Baths with cystitis are an effective way to combat the manifestations of the disease in its acute stage. You can use it as an independent tool, or as part of complex therapy. To avoid complications of cystitis, you should alternate the composition of the baths - swap anti-inflammatory and painkillers. A local disinfecting effect is necessary, but if the discomfort and pain are too strong, you will have to use soothing mucous components.
Causes of cystitis
Today it is the most common pathology of the urinary system. Cystitis affects women, men, and children. However, women often suffer from cystitis during an active sexual life. Also, the incidence of cystitis increases with hormonal surges. Among pregnant women, the problem of cystitis is also very relevant.
There is a simple explanation for the fact that it is women who are often sick. Their physiology is different from men: the urethra is much shorter - and therefore the infection can easily leak into it and stay in the urethra for a long time.
The most common causes of cystitis:
- promiscuous sexual intercourse;
- low immunity;
- vaginal candidiasis and vaginitis of various etiologies;
- rare urination and improper water management;
- chronic pyelonephritis;
- excess protein in food;
- malnutrition - hunger strike, malnutrition;
- period of stress and psycho-emotional stress, prolonged hypothermia.
Symptoms of cystitis
How to understand that a woman is suffering precisely from cystitis, and not from, say, vaginitis? If a simple series of symptoms, due to which it is difficult to confuse this disease with others:
- small portions of urine excreted;
- pain and burning during urination;
- the feeling that the bladder is not completely empty;
- temperature increase to 37-38 degrees;
- general feeling of weakness;
- discoloration, odor, and urine concentration;
- menstrual irregularities;
- purulent discharge from the urethra.
Cystitis can be acute and chronic according to the type of course of the disease. If the patient feels the acute period of the disease immediately, then the chronic can be asymptomatic and ultimately lead to significant consequences in terms of its negative effect on the body. In some cases, an infection from the bladder can rise up the ureter to the kidneys. As a result, inflammation inevitably develops, which ultimately leads to chronic pyelonephritis. Which, in turn, leads to the gradual death of kidney tissue.
Such a simple treatment option, like baths for cystitis, is an effective and cheap way to get rid of discomfort, burning and pain in the urethra. In addition, some components are able to stop the inflammatory process and prevent its spread up the ureter.
How to make baths for cystitis?
There is nothing complicated in such a procedure. Baths for cystitis are a cheap and affordable every woman remedy that will help to quickly get rid of the symptoms of the disease and nullify the discomfort when urinating.
- The water temperature should be moderately warm, but in no case too hot and not cool. It is important. Being in cool water with cystitis can provoke a deterioration in the condition and even greater reproduction of bacteria.
- It is best to use boiled and cooled water in order to make baths for cystitis. Tap water may contain excess salts and metals. When local immunity is significantly reduced, the body's defenses are not able to withstand infections from tap water.
- Herbs for infusions are best used in dry powdered form. Of course, some women also use freshly picked stems and inflorescences, but they should be boiled longer. And such an infusion needs better filtration.
- A large volume of water should not be harvested - 2-3 liters is enough. If there is an excess amount of infusion of herbs, you can use it after a couple of hours. It is not worth keeping the ingredients diluted for too long - they quickly lose their healing properties.
- It is optimal to combine baths for cystitis in women with medication. Such complex therapy is especially effective. If it is not possible to purchase medicines, baths should be done at least 5-6 times a day and it is advisable to take at least decoctions of anti-inflammatory herbs inside.
List of the most popular ingredients.
What ingredients are most effective for baths for cystitis in women? It:
- soda and salt provide an excellent local disinfecting effect, help to reduce burning sensation and wash out colonies and spores of microbes from the urethral mucosa;
- chamomile infusion - one of the most popular anti-inflammatory ingredients for baths;
- other herbal infusions;
- diluted potassium permanganate;
- Bay leaf.
The duration of therapy depends on the selected ingredients. It is also optimal to take drugs in parallel to maintain the health of the bladder and kidneys: Monural, Renel, Kanefron. These are medicines containing plant extracts; they have practically no side effects. Even pregnant women can take them. When combining baths with potassium permanganate with cystitis with taking medication, symptoms disappear already for 3-4 days. A clear relief of the woman's condition is noted already on the first day of initiation of therapy.
Baths with chamomile for cystitis
This is a very popular remedy. Usually, when they talk about the treatment of cystitis with baths, it means chamomile. Often it is combined with other ingredients. For example, you can combine the two ingredients and add a tablespoon of soda to the chamomile infusion. Thus, the patient kills two birds with one stone: he achieves an anti-inflammatory and disinfecting effect.
