The Patient's Encyclopaedia of Urinary Tract Infection, Sexual Cystitis and Interstitial Cystitis

by Kilmartin, Angela

• ISBN13: 9780954267704
• ISBN10: 0954267702
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: New Century Pr

Summary

This book contains three sections, all packed with vital prevention and self-help information based on medical facts and simple daily tips, and includes a matching DVD. UTIs are dreadfully common, miserable, frightening, depressing, socially devastating recurrent female illnesses. Both bacterial and nonbacterial causes abound. The author discusses bacterial urinary infections, inflammations, IC, cystitis, hygiene, diet, menopause, children, teens, sex, lifestyle, frequency, pain incontinence, and a lot more.

Table of Contents

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PREFACE

BOOK ONE URINARY TRACT INFECTION

PART ONE BACTERIAL CYSTITIS

1 Chapter One HELP!

Symptoms

Frequency and Urgency

Bleeding

Dental links

Root Canal Infection

The Urinary System

2 Chapter Two Don't Cry

Practical Steps

Washing the Perineum (Area Between the Legs)

When You Have the Urine Sample Results

Conventional Medical Help

Who Gets Cystitis?

3 Chapter Three Get Some Answers!

Special Clinics

A Positive Sample

The Truth about Toilet Seats

What Happens to Your Urine Sample?

4 Chapter Four Where Do The Bacteria Come From?

How Do Bacteria Get Into the Intestines?

Discovery of Bacteria

Bacteria Colonising Intestines

Coliforms

Cocci

Antibiotics

Chlamydia and Candida

Controlling Bacteria

5 Chapter Five How Can I Stop The Bacteria?

We Are What We Eat

Food Refining

Reducing Levels of Coliforms in the Intestines

Conventional Medicine

Personal Hygiene

Bottle Washing

How to Wash Effectively

Bottle Washing Procedures

Other Risky Factors

Episiotomy Scars

Hemorrhoids or Skin Tabs

Diarrhoea and Irritable Bowels

Lingering Bacteria

Finally

PART TWO NON-BACTERIAL CYSTITIS

6 Chapter Six Just Chatting

Medical Obstacles

Taking A Case History

Pioneering

No More Desperation

Non-Bacterial Cystitis: A Case History

7 Chapter Seven - Dehydration

Exploitation of Water

Gullibility

Is Drinking Water Safe?

Capital Savings and Cash Flow

Bladder Function and Reaction

Sensible Drinking

'Not Quite Right'

Checklist for Dehydration

8 Chapter Eight - Irritation

Don't Scratch!

Causes

Bowel Irritation

Bladder Irritation

Vaginal Irritation

Yeast in the Bladder

Yeast in the Gut and Bowels

Yeast in the Vagina and Perineum

Menopausal/Advanced Age/Hysterectomy Irritation

Environment

Irritation in Babies, Little Girls and Teenagers

A Couple of Other Triggers

9 Chapter Nine Chemical Contamination

The Usual Suspects

Looking at Redness

10 Chapter Ten Clothing

A Brief History of Underwear

At Home/Work

Sports Activities

Laundering

11 Chapter Eleven Lifestyle

Principles

Patient's Approach

Gynaecological Problems

Urological Conditions

Men

In the Bathroom

Washing Sequences

Changing Homes/Boyfriends/Dietgob/Exams

A Final Word

Further Interest

BOOK TWO SEXUAL CYSTITIS

1 Chapter One Basics

2 Chapter Two The Vagina and Other Organs

Vagina

Hymen

Vulva

Cervix

Uterus/Womb

Endometrium

Cervix Fallopian Tubes

Pelvic Floor Muscles

Faeces

Urethra

Bladder

Ureters

Kidneys Urine

Pituitary Gland

PART ONE PREPARATION FOR INTERCOURSE

3 Chapter Three Sizes and Scars

Men

Size and Shape

Foreskins

Circumcision

Fingers

Women

Hymen/Virginity

Vagina

Conclusion

4 Chapter Four Desires, Despairs and Diseases

Trichomonas

Something Completely Innocent

Candida Albicans

Candida/Yeast

Cervical Polyps

Cervical Erosion

Wart Virus

Herpes

Carcinoma of the Cervix

Pelvic Infections and the IUD

Normal Discharges

Examination

Bacteria and Their Origins

Daily Rules Preventing Infections

Some Prevention

5 Chapter Five Contraceptives

6 Chapter Six Recap

PART TWO HAVING INTERCOURSE

7 Chapter Seven Foreplay and Forethought

Attraction

Turn-offs

Oral Sex

Fingerwork/Foreplay

Penile Curvature

Penetration

Learning Skills

Health Warnings!

Frigidity

Cold Rooms

The Bride's Disease

Intercourse During a Period

Orgasms

Sex Sessions

Theatricals

What else?

Sexual Non-bacterial Irritation and Bruising

Summary

8 Chapter Eight Sex in Pregnancy

Pregnancy Discharges

Intercourse

Labour

Repairs

Catheters

A Good Rest

Resuming Intercourse

Normality Returns

Toil and Memories

9 Chapter Nine Sex in Later Life

HRT- Hormone Replacement Therapy

Libido

Mercury influence

Old Age

10 Other Sorts of Sex Chapter Ten

Rape

Sex For Handicapped People

11 Summary Chapter Eleven

BOOK THREE INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS

1 Chapter One Symptoms and Diagnosis

What exactly is it?

American Work

British Work

2 Chapter Two Unusual Bacteria

Enterococcus

Dental Infections

Oral Staphylococcus

Mycoplasma

Runner's Ulcer

3 The Real Cause Chapter Three

Cultures and Biopsies

Doxycycline

Dosage

Recovery

Conclusion

In Summary

Appendix

Glossary of Terms