Inflammation of the bladder often worries women.And, of course, they are interested in how to deal with the disease quickly and without undesirable consequences.Which treatment will be most effective not only for quick relief of painful symptoms, but also for complete recovery.In addition to drug treatment, traditional methods can be used after mandatory consultation with a doctor.Timely and comprehensive treatment will give quick results.
First symptoms
Acute cystitis always occurs suddenly, after stress, viral infection, hypothermia or any other factor that undermines the local immunity of the bladder.
Early symptoms in women include frequent need to go to the bathroom, painful sensations when urinating and pain in the lower abdomen.Moreover, the more difficult it is to clean, the more often a woman feels the need to go to the toilet.In more serious cases they occur every half hour.
Pain haunts the patient all day.The stomach hurts both during and outside of urination.Feeling the abdomen is unpleasant and painful.
Frequent painful 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 urgency.
Urine on examination is cloudy.The decrease in transparency is due to the accumulation of microbes, epithelium, leukocytes and erythrocytes in the urine.
At the end of urination it is possible to find blood.Its source is the loose, inflamed mucosa of the bladder.
Another symptom is increased body temperature.With chronic cystitis, it can remain at a normal level.
How to distinguish chronic cystitis from acute cystitis?
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, your body temperature may not rise or may be low.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, chronic cystitis is likely to occur.
Cystitis during pregnancy and menopause
Pregnancy is a period with a high risk of cystitis.The hormonal background changes, i.e. the level of the hormone progesterone increases, the smooth muscles of the urethra relax and its opening widens.This makes it easier for E. coli, as well as other bacteria, to enter 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 you feel no pain when urinating and the only symptoms present are frequent urination, cystitis may not be detected early.This is due to the fact that during pregnancy the uterus exerts pressure and the number of urinations increases normally.Therefore, to exclude this possibility, all pregnant women starting 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 reproductive function and, as a result, a change in the amount of female hormones.A decrease in estrogen affects not only the genitals, but also the bladder.Its mucosa changes, becomes thin, loose and susceptible to injury.
The clinical signs (symptoms) of cystitis in menopausal women 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 based on the medical history.What drugs 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, anamnesis, the presence of related pathologies and the results of tests, protected penicillins, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones and nitrofuran drugs are prescribed.
- Combine antibiotics with antispasmodics and analgesics
For chronic cystitis in women, drugs are injected into the bladder.Silver nitrate, sea buckthorn oil and rosehip oil are used.They have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects.And most 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,
- polygon,
- cranberry leaf,
- chamomile decoction,
- kidney tea.
Herbal decoctions acidify urine, making it unsuitable for bacterial growth.In addition, taking decoctions increases the amount of fluids drunk per day, which leads to an increase in urine production and the bladder is thus cleared of infection.
For maximum therapeutic effect, decoctions should be taken fresh.The herb can be purchased at a 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 a fruit drink or juice from berries.For fruit juice, take 0.5 kg of cranberries, wash them thoroughly and grind them in a blender or mortar.Filter through cheesecloth into a container, pour about 2.5 liters of cold boiled water and sweeten to taste.
Prepare juice with a small amount of berries and drink it immediately.Heat the blueberries a little so that they release the juice better and chop them.Then squeeze out several layers of gauze.
Traditional recipes are good as an additional component to the treatment prescribed by a doctor.Be sure to consult him whether traditional treatment methods are suitable and will not harm.