective if a person has acute cystitis. But let's look at the medicines in more detail:

• Phytolysin

This drug is made on the basis ofexclusively plant extracts: birch leaves, parsley roots and others. Doctors successfully use it to treat various infectious diseases of the urinary system. Including cystitis - both acute and chronic - can be successfully treated. Phytolysin is an excellent diuretic, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic effect. In addition, herbal extracts effectively remove sand and stones from the kidneys and bladder, which are crushed and excreted with urine. Phytolysin is available in the form of a paste. An adult should take three teaspoons per day. This drug is taken immediately after meals. To do this, it must be diluted with a few spoons of warm water, slightly sweetened. However, keep in mind that often taking this drug can cause side effects such as decreased blood pressure, dizziness and vomiting. Treatment can last no more than five days if a person has acute cystitis, and no more than seven if chronic.

• Monural

This drug is used to treat acutebacterial infections of the urinary system. The drug is available in powder form, packaged in three-gram sachets. One sachet of the medicine should be dissolved in one hundred grams of water and taken a few minutes before bedtime, after completely emptying the bladder. This drug should be taken once. If necessary, the drug can be taken again after three days. It is used only if cystitis is acute. Chronic cystitis is not treated in this way.

• Furadonin

This medicine isalmost universal - it is taken to treat all diseases of the urinary system - urethritis, pyelonephritis, cystitis. The drug should be taken three times a day, regardless of food intake, with plenty of water. The course of treatment is no more than seven days. Be careful - this drug often causes nausea and vomiting, as well as allergic reactions.

Folk remedies for cystitis

In addition to medications, you cantry to get rid of cystitis using recipes offered by traditional medicine. Traditional treatment of cystitis is also very effective, and there are much fewer side effects than from pharmacological diseases. To begin with, we will consider the means for treating acute cystitis.

• Infusion of mountain ash

To prepare this infusion you will needtwo spoons of rowan bark and a tablespoon of honey. The bark can be purchased at any pharmacy - as a rule, it is sold already crushed. Place the crushed rowan bark in a thermos and pour one glass of boiling water over it. Close the thermos and leave to brew for two hours. After that, strain the infusion using gauze and add a tablespoon of honey. Mix thoroughly and pour into a glass container. The entire volume of the resulting infusion must be drunk within 24 hours. And please note - do not prepare the decoction for future use - it cannot be stored for more than 24 hours. The duration of treatment is no more than three days. As a rule, relief comes on the second day.

• Celandine

A very good way to cure cystitis iscelandine. Although, of course, you will have to tinker with its preparation, but the result is worth it. It is best to use fresh celandine, but if it happens in winter, you can use dry grass. Place 200 grams of crushed celandine in a bag made of gauze. Place a heavy, clean stone inside the bag in advance so that the bag does not float. Put the bag in a liter jar and fill it with ordinary milk whey. Cover the jar with a gauze lid on top and leave for three hours, stirring occasionally. After that, pour the contents of the jar into another container. You need to take the infusion every three hours during the day, in equal parts. Prepare a new portion every day - the infusion cannot be stored for more than 20 hours. Duration of treatment is no more than five days. Painful sensations subside after the first day. Please note - this remedy is under no circumstances allowed to be used to treat cystitis in pregnant women.

• Decoction of flax seeds

Are you suffering from severe pain?Don't despair, a decoction of flax seeds will bring you almost instant relief. It is prepared quite simply - you will need three tablespoons of flax seeds, one tablespoon of honey and 0.5 liters of water. Place the seeds in an enamel bowl and pour water. Bring the decoction to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Boil for about five minutes, then add honey and mix thoroughly. After the decoction has cooled to room temperature, strain it with gauze. The sick person should drink the entire volume of the decoction in just an hour. If necessary, you can repeat it after five hours.

• Honey solution

Traditional medicine says that cystitis can be curedsuccessfully treat with honey. However, not any honey, but exclusively linden honey. Compared to any other honey, linden honey has the strongest antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. Heat one glass of water and dilute the honey, drink on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 7 days. However, treatment with honey is possible only if the sick person does not have an allergy.

Physical methods of cystitis treatment

There are also physical methods of treating cystitis. Take them into service – perhaps they will be the very panacea. Choose which one you like best:

• Milk baths

For a sitz bath you will only needmilk and a basin. Heat 3 liters of milk to 40 degrees, then pour it into a basin. Ask your family to heat another liter of milk - you will need it to add - the bath should be warm all the time. Sit in the basin, wrap yourself in a blanket on top. The duration of the bath is at least 15 minutes. Do not pour out the used milk - pour it into some container and put it in the refrigerator. It can be used several more times. As a rule, after just the first use, the process of urination is facilitated, after the second - the pain subsides. In total, you need to do five such baths. These baths are far from the last place in the list of folk remedies for cystitis.

• Hot potatoes

Warming up is also a very effective method.treatment of cystitis. For example, you can use the most common potato for these purposes. Wash one large potato thoroughly and boil it in its skin. After that, peel and mash it with a fork, place it in a gauze napkin. You should get a kind of cake that you need to apply to the lower abdomen. It is best to do this before bed, so that you do not get up after warming up. And do not forget to put on socks - your feet should be warm. The duration of warming up - the longer the better, until the potatoes cool down. The course of treatment is at least five days. You can also warm up with millet. To do this, heat it in a frying pan and place it in a linen bag.

Other recommendations

However, all these recipes - including folk onesTreatment methods for cystitis will not be effective enough if the patient does not review his diet during treatment. First, the following foods must be completely excluded from it:

• Smoked meat and all sausages.
• Any salted and spicy foods - spices, spices.
• All fizzy, caffeinated and alcoholic drinks.

Secondly, it is advisable to include in your menu such products as:

• Meat products - and only lean meat.
• Fish products - fish should either be baked or steamed.
• Carrot and pumpkin. They have a very positive effect on the condition of the bladder.

In addition, it is extremely important to follow the correctdrinking regimen – without sufficient amount of liquid consumed by the sick person, even the strongest antibiotics will not have the desired effect. The sick person should drink as much liquid as possible – along with urine, all pathogenic microflora is “washed out” of the sick person’s body. Which, in fact, is the cause of cystitis. Doctors recommend drinking at least three to four liters of liquid daily, not counting products containing water – fruits, vegetables, soups. Still table water is best suited for these purposes – in no case mineral water, as it contains substances that put additional stress on the kidneys and bladder. It is for this same reason that you cannot drink carbonated water. In addition, any unsweetened fruit drink or compote will come in handy – sugar is also not the best friend during illness. If you have the opportunity to get cranberry juice, consider yourself very lucky. Cranberry is practically the best remedy for cystitis. This is confirmed even by official medicine. Cranberry juice has powerful bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties. It can cope with even the most severe attack of cystitis in the shortest possible time. To treat the disease, you need to take a glass of cranberry juice every half hour for three hours. Be prepared for the fact that you will have to run to the toilet very, very often. However, unfortunately, this recipe is absolutely not suitable for those people who suffer from various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. As you can see, there are quite a few different remedies that can help cope with cystitis. However, it is best to try and find an opportunity to seek medical help. After all, no one can diagnose the disease better than a doctor, nor select the appropriate treatment, nor even more so control the effect of drugs on the body of a sick person. We recommend reading:

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