Cystitis is difficult to confuse with another ailment. Acute pain during urination, severe discomfort after it ... Women who do not attach importance to the disease and do not treat it face a chronic form. It is necessary to know the pathology "in person" in order to eliminate it. The treatment of chronic cystitis in women is a topic that concerns almost a third of the world's population.
What is the reason for the selectivity of the disease?
The fact that the fair sex is faced with pathology much more often than men, statistics say. Doctors say that often the ailment overtakes women aged 18-45 years.
Such pathology selectivity is explained very simply. Initially, it is worth paying attention to the anatomical features. The urethra in women is short and wide, unlike the male. Therefore, the infection can penetrate the bladder much more easily .
Another factor provoking the appearance of cystitis in women is the neglect of warm things. For the sake of beauty, young ladies wear short skirts, trousers sitting on their hips, thin tights in cold frosty days.
What is cystitis?
What is a disease? The cavity of the bladder is lined with mucous membranes. Under the influence of certain factors, it can become inflamed. This process is called cystitis. If during the year a person is faced with relapses of this pathology twice or thrice, chronic cystitis is diagnosed. In women, either a urologist or a gynecologist prescribes treatment.
Causes of the disease
You should not fight on your own with such a pathology as cystitis. In women, the symptoms, treatment, causes of the disease are quite diverse. Only a specialist can correctly diagnose the source that provoked the development of the disease. He will select an adequate regimen of drug therapy.
It is highly recommended not to choose an independent treatment for chronic cystitis. What do patients who buy drugs, hoping for recovery, need to know? Modern drugs can treat cystitis, but the cause of the ailment is not eliminated. In this case, relapses and complications cannot be avoided.
Cystitis occurs as a result of the following reasons:
- hormonal changes;
- bladder mucosa injuries;
- congestion in the pelvis;
- prolonged sitting position;
- poor genital hygiene;
- preference for tight underwear;
- frequent prolonged constipation;
- hypothermia (especially the pelvic region);
- spicy, spicy food abuse;
- transferred urological, venereological, gynecological inflammatory ailments;
- avitaminosis.
The main causes of the development of chronic cystitis are the following:
- constant subcooling;
- the presence in the body of bacteria that contribute to cystitis;
- the urethra is deep;
- urolithiasis disease;
- diverticulums (herniform protrusions, stones) in the bladder;
- mucosal damage by viruses;
- infected hydronephrosis;
- bladder leukoplakia;
- decreased mucosal resistance to bacteria;
- infectious diseases of the genitourinary system that can be transmitted sexually.
Characteristic symptoms
The most susceptible are women with immunocompromised pathologies such as chronic cystitis. Treatment (symptoms, signs are quite characteristic) will be prescribed only after establishing the true causes of the disease.
Women face the following manifestations of the disease:
- burning sensation during urination;
- discomfort in the lower abdomen;
- frequent urination;
- painful urination ;
- a feeling of incomplete emptying of the bubble;
- a small amount of urine;
- temperature increase (37.5 about C);
- cloudy urine;
- aching in the lower back;
- hematuria - the presence of blood in the urine.
First Aid for Relief
These recommendations should not be taken as a prescribed treatment for chronic cystitis in women. A few tips will only help get rid of an acute attack, if there is no way to immediately contact the clinic.
To stop acute cystitis, you need drugs:
- No-shpa;
- "Monurel" or "Fitolizin";
- Monural (3 g) - 2 packs.
Temporary treatment of cystitis in women (chronic and acute) is as follows:
- The medicine "No-spa" is taken in the amount of 1-2 tablets.
- The drug "Monural" should be used 1 time before bedtime. If relapses recur frequently, you can apply two days, 1 time. They use the medicine on an empty stomach. And only at night.
- The drug "Monurel" ("Fitolizin") is taken according to the instructions. It is important not to use the medicine in those days when the Monural is used.
After completing this treatment, after 2 weeks, it is necessary to pass tests and undergo a medical examination.
Pathology diagnostics
Before prescribing treatment, the doctor will recommend taking tests. It is they that allow you to determine how pronounced bladder dysfunctions, the degree of mucosal damage. In addition, this diagnosis will establish what served as a starting point for the development of pathology.
The most effective are the following laboratory tests:
- Analysis of urine. It allows you to identify the causative agent of the disease. Determines the degree of damage to the bladder, the intensity of inflammation.
- Cystography, cystoscopy. Such studies establish the type of pathology, the degree of damage. Based on these analyzes, the presence of stones, tumors, ulcers, fistulas in the bladder is determined.
