I would like to share with you my personal reflections, the result of my long experience of coexistence with everything related to cystitis and its causes. The famous million-dollar question: “Where do my cystitis comeContinue reading
Categoria: Cystitis
Mycosis and D-Mannose: not a great match
Today I will reply to a super logical question posed by one of the girls in the forum: “I need your help! D-Mannose is a sugar and fungi and yeasts love sugar. So, can D-MannoseContinue reading
Pelvic and pelvic-perineal floor evaluation
“Have someone consulted a midwife or a physiotherapist specialized in the pelvic floor? I had recurrent cystitis for several years, now I feel some discomfort in my urethra. Even when I have no UTI, itContinue reading
My happy story
I want to tell you my experience. I hope it helps someone. I have been suffering from repeated urinary infections for 20 years. It started slowly and ended up being a constant in my lifeContinue reading
Genitourinary atrophy Part II: talk to your midwife or gynecologist
Therapies for genitourinary atrophy aim to recover urogenital physiology, prevent genitourinary infections and improve symptoms such as dryness, itching, burning and dyspareunia. For this, it is necessary that the altered parameters by hypoestrogenism return toContinue reading
Open letter of a female urethra
“Dear ladies and gentlemen, doctors, generalists and specialists, gynecologists and urologists, I am the female urethra, I am not very long (just 2 centimeters) and, most of the time, I remain silent, but I doContinue reading
Genitourinary atrophy in menopause: talk to your midwife or gynecologist
Approximately half of menopausal women experience symptoms related to urogenital atrophy. However, only one in four requests a consultation, due to the mistaken belief that this is a normal condition due to advanced age. GenitourinaryContinue reading
Sandra’s testimony: my shades of happiness
I have been suffering from postcoital recurrent cystitis for 4 years. My very first cystitis was badly managed. Doctor prescribed antibiotics without cytobacteriological tests more than 6 times. The situation started to become chronic and forContinue reading
Véronique’s testimony: goodbye to 30 years of cystitis!
Hi all! I have decided to tell you about my unusual experience. First, I want to introduce myself. My name is Véronique, I am 57 years old, I was born in Switzerland and I emigratedContinue reading
Cystitis and vulvovaginal pain
For several years, I was challenged on an element that, from time to time, I read in the comments of some women: the total cessation of pain, discomfort and urogenital disorders during menstruation. This element,Continue reading
Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS) in 2019
Definition and evolution of diagnostic criteria It was in 1987 that, for the first time, specific and concrete criteria were formulated for the diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis (1) (IC also known as Cystalgia or AbacterialContinue reading
Behind the curtain: this is my story
An entry that deeply analyzes cystitis and how this pathology affects the lives of many people. A reflection that I am sure will help you to see things from other points of view and toContinue reading
Ann’s story: I am and I will stay in paradise (without my bladder)
This post is very long. Sorry. But I have been asked to describe my journey, my experience. So there you go: 2006, terrible stomach pains. A year later, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. TheContinue reading
Intestinal microbiota
The intestinal microbiota is the set of microorganisms present in the digestive tract. Our microbiota contains almost 100,000 million bacteria, ten times more than the number of cells in the body and weighs two kilogramsContinue reading
Cystitis without bacteria
In another article, we discuss in detail the substantial difference between bacterial and abacterial cystitis. Recently, a (very frequent) question in our Facebook group made me realize that this article probably deserves to be extendedContinue reading
Bye bye cystitis!
Many people ask for a “protocol” to say goodbye to cystitis: how to use D-Mannose? What are the doses? Can you help me? So I’ll try to make a “complete” answer for everyone. Different methodsContinue reading
Anatomy of the lower urinary tract and GAGs
Bladder wall and GAGS (glycosaminoglycans) The bladder wall has 3 layers of different tissues that go from the light (inner hollow of the organ) to the outside: – a mucous membrane composed of a coveringContinue reading
Pelvic contracture
The pelvic floor The pelvic floor (or perineum) is a complex set of muscles located in the pelvic cavity (in the pelvis) whose main function is to support and to guarantee the functionality of theContinue reading
Gardnerella vaginalis: a ping-pong between vaginal and bladder infections
Vaginosis involves an abnormal proliferation of microorganisms in the vaginal environment. These microorganisms can be: – bacterial strains or yeasts (Gardnerella in this case) physiologically present in the vaginal flora, but whose proportion should beContinue reading
The Vulvo Vaginal EcoSystem (flora, hormones, mucous membrane and pH): a subtle balance
Healthy subject balance What is described as vaginal and vulvar ecosystem is a set of interactions that lead to a state of balance and optimal health. Flora The physiological flora (called Döderlein) constitutes a symbiotic microbiota,Continue reading