How to relieve pain in cystitis at home?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Today, cystitis is one of the most serious diseases that require not only comprehensive treatment, but also first aid. It differs in that the disease is characterized by attacks of exacerbation. Pain in cystitis is paroxysmal, sufficiently strong and prolonged. They are especially intensified when urinating, during movements. The state can be characterized as difficult, requiring urgent measures.
Emergency care consists in stopping the attack of pain. After this, an etiological treatment is conducted , aimed at eliminating the cause of the pathology. In the presence of infection, antibiotic therapy is also prescribed. Spa treatment is recommended in the off-guard period at the resorts of Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Morshin, Truskavets, as well as in the local health resorts with observance of the medical diet. Surgical treatment is used mainly in the presence of complications.
What to do with pain with cystitis?
It is necessary to take measures aimed at relief of pain. For this, 2 ml of a 1% solution of promedol and 1 ml of a 0.1% solution of atropine sulfate are injected subcutaneously. After removal of an acute attack, treatment with spasmolytics and anesthetics is used.
How to remove, to facilitate, what to drink at a pain at a cystitis?
With cystitis for pain relief, anesthetics and antispasmodics are used first. Well-proven drugs such as baralgin, but-spa, urolesan and others.
Quickly, you can remove the pain by injecting promedola and atropine sulphate. Also, any anti-spasmodics and analgesics are used. You can try no-shpu, ketonal, ibuprofen, nimesulide.
Medications
Acceptance of medicines is allowed only with precautionary measures. The main measures are the need to consult with your doctor, and carefully read the instructions before using medicines. It must be remembered that any drug can cause complications. In particular, the treatment of cystitis can be associated with complications such as worsening of the condition, development of kidney disease, liver, up to kidney failure and death.
Drug treatment includes antibiotics, prisenyayut and candles. Also used are sulfonamides, nitrofurans. Of the antibiotics, penicillin (500,000 units), oxacillin (0.25 gram), methicillin (1 gram), and derivatives of nitrofuran are most often used: furadonin 0.6 g / day. Antibacterial therapy is carried out for 2-3 weeks. If after 3 days the general condition of the patient does not improve, the body temperature does not decrease, bacteriuria and proteinuria persist, it is necessary to increase the dose of the medication or replace it with another. Treatment can be continuous or intermittent. The duration of the break is from 10 days to 3 months. In order to increase the reactivity of the body, autovaccination is used for 30-40 days.
Vitamins
With cystitis, vitamins are not taken, as cystitis in most cases is accompanied by the development of bacterial infection. Vitamins act as a nutrient medium and growth factors for microorganisms. You can take only vitamin C in a double concentration - 1000 mg per day. It helps to normalize the immune system, increase endurance and resistance of the body, normalize metabolic processes. In addition, it removes toxins and breakdown products outward, preventing the development of autoinfection, intoxication, and the progression of the disease.
Physiotherapeutic treatment
In the treatment of cystitis often apply such physiotherapy as exposure to ultrasound, infrared light. They have a powerful antibacterial effect, penetrate deeply into the tissues and contribute to the rapid restoration of damaged areas. Electroprocedures are also used, which contribute to the rapid regeneration of tissues. They accelerate cellular and tissue metabolism, as well as normalize excretory processes. Thermal and cold procedures are not applied, as they can worsen the condition and intensify the inflammatory process.
Alternative treatment
Alternative medicine offers a whole program aimed at normalizing the state of the urinary organs. If you strictly follow the recommendations, you can get rid of cystitis within 14 days. The program is presented in 4 main stages. Before carrying out it is better to consult with the doctor.
- Stage 1. For the beginning within 2-3 days purification procedures are carried out, allowing to clear an organism from an infection, toxins, to start in it regenerative processes. Purification is best done between 5 and 7 am, because the names at this time the intestine is most active. Normally, the intestine should be released at this time, so the goal is to start a biological clock and further self-purification of the body.
Purification begins with a garlic enema. This is necessary because of the high degree of spread of intestinal dysbiosis and enterobiosis, which entail a violation of the normal microflora of the urogenital tract, especially in women.
- At the second stage it is recommended to make a normal enema. For cooking, take 2 liters of water and add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. This will create a biological acid-base balance. It is better to have an enema in the "Birch" pose.
- Stage 3. Then breathing exercises are carried out . It allows you to normalize the respiratory process in the first place. It triggers normal biochemical cycles in the body, normalizes blood circulation and metabolic processes. With regular holding of respiratory gymnastics, the body will be cleaned independently, without the need for enemas and other activities. Also implies the need to conduct it daily. Gymnastics will ensure the withdrawal of excess slag and toxins, reduce the infectious and inflammatory process.
