Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder with reduced function and changes in urine tests.Most of the time, the cause of cystitis is an infection.
Characteristics of cystitis to men
Men suffer from cystitis much less often than women.After all, the urethra in men is long and narrow.
The cause of cystitis in men is often problems with the prostate gland (inflammation, tumor) transmitted by infection, stenosis (stagnation) of the urethra, kidney disease (kidneys, pyelonephritis).Therefore, it is believed that for men cystitis is a more serious illness than for a woman.The disease is more difficult and requires mandatory visit to a urologist.The causative agents of infectious cystitis are more often bacteria, less often viruses and mushrooms.
Symptoms of bladder inflammation
Symptoms of cystitis in men occur along with symptoms of urethritis:
- Increased urination in several times per hour.
- The distribution of urine into small portions, the feeling that the urine did not come out completely.
- rubber and pain during urination in the groin and penis.
- Difficulty in urinating, it is difficult for a person to start urinating.
- Color change, urine noise (sometimes urine occur with blood or pus).
- Pontic pain in the lower abdomen, sometimes pain can be given, pain in the back is possible.
- It is possible to increase body temperature, chills, weakness.
If the blood clots or lives appear in the urine or urine have become dark red, you should contact a urologist urgently.This is a very serious symptom.
The causes of cystitis
The appearance of cystitis in men causes:
- penetration of kidney infection (descending path) or urethra (rising).
- incomplete bladder evacuation (due to increased prostate or urethral stenosis);
- Recent urological manipulations (bladder catheter);
- Frequent changes in the sexual partner (the risk of getting a gonorrhea, chlamydia and other transmitted sexual diseases is increasing, which in turn increase the risk of cystitis).
- Reduce immunity, especially in the elderly or in people with diabetes.
Acute, chronic, hemorrhagic cystitis
Chronic cystitisIn men, it occurs with inadequate or inappropriate treatment of acute cystitis.If you do not remove the provocative factor in the first disease and do not get rid of the bladder infection, then the process will go deeper.Symptoms of chronic cystitis are similar to symptoms in an acute form of the disease, but less severe.Chronic cystitis worsens two or more times a year.A man with chronic cystitis must undergo a comprehensive examination by a urologist in order not to lose more serious illnesses, for example, oncological.
Hemorrhagic cystitis -This is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bladder, which is accompanied by the release of blood in the urine.In men, hemorrhagic cystitis occurs quite often, especially in those who suffer from prostate adenoma.The urine with such cystitis becomes dark red.Changing the color of urine to dark red-an opportunity to go to the doctor urgently.If hemorrhagic cystitis is not treated for a long time, then iron deficiency anemia develops, as red blood cells and hemoglobin are lost in the urine.
Treatment of cystitis
If a person is sick with cystitis, then this requires special attention, both from the patient and the doctor.Most likely, you will need a complete treatment of the entire genital system.First of all, it is necessary to consult a urologist who will conduct research and inspection.After the inspection, the expert will prescribe the necessary tests and research (necessarily an analysis of urine examination and ultrasound of the urinary tract).Based on the data obtained, the urologist will diagnose, reveal the cause and cause the factor in any case.
It should be noted that more often in the treatment of cystitis, antibiotics are prescribed.These medicines should be taken exactly as the doctor will prescribe.It is important not to interrupt the course of treatment, even if the symptoms of the disease have disappeared and prosperity is good.Often with cystitis in men, painkillers and drugs that relieve inflammation are prescribed to relieve the condition.That is, at the beginning of treatment it will become easier.
An important tip: During the treatment of cystitis, it is best to avoid sexual activity.
With cystitis, men are recommended to eat more vegetable foods rich in vitamins.Fat, spicy, fried foods should be excluded.An urban doctor will recommend drinking many or few, as this is separate in any case.