Cystitis - the disease is not fatal, but very unpleasant. Painful pains and dysuria cause severe discomfort. Inflammation of the bladder proceeds with a pronounced clinical picture. If there is no way to see a doctor, then what should be the emergency care for cystitis? How to avoid complications?
Pathology and its symptoms
Cystitis is an inflammation of the membranes of the bladder. Depending on the course, the disease manifests itself in two forms: acute or chronic. Due to the special structure of the genitourinary tract, women often suffer from cystitis. In men, this pathology appears less often and as a consequence of urethritis. Symptoms of the disease in men are expressed in a weak form.
During the acute form of cystitis, a person experiences unbearable sharp pain during urination. Itching and burning in the urethra are noticeable. There is swelling of the genital organs and their external redness.
The patient has frequent urge to go “small”, even if the bladder is empty. Often there is urinary incontinence and urine leakage.
Against the background of the development of the disease in humans, the temperature may rise. The body feels general weakness, insomnia, loss of appetite. Urine with this pathology becomes darker in color, sometimes acquires a pink or cherry red hue.
Causes of cystitis
The bladder becomes inflamed due to exposure to microorganisms that live on the mucous membranes of the genitals and in the intestines. Saprophytic bacteria enter the genitals and provoke the development of pathology.
Infection can occur through sexual intercourse or if personal hygiene is not followed. In the body of a healthy person, the mechanism of natural defense is activated. The glands of the inner lining of the bladder secrete mucus, preventing bacteria from sticking. Immunoglobulins completely destroy infectious microorganisms that enter the mucosa. With regular emptying, the infection is “washed out”.
In women, cystitis appears much more often than in men. The explanation for this phenomenon is the structural features of the genitourinary system. The short urethra is not an obstacle to the penetration of dangerous microorganisms. But the opening of the urethra, which is located close to the vaginal opening, facilitates the penetration of a gynecological infection into the urinary tract. “Neighborhood” with the anus can also cause inflammation of the bladder, as it is a source of penetration into the urethra of Escherichia coli.
What quick help with cystitis at home can be provided, we will talk below.
Negative factors
Cystitis in a woman appears at a time when the protective mechanisms of the body decrease. As a result, more favorable conditions are created under which microbes multiply. Such negative factors provoke the occurrence of cystitis:
- Wearing synthetic underwear.
- Untimely change of sanitary pads.
- Menstrual cycle.
- Pregnancy or postpartum time.
- Hypothermia.
- Change of sexual partner.
- Diabetes.
- Perineal injuries.
- Untimely emptying of the bladder.
- Sexually transmitted diseases (trichomoniasis, chlamydia, mycoplasmosis, genital herpes).
- Excessive consumption of sweets, carbohydrates.
The disease in women can be triggered by menopause or pregnancy. In men, prostatitis and adenoma.
Menopause and cystitis
Also, this disease can develop against the background of menopause. Menopause occurs at a time when estrogen (sex hormones) becomes less. These hormones affect the condition of the skin, mucous membranes, giving them firmness and elasticity. A similar process occurs on the walls of the bladder. With age, they become thinner and weaker, their blood flows worse.
During menopause, bacteria pass from the reproductive organs to the bladder with dryness and inflammation of the vagina.
Any external factor can provoke cystitis: stress, cold, hypothermia, excitement.
To make the correct diagnosis and determine the specific therapy, you must immediately consult a doctor. Self-medication is not worth it. Otherwise, the patient's condition worsens.
Characterization of the disease in women
Intolerable pain always causes fear. Consider the most common phenomena that provoke pain in this disease:
- Ectopic pregnancy.
- Torsion of ovarian cysts.
- Inflammation of the appendix.
- Exit stones from the kidneys.
The above conditions provoke a drop in blood pressure, vomiting, bloating, fever, tachycardia. There is pain during palpation on the anterior abdominal wall. If there are no periods, then an ectopic pregnancy can be disrupted. If blood appears in the urine, then this means that stones come out of the kidneys.
A sharp dagger pain occurs when the ovarian cysts are twisted. This phenomenon often appears in young girls.
Appendicitis makes itself felt in the form of vomiting and bloating.
These signs will help differentiate cystitis from other pathologies.
First aid
Bladder inflammation is not fatal. However, you should not endure pain. Emergency care for cystitis at home is in the following rules:
- Wrap your lower back with a natural rug or dog-belt.
- Wear warm underwear.
- On his feet are warm socks.
If you put a heating pad on the feet or soar them in hot water, then the condition will be slightly easier.
Quick help for cystitis in women is to take an anti-inflammatory drug (Nimesila in a sachet) and an antispasmodic (Noshpa).
In acute cystitis, warming with sand or salt bags helps.
For expectant mothers, it is recommended to use a homeopathic medicine called “Viburkol”. It can be in the form of rectal suppositories with chamomile. Such treatment will not bring any danger to the baby.
