The bladder belongs to the excretory system, it is a kind of reservoir for the accumulation of urine, has a muscle structure. Bladder inflammation, the symptoms of this disease are most often recorded in children and women. The etiology of the disease is mainly associated with the penetration of infectious agents into the cavity of the bladder: staphilo-, strepto-, staphylococcus, E. coli.
In medical practice, inflammation of the bladder is called cystitis. Due to the peculiarities of the anatomical structure of this organ, women are more often sick compared to men. It should be said that female immunity can easily overcome this disease in the early stages of its development. However, in women with a weakened immune system, the disease is fulminant.
Inflammation of the bladder, the symptoms of which appear suddenly, is very painful. One of the first signs of bladder inflammation is frequent pain during urination, increased urination, urine may contain impurities of pus and blood (pyuria, hematuria). Patients diagnosed with bladder inflammation, symptoms may manifest as acute pain in the lower abdomen.
In the acute course of cystitis, urine contains a significant number of leukocytes, which indicates an inflammatory process. When examining urine, bacteria are detected. In the acute process, more than 100 thousand microbial bodies are found in 1 ml of urine.
Inflammation of the bladder in children is accompanied by crying during urination, abdominal pain, fever and vomiting. It should be noted that girls are sick much more often than boys. The most susceptible to the disease are children from 4 to 12 years old.
Due to the anatomical structure, inflammation of the bladder in men is rarely recorded. Men have a long urethra that prevents infection in the bladder. The prostate also acts as a kind of filter, which prevents bacteria from rising higher in the bladder and causing inflammation.
Bladder Inflammation: Symptoms and Treatment
Today it is not necessary to hospitalize a patient with a diagnosis of cystitis. It is enough to appoint him compliance with bed rest, taking plenty of drinks (about 3 liters of fluid per day). During treatment, the patient must follow a diet not to eat salty, spicy foods.
The diet for such a patient consists of the use of dietary soups, cereals and dairy products. During treatment should refrain from having sex. Adhering to the recommendations of a urologist can cure cystitis and prevent its relapse. The treatment of cystitis in women has some features. The treatment of cystitis in women is not one-sided. At the same time, drugs are prescribed for the treatment of the vagina and the restoration of its normal bacterial flora. Often in urology, antibiotics (biseptol) and nitrofurans (furagin) are used, the effectiveness of which is many years of testing.
It should be said that microbes are very mobile organisms, which under certain conditions can quickly adapt to the action of different drugs. Today, in the treatment of cystitis, the drug Catefron is often used, which is an extract containing rosemary leaves, centaury grass and lovage roots. Such a mixture exhibits antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Diuretic and immunostimulating drugs are also prescribed. Diuretics are used to remove the products of bladder inflammation: potassium acetate, temisal, lasix, decoctions of horsetail, licorice root, lingonberries, birch leaves. To relieve pain spasms, analgesics are used: analgin, baralgin, amidoperin, antispasmodics (platifilin hydrochloride, no-shpu, papaverine hydrochloride). To suppress microbial activity, 5-NOC and nitroxoline are used. Before prescribing antibiotics, determine the sensitivity of bacteria to the action of various antibacterial agents. After antibiotic therapy, douching is prescribed with the use of probiotic preparations (bifidumbacterin). For the treatment of cystitis in men , the same drugs are used. Antibiotic therapy in men has a longer period (up to ten days) compared with women (up to five days).
In order to prevent cystitis in women, they are not recommended overcooling (bathing in an ice hole, wearing mini skirts), you should drink plenty of fluids (mineral water without gas), follow a diet (you need to refrain from spicy, sour, spicy, salty, pickled food). When visiting the toilet, you need to wipe from front to back, and it is best to wash yourself, it is advisable to use pads rather than tampons during menstruation.