Definition of cystitis
: inflammation of the urinary bladder
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Interstitial cystitis, or IC, is a mysterious, painful bladder condition with no known cause or cure.
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Cranberry juice has been used by women worldwide to prevent and treat cystitis and other bladder disorders, although research results have been mixed.
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Younger women who've been infected are more at risk for developing cystitis or bladder infections if E. coli get pushed from the urethra into the bladder.
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Painful-bladder syndrome Technically known as interstitial cystitis, this condition is what doctors call pain in the bladder with no obvious or identifiable cause.
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There are people who say they’ve been forced to quit their jobs due to a severe form of UTI pain called interstitial cystitis.
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In 2009, Amanda Jantzi weaned herself off opioids by switching to the more expensive Lyrica to treat the pain associated with interstitial cystitis, a chronic bladder condition.
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Nohl, a native of Indianapolis who now lives in Greensburg, says he was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis and prostatitis last year, conditions that affect his bladder and prostate.
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Many women suffer from invisible chronic diseases — from fibromyalgia to vulvodynia to interstitial cystitis to migraine — that have historically been seen as psychosomatic and remain poorly understood.
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Origin and Etymology of cystitis
New Latin
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First Known Use: circa 1783
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Definition of cystitis for English Language Learners
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medical : infection of the bladder
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