Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder with impaired function and changes in urine tests.Most often, the cause of cystitis is an infection.
Features 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 (stricture) 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 harder and requires a mandatory visit to a urologist.The causative agents of infectious cystitis are most often bacteria, less often viruses and mushrooms.
Symptoms of inflammation of the bladder
Symptoms of cystitis in men go along with 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 come out completely;
- rubber and pain during urination in the groin and in the penis;
- difficulty urinating, it is difficult for a man to begin to urinate;
- color change, clouding of urine (sometimes urine appears with blood or pus);
- aching pain in the lower abdomen, sometimes pain can be given to the rectum, pain in the back of the back is possible;
- It is possible to rise in body temperature, chills, weakness.
If clots or lives of blood appear in the urine, or urine has become dark red, you need to urgently contact a urologist.This is a very serious symptom.
The causes of cystitis
The appearance of cystitis in men provoke:
- penetration of infection from the kidneys (descending path) or from the urethra (ascending);
- incomplete emptying of the bladder (due to an increase in the prostate or narrowing of the urethra);
- recent urological manipulations (cathetering of the bladder);
- frequent changes in the sexual partner (the risk of getting a gonorrhea, chlamydia and other transmitted sexually diseases increases, which, in turn, increases the risk of cystitis);
- Reducing 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 provoking 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 is exacerbated two or more times a year.A man with chronic cystitis must undergo a comprehensive examination by a urologist in order not to miss more serious diseases, for example, oncological.
Hemorrhagic cystitis -This is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bladder, which is accompanied by the release of blood in the urine.In men, hemorrhagic cystitis occurs quite often, especially in those who suffer from prostate adenoma.Urine with such cystitis becomes dark red.Changing the color of urine to dark red-an occasion to urgently go to the doctor.If hemorrhagic cystitis is not treated for a long time, then iron deficiency anemia develops, since red blood cells and hemoglobin are lost in urine.
Treatment of cystitis
If a man is ill with cystitis, then this requires special attention, both from the patient and from the doctor.Most likely, a comprehensive treatment of the entire genitourinary system will be needed.First of all, a consultation of a urologist is necessary, who will conduct a survey and inspection.After the inspection, the specialist will prescribe the necessary tests and research (necessarily an analysis of urine and ultrasound examination of the urinary system).Based on the data obtained, the urologist will diagnose, reveal the cause and provoking the factor in each case.
It should be noted that most often in the treatment of cystitis, antibiotics are prescribed.These drugs must be taken exactly as a doctor will prescribe.It is important not to interrupt the course of treatment, even if the symptoms of the disease have disappeared, and well -being is good.Often with cystitis in men, painkillers and drugs that relieve inflammation are prescribed to alleviate the condition.That is, already at the beginning of treatment it will become easier.
An important advice: during the treatment of cystitis, it is better to refrain from sexual activity.
With cystitis, men are recommended to eat more plant foods rich in vitamins.Fatty, spicy, fried foods should be excluded.A urban doctor will recommend drinking a lot or little, as this is individually in each case.