Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder with damaged function and changes in urine tests.Most often, the cause of cystitis is an infection.
Cystitis features in men
Men suffer from cystitis much less frequently than women.After all, the urethra to the men is long and narrow.
The cause of cystitis in men is often problems with the prostate gland (inflammation, tumor) transmitted by infection, narrowing (rigor) of the urethra, kidney disease (kidneys, pyelonephritis).Therefore, it is believed that for men cystitis is a more serious disease than for a woman.The disease is more difficult and requires a mandatory visit to a urologist.The causative agents of infectious cystitis are more often bacteria, less often viruses and fungi.
Symptoms of bladder inflammation
Cystitis symptoms in men go along with urethritis symptoms:
- increased urination at several times an hour;
- Urine allocation in small parts, the feeling that the urine did not come out completely;
- rubber and pain while urinating on the groin and penis;
- difficulty in urinating, it is difficult for a man to start urinating;
- color change, clouding of urine (sometimes urine appears with blood or pus);
- Pain of the lower abdomen, sometimes pain can be given to the rectum, pain in the back of the back is possible;
- Postebles possible to grow to body temperature, chills, weakness.
If clots or blood life appear in the urine, or the urine has become dark red, you should contact a urologist urgently.This is a very serious symptom.
Causes of cystitis
The appearance of cystitis in men provokes:
- penetration of infection from the kidneys (descending road) or urethra (adhesion);
- incomplete bladder emptying (due to an increase in prostate or narrowing of the urethra);
- the latest urological manipulations (bladder cathetering);
- Frequent changes in the sexual partner (the risk of taking a gonorrhea, chlamydia and other sexual transmitted diseases increases, which, in turn, increases the risk of cystitis);
- Lowering immunity, especially in the elderly or in people with diabetes.
Acute, chronic, hemorrhagic cystitis
Chronic cystitisIn men, it occurs with insufficient or improper treatment of acute cystitis.If you do not remove the provocative factor in the first disease and do not get rid of infection in the bladder, then the process will go deeper.Symptoms of chronic cystitis are similar to symptoms in an acute form of the disease, but less pronounced.Chronic cystitis worsens two or more times a year.A man with chronic cystitis should undergo a comprehensive examination by a urologist so as not to lose more serious, oncological diseases.
Hemorrhagic cystitis -It is an inflammation of the bladder mucosa, which is associated with the release of blood in the urine.In men, hemorrhagic cystitis occurs quite often, especially in those suffering from prostate adenoma.Urine with such cystitis becomes dark red.Changing urine color to dark red-a case to go to the doctor urgently.If hemorrhagic cystitis is not treated for a long time, then anemia of iron deficiency develops, as red blood cells and hemoglobin are lost in the urine.
Treatment of cystitis
If a man is ill with cystitis, then this requires special attention, both from the patient and the doctor.Most likely, a comprehensive treatment of the entire genitourinary system will be needed.First of all, it is necessary to consult a urologist who will conduct a study and inspection.After the inspection, the specialist will describe the necessary tests and research (necessarily an analysis of urine examination and ultrasound of the urinary system).Based on the data obtained, the urologist will diagnose, detect the cause and provocation of the factor in each case.
It should be noted that antibiotics are prescribed more often in the treatment of cystitis.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 are gone, and well -being is good.Often with cystitis in men, painkillers and medicines that relieve inflammation are prescribed to relieve the condition.This means, already at the beginning of treatment will become easier.
An important tip: When treating cystitis, it is best to refrain from sexual activity.
With cystitis, men are recommended to eat more vegetable foods rich in vitamins.Fatty, spicy, fried foods should be excluded.An urban doctor will recommend drinking too much or little, as this is individually in each case.