Your Inner Cystitis

I am just a person who has had experience of cystitis and not a medical expert.This lens contains personal opinions that are not intended as medical advice. The contents are not intended to diagnose, treat or give a medical opinion.

The information here is no substitute for medical diagnosis and guidance from your doctor. Consult a physician in all matters relating to health, particularly concerning any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. Never disregard medical advice, or delay or change treatment because of something you have read here. For assistance with any medical condition, always consult a qualified healthcare professional. Your health is your responsibility.

cyst is a Greek word for pouch or bladder

itis means inflammation

Hence inflammation of the bladder

Cystitis may be caused by an infection where bacteria are found in urine sample or it may be non bacterial.

Common Symptoms of cystitis in no particular order. You may not have ALL these symptoms but be aware of them.

A twinging or scalding or burning or worse pain when you pass urine.

Needing to go to the loo frequently but passing little or no urine.

Urgent, unstoppable need to "go"

Backache

Lower abdominal pain or pain on the flank.

Urine smells strongly

Raised temperature.

Feeling generally unwell

Bleeding as you pass urine.

DO NOT DELAY IN SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE IF YOU HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS AND SUSPECT A UTI.

I was lucky to know nothing of cystitis until in my thirties. I was also lucky to come across some great helpful and educational books and information on UTI's that helped me tremendously to understand and get in control of this condition.

I had already been through it with back problems, I did not want to succumb to be a victim of cystitis!

It all started with a pain in my side/lower abdomen. I had been doing quite a lot of exercise in connection with my back pain so I thought I had maybe pulled a muscle.

Over the next few days it got worse... I experienced a twinging pain that shot right through me. I was walking and recall saying to my husband that I could not go on, the pain was so intense. I was going to the loo and that was painful too. A twinging burning type of pain during and after passing urine. Time to see the doctor!

He immediately sent me off to get a urine sample and quickly determined that I had an infection of the urinary tract or Cystitus. I was put on antibiotics that same day.

Antibiotics were great and cleared it up well. Within 2 days I had no pain during or after urination but still important to finish the course.

The major downside was that antibiotics always make me feel awful,depleted, depressed and I invariably get thrush-great :( However I needed them to get rid of that awful pain.

A few months passed then guess what! I got it again!! This time I noticed the symptoms much earlier and off I went to the doctors again! I was amazed how easily I was getting antibiotics as he didn't normally like to give them out- I guessed there was no alternative but antibiotics for cystitis but that is not always the case.

I started reading about cystitis at this point as I felt I was getting into a cycle of infection-antibiotic-thrush-cystitis and I didn't want to live like that. I also very much wanted to understand what was going on.

I discovered the wonderful books of Angela Kilmartin and started to take responsibility for myself.

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All kinds of people get cystitis.

According to what I have read on research been done, by far the largest group is the 18-35 year old women but men can get it, as can little children and older people. People with diabetes,and people who have certain other medical conditions or are pregnant may be more susceptible.

Then there are people who never in their whole lives get a UTI...

Some things we have no control over such as the nearness of the back passage opening to the urethral tube-the smaller the difference in distance the easier to get an infection. Certain medical conditions such as diabetes make it easier to get cystitis.

However some things once you are aware of them can help you to take control.

These are basic things everyone can do without disrupting their lives too much to help prevent getting cystitis.

1.Always wipe front to back when going to the toilet-it is especially important if you are a parent to train even little girls to do this too.

2.Pass urine when you need to- dont wait or "hang on "Waiting allows germs to build up.

3.Wash before and after making love which helps to ensure that bacteria are not spread.

4.Shower or bathe or wash with unscented soap if possible after a bowel movement

5.Try not to get constipated. Bacteria builds up in unpassed faeces and when eventually passed there may be a much higher bacterial prescence. Eat a balanced diet with fruits and vegetables. If you know you are prone to constipation at any particular time boost that with natural prune juice or additional fruits. Drink plenty of good quality water ever day.

6.Do not "hover" on the toilet! Your bladder cannot empty completely this way. If in a public loo, before you sit line the seat with toilet paper or those paper seats often provided now.

