What is the danger of cystitis for women and men, what the consequences and complications?

How dangerous is cystitis? The disease at least once in your life hurt almost all women. This is due to hormonal and anatomical-morphological characteristics of the human body. In some cases, the disease leads to complications. Men develop cystitis is extremely rare, only in chronic inflammation of adjacent organs. Children also increasingly cystitis sick girls.

A little bit about the disease

Cystitis is an inflammatory process in acute or chronic form, originating in the mucous membrane of the bladder. As a rule, the disease occurs due to any infection, often conditionally pathogenic flora. Sometimes illness is the result of genital infections.

In addition, cystitis can be affected by the following factors:

• constantly being in a seated position (computer work more than 4-6 hours per day);
• frequent constipation;
• eating spicy and fried dishes;
• use water in small quantity;
• hormonal disruptions in the body, pregnancy;
• condition that contribute to reduced immunity (physical overload, stress, lack of sleep, etc.);
• disregard for the rules of hygiene;
• wearing tight and uncomfortable clothes for a long time (tights, underwear, etc.);
• violations of urination (if the interval between urination particularly long, the infection can easily penetrates into the bladder).

If in time not to cure the disease, then there are a variety of complications. Particularly serious consequences of cystitis in women.

Prevention and treatment

Prevention is the deletion of all the threat factors listed above. Should lead a proper lifestyle, eat right, maintain good personal hygiene, wear comfortable clothes and underwear. If the work involves constant sitting at the computer, it should be every hour and a half to walk around for 5 minutes. Periodically get checkups for infections (especially genital). Strengthens the immune system.

If you still experience symptoms of cystitis, you should immediately begin treatment. However, it is necessary to treat not the symptoms and the disease, the causes of the disease. Most often to combat the disease used antibiotics, uroseptics, prescribed a course of physical therapy. But initially you should determine the etiological factor and the sensitivity of flora to antibiotics. Otherwise, treatment could lead to the development or aggravation of other disease. To treat the disease in a mild form is sometimes enough consumption of plant drugs, biological additives. Also need to eat right, maintain regular hours,to strengthen the immune system.

Exacerbation of cystitis occur in hypothermia. It was at this time reduced resistance of the organism, which leads to active proliferation of infections. It penetrates into the bladder and leads to inflammatory processes. Cystitis may develop because of damage to the urethra as the result of sexual intercourse or frequent sex life. Sometimes the disease manifests in girls during the menstrual cycle.

And it is important to remember that at the first sign of the disease should immediately consult a doctor. After the consultation with an expert diagnosis and prescribed treatment of the disease.

The effects of cystitis

What happens if cystitis is not treated? What complications can cause this disease?

Cystitis dangerous consequences of the disease can be very serious and dangerous.

The infection can lead to the development of the following diseases:

1. Pyelonephritis. Is a frequent and most dangerous complication not cured of cystitis. The reason of development of illness - the spread of infection located in the upper organs of the urinary system, the kidneys. This leads to the development of the inflammatory process.
2. Vesico-ureteral reflux. This complication develops only in children. Manifested in the form of a pathology in which the urine goes out of body through urethra and is transferred through the ureters to the kidneys;
3. Interstitial cystitis. If cystitis is not treated properly for quite some time, there is a change in tissues of the bladder. Of the body wall lose their elasticity, almost cease to stretch. The bladder shrinks, it becomes smaller, almost ceases to perform its functions. All this leads to the development of interstitial cystitis, which is accompanied by severe pains;
4. Infertility. Chronic cystitis affects women's reproductive function and may cause infertility. Cystitis is characterized by relapsing course, which can develop as a result of exposure to various infections, including sexual. Therefore, to treat the disease is necessary from the first days, the first signs.

What else can cause cystitis? The illness usually lasts 7-10 days, after which the symptoms pass. And after some time relapse: commence severe pain, frequent urge to the toilet. All this leads to constant nervous tension, irritability. Depressed. Also cystitis affects the bladder neck, which contributes to disorders of the sphincter and urinary incontinence. Especially these complications occur in the elderly. Thus, the cystitis is an infectious disease whose treatment requires special attention. Otherwisecase, the disease can lead to much more complex consequences.