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Urethritis and cystitis in thrush
Can there be thrush and cystitis
Combined course of thrush and cystitis
The genitourinary system of the female body has its own structural features. In this regard, it often happens that the disease of one area causes complications in another. This is explained by the close proximity of the urethral opening to the entrance to the vagina. The most striking and common example of such a "symbiosis" of diseases is the joint manifestation of thrush and cystitis. This disease has characteristic signs that every woman needs to know about.
Thrush and cystitis
Cystitis is an inflammatory process in the genitourinary system, during which, first of all, the walls of the bladder itself suffer, and only then 8212; vagina. Despite the urological nature, cystitis is more common among women. As a result of a violation of the microflora of the vagina, along with cystitis, thrush can also develop at the same time.
Thrush, due to its infectious qualities and delaying treatment, is also capable of provoking cystitis.
During candidiasis, the vaginal mucosa becomes inflamed, the curdled discharge becomes more abundant and begins to irritate the urethra, as a result of which the urination process is disturbed.
Such cystitis is called bacterial.
However, it is not uncommon for candidiasis to occur during the treatment of cystitis with antibiotics. Recurrent cystitis is especially dangerous in this regard - when it is eliminated with potent drugs that destroy both pathogenic and beneficial bacteria, dysbacteriosis occurs, which provokes the activation and growth of the Candida fungus.
The combination of thrush and cystitis is called candidal urethritis. Urethritis is characterized by the entry and multiplication of the Candida fungus in the urethra. As a rule, candidal urethritis affects the body with severely weakened immunity.
Thrush and cystitis form an almost vicious circle. The reason for their joint manifestation may be the following reasons:
Often, candidal urethritis does not manifest itself for quite a long time. This leads to the fact that subsequently a woman - a carrier of the disease, learns about her illness only at later stages. She begins to worry about severe pain in the abdomen and increased urge to urinate. In addition, among the main symptoms of candidal urethritis, it is customary to distinguish the following:
- itching and burning in the bladder and urethra;
- burning in the external genitalia;
- pain when urinating;
- blood in the urine;
- presence of purulent discharge from the urethra from greenish and light yellow to brownish;
- temperature increase;
- weakness;
- chills
Sometimes the pain in the lower abdomen gradually disappears, but this does not mean at all that the infection itself has been eliminated. Atypical discharges remain, which confirms the continued development of the inflammatory process, which, if not treated in time, can spread to the kidneys.
In the presence of the above symptoms during thrush, the patient is most often sent by the doctor for additional tests. Biological material is taken directly from the urethra. This is necessary to confirm the presence of pathogenic fungus and bacteria in the urinary tract. Based on the data received from the laboratory, the gynecologist will make a diagnosis of candidal urethritis and appropriate treatment will be prescribed. The most effective course of therapy is under the supervision of two specialists - a urologist and a gynecologist.
The simultaneous combination of thrush and cystitis is treated with both antifungal and antibacterial drugs, which are selected strictly individually. The more extensive the infection has spread, the longer the course of therapy will be. On average, it takes about 14 days. Treatment takes place at home. At the end of the period specified by the doctor, the patient is sent for final tests confirming the complete elimination of the infection.
For the treatment of candidal urethritis, antimycotic agents, ointments and drops are prescribed. The dosage of drugs and the regularity of their use are determined based on the stage of the disease. Medicines are designed to eliminate the source of infection, as well as prevent fungus and bacteria from penetrating into other organs.
In most cases, with the simultaneous treatment of cystitis and thrush, the use of antibiotics is avoided, as one of the main catalysts for the reproduction of the fungus. Instead, herbal decoctions are often used for additional prevention.
Since at the beginning of the course, the cause of the disease is first eliminated, first of all, they get rid of the thrush, or rather, the infection that caused the pathological growth of the Candida fungus. Only after this begins the restoration of the microflora and mucous surfaces of the vagina and urethra.
