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Cystitis is usually caused by bacteria from poo getting into the tube that carries urine out of your body (urethra). Women have a shorter urethra than men. This means bacteria are more likely to reach the bladder and cause an infection. Things that increase the chance of bacteria getting into the blRead more
Cystitis is usually caused by bacteria from poo getting into the tube that carries urine out of your body (urethra). Women have a shorter urethra than men. This means bacteria are more likely to reach the bladder and cause an infection. Things that increase the chance of bacteria getting into the bladder include:
1. Having sex.
2. Wiping your bottom from back to front after going to the toilet.
3. Urinary catheters (a tube in your bladder used to drain urine).
4. Using spermicide with contraception.
5. Conditions that block the urinary tract, such as kidney stones.
6. Being pregnant.
7. Conditions that make it difficult to fully empty the bladder, such as an enlarged prostate gland in men.
8. Having been through menopause.
9. Having diabetes.
10. Having a weakened immune system.
You may be at risk of liver cirrhosis if you have one of the following conditions: 1. Chronic hepatitis B 2. Chronic hepatitis C 3. Chronic excessive alcohol intake 4. Fatty liver disease (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) 5. Autoimmune liver disease (autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, orRead more
You may be at risk of liver cirrhosis if you have one of the following conditions:
1. Chronic hepatitis B
See less2. Chronic hepatitis C
3. Chronic excessive alcohol intake
4. Fatty liver disease (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis)
5. Autoimmune liver disease (autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, or primary sclerosing cholangitis)
6. Wilson disease, hemochromatosis, and other rare inherited liver diseases