First of all, you need to learn how to perform cleansing breathing. To do this, take the deepest breath. Hold the air as far as possible. After this, a gradual exhalation is made. A part of the air was exhaled, after which they held their breath. Then they exhaled a little more and held their breath again. So we continue about 5 times. In the end, you need to do a full, deepest inhalation and exhalation, repeat the exercise at least 5 times, gradually increasing the amount. As you master the cleansing breath, you can add other static and danimic breathing exercises. Well-established complexes of Qigong and Hatha Yoga.
- Stage 4. Then it is recommended to drink a restoring collection, which will allow not only to get rid of the cystitis, but also to restore the body as a whole. To prepare the broth, you need to take equal bark oak bark, buckthorn bark, wormwood and tansy. Pour boiling water on the basis of a teaspoon of a mixture of 200 ml of boiling water. You need to insist all night. Drink in the morning for 100 ml in a warm form.
In the treatment of cystitis and urethritis, cranberries are also used .
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Herbal Treatment
Motherwort five-blade is used in the form of grass. At the same time, the tips of the stems with leaves and flowers, as well as roots, are used. In Russian alternative medicine, this plant has long been used as an anti-inflammatory and soothing agent. Reduces the degree of bacterial contamination, eliminates inflammation. Especially effective in the treatment of the urethra. In addition, it slows the rhythm of the heart and soothingly affects the nervous system. Apply in the form of broths and infusions. In small amounts (not more than a teaspoon per day) juice from the motherwort is used, which is rather caustic.
Also, with cystitis, kidney tea, which is an evergreen shrub that grows mainly in the Caucasus, is good. Leaves and young leafy shoots are used. Kidney tea in the form of infusion is also used to treat patients with severe circulatory disorders, used for acute and chronic diseases of the kidneys, urinary tract.
Artemisia vulgaris is used in the form of grass. Used as a soothing, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory and anti-infectious agent. Apply in the form of a decoction or infusion. It helps to relieve pain, therefore it is used for attacks. Cures pain and spasm in 10-15 minutes. You need to drink a decoction (a tablespoon of grass for a glass of boiling water). In the period between seizures, it is recommended to drink a wine broth: a tablespoon of wormwood for a glass of wine. Bring to a boil, then boil in a water bath for about 10 minutes. Drink a glass a day with the addition of honey.
Homeopathy
Homeopathic remedies should be used with caution, as they can cause side effects. So, they can worsen the condition. The danger is that, if not properly applied, they can lead to complications in the kidney and heart, severe swelling and severe irritation, allergic reactions can develop.
- Recipe number 1. Sea water for washing
Helps in a short time to remove inflammation and prevent the development of the infectious process. Mix 0.5 teaspoons of salt with the same amount of baking soda, add 2 drops of iodine. Dilute with warm water (a glass), stir until completely dissolved. Rinse 2-3 times a day. You can alternate with plant extracts.
- Recipe number 2. Tonic
One large lemon (along with the peel) is passed through a meat grinder, or a tinder on a grater. The juice is squeezed out from the mixture. Separate the mashed potatoes from the juice. Puree is cleaned in the refrigerator. In the lemon juice add 1 tablespoon of honey, mix thoroughly until completely dissolved. Drink small portions throughout the day. You need to distribute the product in such a way that it is enough for a whole day, until evening.
- Recipe number 3. Against pain
A tablespoon of pumpkin oil is mixed with eggshell. It must be prepared in advance: pre-crushed, prayed on a coffee grinder. A tablespoon of the product is mixed with a teaspoon of lemon juice, which allows you to neutralize harmful substances, and activate the useful ones. Then this mass is made into pumpkin oil and drunk.
- Recipe number 4. Biologically active additive "Spirulina"
It is an additive that is sold in pharmacies and healthy eating outlets. It is prepared on the basis of marine southern algae (freshwater). It has the ability to purify blood, eliminate the inflammatory process, normalize metabolic processes. Drink a pill twice a day.
- Recipe number 5. Firming, anti-inflammatory agent
For cooking requires 1 cup of hot milk. In the milk, slowly stirring, inject 1-2 tablespoons of honey. Separately pass through the garlick of garlic. You can just rub it on a small grater, or cut into small pieces. Add 1 teaspoon of the received mass to a glass of water, mix thoroughly and drink in small sips. For a day you need to drink a glass of this remedy.
Surgery
Operative methods are resorted to in the event of complications. Indications for surgical treatment are divided into absolute and relative. Absolute: prolonged mechanical jaundice (in this case usually still survive 7-10 days). Also, absolute indications include dropsy, empyema, perforation of the bladder. Relative indications include frequent attacks of pain.