What is Cystitis and what's the cause?
Answers: Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder, sometimes involving the tube that drains urine from the bladder, called the urethra.
Cystitis is the most common form of urinary tract infection and occurs mainly in women. But men and children also can experience cystitis.
Bacterial infection causes most bouts of cystitis. Although the urinary tract is normally sterile, germs sometimes may enter the body through the urethra and grow inside the bladder.
This bacterial growth causes the inside walls of the bladder to become inflamed. That inflammation leads to the common symptoms of cystitis
Facts About Cystitis
Cystitis occurs in 2 out of every 100 people.
In most cases, bacteria cause the condition. Usually the infection is brief and acute, with only the surface of the bladder infected.
Women are much more prone to cystitis than men.
Up to 20% of women will experience cystitis in their lifetime.
Women are 30 times more likely to have cystitis than men are.
Cystitis occurs most often in sexually active women ages 20 to 50. It also may occur in women or teenagers who are not sexually active, or in young girls.
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Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder generally as a result of an infection.. which is most commonly caused by coliform bacteria. Woman have a shorter Urethra than men and being that the urethra is also situated close to the anus in women, it makes women more prone to infection.. the infection is often brought about by incorrect wiping techniques (always wipe front to back) where bacteria is transferred from the bowel to the Urethra. The other reason for the bacteria settling in the bladder is inadequate emptying resulting in stagnation of urine which may lead to infection. This can also be drug induced (for example, antidepressants) also immobility, abnormal bladder control and constipation can be causes too.. The symptoms are a burning sensation when urinating or some people describe it as, "peeing glass" also frequent urination or the feeling of wanting to pee and smelly/cloudy urine.
Always drink plenty of water and use correct wiping techniques to prevent. Drinking Cranberry juice is an urban myth, recently study has shown there to be no benefits in drinking cranberry juice in the treatment and prevention if cystitis..
Cystitis is inflammation of the bladder. Most of the time, the inflammation is caused by a bacterial infection, in which case it may be referred to as a urinary tract infection (UTI). A bladder infection can be painful and annoying, and can become a serious health problem if the infection spreads to your kidneys.
Less commonly, cystitis may occur as a reaction to certain drugs, radiation therapy or potential irritants, such as feminine hygiene spray, spermicidal jellies or long-term use of a catheter. Cystitis may also occur as a complication of another illness.
The usual treatment for bacterial cystitis is antibiotics. .
Itis is latin for inflammation, so it's inflammation of the bladder or there's urethritis that's inflammation of the part that leads from the bladder. It can be caused by an infection or even eating and drinking the wrong things, such as too much acid fruit juice, or even using too harsh things to wash with. The best way to avoid it is to drink enough water so you flush out the bladder.
As women have a shorter urethra than men (the tube that goes from the bladder to the outside), it's why they're more prone to infections or irritation.
It feels like a burning pain when you urinate or a feeling of needing to go more often..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystitis The best cure is drink as much pure cranberry juice as you can take
it works! i have never had Cystitis.