Can cystitis cause blood in urine?

Written by Xu Chun Hua
Urology
Updated on September 14, 2024
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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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Can I eat lamb with cystitis?

Patients with cystitis should ensure a balanced diet and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods. Eat less lamb, if possible, avoid it entirely. It's beneficial to consume more fruits and vegetables, such as apples, pears, apricots, peaches, persimmons, rapeseed, spinach, and the like. Additionally, avoid eating leftover meals and pickled items, such as salted vegetables. It is best to abstain from alcohol, especially avoid drinking spirits. Do not smoke, it is best to quit smoking. The diet should be light, mainly focusing on light foods, with more steaming and slow stewing.

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Treatment of cystitis

Treatment of cystitis includes drinking plenty of water and taking oral sodium bicarbonate to alkalize the urine, reducing irritation to the urinary tract. Atropine and diazepam may be used. Applying heat to the bladder area and taking hot water sitz baths can relieve bladder spasms. Antibacterial drugs such as cephalosporins and quinolones can be used. In recent years, for women with uncomplicated cystitis without complications, sensitive antibacterial drugs can be appropriately used for treatment. Postmenopausal women often experience urinary tract infections frequently. The lack of estrogen, leading to a decrease in lactobacillus in the vagina and an increase in pathogen proliferation, is often a factor in infections. Therefore, adopting estrogen replacement therapy can also maintain the normal vaginal environment and reduce the occurrence of urinary tract infections.

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What department should I go to for cystitis?

Patients with cystitis need to go to the urology department of their local hospital for formal examination and treatment. Cystitis mainly causes frequent urination, urgency, and painful urination, and some patients may also experience discomfort and pain in the lower abdomen. In such cases, it is necessary to promptly visit the urology department for examination. The doctor will first conduct a routine urine test and a urinary system ultrasound for the patient. If diagnosed with cystitis, treatment should be carried out through formal medication.

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Symptoms of Chronic Cystitis in Women

The main clinical manifestations of chronic cystitis in women are recurrent symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete emptying, accompanied by pain in the lower abdomen, generally without the presence of blood in the urine. Chronic cystitis often develops from acute cystitis that has not been fully treated. For such cases, further urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests should be conducted. After identifying the causative bacteria, appropriate antibiotics should be used for regular treatment, typically exceeding three weeks. Additionally, there are special types of cystitis, such as glandular cystitis. In cases of this type of chronic cystitis, surgical bladder instillation and other treatments may be necessary.

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How is bladder calculus treated?

Patients with cystitis who also have bladder stones need to use antibiotics for local anti-inflammatory treatment. Meanwhile, the bladder stones require formal treatment. If the size of the stone is less than 2 centimeters, patients can undergo extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the lithotripsy department. If the size of the stone is more than 2 centimeters, patients need to visit the urology department for minimally invasive surgery, specifically ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy. During this procedure, a ureteroscope is inserted through the urethra to visually break up and flush out the stone.