Complications of cystitis

The article was professionally consulted by Doctor Department of General Surgery & Anesthesia - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital. The doctor has many years of experience in the field of urology.

Cystitis is a medical term. Most inflammation is caused by bacteria, also known as a urinary tract infection. Less commonly, cystitis can also occur as a reaction to certain medications, radiation therapy, or stimulants.
Cystitis causes many uncomfortable conditions such as frequent urination, blood in the urine, cloudy urine. If the disease is left for a long time, without treatment, it will cause dangerous complications for the patient.
Bladder infections can occur in all subjects from men to women, children... in which women are the subjects at highest risk of disease because female genitalia are more special. easy to cause inflammation, besides some habits that create favorable conditions for cystitis in women such as: drinking less water, holding urine, sedentary...

When suffering from cystitis, the patient may see the following symptoms:
Very urge to urinate, intense and persistent urge to urinate, this is a symptom that makes the patient feel extremely uncomfortable and worried. . There is a burning sensation when urinating. Urinary incontinence, possibly blood in the urine, cloudy or foul-smelling urine. There is always a feeling of tightness in the lower abdomen even when there is a slight fever. In children, it is possible to have a lot of bedwetting at night with cystitis. If you have the above symptoms, you should see a doctor, the doctor will order a urine test to find the bacteria causing the disease, blood or pus or both in the urine.

Kidney infection, kidney failure Cystitis is one of the causes of kidney infection. This is because bacteria from the bladder travel up the kidney. If the disease is left for a long time, it will damage the kidneys, maybe one or two kidneys, leading to kidney failure, a few severe cases due to damage to both kidneys may require dialysis
Blood in urine, anemia Disease When cystitis gets worse, the patient will have blood in the urine due to the blood contaminated with bacteria. If not treated promptly, prolonged blood in the urine can lead to anemia
Increases the risk of infertility and infertility For men, the urinary tract in the urethra is also the ejaculate There is a close relationship between the urinary tract and the genital tract. Infections in the urinary tract can spread to the genital organs such as testicles, epididymis, and vas deferens, leading to impaired fertility and the risk of infertility.
Overactive bladder: Prolonged or repeated cystitis will lead to complications on the bladder wall, bladder nerves, causing increased bladder irritation, frequent urination due to the ability to urinate. The bladder contains less urine.
Therefore, if cystitis is not examined and treated promptly, it will lead to dangerous complications. Especially in young children and the elderly, they are very susceptible to kidney damage because bladder infections are less detected or mistaken for other diseases.