How to Differentiate Prostatitis, Urethritis and Cystitis

Cystitis and urethritis are both subordinate urinary tract infections, and their clinical manifestations are basically the same. Cystitis has not only common symptoms of lower urinary tract infections such as frequent urination, acute urinary pain, but also hematuria symptoms. 

 

The clinical manifestations of cystitis are obvious deepening of the color of urine, and a large number of red blood cells appearing in urine examination. Prostatitis is different from the above two diseases. 

 

The prostate is an accessory gland. The main clinical manifestations of prostatitis are pain in the lower abdomen and inguinal region, obstruction or bifurcation of urine. The prostatic fluid examination can show a marked decrease in lecithin and leukocytosis.
 

Prostatitis is divided into acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis and chronic nonbacterial prostatitis. The typical symptoms of prostatitis are urinary discomfort, perineal, anal or posterior urethral swelling, radioactive pain, affecting sexual function, accompanied by fatigue, dizziness, insomnia, and even conjunctivitis and arthritis. 

 

Most patients have nonbacterial inflammation. It is mainly due to stimulation caused by urine reflux into the prostate, can also be combined with bacterial infection. The clinical manifestations are frequency of urination, urgency of urination and pain, and the main incidence of the disease is mostly seen in adolescent men.
 

Cystitis is a disease caused by bacterial infections. Most of the bacteria come from Escherichia coli. Usually women suffer more from it. Because the female urethra is shorter than the male's and it is near the anus, Escherichia coli will invade here. The main clinical symptoms are frequency of urination, urgency of urination and pain, mainly due to inflammation of bladder mucosa, which results in irritating the detrusor muscle of the bladder and being sensitive. 

 

Serious cases can show urgent urinary incontinence, or even hematuria and pyuria symptoms.

 

The symptoms of urethritis are different. Urethritis is characterized by prickling sense during urination and urgency, and its symptoms are mainly concentrated in the urethra. The causes of urethritis could be urethral injury, urethral obstruction and inflammation of adjacent organs. 
 

Moreover, unclean sex can also lead to urethritis. Urethritis must be treated in time, otherwise it is easy to cause upward infection, then cystitis, leading to aggravation of the disease.

 

To sum up, whether it is prostatitis, urethritis or cystitis, it will cause great harm to the body, and no matter men or women, they should do a good job of prevention of them, such as not holding urine, paying attention to personal hygiene, especially before and after sexual activities. 

 

The curative effect of Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill on prostatitis, urethritis or cystitis is out of efficacy of clearing heat and detoxification, promoting blood circulation, and relieving pain, diuresis and stranguria treatment.