Cystitis is an extremely unpleasant disease characterized by inflammation of the bladder with damage to the mucous membrane. What are its symptoms? What causes this disease? How to treat it? And is a hot bath allowed with cystitis? You will find answers to these and many other questions in the article.
Causes of disease
The female urethra is distinguished by its anatomical features. Due to the proximity to the anus, the likelihood of viruses and bacteria entering the urinary tract increases. This is a serious provoking factor. However, even without this, the list of reasons due to which cystitis occurs is very wide:
- Staphylococci and intestinal infections.
- Inflammation of the genitals.
- Bacteria or virus entering the blood.
- Weak immunity.
- Hormonal disorders.
- Allergy.
- Effect on the pubic area of radiation or exposure.
- Hypercooling.
- Overwork.
- Wearing tight, uncomfortable or synthetic underwear.
- Exposure to chemical irritants.
- Contraceptive neglect and promiscuity.
- Poor personal hygiene.
- Incomplete bladder emptying.
- Anal sex.
- Avitaminosis.
- Diseases of internal organs.
- Complications after gynecological intervention.
- Lack of a he althy lifestyle.
- Presence of foreign objects in the urinary canal.
In general, the reasons can be very different. That is why this disease is so common.
Symptoms
As a rule, cystitis is indicated by frequent urge to urinate and a feeling of an incomplete bladder. In addition, symptoms include:
- Isolation of urine in small parts.
- Burning experienced during bowel movements, discomfort.
- Cloudy discharge, sometimes with blood or mucous impurities.
- Using the toilet frequently at night.
- Having to strain to start urinating.
- Temperature increase.
- General weakness of the body.
- Urine with a strong and unpleasant odor.
- Pain in the spine and kidneys.
If at least 2-3 of the above symptoms appear, you should immediately consult a doctor. If the manifestations are ignored, then a woman may develop chronic cystitis, the symptoms and treatment of which are somewhat different from the acute (initial).
Treatment
Antibiotics are central to the treatment of acute and chronic cystitis in women, the symptoms and treatment of which are now being discussed. Only a doctor selects an antibacterial drug. Self-medication, as a rule, leads to irreversible he alth consequences.
Here's what a specialist usually prescribes:
- "Nitroxoline". Helps with cystitis of any form, as well as with pyelonephritis and urethritis. Take 2 tablets 4 times a day. Duration of treatment: 14-21 days. Price: 120-170 rubles
- Monural. Broad spectrum antibiotic, bactericidal. Helps with acute cystitis, as well as bacterial urethritis. You need to take it on an empty stomach, once in an amount of 3 grams, dissolving the drug in 60 ml of warm water. Price: 380-500 rubles
- "Furagin". Antibacterial uroantiseptic, the effect of which is noticeable after 3-4 tablets. Take 1 tablet 4 times during the first two days. Then reduce the intake - 3 pills per day will be enough. Treatment time: 7-10 days. Price: about 240 rubles
- Furamag. An antimicrobial agent that does not cause the development of resistance. Take 1-2 tablets three times daily after meals. Treatment time: 7-10 days. Price: 500-700 rubles
- "Nevigramon". A powerful drug that destroys all pathogenic bacteria. It treats cystitis, pyelitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, gynecological infections and a number of other diseases. Take 2 tablets 4 times a day for a week. Price: 5 400 rubles
With the help of these preparations, a rapid treatment of cystitis is carried out. You can also take herbal medicines. The most popular include tools such as Canephron N, Monurel, Cyston and Urolesan.
Is a hot bath allowed for cystitis?
This kind of heating is strictly prohibited. And this is logical. Here's why you shouldn't take a hot bath with cystitis:
- If the disease is of a bacterial nature, then heating will lead to an abscess and pus.
- A hot bath will increase microcirculation. This can cause blood in the urine.
- Since cystitis is often accompanied by fever, a hot bath will only aggravate the situation. The girl may pass out.
It is strictly forbidden to bathe in hot water if a woman has any of the following:
- Infectious pathologies of the vagina.
- Increased body temperature.
- Presence of blood in urine.
- Menstruation.
- Purulent discharge from the urethra.
- Severe abdominal pain radiating to the lower back.
All this is the answer to the question of whether you can take a hot bath with cystitis or not. Warm water procedures are indicated if the girl is cold and does not want to get sick.
Sitz baths
But they are allowed. Rapid treatment of cystitis can be accelerated by taking sitz baths. They, becoming part of a comprehensive treatment, will greatly alleviate the pain. Moreover, these procedures helpavoid taking painkillers and nonsteroidal drugs.
