What is cystitis?

August 17, 2009 in Women's Health by Dr. Peter

Women’s health & fitness guide

Cystitis is a very painful condition of the bladder which causes the sufferer pain when passing urine, the lining of the bladder becomes inflamed and this leaves you feeling as though you want to pass urine all the time even when you have just been, when you do go it is very hard to pass urine and you will get a burning sensation as you do.

What exactly is cystitis and what are the main symptoms?

Cystitis is usually caused by an infection and the lining of the bladder will become very inflamed, you will first feel it as a frequent and urgent need to pass water when in fact when you go you cannot pass more than a trickle or none at all. The infection will leave you feeling bloated and very uncomfortable.

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