Cystitis is a disease of the bladder, which is most often observed in women. As for the male half of the population, it is much less common with this disease. This fact is associated with the anatomical structural features of organisms of both sexes. The urethra in women is very short and close to the genitals, which directly affects the penetration of various bacteria into the urethra. In men, this organ is covered with several layers of the epithelium, and also has an elongated shape. This canal structure protects their bladder from attacks by pathogens.
In connection with the above, it can be noted that cystitis is a purely female disease. To date, it is fairly well understood. However, more and more common situations are such that cystitis does not go away even after taking strong antibiotics. What is the reason and how to solve the problem? Answers to these questions will be presented later.
Basic information
Experienced specialists have long developed clear treatment regimens for all types of bladder inflammation. Compliance with strict recommendations adapted to a particular case allows patients to achieve the desired results in a rather short time. If cystitis does not pass a month, then this may indicate violations in certain methods of treatment.
In the event that after three weeks from the start of therapy the positive dynamics are not observed, you must immediately visit a doctor. Delaying the moment of contacting a specialist can cause the development of serious complications, as well as translate the disease into a chronic form.
The wrong treatment regimen
Why does cystitis fail after treatment at home? This question is often asked by those who do not want to contact specialists, but try to cure the disease on their own, using ineffective agents that increase the resistance of pathogens to the action of antibiotics.
It should be noted that the wrong combination of certain medicines often causes a decrease in the therapeutic effect of other specialized drugs.
Women with cystitis very often get antimicrobial drugs, which is called at random. Also, they rarely comply with all the rules for their admission. However, experts believe that the mistake of such patients is not that they try to cure inflammation on their own, but that with regular manifestations of the disease, they use the same drugs over and over again. Thus, after a certain period of time, bacterial pathogens develop resistant resistance to specific substances of the drug, and they cease to respond to them. In this case, women begin to complain that they got a counterfeit drug, because even after antibiotics, cystitis does not go away.
Wrong drug choice
Why does cystitis fail? The answer to this question lies in the initially wrong choice of medicine.
Most women start cystitis therapy with a drug such as Monural. This medication is in the form of a suspension and contains active substances with a wide spectrum of action. However, not everyone knows that in many cases the use of only one specified drug is insufficient and the mandatory connection of auxiliary drugs is required.
For the proper treatment of cystitis, one should rely on the indicators of bacteriological culture of urine of the patient. With a long wait for the results of the analysis, the therapeutic regimen is selected according to the instructions. Then it is adjusted (if necessary).
Wrong diagnosis
Why did cystitis fail after antibiotics? Such situations may occur if the patient has been misdiagnosed. People in whom inflammatory bladder disease has occurred more than once often confuse this pathology with another. That is why it is extremely important not to start self-treatment of cystitis before the diagnosis is made by a narrow specialist.
What diseases are confused with?
If cystitis does not go away, then perhaps it does not cystitis at all. Symptoms characteristic of this pathology are similar to signs of stones moving along the urethra, the formation of neoplasms in the bladder and the development of urethritis. Also, mechanical damage and trauma to the organs of the urinary system, including the formation of polyps and cysts in them, are often taken for cystitis. In the presence of such diseases while taking antispasmodics, the main symptoms may disappear for a short time, but very soon they return and disturb the patient for weeks or even months.
Improper treatment complications
If cystitis does not go away for a long time, then you should doubt the correct diagnosis. After all, the treatment of certain pathologies of the urinary system involves a special scheme, in violation of which the patient may experience serious complications. For example, the heat so often used for cystitis always causes the growth of cancer cells. Sports activities stimulate the movement of sand and stones. The use of painkillers hides the symptoms of serious pathologies, etc.
Anatomical features of the body
Why cystitis does not pass a week? What is the reason for the frequent relapse of this disease? Experts say that the protracted course of such inflammation may be the result of the following phenomena:
- Excessive urethral mobility. In such cases, pathogens can enter the bladder even during intercourse.
- The location of the urethra near or inside the vagina. With such anatomical features of the body, cystitis can occur with the slightest violation of the rules of personal hygiene or careless sexual intercourse.
- Narrow urethra. This problem is quite rare. However, it can apply to both sexes. Due to the narrow urethra, the emptying of the bladder slows down, which leads to stagnation and proliferation of bacteria.