In the process of treatment, pain syndromes gradually disappear. The cessation of their manifestation in no case indicates that therapy can be completed. The infection still lives in the body, and may recur in the future. Against the background of untreated candidal urethritis, more serious diseases occur due to inflammation of the internal organs. The most serious consequence can be infertility.
If candidal urethritis has a particularly acute form, then the doctor may additionally issue the following prescriptions:
- bed rest;
- drink plenty of water;
- exclusion from the diet of spicy and salty foods, citrus fruits, coffee and alcohol;
- taking warm baths and using heating pads to relieve pain;
- taking painkillers;
- periodic sanitization of the external genitalia and anus;
- using tampons instead of pads during menstruation;
- wearing cotton underwear.
Ignoring the symptoms of cystitis and thrush, as well as self-medication is extremely dangerous for women's health, especially before going to the doctor.
To avoid such an unpleasant disease as candidal urethritis, first of all, you should follow the rules of intimate hygiene, do not abuse spicy, salty and sweet foods, as well as alcohol. If there is a suspicion of the presence of such infections in a sexual partner, he should pass the appropriate tests. During antibiotic treatment and with a weakened immune system, appropriate drugs and vitamins are taken in addition, which can maintain the body's defenses at the proper level. As soon as symptoms of a second concomitant disease become noticeable during thrush or cystitis, you should immediately contact the appropriate doctor.
What to do if thrush and cystitis appear at the same time
Thrush and cystitis simultaneously accompany each other quite often. Vaginal candidiasis (scientific name for thrush) 8211; the phenomenon itself is unpleasant, getting rid of which is often not so simple. But when it is also accompanied by cystitis, in which urination becomes frequent and painful, life turns into a nightmare. At least once, but every second woman faces such a tandem of diseases of the genitourinary system. This is due, first of all, to the physiological structure of the female body: the urethra is located next to the vagina, so bacteria can easily move from one part of the body to another.
How are cystitis and thrush related?
There are a huge number of reasons why the number of candida fungi that cause thrush increases in the body. Intestinal dysbacteriosis, hormonal imbalance, diabetes mellitus, genital infection, chronic diseases, pregnancy, severe stress can cause an imbalance in the body, as a result of which you will have to deal with thrush. It will manifest itself as a strong burning sensation in the vaginal area, abundant curdled discharge, an unpleasant odor in the genital area.
With urethritis, the walls of the bladder and the urethra suffer. The cause of its occurrence is also microbes, viruses and fungi. But can thrush cause cystitis? Of course, after all, developing in the vagina, the infection naturally affects the urethra. Urethritis caused by fungi of the genus Candida is called candidal urethritis.
There is also feedback. Very often, thrush can occur in cases where cystitis is treated with antibiotics. The latter cause intestinal dysbacteriosis, thus increasing the number of candida fungi in the body at times, which, of course, immediately, in addition to painful adjustments, makes itself felt, in addition, with unbearable itching in the vaginal area.
Candidal urethritis 8211; disease is difficult. Sometimes it may not make itself felt for a sufficiently long amount of time. This is dangerous, because the infection is strengthened in the body, declaring itself only in the later stages. Severe pain in the abdomen and frequent urge to urinate most likely indicate that two diseases are present in the body at the same time.
How else do cystitis and thrush manifest themselves?
Sometimes the pain in the lower abdomen can stop abruptly, but this is not a reason to think that the disease has passed by itself (atypical discharge often persists). She hid and, if you do not continue treatment, then the insidious disease can spread to the kidneys.
How to treat candidal urethritis?
It should be noted right away that only a doctor prescribes the treatment of diseases of this kind. Only narrow specialists can distinguish the features of diseases. Any folk methods, including herbs, can only be of an additional nature, again, provided that the attending physician approved them.
Therefore, if you suddenly find yourself with at least one of the symptoms of candidal urethritis, immediately contact a specialist and follow his instructions clearly.
With diseases of this type, the patient is sent for tests, which are taken directly from the urethra or vagina. It is important to determine what caused the disease, which of them was primary. Based on the results of laboratory tests, a specialist, or even better, two 8211 at once; urologist and gynecologist 8211; will prescribe individual treatment.