Emergency
Frequent urges to go “a little”, pain, pain when urinating, turbid urine, pain over the pubis and perineum - these symptoms indicate that a person has exacerbation of cystitis. Emergency help will be needed if the temperature rises to 37 - 38 degrees. With severe pain and hyperthermia, it is necessary to call an ambulance.
Emergency care for cystitis at home
First aid is that you need to take painkillers. Thanks to their effects, spasm and inflammation will decrease.
Providing emergency care for cystitis, which pills should be taken? Doctors recommend such drugs:
- "Furadonin" (100 mg every 8 hours for seven days).
- “Nitroxoline 0.1 (4 times a day).
- "Furamag" (two tablets three times a day for a week).
- Antispasmodics: Noshpa, Spazmalgon, Baralgin.
- Painkillers: Ibufen, Nurofen, Nimesil.
- To normalize the work of inflamed organs, they recommend Urolesan, Monural, Kanefron N, Cyston (in tablets), Fitolizin (paste).
Taking antibiotics in an incomplete course is not worth it. Some microbes develop resistance to such medications over time. In this case, it will be more difficult to completely get rid of cystitis.
Emergency care for cystitis includes the following activities:
- Drink more fluids. Perfect broth from medicinal herbs, water without gas, compote. With the excreted urine, dangerous microorganisms that cause inflammation are removed.
- Exclude spices, spicy and salty foods from your diet. Otherwise, the symptoms of cystitis will intensify.
- You can attach a heating pad to the pubic area. The pain is weakened. Do not take a hot bath. You can not warm the lower back.
If the patient’s temperature rises above 39 degrees, then be sure to call an ambulance.
What can not be done
Emergency care for cystitis should include some prohibitions. Otherwise, a person will be able to harm himself.
It is forbidden to warm the stomach with a heating pad if it hurts. This is especially contraindicated with increasing temperature. Sauna, bath, steam room are contraindicated.
Do-it-yourself self-treatment should not be given to pregnant women, as it can cause a miscarriage and bleeding. Also, self-treatment should not be addressed to people who have cancer. Otherwise, the tumor may increase in size.
It is also impossible to apply ice to the pubic region. Do not be treated with alcoholic beverages. If an emergency operation is needed, then alcohol will damage anesthesia.
During acute cystitis, one should not go for walks, go in for sports and allow intimacy. With these factors, the disease will progress and be transmitted to the partner.
Quick help with cystitis is to call the ambulance team. Usually, Naklofen is administered intramuscularly to relieve pain. Depending on the severity of the patient’s condition, doctors may offer him hospitalization or leave him at home.
With kidney inflammation (blockage with stones or stone exit), pregnancy, childhood, hospitalization is necessary.
Alternative methods of treatment
Quick help with cystitis at home is to prepare healthy decoctions. With the help of herbs and decoctions that have been tested for years, inflammation of the bladder is treated.
To remove inflammation, a decoction of birch buds is effective. It will take 2 tsp. raw materials. Then pour 200 ml of boiling water over them and put on low heat. Boil the resulting mixture for 10 minutes. Let it brew for 30 minutes. Then it is necessary to strain and consume 0.5 cups before meals.
Steam baths with chamomile can help cystitis. Such a decoction will relieve external edema, burning and discomfort when urinating. It is necessary to pour a decoction of pharmacy chamomile or calendula into a basin with warm water. In order to prepare a decoction, you need one handful of raw materials and 1 liter of boiling water. Put in a water bath for 5-10 minutes. Let it infuse under the lid, strain through gauze. If there is no time to prepare a decoction, then you can buy alcohol eucalyptus tincture in a pharmacy. 100 ml of tincture (1 vial) is taken on a basin of water. The duration of the procedure is 10 minutes. It is best to do baths at bedtime for a week.
The essence of the bathtubs is that the patient must crouch over the container so that the vapor falls on the perineum. The duration of the procedure is only 5 minutes.
A decoction of chamomile can be washed in the morning and evening. With this procedure, itching and external inflammation will decrease.
Infusion for inflammation of the bladder
Emergency care for cystitis may consist in the use of another folk remedy. Parsley effectively helps in the fight against cystitis.
It has an anti-inflammatory and diuretic effect. To prepare the product, it is necessary to grind the leaves of the grass and pour them with boiling water. Put on fire and boil for 15 minutes. Then strain. Consume 2 cups per day.
Finally
Quick help for cystitis at home may include the following activities:
- As soon as you feel the first symptoms, take 1 tsp. soda and dissolve in a glass of warm water. The solution should be drunk within 15 minutes.
- After 2 hours, take the pill "Analgin." Be sure to drink it with plenty of water.
- After that, wrap yourself in a blanket. Let the body warm up for 2-3 hours.
- During this time, use a decoction of dried fruits or cranberries.
Be sure to follow a diet. Refuse fatty, salty, spicy dishes. Better eat easily digestible food: soups, cereals. In a day, the condition will improve. However, these rules are not able to eliminate the cause of the disease. Therefore, be sure to go through a doctor’s examination.