Do you feel pain in your lower abdomen, do you often want totoilet, and when urinating there is a stinging and burning sensation? Then, most likely, you have one of the most common urological diseases - cystitis. More than 30 million people suffer from it every year, mainly women. What is cystitis, what are the causes of its occurrence and how to treat it?

How to understand that you are sick?

Cystitis is an infection in whichthe bladder lining becomes inflamed and its functions change. The disease can be acute or chronic. You will feel acute cystitis immediately: in addition to severe pain in the lower abdomen, frequent urination (more than 6 times a day), the temperature may rise and general health may worsen. Some women may experience menstrual irregularities, cloudy urine, and blood in it. In severe cases, purulent discharge from the urethra and vomiting are possible. Of course, such symptoms will immediately make you go to the doctor, who will prescribe treatment. But chronic cystitis can be asymptomatic. You may not notice that you are sick until it goes into an acute phase and makes itself known. The only way to detect it is to take tests. Indicators of the possible presence of cystitis will be the presence of protein and an increased content of leukocytes and erythrocytes in the urine. Chronic cystitis is the result of improper treatment of acute cystitis. Why does this unpleasant disease occur?

Cystitis is the bladder's response to an unhealthy lifestyle.

Like any other disease, cystitis hastheir reasons. But in the case of cystitis, we can talk about the action of not one specific reason, but their combination, that is, an incorrect lifestyle. Among the factors that provoke cystitis, the following can be named:

Violation of hygiene rules. This includes irregular sweating, untimely change of pads with monthly, wearing dirty underwear.

Lack of hygiene of sexual life. Changing partners, your unscrupulousness or your partner, too much frequency of sexual acts can lead to inflammation. Known is the cystitis of the "honeymoon", which occurs after the first sex. It can be observed in women who have no excitation during sex, and accordingly, there is no and sufficient moisture.

Presence of sexual infections.

Weak immunity.

Restraining the desire to go to the toilet. If you suffer, when you want to go to the toilet, and do it often, then, firstly, there is a change in the structure of the urethra, and secondly, favorable conditions for the spread of infection are created in the bladder.

Subcooling. Wearing clothes not by the weather, sitting on cold surfaces, low temperature at home or at work can lead to the emergence or worsening of the disease.

Wearing uncomfortable and cramped underwear.

Incorrect food. Eating an abundantly flavored, salty spicy food, as well as alcohol.

Stressful situations.

This is not an exhaustive list of reasons that can contribute to the occurrence and development of cystitis. What should you do if you get sick?

Cystitis occurs quickly, and is treated slowly

If you are among the 30% of women who suffer fromcystitis, you should immediately visit a doctor. Treatment will depend on the form (acute or chronic), stage (initial or advanced) of the disease, as well as your concomitant diseases. Therefore, treatment will be individual. Usually, antibacterial and antifungal drugs are prescribed, which should be taken for a week. Longer use of strong drugs is ineffective, since a situation arises when the treatment already begins to harm health. During treatment, you should stay in bed, avoid physical activity, and abstain from sexual activity. Drinking plenty of fluids, especially fruit drinks and compotes, and a diet will greatly assist in recovery. You will have to exclude salty, spicy, smoked, pickled foods, and eat dairy products, fruits and vegetables. Phytotherapy is very effective in the treatment of cystitis. It consists of taking herbal remedies that have a diuretic and bactericidal effect. Here, a decoction of bearberry, which is an antiseptic, meadowsweet, which relieves inflammation, agrimony, which has an astringent effect, and marshmallow, which has a softening effect, will help. You can brew a mixture of different herbs, such as St. John's wort, horsetail, and chamomile. Within a week, the pain will go away, your condition will improve, and you will begin to recover. What should you do to prevent the disease from returning and becoming chronic?

Cystitis is a reason to lead a healthy lifestyle

Acute cystitis, if not treated correctly, develops intochronic, and chronic with any provoking factor gets worse again. So the disease can torment you for many years. Therefore, if you do not want to suffer from cystitis anymore, then it is necessary, firstly, to carry out the treatment correctly and follow all the doctor's recommendations, and secondly, to completely change your lifestyle. Maintain personal hygiene and hygiene of sexual life, cure concomitant diseases, dress for the weather, do not overcool, wear comfortable underwear. Go to the toilet as soon as the desire arises, and in no case hold it for a long time. It is very important to start eating right and do this not only during illness, but change your daily diet. From meat, give preference to varieties that are easily digestible: veal, rabbit, chicken. Give up foods that provoke the disease: salty, spicy, peppery, smoked. Reduce the consumption of coffee and carbonated drinks. Drink plenty of fluids, especially cranberry and lingonberry juices. Eat fruits, vegetables and greens. If one of the provoking factors is stress, then try to rest, limit communication with people who irritate you, try to maintain a good, even mood. It is advisable to lead an active lifestyle, do exercises, take a contrast shower. Find a job you like if you are not satisfied with the current one. Start thinking positively and expect only good things from life. By doing this, you will significantly reduce the risk of relapse if you have already had cystitis, or completely eliminate the likelihood of getting it if you have not yet had it.

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