Thrush and cystitis are treated with both antimicrobial and antibacterial agents. The longer the infection is in the body, the longer the course of treatment will be, which is usually carried out at home. At the same time, doctors give such prescriptions as bed rest, drinking plenty of water, exclusion from the diet of spicy, salty and sweet foods, and a number of others. At the end of the course, it is necessary to undergo repeated tests in order to make sure that the infection has been completely eliminated from the body.
It is often impossible to use antibiotics in the treatment of candidal urethritis, since they are a catalyst for thrush. Instead, as an additional prevention, experts often recommend the use of herbal decoctions.
Drug treatment can give relief after a short time, it may seem that the disease has passed, but it is not, therefore, in no case should you stop taking the drugs prescribed by your doctor.
The consequences of an untreated infection can manifest themselves not only as a relapse of the disease, but also as its occurrence in other parts of the body.
The idea that a disease is easier to prevent than to treat later is more relevant than ever. By adhering to the elementary rules of personal and intimate hygiene, excluding spicy and salty foods, as well as alcohol from your diet, you will help keep your body healthy for a long time.
What is candidal urethritis and cystitis?
Urethritis is a very common disease in both women and men, accompanied by inflammation of the urethra. Bacteria, viruses and even fungi can cause this disease. Urethritis caused by damage to the canal through which urination occurs with fungi of the genus Cadnida is called candidal urethritis.
Cystitis due to thrush can occur with long-term antibiotic treatment. This often happens, because cystitis and thrush are extremely rarely transmitted at the same time during unprotected sexual contact.
The development of urethral candidiasis can be affected by damage to the mucous membrane of the canal through which urination occurs and inflammation.
Urethritis in thrush is detected by examining discharges from the urethra, in which, to confirm the diagnosis, it is necessary to detect a considerable amount of fungi of the genus Candida and leukocytes, the number of which always increases in the presence of an inflammatory process in the body.
How does candidal urethritis develop?
The channel through which urination occurs becomes inflamed only if the immunity of its walls is weakened. The infection is usually suppressed by local immunity, but when it is reduced, it causes all the symptoms that are characteristic of this disease, such as itching, burning, pain in the lower abdomen, pain when urinating, etc.
Candidiasis urethritis can begin directly with inflammation of the canal through which urination occurs, and can enter the urethra from a lesion located in any organ of the genitourinary system. The first option, in which the infection initially affects only the canal, is most often transmitted during sex. It is most often diagnosed in women who contracted it from men infected with this disease.
It often happens (especially in women) that the disease is completely asymptomatic and the person does not even imagine that he is sick, continuing to infect sexual partners.
Symptoms of the disease
Candidiasis cystitis typically presents with symptoms such as itching and pain when urinating, frequent urination, and purulent discharge from the urethra after an incubation period of two to seven days.
Pain while going to the toilet, as well as pain in the lower abdomen, appear earlier in men, but in women, on the contrary, the lower abdomen will start to hurt only when the bladder becomes inflamed, causing pain and frequent urination.
Pain in the lower abdomen is not the only sign of cystitis, at the time when urination occurs, any other organ of the genitourinary system can also hurt. This process can be accompanied not only by pain, but also by itching, stinging or burning.
The main symptoms of the disease are severe pain in the lower abdomen, a frequent desire to urinate and discharge from the urethra, which can most often be seen in the morning. By the way, pain in the lower abdomen after going to the toilet can last quite a long time.
The lower abdomen may stop hurting, and frequent urination may be replaced by more rare and painless, but this does not mean that the infection has receded. At this stage, treatment cannot be stopped until the doctor takes your tests, and after receiving the results, confirms the end of treatment.
If you interrupt your treatment for cystitis with thrush. you risk giving the disease time to progress and cause serious complications. In men, most often, an untreated disease becomes chronic and can cause inflammation of the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, testicles, narrowing of the urethra, balanitis and balonoposthitis. Prostatitis is one of the most common urological problems plaguing men, do not allow it to appear.
