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  • Pain when I start peeing

  • Pain at the start of urination

  • I am peeing again within in 2 hours

  • It hurts when I start urinating

  • Have a fever

  • Pain at the beginning of urination

  • Painful urination and less urine

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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is cystitis?

A type of urinary tract infection caused by bacterial infection of the bladder.

Symptoms of cystitis

  • Pain at the start of passing urine

  • Frequent urination

  • Decreased urine volume with painful urination

  • Decrease in urine volume

  • Fever

  • Pain when passing urine

  • Pain when pressing down on the abdomen

  • Bloody or red urine

Questions your doctor may ask to check for cystitis

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose cystitis

  • Do you have pain when you start passing urine?

  • Have you been passing urine more often?

  • Do you have painful urination and passing less urine?

  • Are you passing less urine?

  • Do you have a fever?

Treatment for cystitis

Antibiotics are the first choice of treatment for a bacterial infection. If the infection keeps happening, seeing a specialist and undergoing investigations, such as ultrasound scans, may be helpful.

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References

  • Colgan R, Williams M. Diagnosis and treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis. Am Fam Physician. 2011 Oct 1;84(7):771-6. PMID: 22010614.

    https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2011/1001/p771.html

  • Amano M, Shimizu T. Emphysematous cystitis: a review of the literature. Intern Med. 2014;53(2):79-82. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1121. Epub 2012 Mar 1. PMID: 24429444.

    https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/53/2/53_53.1121/_article

  • Forrester SD, Towell TL. Feline idiopathic cystitis. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2015 Jul;45(4):783-806. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Mar 23. PMID: 25813400.

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  • Nelson BA, Schouten WM. Emphysematous Cystitis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Jun;96(6):1393. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.03.007. PMID: 34088410.

    https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(21)00186-5/fulltext

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