Other causes of protracted illness
If cystitis does not pass for a long time, then this may be due to:
- Chronic focus of infection. There have been cases when cystitis developed as a result of the transition of the inflammatory process from the kidneys to the bladder. Therefore, it is very important to consult a doctor in time and begin therapy of the main organ from which the infection spreads.
- Low immunity. To get rid of cystitis, it is not enough to organize the right treatment. It is necessary to increase the body's defenses, since weakened immunity will necessarily lead to a relapse of the disease.
- Violation of the microflora of the genitals. The too close location of the urethra and vagina contributes to the fact that the condition of the first organ depends on the health of the second. Therefore, representatives of the weaker sex who suffer from chronic cystitis are recommended to get rid of all existing sexual problems first.
- Hygiene Even a correctly selected treatment regimen will not be able to cope with cystitis if a woman does not follow the banal rules of personal hygiene.
Symptoms
If cystitis has not passed after antibiotics, then it is worth considering whether the disease is correctly diagnosed. The main symptoms of this pathology include:
- frequent urination (up to several times per hour);
- pain when going to the toilet;
- clouding of urine;
- cutting pains in the bladder and above the pubis;
- an increase in body temperature (especially in severe cases).
It should also be noted that sometimes with cystitis the patient may have blood in the urine, incomplete emptying of the bladder can be felt, severe pains can occur at the end of urination, radiating to the rectum.
Which doctor should I go to?
If cystitis does not go away, what should I do? First of all, you need to see a doctor. Such a disease is in the competence of two specialists - a gynecologist and a urologist. However, you should first visit a physician. If cystitis has developed in a man, then he is immediately referred to a urologist. If a woman has a problem, then first of all she is recommended to visit a gynecologist, since very often the cause of the disease in question is genital diseases. If the latter did not affect the occurrence of cystitis, then the patient is also referred to a urologist.
The consequences of untreated disease
How many days does cystitis go through? With the correct diagnosis and timely treatment, the symptoms of this disease disappear after 5-10 days. However, in some cases, the symptoms of the disease subside only temporarily. At the same time, the true cause of the disease remains in the body and reminds itself with the slightest hypothermia. In such cases, they speak of a chronic form of pathology.
This type of disease is especially dangerous for young girls, as it often leads to scarring of the walls of the urethra and its decrease in volume. Also, not completely cured cystitis can provoke the penetration of an infection from the bladder into the kidneys. As a result of this, it is likely that a more serious disease called pyelonephritis will develop.
A serious complication of the disease in question is the development of interstitial cystitis. In the presence of such a pathology, the infection enters not only the mucous membranes, but also the submucosal layers, as well as the muscles of the organ. Further, the tissues of the bladder are scarred, deformed and contribute to its wrinkling, that is, loss of volume.
Drug treatment
How many days does cystitis go through? If we are talking about the symptoms of this disease, then they can be eliminated in a day. As for the treatment of the pathology itself, then this will require more time.
With acute cystitis, patients are prescribed antibacterial antispasmodics and herbs with a diuretic effect. If the symptoms of the disease are severe, then experts recommend taking medications that relieve spasms of the muscles of the bladder. Such drugs include: “No-shpu”, “Papaverine” and “Drotaverin”.
Also, with cystitis, diuretics in the form of "Kanefron", "Cyston" and "Fitolizin" are widely used.
Home methods
Non-traditional remedies for the treatment of cystitis are used very often. So, with the development of the first symptoms of the disease, some patients recommend immediately taking a decoction of diuretic herbs such as bearberry, kidney tea and lingonberry leaf. Very useful in the presence of the pathology in question, lingonberry, cranberry and blueberry fruit drinks.
To alleviate their condition after painful urination, experts recommend taking warm baths with herbs, as well as washing the external genitalia with soda solution.
Preventive actions
What to do to avoid relapse of a disease such as cystitis? According to experts, to prevent this disease, it is enough to follow the simplest rules:
- avoid hypothermia of the legs and pelvic organs;
- observe intimate hygiene;
- Do not sit on cold surfaces;
- empty the bladder in time;
- do not abuse spicy and salty foods;
- timely treat genital infections;
- refuse synthetic underwear.
You should also be aware that with a sedentary lifestyle, you need to get up and warm up every 20-30 minutes.
The most important thing!
Good prevention of cystitis is the daily use of one glass of cranberry / lingonberry juice or the reception of cranberries / lingonberries in any other form, including in the form of fruit drinks. Such berries are a natural medicine that has disinfectant and diuretic properties.