Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder with impaired function and changes in urine tests.Most of the time, the cause of cystitis is an infection.
Characteristics of cystitis in 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, narrowing (stenosis) of the urethra, kidney disease (kidneys, pyelonephritis).Therefore, it is believed that for men, cystitis is a more severe disease than for a woman.The disease is more difficult and requires a mandatory visit to a urologist.Causing agents of infectious cystitis are usually bacteria, less often viruses and mushrooms.
Bladder inflammation symptoms
Cystitis symptoms in men follow the symptoms of urethritis:
- increased urination to several times per hour;
- The allocation of urine in small portions, the feeling that the urine did not completely come out;
- Rubber and pain during urination in the groin and penis;
- Difficulty urinating is difficult for a man to start urinating;
- color change, cloudy urine (sometimes urine appears with blood or pus);
- Pain painful in the lower abdomen, sometimes the pain can be given to the rectum, it is possible to pain in the back of the back;
- It is possible to rise at body temperature, chills, weakness.
If blood clots or lives appear in the urine, or the urine has become dark red, you need to contact urgently urgently.This is a very serious symptom.
The causes of cystitis
The appearance of cystitis in men causes:
- penetration of kidney (descending path) or urethra (ascending) infection;
- Incomplete emptying of the bladder (due to an increase in prostate or narrowing of the urethra);
- Recent urological manipulations (bladder catheteration);
- frequent changes in the sexual partner (the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases increases, which in turn increases the risk of cystitis);
- Reduce immunity, especially in the elderly or in people with diabetes.
Acute, chronic and hemorrhagic cystitis
Chronic cystitisIn men, it occurs with insufficient or inappropriate treatment of acute cystitis.If you do not remove the exciting factor in the first disease and not get rid of the bladder infection, the process will be deeper.The symptoms of chronic cystitis are similar to symptoms in an acute form of the disease, but less pronounced.Chronic cystitis is exacerbated two or more times a year.A man with chronic cystitis should undergo a comprehensive examination of a urologist to avoid losing more serious illnesses, for example, cancer.
Hemorrhagic cystitis -This is an inflammation of the bladder mucous membrane, which is accompanied by blood release in the urine.In men, hemorrhagic cystitis occurs quite often, especially in those who suffer from prostate adenoma.The urine with this cystitis becomes dark red.Changing the color of the urine to the occasion in dark red to urgently go to the doctor.If hemorrhagic cystitis is not treated for a long time, iron deficiency anemia develops, as red blood cells and hemoglobin are lost in the urine.
Cystitis Treatment
If a man is sick with cystitis, this requires special attention from both the patient and the doctor.Probably a comprehensive treatment of the entire genitourinary system will be required.First of all, a consultation of a urologist is required, who will conduct research and inspection.After inspection, the expert will prescribe the necessary tests and research (necessarily an analysis of urine urine examination and ultrasound).Based on the data obtained, the urologist will diagnose, reveal the cause and cause the factor in each case.
It should be noted that, more often, in the treatment of cystitis, antibiotics are prescribed.These medications 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 well -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 be easier.
An important advice: During the treatment of cystitis, it is better to abstain from sexual activity.
With cystitis, men are recommended to eat more vitamin -rich plant foods.Fatty, spicy and fried foods should be excluded.An urban doctor will recommend a lot or little, as this is individually in each case.