The life of every woman after birth is drastically changing: all the time a woman spends on caring for her newborn baby. Unfortunately, this period can mar the seams after childbirth on the perineum, hemorrhoids and cystitis. We will consider the causes, symptoms and features of treatment of cystitis in breastfeeding.
Cystitis during breastfeeding - causes and symptoms
Inflammation of the bladder - a frequent complication of labor, especially severe with perineal injuries. The causes of cystitis in the postpartum period can be:
- trauma of the bladder with a contracting uterus and a small fetal head advancing into the cavity, with the bladder pressing against the bones of the pelvis. At this time, blood circulation in the bladder suffers;
- the change in the hormonal background reduces immunity and promotes the development of infectious and inflammatory complications;
- infection of the birth canal during childbirth or failure to follow the hygiene rules in the postpartum period can contribute to the penetration of infection into the bladder and cause its inflammation;
- Applying an ice pack to the inguinal area helps to reduce local immunity and the development of inflammation in the bladder.
The most characteristic symptoms of cystitis are: frequent urination, soreness during urination, and difficulty in withdrawing urine. With a far-gone inflammatory process, the temperature can rise, symptoms of intoxication appear.
Than to treat a cystitis at a lactemia?
Treatment of cystitis in breastfeeding is not an easy task, because it is important not only to help a woman, but not to hurt the baby and maintain lactation. Before you start treatment for cystitis during lactation, you need to pass blood and urine tests. The presence of inflammatory changes in the general analysis of urine will be a confirmation of cystitis.
Do not treat cystitis during lactation according to the recommendations of friends. Medicines should be prescribed by an experienced doctor, taking into account all the features. If a woman does not have the opportunity
Thus, we examined the tactics of behavior and treatment of cystitis in lactation. But it is important to remember that independent treatment will not always be successful, since phytopreparations can be ineffective if there is a pronounced inflammatory process.