Cystitis is an inflammatory process on the bladder wall, which leads to a violation of the urinary process.
The main manifestations of this pathology are painful sensations of variable severity and harmed urination.Symptoms of cystitis in women usually lead to their social disadvantage, interrupt work capacity and can negatively affect personal life.
The reasons for development
As the urethra in women and girls has its own anatomical characteristics, and the close place with the anus promotes the entry of bacteria or viruses into the urinary tract, this disease is usually progressing in them.In addition, the causes of cystitis in women are considered:
- Wearing uncomfortable or narrow underwear;
- Incomplete emptying of the bladder - most often observed in pregnant women;
- Anal sex;
- EXCESS OF STRONG WORK;
- Vitamin deficiency in the body;
- a wide range of other diseases of the internal organs, in particular genitals;
- several intestinal and staphylococcal infections;
- transfer of a virus or bacteria with a blood flow;
- inflammation of the genitals;
- weakened immunity;
- hormonal changes;
- allergic reactions;
- the effect of irradiation or radiation on the pubic zone;
- exposure to chemicals;
- Prolonged influence of cold temperatures, hypothermia due to the use of short clothes, which do not cover the lower back;
- irregular sex or lack of protection during this process;
- non -compliance with personal hygiene;
- Complications of gynecological intervention;
- Strange objects on the Blade channel;
- Sick lifestyle;
- Changes in the female body related to the period of pregnancy.
The first signs
The main signs of cystitis in women are as follows:
- burning or itching after urination;
- pain in the pubis, most of the time after visiting the bathroom;
- frequent desire to urinate;
- Discharge from the urethra with cystitis on a woman, especially purulent or blood;
- A slight increase in body temperature (up to 37.5 ° C).

If the infection spreads the urinary tract, the Cistist may be accompanied by damage to the ureters and the wolf of the kidney system.In this case, fever, pain in the lower back, the deterioration of the general condition is united.
More about symptoms
The main symptoms of cystitis are frequent urination.In particularly difficult cases, they are able to repeat themselves after a few minutes during the day and during sleep.The patient usually suffers from the inability to independently control bladder work, this usually leads to enuresis progression.
Sometimes the main signs of this disease in women are accompanied by a serious increase in temperature, chills, nausea and sometimes vomiting.The severe progression of the disease may manifest the presence of blood in the urine, which indicates a complicated course of cystitis, requires urgent treatment.
The intensity and nature of pain during cystitis in women can change weak discomfort to unbearable rubber.In addition to pain, small girls can occur a sharp delay in the urine.
A feature of this disease in women is frequent relapses.More than 50% of women occurs a second disease during the year when the first episode occurred.During the restoration of the disease in the period up to one month, it is worth suspecting the preservation of the infection in the body if the disease returns in more than a month, this is a relapse.Pain by emptying the bladder is more tolerant, the frequency of urination makes it possible not to lose work capacity and adhere to the previous lifestyle.
During the exacerbations of this disease in women, the clinic of acute/subacute inflammation progresses;During the period of remission, clinical and laboratory data on the active inflammatory process are often absent.
Complications
Due to its great prevalence (pathology is diagnosed in 40% of women in the world), the severity of cystitis consequences is often underestimated.
Chronic cystitis is characterized by damage to most of the bladder mucosa.At the same time, swelling and thickening appear in the affected areas, against the bottom of a decrease in elasticity of the epithelium.
Progress of the pathological process leads to complications that threaten the health of vital organs and systems:
- In 95% of cases, kidney disease - pyelonephritis, kidney failure;
- The organic change in bladder tissues is full of a rupture of its walls and the development of peritonitis;
- Frequent inflammation is one of the main reasons for the formation of adhesions;
- decreased reproductive function, the danger of complete loss of the ability to detect;
- urethritis;
- tumor processes;
- the formation of ulcers on the bladder walls, bleeding;
- Urolithiasis;
- Muscle damage and bladder tissue loss, which leads to its dysfunction and urinary incontinence.
Diagnosis
The first symptoms of cystitis make the patient seek medical help.To confirm the diagnosis of "bladder inflammation" and obtain treatment, you need to contact the nephrologist, urologist, gynecologist.The doctor will gather the necessary story and ask which medications the patient takes, if he had unprotected sexual acts, stressful situations, what concomitant diseases he has.
Laboratory and instrumental studies for cystitis:
- General urine analysis;
- General blood test;
- Bacteriological sowing of urine for identifying the causative agent of infection;
- Bladder ultrasound to study organic changes in the structures of the affected organ;
- Urethroscopy and cystoscopy.
How to remove the attack from cystitis?First Aid at home
Acute cystitis attacks are extremely painful for patients.The intensity of pain and uncomfortable sensations can be very high.The first and most important, such as facilitating acute cystitis attack - consumes as much fluid as much.Many believe that with cystitis you need to drink less water, pain and other manifestations will come out.This is fundamentally misunderstood the problem.Without enough water, the attack can drag itself for a long time.
In severe cases, it is recommended to resort to drug care:
- The best solution will be the ingestion of antispasmodic.They will eliminate cramps and contribute to a decrease in the tone of the bladder smooth muscles;
- In addition to antispasmodic, pain is removed by painkillers (reducing the conductivity of nerve endings);
- Plant preparations containing ordinary oregano and hop cones also help reduce spasm and pain caused by cystitis.
- Antibacterial medications should not be taken independently in any case.Ingestion of antibiotics is guaranteed to lead to a change in the image of laboratory tests, and the expert will not be able to establish the source and cause of the disease.Such measures are also full of insufficient impact on the source of the problem.
- If the diagnosis is confirmed and already known by the patient, you can resort to antimicrobial medications.
