Symptoms of cystitis in the elderly?

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Cystitis is a kind of disease that does great harm to human body, and it often occurs in middle-aged and elderly people. With the progress of the times and the improvement of the quality of life, the incidence rate of various diseases is increasing now. Cystitis is not the same. Especially the elderly are more likely to suffer from cystitis. So, the symptoms of cystitis in the elderly? How to treat it?

Symptoms of cystitis in the elderly?

The reason why the elderly are more likely to suffer from cystitis is mainly due to the poor resistance of the elderly, it is easy to be invaded by bacteria. Bacteria can enter the bladder through blood or lymph, or directly from the urethra or kidney, causing cystitis.

The main symptoms are as follows: the patients have frequent urination and urgency, and generally feel difficult to control themselves; After urination or urination, there will be burning and pain in the urethra. It is recommended to take diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills after diagnosis. In addition, there may be pyuria, urine color turbidity, hematuria, if you can see a large number of pus cells under the microscope.

Patients can take amoxicillin and furacilin and other antibiotics for treatment, generally as long as the continuous use of three to seven days can be cured. If it is not cured after taking antibiotics for a period of time, it is necessary to stop antibiotics. It is suggested that patients use diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills for treatment, because it is very likely that antibiotics have developed resistance at this time, and continued taking will produce side effects.

matters needing attention

Because of the poor physical resistance of the elderly, we should try our best to avoid the occurrence of diseases from the source, such as not holding urine and keeping the pudendal hygiene clean.