Baths should be done, taking into account several nuances. There are few of them:
- Water should not be hot, just warm.
- The duration of the procedure must not exceed 15 minutes.
- Don't abuse baths. Once a day is enough.
By the way, this procedure can be replaced by warming up using dry heat. A heating pad or a bag of heated s alt/sand will do.
What's the use?
A sitz, not very hot bath for cystitis is good not only for its warming effect. After all, infusions, decoctions, as well as other healing substances are added to the water! Therefore, these procedures contribute to the entry into the body through the skin of biologically active elements that are contained in the components. These include:
- Saponins.
- Essential oils.
- Coumarins.
- Phytoncides.
- Terpenes.
- Vitamins.
- Tannins.
- Micro and macronutrients.
- Flavonides.
They enter the body both through the skin and with warm air vapors that a woman inhales during the procedure. These substances have a therapeutic effect on all foci of inflammatory processes. Even the skin is cleansed of toxic elements excreted through the sweat glands.
What to do baths with?
Having decided to treat cystitis with folk remedies at home, you need to consider that the components for the discussedprocedures should be alternated. And here's what you can add to the baths:
- Potassium permanganate. It needs very little - the resulting solution should have a faint pink color.
- Furacilin. It is diluted based on the following proportions: 15 tablets per 20 liters of water.
- Baking soda. Enough 10 teaspoons for 20 liters.
It is worth telling more about soda baths for cystitis. Why is she so useful? The fact is that soda has unique alkaline properties, and therefore has an excellent antibacterial effect. Even after the first treatment, the burning sensation decreases and the pain experienced during urination becomes less.
Essential oil baths
They are considered one of the most useful. And if you want to try the treatment of cystitis with folk remedies at home, then you should start with just such baths.
There is one rather popular recipe. You will need:
- natural honey - 2 tbsp;
- apple cider vinegar - 2 tablespoons;
- chamomile, tea tree and sandalwood essential oils - 1, 2 and 3 drops respectively.
All components must be diluted in warm water and take a sitz bath.
If a girl is very cold and feels that cystitis is quite possible, then a mixture of chamomile, lemon balm and lavender oils will help her (1, 2 and 3 drops, respectively). The same bath, by the way, can be done for the feet. Only then should you add 3-4 tablespoons of sea s alt to it.
Herbal baths
They are the most popular, since any collection can be bought at every pharmacy. Here are some easy recipes:
- Pour out 4 tbsp. l. pharmacy chamomile in a container, pour 1 liter of boiling water. Let it brew for 1 hour. Strain, dilute with boiled water in an amount of about 7-8 liters. Take a chamomile bath.
- Bay leaf also helps with cystitis. It in the amount of 40 grams should be poured into 10 liters of water. Send to the fire, boil for 30 minutes. Cool, strain and use after diluting. About 5 liters of ordinary water will go to 1 liter of broth.
- Take 1 tbsp. resin, stir it in 200 g of water. Make such a bath every day for 15 days for 25 minutes.
- Calendula in the amount of 3-4 tbsp. l. pour a liter of boiling water and close the lid. Infuse for 1.5 hours. Then strain, pour into a large basin and dilute to the desired amount.
You can make a bath with s alt for cystitis. This is an excellent tool. The bath is 1/3 filled with warm water (not hotter than 39 ° C) and 200-300 grams of sea s alt are dissolved in it. Accepted only if there are no wounds or scratches on the body.
What to do after a bath?
It is necessary to correctly complete the procedure. After its completion, you need to quickly rinse in a warm shower without the use of hygiene products (gels, soaps, etc.), wipe yourself dry and go to a warm bed. By the way, if a girl takes a sitz bath, it is better to wrap a blanket over the basin for a greater effect.
Neither inin no case should you go out into drafts or cold. Also, do not take a bath if the girl plans to leave the house somewhere else.
By the way, after the procedure, already lying in bed, it is useful to drink some healing remedy at night, aimed at strengthening the genitourinary system. In this case, the best option would be chamomile tea with cranberries and lingonberries.
You can also make fresh juice. Especially useful are tomato, beetroot, apple, potato, pomegranate, orange and carrot.
If you wish, you can make lingonberry or cranberry juice. A decoction of bearberry (also known as bearberry) and yarrow also has good properties.
In any case, each of the drinks listed helps to cope with inflammation of the bladder from the inside.
