The thing you need to understand more than anything else is that nobody knows how to fix cystitis. Most of the time cystitis is called "interstitial cystitis" (interstitial is a fancy word for "in between." What usually happens with cystitis is an inflammation between your bladder's wall and the muscles that are surrounding it. A variety of factors determine the likelihood of developing ulcers and how serious the overall condition becomes. This is just the start of understanding just how many different things can affect IC. Doctors are still trying to figure out what causes the condition so it stands to reason that a lot of guesses still exist about its origins as well.
There are lots of stages of interstitial cystitis, including "end stage." As you can probably figure out, this is the most serious kind of IC. Around five percent of patience who have this condition are going to be "end stage" patients. Where this condition is concerned, the walls of the bladder have gotten hardened, most likely because scar tissue has built up. When this happens, the capacity of the bladder gets smaller which can cause quite a lot of pain. Not only that but quite a few patients who suffer from end stage develop ulcers on the walls of their bladders.
Even though interstitial cystitis can be diagnosed, there is a range of symptoms. A more somewhat modern name for IC is painful bladder syndrome, or PBS. More women are afflicted with IC than men, and there is evidence that women who are more sexually active experience the condition more than others. What is amazing about this condition is there are some doctors who misdiagnose it or even are not convinced it really exists. The reason for that seems to hinge on the test for a urinary tract infection.
What happens is the test comes back, and it is negative! That's what causes them to be confused on what to do next. This is very frustrating and very confusing for all of them.
We have talked about the gender breakdown with interstitial cystitis, but in general women are much more likely to develop this condition. The figure is about thirty times higher chance for women than men. In men, when the urinary tract and immune system are healthy, then cystitis is rarely seen. On the other hand, men with prostate problems can develop bladder infections. There are two forms of IC, bacterial and non-bacterial, so there is a connection and risk associated in that regard. One issue men and women have to be aware of is the STD involving urethritis which is commonly seen in men.
Facts about Cystitis are solid and there is research going on all over the world to make the condition seem less mysterious. Unfortunately there's only one kind of drug that is used to treat patients. Unfortunately, it seems that there aren't many patients who will be able to tolerate the drug. It's hard to say that there has been any sort of treatment success or improvement in the quality of life when this is true. The worst thing that will happen is the end stage of IC which causes the patient to endure serious effects and pain. If your doctor suspects that you are suffering from cystitis, you need to treat the diagnosis seriously and work with your doctor to effectively manage your symptoms.
There are lots of stages of interstitial cystitis, including "end stage." As you can probably figure out, this is the most serious kind of IC. Around five percent of patience who have this condition are going to be "end stage" patients. Where this condition is concerned, the walls of the bladder have gotten hardened, most likely because scar tissue has built up. When this happens, the capacity of the bladder gets smaller which can cause quite a lot of pain. Not only that but quite a few patients who suffer from end stage develop ulcers on the walls of their bladders.
Even though interstitial cystitis can be diagnosed, there is a range of symptoms. A more somewhat modern name for IC is painful bladder syndrome, or PBS. More women are afflicted with IC than men, and there is evidence that women who are more sexually active experience the condition more than others. What is amazing about this condition is there are some doctors who misdiagnose it or even are not convinced it really exists. The reason for that seems to hinge on the test for a urinary tract infection.
What happens is the test comes back, and it is negative! That's what causes them to be confused on what to do next. This is very frustrating and very confusing for all of them.
We have talked about the gender breakdown with interstitial cystitis, but in general women are much more likely to develop this condition. The figure is about thirty times higher chance for women than men. In men, when the urinary tract and immune system are healthy, then cystitis is rarely seen. On the other hand, men with prostate problems can develop bladder infections. There are two forms of IC, bacterial and non-bacterial, so there is a connection and risk associated in that regard. One issue men and women have to be aware of is the STD involving urethritis which is commonly seen in men.
Facts about Cystitis are solid and there is research going on all over the world to make the condition seem less mysterious. Unfortunately there's only one kind of drug that is used to treat patients. Unfortunately, it seems that there aren't many patients who will be able to tolerate the drug. It's hard to say that there has been any sort of treatment success or improvement in the quality of life when this is true. The worst thing that will happen is the end stage of IC which causes the patient to endure serious effects and pain. If your doctor suspects that you are suffering from cystitis, you need to treat the diagnosis seriously and work with your doctor to effectively manage your symptoms.
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