If you suspect you have a UTI and have not had one before, or it is a child who has the symptoms or you are male or pregnant or have another medical condition you must seek diagnosis from a healthcare professional and NOT do this First aid.

If you are an adult female and have had UTI's before and you know the first signs there are some steps you can take to help yourself. The following is especially helpful for when you are waiting for an appointment and in pain.

I have read this in many online websites and books but please CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR IT IS SAFE FOR YOU BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY HOME REMEDY.

Before you do anything take a urine sample.If you do it after you start drinking it will dilute the sample and not give an accurate reading. You will need this if you are seeing a doctor. Do get it to the doctor quickly.

Drink half a pint of water with a teaspoon of bicarb of soda then another half a pint with the soda every 20 mins for 3 hours. The bicarbonate of soda helps to alkaline the urine.(DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR HEART ISSUES)

Take pain killers if you need to.

Use hot water bottles to ease the pain. You may find one between your legs and one at your back or stomach is helpful.

This should help you enough be able to get out the door and get the treatment you need.

Your inner cystitis can vary from a mild annoyance to a major health problem.

At best you need to know there is a loo handy should you need it and the twinging pain is uncomfortable and annoying.

At worst you can be extremely ill and need medical attention.

Constantly needing the loo the being unable to go is disrupting to any day at work or any day or night out.

If you get more pain then simple tasks or going to work can become difficult or impossible.

Your Love life often suffers as with pain and possibly bleeding and feeling ill that is likely the last thing on your mind. Especially if making love brings on an attack you can become averse to going through it again.

Certain interests like horseriding/swimming can become more difficult if you know they promote an attack.

If you are in the cycle of Cystitis-antibiotics-thrush-cystitis that I was, life seems to revolve around it.

It is time to do anything you can to help yourself.

DO NOT DELAY IN GETTING A DIAGNOSIS.

If you are prone to cystitis and seem to be getting regular attacks you may need to review your lifestyle a bit and take a few more steps to help yourself deal with your inner cystitis to have less or hopefully no attacks.

This is not a definitive list. Please consult your doctor, the links and books to learn more.

Try some or all of these to see if they help you.

1.Use unperfumed soap in your daily shower or bath and no bubble bath or perfumed oils. Do not use perfumed sprays in the area.

2.Wear only cotton underwear.Consider not wearing underwear when at home-allow the fresh air to circulate.

3.Consider changing your washing liquid or powder it may be too harsh for you and setting up chemical irritation.

4.Consider not wearing jeans or tight clothing, they often rub on the delicate areas and can set up irritation.

5.Wash after every bowel movement.Take steps to prevent constipation-see your doctor if you do not have a regular bowel movement.

6.Wash before and after making love and ask your husband or partner to do the same. Review your contraception.

7.Drink plenty of clean water every day. Reduce the amount of sugar in your diet.

8.If you go swimming in chlorinated pools monitor its effect on you-does an attack come on soon afterwards? If so it may be too harsh for you.

9.Try eating blueberries on a regular basis. Do not drink the processed blueberry or cranberry drinks as they have far too much sugar in them to be of use. Personally I find Blueberries much better than cranberries.

10.Consider the stress levels in your life-do attacks coincide with increased stress? If so try to relax more, use relaxation CDs, take some time for you each day if possible.

I am not knocking antibiotics. They saved me on more than one occasion.

However, I was getting worried about the level and amount of antibiotics I was having to take just to get over frequent UTI's. As antibiotics also made me down, depleted and lacklustre as well as then dealing with constant thrush I spent periods of time not feeling like me.

There are also risks to taking too many antibiotics, one of the immediate side effects for me was thrush which was almost as bad as the cystitis!

I also felt that I was not really treating the cause of my inner cystitis, just waiting for another attack then taking antibiotics.

That is why I searched for other more natural or self help methods.

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Inter = between

stitial = layers

cyst= bladder

itis=inflammation

Thus inflammation or infection of the layers of the bladder.

Also known as Chronic Cystitis and Painful Bladder Syndrome. This often means long term pain infections and frequency of infections. It is a chronic, painful, inflammatory condition of the bladder wall.

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