Urethritis: treatment and prevention of disease
Like any other disease, urethritisacute form can become chronic. It is for this reason that it is very important to diagnose this infection in time and treat it. Urethritis can be non-infectious (traumatic), infectious, metabolic (in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract), allergic. Thus, infectious urethritis is always caused by viruses that are sexually transmitted. But sometimes infectious urethritis can develop due to chlamydia, fungal infection, mycoplasma. During sexual intercourse, the infection is released into the urethra. Traumatic urethritis can develop as a result of injury to the urethral cavity by various foreign objects. As a rule, the symptoms of the disease are quite easy to recognize, since they are specific in nature:
- rezi in the lower abdomen;
- burning during urination;
- swelling of the urethra sponges;
- abundant discharge during urination.
As a rule, the symptoms of the disease in menare clearly expressed, but in women the infection often goes unnoticed, which can lead to further complications. To establish an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to take a urine sample and conduct a microscopic examination of the discharge from the urethra. Treatment of urethritis should begin with the elimination of the infection inside the urethra. Such treatment includes antibacterial therapy, sometimes herbal medicine, which in combination has an effective effect.
Urethritis: treatment at home
A very important role in the treatment of thisdiseases play non-drug measures. First of all, this is compliance with the drinking regime and a special diet. This diet involves excluding spicy, sour and salty foods and alcohol from the diet. It is recommended to drink plenty of liquid. Plain clean water without gas, linden blossom tea and cucumber juice, which are good diuretics, are very useful for urethritis. Lingonberry or cranberry juice, fresh blackcurrant juice will have an anti-inflammatory effect. Treatment of the disease with medication should be carried out strictly under the supervision of a doctor. Very often, patients with such an infection self-medicate, taking general antibiotics. As a result, such treatment leads to the fact that the disease will become chronic, its symptoms will disappear, and there may even be an illusion that the disease has been cured. Treatment of urethritis should be carried out with the help of special drugs to which the infection is sensitive. First, it is necessary to identify the exact cause of the disease, and then carry out prevention of relapses of the inflammatory process.
Chronic urethritis: how to treat?
As already mentioned, urethritis, like any otherthe disease, if not treated in time or not treated to the end, can acquire a chronic form. Treatment of the chronic form of the disease is more labor-intensive and time-consuming than treatment of the acute form. First, it is necessary to pass a series of tests, conduct an extensive medical examination. This will allow you to choose the most effective medications. There is no universal treatment regimen for the disease, it is necessary to take into account many factors of the disease and individual characteristics. That is why the treatment of the disease is carried out privately. A urologist can solve the problem and cure the disease in men, but women need to seek help from either a urologist or a gynecologist. It is also necessary to be examined by a dermatovenerologist. Treatment of this disease must be comprehensive, therapy for other concomitant diseases must be carried out.
Urethritis and its treatment in men
The main weapon in the fight against infectionchronic form of the disease remains antibacterial therapy. But the treatment should include not only drugs taken orally, but also medicinal liquids administered through the urethra. These can be drugs "Hydrocortisone", "Dimexide", silver preparations. But it is worth noting that the introduction of drugs through the urethra should be carried out only in the chronic form of the disease. In acute urethritis, any local therapy is contraindicated. Treatment of chronic infection must necessarily include immunotherapy. This is explained by the fact that during any long-term disease, the body's defenses are noticeably weakened and require an increase. Antioxidants, vitamins B and PP are of particular importance here. If a man with urethritis has a narrowed urethra and urination becomes very difficult, and sometimes impossible, then it is necessary to resort to a very unpleasant but necessary method of treating urethritis, which is called bougienage. This method got its name from the metal instruments called bougies. With the help of these instruments, the urethra is expanded in men.
Treatment of urethritis in women
Treatment of female urethritis is similar to treatmenturethritis in men. Here, special attention is also paid to antibacterial and immune therapy. To protect the natural microflora, probiotics are prescribed, which must be taken along with antibiotics. Treatment of chronic urethritis in women includes douching, baths, warming procedures, rinsing, insertion of vaginal suppositories and tampons that have an anti-inflammatory effect. If this disease in women is not treated, it can eventually lead to the development of vaginitis, cystitis and other inflammatory diseases affecting the urethra. If your intimate partner has urethritis, then both must be treated, otherwise there is a risk of re-infection. To avoid the development of this disease, it is recommended to stay warm all the time and avoid hypothermia. Excessive physical activity can also provoke this disease. Eating spicy and salty foods, alcohol, carbonated drinks, irregular sexual intercourse - all this can cause urethritis. If you have changed your sexual partner, visit a gynecologist or urologist 2-3 weeks after sexual intercourse. This will allow you to avoid or treat this disease in a timely manner. Remember that untreated urethritis can cause infertility in both men and women. Take care of your health.