In women, an untreated disease can cause an imbalance in the microflora inside the vagina and inflammation of the bladder. This is how urethritis in women turns into a much more serious disease - cystitis.
Urethritis treatment
To get rid of candidal urethritis, you need to eliminate the infection itself, and then restore the microflora of the canal and its walls. To cure urethritis or candidal cystitis, you must first get rid of thrush, which caused pain in the lower abdomen, pain during urination and other symptoms of cystitis.
In order to choose a treatment, the doctor will take tests from you, after which he will be able to prescribe an optimal course of antifungal and antibacterial therapy for your body, because candidal urethritis or cystitis is exactly the case when a bacterial infection appears against the background of a fungal infection.< /p>
The course of treatment for thrush and cystitis on average lasts about two weeks, but can take longer if the disease has affected large areas of the genitourinary system. Usually, patients do not need hospitalization, and the disease is treated at home, after which the patient must visit a doctor for control tests.
If you do not pay attention to the pain in the lower abdomen and pain when urinating, but these symptoms will pass by themselves after some time, but the pathogens will not go anywhere from the body. In men, they will hide in the prostate gland and seminal vesicles and will contribute to the development of prostatitis, and in women - in the Bartholin glands and will cause cystitis and other diseases of the genitourinary system.
That is why it is so important to see a doctor as soon as you notice pain in the lower abdomen, pain, pain or itching when urinating, discharge from the urethra, because against the background of a fungal infection, a bacterial infection can also begin to develop, causing serious complications, in the form of such consequences like cystitis in women, prostatitis and even infertility in men.
Do not self-medicate dangerous diseases, do not let the treatment take its course and do not ignore the symptoms!
Most importantly, at the first pain while going to the toilet or in the lower abdomen, which is accompanied by discharge from the urethra, immediately consult a doctor, and this will give you the opportunity to cure the disease without causing complications.
Prevention of candidal urethritis
To avoid infection with this disease, you should follow the rules of hygiene, do not drink a lot of alcohol and sweets, so as not to create an atmosphere favorable for the reproduction of the fungus. You should also protect yourself from getting an infection by asking your partner to get tested to confirm his health.
During antibiotic treatment, take probiotics and vitamins so that the microflora and immunity always remain normal. If your immune system is severely weakened by prolonged illness, diabetes, HIV or cancer, then you should take a course of immunostimulating therapy to protect your body from bacteria, fungi and viruses that can seize the moment and attack you with full force.
Keep yourself healthy all the time and you won't need any treatment!
What is candidal urethritis and cystitis?
Urethritis is a very common disease in both women and men, accompanied by inflammation of the urethra. Bacteria, viruses and even fungi can cause this disease. Urethritis caused by damage to the canal through which urination occurs with fungi of the genus Cadnida is called candidal urethritis.
Cystitis due to thrush can occur with long-term antibiotic treatment. This often happens, because cystitis and thrush are extremely rarely transmitted at the same time during unprotected sexual contact.
The development of urethral candidiasis can be affected by damage to the mucous membrane of the canal through which urination occurs and inflammation.
Urethritis in thrush is detected by examining discharges from the urethra, in which, to confirm the diagnosis, it is necessary to detect a considerable amount of fungi of the genus Candida and leukocytes, the number of which always increases in the presence of an inflammatory process in the body.
How does candidal urethritis develop?
The channel through which urination occurs becomes inflamed only if the immunity of its walls is weakened. The infection is usually suppressed by local immunity, but when it is reduced, it causes all the symptoms that are characteristic of this disease, such as itching, burning, pain in the lower abdomen, pain when urinating, etc.
Candidiasis urethritis can begin directly with inflammation of the canal through which urination occurs, and can enter the urethra from a lesion located in any organ of the genitourinary system. The first option, in which the infection initially affects only the canal, is most often transmitted during sex. It is most often diagnosed in women who contracted it from men infected with this disease.
