Talk:Cystitis

Allergies
I came across conflicting information on this page (http://www.alphanutrition.com/kidney/cystitis.htm) that suggests food allergies can be related. Can someone in the know check it out? Thanks!

--Kelora 23:51, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Management
I found I had cystitis two days ago, but after doing some research it seems that drinking plenty of water has helped to sort it, as things are a lot better now. I've been drinking about a litre every two hours or so, but not sparkling water.

--212.100.250.217 11:01, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)Linda

I have chronic cystitis which involves getting a urinary tract infection roughly once every 2 weeks if not more. It also leaves a feeling of general discomfort inbetween. I have been prescribed a 6 month course of prophylactic antibiotics, however, the side effects of these are almost worse than the infections and resulted in a dramatic weightloss. Drinking cranberry juice is apparently a good way to relieve symptoms as are cranberry tablets (more cost-effective in the long run) and Ural which is a urine alkaliser. It's better to drink a lot of water and go to the toilet regularly than to try and avoid it.

Also very important is to stay calm, this condition has caused me panic attacks on several occasions and it does not help. Make sure that if the symptoms worsen or don't seem to be getting better after 24 hours or if there is an excessive amount of blood in the urine (a little bit and a cloudy ammonia looking state is normal for an infection), or back pain, then go to your GP or hospital as this may result in a kidney infection. Also be sure to completely finish a course of antibiotics or you'll end up like me where you just can't get rid of it.

If anyone has any natural remedies or suggestions that actually work please post them.

Erin.

Hi Erin, I have a repressed immune system from kidney transplant which caused me to get many severe urinary tract infections for the first time. After antibiotics and etc I found some natural cures that work better for me (after curing the infections they would be twice as painful when they came back after the antibiotics).

My suggestions are that you decrease your intake of sugar drastically, and try Caprylic Acid suppliments. Of course keep drinking lots of water and take vitamin C to support your immune system. I havn't had one infection since I started doing this religiously. Good luck! Sarah

Erin, I have found that a product called U.T. Vibrance (sold in health food stores) or online from Vibrant Health, is a GREAT product containing d-Mannose, that rids your urinary tract of the e.coli that is causing the problem. Try it, it really works well! --Leslie

Homeopathic Medicine -- Cantharis Helpful
It is common knowledge in Homeopathic medicine that Cantheris is helpful for many urinary tract ailments.

Cantharis is a common part of most homeopathic medicine kits.

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I think the correct name is - Cantharis - Here is a link www.internethealthlibrary.com/hom-library/cantharis.htm

-- Google warns me that the above page is malicious. Do not visit this link. It's a shame Google doesn't warn about homeopathic medicine as well - if you're searching for a solution here, don't bother with the homeopathists; visit your doctor. (Forgot to sign:) 93.97.201.136 (talk) 01:14, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

If my cystitis is controlled with 250 mg Cephalexin daily, can I still pass it on (infect) my partner through sexual interaction? As long as I take my meds daily, I have no symptoms.206.74.244.251 (talk) 15:57, 4 September 2012 (UTC)Willie

Treatment
Right now, in the Treatment section, the article says, "Treatment depends on the underlying cause." Six words and that's it. That's all it says. ..I think anyone with the ability and motivation to update the article would do everyone a great favor by elaborating on that lone statement in the Treatment section. A list of various treatments for each type would be useful for anyone seeking to understand what they might want to do about the problem. Focusing on solutions is a pretty important part of looking at problems. --— sloth_monkey 16:59, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Merge to UTI
Urinary tract infection and acute cystitis are the same thus merged. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 11:40, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Much of this was a co-tract of urinary tract infection. The term cystitis is used in much of the world to mean urinary tract infection. While yes it can be used for any cause of inflammation of the bladder it is not usually used in this fashion and thus most people are not looking for this usage. Have thus removed the co-tract info. I guess the question is should we move the URI article here? We currently discuss the non infectious causes of cystitis in this section here of the UTI article. UTIs of course also include pyelonephritis and thus this would not be perfect either. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 16:43, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree - the large number of visitors going to cystitis are definitely needing to go to the UTI page. And the cystitis page is really a disambiguation page (but with information referenced to Mayo Clinic & Medscape - and one form that is not linking to its Wikipedia page - cystitis glandularis). Perhaps there could be a pointer in italics to the other uncommon types of cystitis on the UTI page would resolve this issue? Cystitis is a stub and given there are pages for everything that's on it, nothing valuable is being lost here. Hildabast (talk) 22:10, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Good advice. I will try to merge what remains here to there. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 23:56, 24 June 2013 (UTC)