Having cystitis should avoid "love"?

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Cystitis is one of the most common urinary tract infections. The most common source of infection is upstream from the outside to the inside of the body through the urethra. So should I have sex with cystitis?

1. Causes of cystitis

The main cause of cystitis is poor hygiene, especially in cases of recurrent infections.
In which, bacteria transmitted from sexual intercourse is also a common agent, especially in subjects who frequently change sexual partners or have signs of gynecological infections such as vaginal discharge, colds and sores. burning sensation, pain during intercourse... At this time, the bacteria that normally reside on your body, which is not inherently disease-causing, "Completely friendly" accidentally becomes foreign bacteria and makes you sick. love.
In fact, in addition to hygiene factors as mentioned above, there are many factors involved in the problem of urinary tract infections through sexual intercourse. The first is the mechanical factor. Intercourse can cause trauma to the external urinary opening, stretch the urethra, and an inflammatory reaction on the mucosal surface. This is a favorable condition for local bacterial strains to easily penetrate inside. Besides, when stimulated, the state of excitement causes women to release endorphins. This emotional factor in turn suppresses part of the local immune barrier, making it easier for inflammation to occur.
In addition, an imbalance in hormones can make the vaginal and urethral mucosa weak and vulnerable, and disrupt the stability of the resident microflora which is not harmful. Under these conditions, several strains of foreign bacteria multiply, inhibiting the resident and pathogenic strains. The cause of this infection is more common in pregnant or perimenopausal women with estrogen deficiency as the predominant cause.

2. What are the symptoms of cystitis?

Similar to cystitis due to other causes, patients often have symptoms of painful urination, urine with blood or pus at the end of the stream. In addition, the patient also has a dull feeling of lower abdominal pain in the area above the pubic joint when the bladder is full, sometimes the pain spreads to the private area and will feel less pain after urinating.
In addition to the above symptoms, women with cystitis due to sex also have gynecological abnormalities such as itching sensation in the private area, burning sensation during sex, white discharge (vaginal discharge). bad smell, cloudy color, pus discharge, large lip area, baby lips appear lesions, swelling and inflammation... In men, early morning pus discharge at the tip of the flute or can also appear lesions, warts, sores ulcers on the shaft of the penis, scrotum, anus.

3. Cystitis should avoid sex?

In all cases of acute cystitis, antibiotics are the core treatment. It is recommended to bathe with clean water, use a mild cleaning solution to clean the external genital area, do not douche deep inside to protect beneficial resident bacteria. Change underwear daily, do not wear too tight or poorly absorbent fabrics because it will increase local temperature and humidity, creating favorable conditions for infection.
Cystitis is not a contraindication for intercourse, however, when you have cystitis, you should limit sex to increase the effectiveness of treatment as well as avoid infecting the partner. At the time before sex, should take a clean bath, clean the private area to eliminate bacteria and will also help both of you be more excited. After intercourse, you should have a habit of urinating to facilitate the expulsion of bacteria from the urethra, avoiding invasion of the urinary tract causing infection.
In addition, to prevent cystitis in particular, to protect comprehensive health in general, each person needs to build for himself a balanced diet, drink enough water so that urine is not concentrated, reducing the risk of UTIs and a healthy lifestyle, practice safe sex.
Cystitis causes uncomfortable and delicate symptoms, greatly affecting quality of life. Therefore, you should be knowledgeable and proactive in taking precautions to protect the health of yourself and your partner.

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