Recurrent Cystitis Possibly Preventable by Drinking More Water
During a 12-month study, women who drank 1.5 L of water daily in addition to their usual fluid intake reduced their mean number of cystitis episodes nearly by half.
Cystitis
Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Linked to EBV
Epstein-Barr virus infection found much more frequently in patients with vs without IC/BPS and Hunner lesions or controls with stress urinary incontinence.
Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis Linked to Statins
Regular and irregular use of the lipid-lowering medications increased the risk of BPS/IC.
Acute Cystitis Rarely Caused by Enterococci, Streptococci
Though found in midstream voided urine in younger women, typically not detected in catheter urine.
