Does cystitis require surgery?

Written by Zeng Zhong
Urology
Updated on September 02, 2024
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Patients with cystitis do not need surgery. Cystitis mainly occurs when the bladder's mucous membrane is infected by bacteria, causing inflammation inside the bladder. Patients often experience symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, and lower abdominal pain. Cystitis is primarily treated with medication, usually under a doctor’s guidance, either orally or through intravenous antibiotics. Additionally, patients are advised to drink more water and urinate frequently, which generally can cure cystitis.

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Cystitis belongs to which department?

Cystitis is a common urinary system disease. Patients may experience symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, and discomfort due to swelling and pain in the lower abdomen and perineum. In such cases, patients can visit the urology department of their local hospital for examination and treatment. Initially, routine urine tests and urinary system ultrasound can be performed to determine whether the patient has cystitis. If necessary, a cystoscopy may also be needed. Once diagnosed, treatment can be administered orally or via intravenous antibiotics.

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Can cystitis cause blood in urine?

Patients with cystitis may experience hematuria, commonly terminal hematuria, which occurs towards the end of urination. Sometimes, blood is present throughout the entire urination process, even with blood clots being expelled. The onset is often quite sudden, and may be accompanied by frequent urination, urgency, and painful urination, with severe cases needing to urinate every few minutes, regardless of day or night. Therefore, when cystitis leads to hematuria, there is no need for concern. Timely treatment can fully resolve the issue, and it is important not to be overly stressed mentally.

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What should I do about cystitis?

After discovering cystitis, do not be too stressed mentally, actively treat it, drink more water, and orally take sodium bicarbonate to alkalinize the urine. This can reduce irritation to the urinary tract. Additionally, medicines like atropine and diazepam can be used, and appropriate heat application to the bladder area, as well as hot water sitz baths, can alleviate bladder spasms. Antibiotics such as cephalosporins and quinolones can be appropriately used. For simple cystitis, you can choose antibiotics that are more sensitive, using a three-day treatment method, which is similar to a seven-day course, with fewer side effects and lower costs. (Please use medications under the guidance of a doctor.)

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What is cystitis?

Cystitis, simply put, is inflammation of the bladder and can be divided into acute bacterial cystitis and chronic bacterial cystitis. Acute cystitis typically affects women more often due to the shorter female urethra. Infections can occur following sexual intercourse, catheterization, poor personal hygiene, or reduced resistance to bacteria, such as during a cold, which might lead to an ascending infection. Symptoms are generally most pronounced at the superficial bladder, particularly near the internal urethral orifice and the trigone of the bladder. Chronic cystitis often develops from an acute upper urinary tract infection or through chronic infection and may also be triggered or followed by certain lower urinary tract conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, chronic prostatitis, urethral stricture, bladder stones, hymenal fusion at the urethral opening, or paraurethral gland inflammation. It is generally characterized by persistent frequent urination, urgency, painful urination, and discomfort in the suprapubic bladder area.

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What department to see for cystitis?

Cystitis is a disease of the urinary system, and patients can visit the urology department of their local hospital for examination and treatment. Patients with cystitis mainly experience symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and painful urination, and sometimes there may be discomfort and pain in the lower abdomen. When these symptoms occur, go to the urology department of the local hospital, where you can have an ultrasound of the urinary system and a routine urine test. If diagnosed with cystitis, treatment should be carried out with appropriate medications under the guidance of a doctor, which may include taking antibiotics orally or intravenously.