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What is urinary tract infection?
Cystitis is an infection of the urinary bladder, a urinary tract infection, which almost always caused by bacteria. Bacteria thrive well in the body warm urine, and they reproduce rapidly when they get into the urinary bladder. Eventually, these bacteria cause an inflammation of the lining of the dress the inside of the bladder. Lining will be red and irritated, and the urinary bladder is irritable. Urination can also be painful because of soreness and inflammation of the urethra. In addition, many suffer from pain and heat sensation in my abdomen after urination.

The symptoms of this condition is so typical that the vast majority who have had cystitis before, will be able to make the diagnosis themselves.

The condition is very common and constitute about 3.5% of all requests in general practice. In the age group 26-30 years is 100 times as many women as men who have urinary tract infection. Read the rest of this entry »