Symptoms prevention and treatment of Interstisialis Cystitis

Interstisialis Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder that cause pain.


CAUSE
The cause is unknown because no infectious organisms found in the urine. Which is typical of this disease is often found in middle-aged women.


SYMPTOMS
Symptoms include:
- Frequent urination
- Urge to urinate
- Dysuria (pain when urinating)
- Pain during sexual intercourse (dyspareunia).

Sometimes the urine contains blood. In the end could happen bladder shrinking.


Diagnosis
Diagnosis based on examination results sitoscopy, which will appear to the points of bleeding in the lining of the bladder.


TREATMENT
There is no standard treatment or effective treatment for cystitis interstisialis.

Several types of treatment ever attempted in patients with cystitis interstisialis:
- Dilatation (widening) of the bladder by hydrostatic pressure (water power)
- Medications (elmiron, nalmafen)
- Anti-depression (pain relief effect)
- antispasmodic
- Klorapaktin (inserted into the bladder)
- Antibiotics (usually not much help, unless there is a bladder infection)
- DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide), to reduce inflammation
- Surgery.