Most infections in women start with bacteria that come from the digestive system and live in the skin around the anus, which is pushed forward toward the opening of the vagina and urethra, where this is most often during intercourse. When the bacteria reach the urethra, the bacteria move up through the opening until they reach the bladder. There, urine provides the appropriate environment and nutrients to the bacteria;
A type of bacteria called Escherichia coli, or E. coli, which lives in the digestive system accounts for 80% of cases of cystitis in women. There are many other types of bacteria and sexually transmitted microbes, Can cause infections in both men and women.
Women are particularly susceptible to this type of infection, due to the short length of their urethra, and near the urethra of the anus, where the bacteria live and multiply. Menopausal women develop cystitis more often than young people. The low level of female estrogen disrupts the natural balance of microbes in the vagina, making them more powerful and active; they proliferate and pass through the urethra as well; causing cystitis.
Women who use a condom or contraceptive barrier are more likely to develop cystitis than those who do not. The same is true for older women with bladder or uterine prolapse problems, who are more likely to become infected. In these cases, the bacteria are not eliminated permanently or adequately, because the bladder can not completely empty the contents, so .. Some bacteria remain within them; and multiply causing continuous inflammation.
The same is true for older men with prostate enlargement, where the bladder is not emptied completely.
In general, any condition that reduces or prevents the flow of urine completely outside the bladder leads to infection of the bladder, as in pregnant women, because of hypertensive uterine pressure on the ureters, and in patients with kidney stones, or benign tumors or cancer in the bladder, as well as in People with chronic diseases, which can weaken immunity, such as diabetics.
A type of bacteria called Escherichia coli, or E. coli, which lives in the digestive system accounts for 80% of cases of cystitis in women. There are many other types of bacteria and sexually transmitted microbes, Can cause infections in both men and women.
Women are particularly susceptible to this type of infection, due to the short length of their urethra, and near the urethra of the anus, where the bacteria live and multiply. Menopausal women develop cystitis more often than young people. The low level of female estrogen disrupts the natural balance of microbes in the vagina, making them more powerful and active; they proliferate and pass through the urethra as well; causing cystitis.
Women who use a condom or contraceptive barrier are more likely to develop cystitis than those who do not. The same is true for older women with bladder or uterine prolapse problems, who are more likely to become infected. In these cases, the bacteria are not eliminated permanently or adequately, because the bladder can not completely empty the contents, so .. Some bacteria remain within them; and multiply causing continuous inflammation.
The same is true for older men with prostate enlargement, where the bladder is not emptied completely.
In general, any condition that reduces or prevents the flow of urine completely outside the bladder leads to infection of the bladder, as in pregnant women, because of hypertensive uterine pressure on the ureters, and in patients with kidney stones, or benign tumors or cancer in the bladder, as well as in People with chronic diseases, which can weaken immunity, such as diabetics.