Is it possible to bath with cystitis, if there is an allergy to chamomile? No, allergy sufferers are forbidden. For them, such manipulations are fraught with even greater discomfort, itching and burning. Sometimes chamomile can provoke the appearance of a rash and hives on the skin. In this case, you need to use a soothing cream.
How to make baths with chamomile
- You need to take 2 tablespoons of dry chopped chamomile grass and 1 liter of boiling water. Bring to a boil, wait until the infusion has cooled, then dilute with room temperature water so that the bath is moderately warm. In no case should you use water of cool temperature - this can provoke a deterioration in the condition and increased symptoms.
- After the infusion is ready, pour it into a basin or bath. Sit in it and stay so long until the water begins to cool. In no case should you allow yourself to freeze. Wear warm socks on the feet after the procedure .
Infusions of herbs for baths
Well help also infusions of the following herbs:
- yarrow has an anti-inflammatory effect (it can also be taken orally, and not only externally);
- oak bark has an astringent effect - after the first procedure, burning will go away, but after a couple of hours it will appear again;
- with field horsetail, you can prepare a concentrated broth and use it for a bath every two hours - this will reduce the discomfort during urination;
- marsh calf is quite difficult to find on sale - however, if there is one, then it is worth buying more, this plant has an excellent anti-inflammatory effect.
You can make a concentrated infusion of the following dry shredded plants:
- dandelion roots - 2 tablespoons;
- calamus marsh - 2 tablespoons;
- celandine - 2 tablespoons;
- medicinal chamomile - 2 tablespoons;
- corn stigmas - 3 tablespoons;
- birch leaves - 2 tablespoons;
- juniper shoots - 1 tablespoon.
If one or two ingredients are missing - it doesn’t matter. These proportions are based on 2 liters of water. Each time, you can add 0.5 liters to the container, and then add a little hot water until the desired temperature is reached. As a result, you get four baths per day - this is enough to stop the first signs of cystitis at an early stage.
Therapeutic baths with potassium permanganate
Properties of potassium permanganate: antiseptic, antibacterial, astringent. There is an opinion that the solution is quite dangerous for home use. This is an erroneous opinion: if you carefully measure the dosage, then there is almost no possibility of getting a burn or an allergic reaction. It has been tested for decades, a safe tool.
In the process of preparing the solution pay attention to the shade. It should not be too dark, not too light. The solution should not have a pronounced smell. It is necessary to obtain a liquid resembling red wine in color. The treatment of cystitis is permissible to perform only if all the crystals have dissolved, otherwise you can get burns of the genital mucosa. Otherwise, potassium permanganate is safe.
Relief occurs after the first procedure. Potassium permanganate is one of the few ingredients that is not advisable to combine with other components. You can alternate baths: for example, in the morning - with chamomile, at lunch - with soda, and in the evening - with potassium permanganate. But you can’t mix in one container, for example, soda and potassium permanganate.
Salt and soda baths
The amount of salt varies from the amount of water. It should be guided by the following proportions: approximately 300-400 grams of ordinary large table salt per liter of water, mix thoroughly until completely dissolved. If you prepare too concentrated a solution, it will pinch the skin and the cracked mucous membrane of the urethra. Therefore, do not add too much salt in search of a better effect.
Soda baths with cystitis have a disinfecting and antibacterial effect. You can mix a couple of tablespoons of soda and 300-400 grams of salt per 1 liter, wait for dissolution. Then add some more hot water, carry out the procedure. After the end of the manipulation, put on warm underwear and do not forget about socks: the legs should never freeze.
Bay leaf baths
What baths for cystitis can be prepared without going to the pharmacy and spending money? There is one component that is available in any apartment. This is a usual bay leaf, which the housewives add to the first dishes. It is famous for its ability to have a disinfecting effect and to facilitate the rapid healing of cracks in the mucosa.
Pour boiling water over 10-12 leaves, let it brew. Then bring the volume of water to the required. If it is possible to add salt or soda - excellent, the bath will become even more effective.
Prevention of cystitis: advice from urologists
Simple tips to help prevent the development of an acute stage into a chronic one:
- do not let the disease drift - after treatment, take tests and make sure that there is no infection;
- combine baths with taking pills;
- avoid hypothermia of the legs and lower back;
- observe bed rest;
- try to restore general immunity;
- refuse to eat spicy, salty foods, do not drink alcohol during treatment.