- Mucosal biopsy. This study is prescribed for patients who are diagnosed with a chronic form of cystitis and the symptoms are vague. The analysis eliminates serious pathologies such as bladder cancer.
Disease treatment
To ignore this pathology is unacceptable. It should be emphasized once again that a favorable outcome is possible only when the treatment of chronic cystitis in women is correctly selected.
The first step is to relieve discomfort and eliminate frequent urination. This task will help solve the thermal procedure. It relaxes the smooth muscles of the bladder and helps prevent spastic contraction. Sedentary baths are recommended, or a warm heating pad is placed on the lower abdomen.
Drug therapy
Purely individually prescribed certain drugs that can eliminate chronic cystitis in women. The treatment is based on the following remedies:
- Painkillers (antispasmodic) drugs. In case of inefficiency of thermal procedures, these drugs are recommended. Often prescribed drugs "Analgin", "Papaverine", "Baralgin", "No-spa".
- NSAIDs. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can relieve inflammation, provide analgesic and antipyretic effects. They are used for very severe pain. The most optimal drugs are Ibuprofen, Faspik, Mig, Nurofen, Ibuklin.
- Antibacterial drugs. They are necessarily included in therapy. However, it should be remembered that the doctor selects antibiotics strictly individually, given the course of the disease, the characteristics of the body. The drugs Monural, Nitroxolin, Furadonin, Furagin, Rulid, Palin, Nolitsin, Nevigramon are widely used.
- Herbal remedies. They are an integral part of complex therapy. Herbal preparations are considered to be excellent uroseptics: extracts of bearberry, horsetail, cranberries. The drugs "Cyston", "Kanefron", "Monurel", "Fitolizin" are in demand.
- Probiotics These funds are necessarily combined with antiviral therapy. The purpose of these drugs is to normalize the vaginal and intestinal microflora. The most popular probiotics prescribed for cystitis are Acipol, RioFlora Balance, RioFlora Immuno, Bifiform, Hilak Forte.
Physiotherapy for the disease
In addition to drug treatment, patients are prescribed procedures. Physiotherapy effectively improves blood supply to the walls of the bladder. Patients are recommended:
- inductothermy;
- iontophoresis with nitrofurans and antiseptics;
- UHF procedures;
- electrophoresis with drug solutions;
- mud applications.
These procedures should be repeated after 3-4 months.
Folk remedies
There are several excellent recipes that allow you to deal with a pathology such as chronic cystitis in women. Treatment with folk remedies must necessarily be agreed with the attending doctor.
Chamomile broth and aloe juice are quite effective . Dry inflorescences (3 tbsp. L.) Are placed in an enameled saucepan, poured with water (0.5 l) and brought to a boil, then the fire is reduced and the chamomile is cooked for another 10 minutes. After this, the saucepan is covered with a lid and wrapped in a warm terry towel. After about fifteen minutes, the broth must be filtered.
During this time, squeeze aloe juice (5 tbsp. L.). Both components are mixed. This remedy must be drunk in small sips for one day.
Treatment lasts at least 1 month, even if the symptoms of the disease disappear earlier.
Collection number 1
For the treatment of chronic cystitis in women, a healing broth is used. To collect, you will need the following ingredients:
- birch leaves - 1 part;
- calamus root - 1 part;
- bearberry leaves - 2 parts;
- yarrow grass - 2 parts;
- flax seeds - 1 part.
Before cooking, you need to chop the herbs a little. At night, mixed ingredients are poured with boiling water. The calculation is as follows: for 1 tbsp. l collection need 1 cup of water. The use of the drug is possible in two hours. It is necessary to take it throughout the day, about twenty minutes before eating, 1 glass each.
Collection number 2
Treatment of chronic cystitis in women is effectively carried out with this tool. The conditions for the reception and manufacture of this infusion completely coincide with those inherent in the collection No. 1.
For cooking, you need the components:
- horsetail grass, bearberry - 1 part each;
- juniper berries - 1 part.
Collection number 3
It is necessary to stock up on the following ingredients:
- The grass of nettle, St. John's wort, mountaineer bird (knotweed), shepherd’s bag, plantain, sage - 1 part.
- Lingonberry leaves, coltsfoot - 1 part each.
Take and prepare this drink should be the same as collection number 1.
Conclusion
It is very important to adhere to all the recommendations of the doctor. Be sure to follow all his instructions, take only those drugs that will be prescribed for you. And then you will forget about cystitis forever. Health to you!