It often happens (especially in women) that the disease is completely asymptomatic and the person does not even imagine that he is sick, continuing to infect sexual partners.
Symptoms of the disease
Candidiasis cystitis typically presents with symptoms such as itching and pain when urinating, frequent urination, and purulent discharge from the urethra after an incubation period of two to seven days.
Pain while going to the toilet, as well as pain in the lower abdomen, appear earlier in men, but in women, on the contrary, the lower abdomen will start to hurt only when the bladder becomes inflamed, causing pain and frequent urination.
Pain in the lower abdomen is not the only sign of cystitis, at the time when urination occurs, any other organ of the genitourinary system can also hurt. This process can be accompanied not only by pain, but also by itching, stinging or burning.
The main symptoms of the disease are severe pain in the lower abdomen, a frequent desire to urinate and discharge from the urethra, which can most often be seen in the morning. By the way, pain in the lower abdomen after going to the toilet can last quite a long time.
The lower abdomen may stop hurting, and frequent urination may be replaced by more rare and painless, but this does not mean that the infection has receded. At this stage, treatment cannot be stopped until the doctor takes your tests, and after receiving the results, confirms the end of treatment.
If you stop treating cystitis for thrush, you risk giving the disease time to progress and cause serious complications. In men, most often, an untreated disease becomes chronic and can cause inflammation of the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, testicles, narrowing of the urethra, balanitis and balonoposthitis. Prostatitis is one of the most common urological problems plaguing men, do not allow it to appear.
In women, an untreated disease can cause an imbalance in the microflora inside the vagina and inflammation of the bladder. This is how urethritis in women turns into a much more serious disease - cystitis.
Urethritis treatment
To get rid of candidal urethritis, you need to eliminate the infection itself, and then restore the microflora of the canal and its walls. To cure urethritis or candidal cystitis, you must first get rid of thrush, which caused pain in the lower abdomen, pain during urination and other symptoms of cystitis.
In order to choose a treatment, the doctor will take tests from you, after which he will be able to prescribe an optimal course of antifungal and antibacterial therapy for your body, because candidal urethritis or cystitis is exactly the case when a bacterial infection appears against the background of a fungal infection.< /p>
The course of treatment for thrush and cystitis on average lasts about two weeks, but can take longer if the disease has affected large areas of the genitourinary system. Usually, patients do not need hospitalization, and the disease is treated at home, after which the patient must visit a doctor for control tests.
If you do not pay attention to the pain in the lower abdomen and pain when urinating, but these symptoms will pass by themselves after some time, but the pathogens will not go anywhere from the body. In men, they hide in the prostate gland and seminal vesicles and will contribute to the development of prostatitis, and in women - in the Bartholin glands and will cause cystitis and other diseases of the genitourinary system.
That is why it is so important to see a doctor as soon as you notice pain in the lower abdomen, pain, pain or itching when urinating, discharge from the urethra, because against the background of a fungal infection, a bacterial infection can also begin to develop, causing serious complications, in the form of such consequences like cystitis in women, prostatitis and even infertility in men.
Do not self-medicate dangerous diseases, do not let the treatment take its course and do not ignore the symptoms!
Most importantly, at the first pain while going to the toilet or in the lower abdomen, which is accompanied by discharge from the urethra, immediately consult a doctor, and this will give you the opportunity to cure the disease without causing complications.
Prevention of candidal urethritis
To avoid infection with this disease, you should follow the rules of hygiene, do not drink a lot of alcohol and sweets, so as not to create an atmosphere favorable for the reproduction of the fungus. You should also protect yourself from getting an infection by asking your partner to get tested to confirm his health.
During antibiotic treatment, take probiotics and vitamins so that the microflora and immunity always remain normal. If your immune system is severely weakened by prolonged illness, diabetes, HIV or cancer, then you should take a course of immunostimulating therapy to protect your body from bacteria, fungi and viruses that can seize the moment and attack you with full force.