Cystitis Treatment in Women
For the treatment of acute and chronic cystitis in women, you should seek counseling for a gynecologist and a urologist.Usually in acute cystitis for proper therapy, healing occurs very quickly after 5-7 days.
If the infectious nature of cystitis in a woman is confirmed, treatment is mandatory to destroy pathogenic microorganisms with antimicrobial, antibiotics to which pathogens are sensitive.
What medications are treated with cystitis?
Antibiotics occupy a central place in the treatment of acute and chronic cystitis.The selection of an antibacterial medicine should be involved exclusively by a specialist, as self -medication can lead to irreversible consequences to health.

Anti-inflammatory. To relieve inflammation of the bladder mucosa for cystitis, the use of non -esteroids anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is recommended.
- Along with the elimination of inflammatory processes, the medicines in this group provide an analgesic effect, relieving the discomfort of pain and inherent pathology.
Antispasmodic.They have antispasmodic properties - a mandatory component of restoration and cystitis support therapy.
- The effect of antispasmodic drugs is expressed in the elimination of spasm of the bladder smooth muscles and the effect of relaxation, which relieves pain.
The use of plant -based preparations - An effective way to improve the effects of drug therapy.The base of the fytes is the components of the natural plant with biological activity.
Folk Sredostst
You can treat cystitis at home.Only before the beginning of this treatment is it necessary to consult your doctor who goes to your doctor.
To your attention, the simplest and most effective methods of treating cystitis with folk remedies.
- Drink every day dill brothThis relieves pain and reduces the inflammatory process.You can also cook Dill infusion, spilling seeds of boiling water.However, this drink is against it with hypotonic and people suffering from gallbladder diseases.
- To treat this disease is used millet.To prepare the drink, you need 2 tablespoons.l.Pour the millet with 2 cups of boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.After the product represents another 5 minutes, the liquid needs to be drained and drunk on the first day of the 1 tbsp disease.l.Every hour, on the second day - 3 tablespoons.l.Every hour, in the third - half a glass of decoction.
- With cystitis, help A pharmacy chamomile decoction.You can also prepare an infusion by filling 1 tablespoon.l.Herbs 1 cup boiling water and insisting for 15 minutes.Drink a third of a glass three times a day before meals.There are also homeopathic remedies and food supplements, which include chamomile.
- An effective medicine for the treatment of this disease is parsley.You can cook Parsley infusion, Bay 1 teaspoon.Previously bite parsley, two glasses of cold water.Take after tool infusion for 10 hours.This amount of product should be taken during the day, drink in small doses.
- Widely used Brusniki leaf (You can consider the photo as this plant is).To prepare the product, you need 1 tablespoon.l.Brusniks and pour a glass of boiling water.After insisting on time, use half a glass three times a day before meals.
- Frequently used to treat soda cystitis.A solution is prepared from the rate of 1 tablespoon.l.Soda by 1 liter of cooked water.You need to drink the solution 1 tablespoon.l.Three times a day.
Nutrition
To facilitate the condition, tablets are taken, popular medicines are used and diets adhere.The diet with cystitis has an anti -saptic and diuretic effect on the girl's body, which is important for the fight against bacteria that caused the disease.
- During the day, make three complete meals and some snacks.The urinary system is more active at the beginning of the day;Therefore, the joint installment of breakfast and lunch should be 75% of the food rate for one day.
- The diet of a woman who suffers from cystitis should consist of light natural products.
- Drink many liquids to wash the urinary system.Water, fruit drink, fruit jam, herbal infusion, weak tea are suitable.It is allowed to drink natural juices except tomatoes.
- Introduce diuretic products into food - carrots, zucchini, watermelons, spinach, cucumber.If the condition improve, you can eat homemade yogurt, cottage cheese, fish, lean meat.With cystitis, dietary soups, porridge in water, puree potato is allowed.
What to do if there is no way to see a doctor?
If there is no way to seek medical help, you can try to eliminate signs of inflammation.
- In the acute form of cystitis, bed rest and ingestion and antispasmodic medications are required.
- In the absence of pus and blood in the urine in the lower abdomen and the bottom of the back, you need to put a heating pillow or a bottle of warm water.A good pair of legs to your legs.Often these procedures are sufficient to stop the cystitis attack.
- You can also use a pre -lavado red brick or a piece of granite.The stone should be placed in an enameled bucket and, wrapping the upper edge of the boat with a towel, feels over it (in a bucket) for 10 minutes, covered with a hot blanket.Immediately before the procedure, 5 drops of triple colony can be drunk in a brick.After warming up, go to bed immediately.
- Every hour you should drink a glass of hot drink (green or kidney tea, still mineral water).This will help "wash" bladder infection faster.
- If the blood is detected in the urine, the thermal procedures will be against -indicated.They can be replaced by shower by a slightly hot eucalyptus infusion (1 glass of dry leaves per liter of boiling water).The procedure should be performed every 2 hours.
- During treatment, it is necessary to abandon fatty, fried, spicy, acidic and salty foods as it irritates on the bladder walls.It also prohibited alcohol and sexual contacts.
- To relieve pain, you can use special vaginal or rectal candles, vaginal or rectal candles.As for antibiotics, their reception without a preliminary medical examination is strictly prohibited.
Prevention
Urinary tract infection therapy requires the correction of some habits and diets.Cystitis prevention includes the following measures:
- Diet with restriction of irritating products (sharp dishes, spices);
- regular visit to the bathroom;
- compliance with personal hygiene rules;
- Hypothermia should be avoided;
- In the pool and on the beach, always change a damp swimsuit to dry;
- Treating focus of chronic infection in due course.
Cystitis in women is not a dangerous condition and, in most cases, it is well lending itself to drug therapy.However, it can acquire a chronic course, which is often observed against the weakened immunity background or somatic pathologies.