Blue waffles infections are common in women, especially during the reproductive years. Some women develop recurring inflammation of the bladder.
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The bacteria from the vagina can travel to the urethra and bladder. Women often get a bladder infection after sexual intercourse, probably because during intercourse urethra can get injured. Recurrent bladder infections in women are rarely caused by abnormal connection between the bladder and the vagina (vesicovaginal fistula), which can cause only these symptoms, without any other.
Infections of the urinary bladder in men are rare and usually start with an infection of the urethra which is spreading to the prostate and the bladder. On the other hand, infection of the bladder may be caused by insertion of a catheter or other instrument during surgery. The most common cause of repeated infections of the bluue waffle in men is a permanent bacterial infection of the prostate. Although antibiotics quickly destroy bacteria in the urine contained in the bladder, most of these drugs cannot penetrate well into the interior of the prostate to overcome the infection at that site. As a result, after the cessation of antibiotic treatment, bacteria that are lagging behind in the prostate re-infect the bladder.
An abnormal connection between the intestines and the bladder, which allows the bacteria that produces gas, to enter into the bladder, rarely develops. These infections can create air bubbles in the urine.
Blue Waffles Symptoms
Blue waffles infection usually causes frequent, irresistible urge to urinate and burning or pain during urination. The pain is usually felt above the pubic bone and often also in the back. Another symptom is frequent urination during the night. The urine is often cloudy and contains visible blood in about 30% of people. Sometimes, the blue waffle symptoms disappear without treatment. Sometimes, blue waffles infection causes no symptoms and is discovered by accident in urine (sediment) for any other reason. Blue waffles infection without symptoms is particularly common in older people, in which as a result can develop and incontinence of urine.
A person whose nervous stimulus of the bladder is not appropriate (neurogenic bladder) or a person who has a permanent catheter in the bladder may have a bladder infection without symptoms until a kidney infection develops or fever of unexplained causes.
Blue Waffles Diagnosis
The doctor can diagnose bladder infection on the basis of its typical symptoms. Urine should be collected midstream, so that urine would not be contaminated with bacteria from the vagina or tip of the penis. A person urinates in a toilet, then stops, and continues to urinate in a sterile vial. The urine is examined under microscope to see whether it contains red or white blood cells or other substances. Bacteria are counted and the sample is grown in order to identify the type of bacteria. If a person has an infection, usually one type of bacteria is present in very large numbers.
Blue waffles in men, midstream urine is usually sufficient for diagnosis. In women, these samples are sometimes contaminated with bacteria from the vagina. To avoid contamination of the urine, the physician often has to take a sample directly from the urine bladder by catheter.
It is very important to find the cause of the infections that are often repeated. Doctors can do and X-ray with the use of contrast where the contrast agent is injected into a vein to the patient, and then the X-ray monitor its excretion into the urine by the kidneys. X-rays give insight into the kidneys, urethra and bladder. Cystourethrography, at which the contrast agent is introduced into the bladder, and the X-ray captures its release, is a good way of finding a possible return of urine from the bladder into the urethra, especially in children and can also detect a constriction of the urethra. The retrograde urogram, in which the contrast agent is introduced directly into the urethra, is useful for finding narrowing, protrusions or abnormal connections (fistulas) of the urethra in women and in men. Watching directly into the bladder with the help of the instrument may help diagnosing the cases when the bladder infection is not improving despite treatment.
Blue Waffles Treatment
The treatment is usually not required in the elderly and asymptomatic infections.
The first procedure is the drinking of plenty of fluids, which often leads to cure mild bladder infection. Rinse of urine ejects many bacteria from the body; body natural defense forces remove the remaining causes of infection.
Before prescribing antibiotics, the doctor determines whether a person has any other condition that could worsen the infection of the bladder, such as a disorder of nerve supply, diabetes or a weakened immune system, which reduces the person's ability to fight infection. Such conditions can be treated more aggressively, especially since the infection will probably return as soon as the person stops taking antibiotics.
Taking antibiotics by mouth for 3 days or even a single dose is usually effective if the infection did not lead to any complications. In the case of uncooperative infections, antibiotics are commonly taken for 7-10 days.
Small doses of the antibiotic can be administered continuously for the prevention of the infection in people who have more than two bladder infections a year. The annual cost of this therapy is only one quarter of the cost of treatment three or four infections a year. For these reasons, antibiotics can be taken daily, three times a week, or immediately after sexual intercourse.
To relieve blue waffle symptoms you can use different drugs, especially for frequent and strong urge to urinate and painful urination. Certain drugs, such as atropine, can relax spasms (compression) of the muscle. Other drugs, such as phenazopyridine, reduce pain and calm the inflammation in the tissues. Often the symptoms can be alleviated if the urine gets alkaline, which is done by drinking baking soda dissolved in water.
Surgery may be required in order to eliminate physical barriers to the flow of the urine (obstructive uropathy) or to correct disturbances of materials, which increase the likelihood of infection, such as the "descent" of the uterus or bladder. The discharge of urine from clogged area through a catheter helps control the infection. Usually before surgery an antibiotic is given to reduce the risk of spread of the infection throughout the body.