Inflammation of the bladder often worries women.And, of course, they are interested in how to quickly and without undesirable consequences cope with the disease.What treatment will be most effective not only for quick relief of painful symptoms, but also for complete recovery.In addition to drug treatment, you can use traditional methods after mandatory consultation with a doctor.Timely and complete treatment will give quick results.
First symptoms
Acute cystitis always occurs suddenly, after stress, a viral infection, hypothermia, or any other factor that undermines the local immunity of the bladder.
Among the first symptoms in women are a frequent urge to go to the toilet, a feeling of pain when urinating, and pain in the lower abdomen.Moreover, the harder it is to clean, the more often a woman feels the need to visit the toilet.In severe cases they occur every half hour.
The pain haunts the patient around the clock.The stomach hurts both during and outside of urination.Feeling the abdomen is unpleasant and painful.
Frequent pain impulses lead to contraction of the detrusor, the muscle that releases urine.At the same time, the pressure inside increases, and even a small amount of accumulated urine leads to urge.
Urine on examination is cloudy.The decrease in transparency is due to the accumulation of microbes, epithelium, leukocytes, and erythrocytes in the urine.
Blood may be found at the end of urination.Its source is the loosened and inflamed mucous membrane of the bladder.
Another symptom is an increase in body temperature.With chronic cystitis, it can remain at a normal level.
How to distinguish chronic cystitis from acute?
The clinical picture of chronic cystitis in women, or rather its exacerbation, is no different from acute inflammation.But the symptoms are less pronounced.For example, the body temperature may not rise or be low-grade.The pain is not pronounced, and the frequency of urination is not as high as in the case of an acute process.
In addition, chronic cystitis in women very rarely occurs on its own.Most of these exacerbations occur against the background of existing pathology of the bladder, ureters, kidneys or urethra.Therefore, if a woman, against the background of existing symptoms, is diagnosed with diverticulum, tumor, stones, chronic pyelonephritis, sclerosis of the urinary cervix, then it is likely that chronic cystitis occurs.
Cystitis during pregnancy and menopause
Pregnancy is a period of high risk of cystitis.The hormonal background changes, namely the level of the hormone progesterone increases, the smooth muscles of the urethra relax, and its opening becomes wider.This makes it easier for E. coli, as well as other bacteria, to penetrate the bladder and cause inflammation there.
Symptoms of cystitis during pregnancy are in many ways similar to the course of the disease in a non-pregnant woman.However, if there is no pain when urinating, and the only symptoms present are frequent urination, then cystitis may not be detected in time.This is due to the fact that during pregnancy the uterus puts pressure and the number of urinations increases as normal.Therefore, to exclude this possibility, all pregnant women from the 20th week of gestation have their urine analyzed monthly, and from the 30th week - every 7 days.
Cystitis in postmenopausal women also occurs frequently.This is due to the decline in the function of childbearing and, accordingly, a change in the amount of female hormones.A decrease in estrogen affects not only the genitals, but also the bladder.Its mucous membrane changes, it becomes thin, loose, and susceptible to injury.
Clinical signs (symptoms) of cystitis in women in menopause are not specific.
Treatment of the disease
In addition to keeping the woman in bed, drinking plenty of fluids and excluding irritating foods from the menu, as soon as the first symptoms appear, the doctor prescribes treatment according to the medical history.What medications are used for treatment?
- First of all, these are antibiotics
Taking antibacterial agents in most cases leads to significant improvement within 3–4 days.Typically, in urology, depending on the severity of the condition, medical history, the presence of related pathology and test results, protected penicillins, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones and nitrofuran drugs are prescribed.
- Combine antibiotics with antispasmodics and analgesics
For chronic cystitis in women, medications are injected into the bladder.Silver nitrate, sea buckthorn oil and rosehip oil are used.They have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects.And, importantly, they act only at the site of inflammation, without affecting the body as a whole.
What folk remedies are used for cystitis?
Among those suffering from cystitis, decoctions and infusions of various herbs and berries are very popular for treatment.Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic and weak diuretic effects have:
- horsetail,
- bearberry,
- cranberry,
- knotweed,
- lingonberry leaf,
- chamomile decoction,
- kidney tea.
Herbal decoctions acidify urine, making it unsuitable for bacterial growth.In addition, taking decoctions increases the amount of liquid drunk per day, which leads to an increase in urine output, and the bladder is thus washed out of infection.
For maximum therapeutic effect, decoctions must be taken fresh.The herb can be bought at the pharmacy, where it is already dried, tested for the absence of parasites and packaged.
Cranberries are rich in benzoic acid, which has antimicrobial and disinfectant properties, and flavonoids, which can scavenge free radicals.You can make fruit drink or juice from the berries.For fruit juice, take 0.5 kg of cranberries, wash thoroughly and grind in a blender or mortar.Strain through cheesecloth into a container, pour in about 2.5 liters of cold boiled water and sweeten to taste.
Prepare juice from a small amount of berries and drink it at once.Warm the cranberries a little so that they release juice better and chop.Then squeeze through several layers of gauze.
Traditional recipes are good as an additional component to treatment prescribed by a doctor.Be sure to consult with him whether traditional methods of treatment are suitable and will not harm.