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Medical Guide
| Women's Health |
Cystitis
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 Also
known as a water infection, a kidney infection, or a urinary tract infection (UTI)
The problem with medicine is that there may be several words or phrases for the
same illness.
Cystitis really means an infection or inflammation of the bladder.
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 What
causes Cystitis? |
A UTI is due to germs entering the urinary tract. The most common route
is up through the urethra and into the bladder. The most usual germs are
those found in the bowel which spread to the groins and then up the urethra.
So a UTI is much more common in women because the urethra is much shorter
and closer to these germs.
It is not known why some women get repeated cystitis and others do not.
Frequent intercourse, especially with a new partner, can cause cystitis
so-called honeymoon cystitis
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What
are the symptoms of Cystitis?
(may have one or more of these symptoms) |
- low central abdominal pain
- pain on passing urine
- pain after passing urine
- going more often to the bathroom to pass urine
- passing blood in the urine.
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How do
you prevent Cystitis? |
Women who get UTIs frequently can prevent them occurring by washing once
or twice a day the perianal and labial areas to keep the germs at bay.
Drinking will help keep the urine flowing.
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