Keep yourself healthy all the time and you won't need any treatment!
What to do if thrush and cystitis appear at the same time
Thrush and cystitis simultaneously accompany each other quite often. Vaginal candidiasis (the scientific name for thrush) is an unpleasant phenomenon in itself, which is often not so easy to get rid of. But when it is also accompanied by cystitis, in which urination becomes frequent and painful, life turns into a nightmare. At least once, but every second woman faces such a tandem of diseases of the genitourinary system. This is due, first of all, to the physiological structure of the female body: the urethra is located next to the vagina, so bacteria can easily move from one part of the body to another.
How are cystitis and thrush related?
There are a huge number of reasons why the number of candida fungi that cause thrush increases in the body. Intestinal dysbacteriosis, hormonal imbalance, diabetes mellitus, genital infection, chronic diseases, pregnancy, severe stress can cause an imbalance in the body, as a result of which you will have to deal with thrush. It will manifest itself as a strong burning sensation in the vaginal area, abundant curdled discharge, an unpleasant odor in the genital area.
With urethritis, the walls of the bladder and the urethra suffer. The cause of its occurrence is also microbes, viruses and fungi. But can thrush cause cystitis? Of course, after all, developing in the vagina, the infection naturally affects the urethra. Urethritis caused by fungi of the genus Candida is called candidal urethritis.
There is also feedback. Very often, thrush can occur in cases where cystitis is treated with antibiotics. The latter cause intestinal dysbacteriosis, thus increasing the number of candida fungi in the body at times, which, of course, immediately, in addition to painful adjustments, makes itself felt, in addition, with unbearable itching in the vaginal area.
Candidal urethritis is a difficult disease. Sometimes it may not make itself felt for a sufficiently long amount of time. This is dangerous, because the infection is strengthened in the body, declaring itself only in the later stages. Severe pain in the abdomen and frequent urge to urinate most likely indicate that two diseases are present in the body at the same time.
How else do cystitis and thrush manifest themselves?
So, the symptoms are:
Sometimes the pain in the lower abdomen can stop abruptly, but this is not a reason to think that the disease has passed by itself (atypical discharge often persists). She hid and, if you do not continue treatment, then the insidious disease can spread to the kidneys.
How to treat candidal urethritis?
It should be noted right away that only a doctor prescribes the treatment of diseases of this kind. Only narrow specialists can distinguish the features of diseases. Any folk methods, including herbs, can only be of an additional nature, again, provided that the attending physician has approved them.
Therefore, if you suddenly find yourself with at least one of the symptoms of candidal urethritis, immediately contact a specialist and follow his instructions clearly.
With diseases of this type, the patient is sent for tests, which are taken directly from the urethra or vagina.It is important to determine what caused the disease, which of them was primary. Based on the results of laboratory tests, a specialist, or even better, two at once - a urologist and a gynecologist - will prescribe an individual treatment.
Thrush and cystitis are treated with both antimicrobial and antibacterial agents. The longer the infection is in the body, the longer the course of treatment will be, which is usually carried out at home. At the same time, doctors give such prescriptions as bed rest, drinking plenty of water, exclusion from the diet of spicy, salty and sweet foods, and a number of others. At the end of the course, it is necessary to undergo repeated tests in order to make sure that the infection has been completely eliminated from the body.
It is often impossible to use antibiotics in the treatment of candidal urethritis, since they are a catalyst for thrush. Instead, as an additional prevention, experts often recommend the use of herbal decoctions.
Drug treatment can give relief after a short time, it may seem that the disease has passed, but it is not, therefore, in no case should you stop taking the drugs prescribed by your doctor.
The consequences of an untreated infection can manifest themselves not only as a relapse of the disease, but also as its occurrence in other parts of the body.
The idea that a disease is easier to prevent than to treat later is more relevant than ever. By adhering to the elementary rules of personal and intimate hygiene, excluding spicy and salty foods, as well as alcohol from your diet, you will help keep your body healthy for a long time.