Urinary Cystitis

Urinary cystitis

        Cystitis is an infection of the bladder. This disease mainly involves frequent urination and burning during urination (urinary burning). This is due to bacterial growth. Cystitis may appear exclusively in women,and this finding is based on anatomical knowledge. If these signs occur in a man, this disorder is of the prostate. We can talk of cystitis when fever and / or low back pain are absent. This becomes annoying when the disease is frequently repeated. In those circumstances, the osteopathic care is very useful. The osteopath involves in this process by asking a diagnosis: it is anatomically determined what could be a factor for recurrence of cystitis. The osteopath will work first on the pelvis bone (pubis, pelvic bone, hip joint, sacrum) which contains the bladder and surrounds the viscera.If the pressure in the bladder is altered, there is a poor drainage in the bladder and therefore a possible bacterial accumulation is possible.

        The osteopath will also look at the lumbar spine which is in close relationship with the pelvis. The role of the practitioner will be to restore mobility, movement structures (bladder itself joints around ....), to avoid bacterial accumulation and enhance its elimination. Between 40 and 50% of women suffer from cystitis in their lives, while 20 to 30% of them repeat these cystitis. One in three women will have a urinary tract infection before the age of 24 years. It must be said that cystitis is often contracted for the first time in the setting of the first sexual intercourse. In postmenopausal women, the deficiency of the hormone estrogen may be involved in cystitis.

Urinary infection

        An urinary infecton is manifested by frequent and urgent need to urinate. These disorders are associated with pain, most often with burning sensation when going to the toilet (cystalgies) and sometimes urine disorders. Pyelonephritis is a kidney infection which causes fever (38-39 ° C), chills, lumbar pain.. It can develop after a few days because of a neglected cystitis.

Urinary cystitis pictures

Urinary cystitis risks and health issues?

        20% of young women have at least one episode of urinary tract infection per year. At 25 years, 80% had at least one. Their impact on quality of life is important, especially if they are repeated. The pyelonephritis should be quickly treated in order to prevent a serious infection that can lead in extreme cases to the destruction of the kidney.

What are the mechanisms of the urinary tract infection?

        The perineum is a place that is teeming with digestive, vaginal and skin bacteria. Female's anatomy facilitates the recovery of these bacteria to the bladder through the urethra. The cystitis are more frequent among women and girls because they have a shorter urethra, than boys. Malformation of the ureters (the channel connecting the kidney to the bladder) can cause reflux of urine to the kidneys and cause pyelonephritis. This is detected in infants and it is important to mention the tears and gestures with or without fever.