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Common risk factors in the development of cystitis include [[diabetes]], [[pregnancy]], [[catheterization]], bowel [[incontinence]], old age, and immobility. | Common risk factors in the development of cystitis include [[diabetes]], [[pregnancy]], [[catheterization]], bowel [[incontinence]], old age, and immobility. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of cystitis include: | |||
*([[Catheterization]]) | |||
* | *Sexual intercourse (females) | ||
* | *Any blockage of the bladder or urethra | ||
*[[Diabetes]] | *[[Diabetes]] | ||
* | *[[Benign prostatic hypertrophy]] | ||
* | *[[Bowel incontinence]] | ||
* | *Old age (especially in people who live in nursing homes) | ||
*[[Pregnancy]] | *[[Pregnancy]] | ||
* | *([[Urinary retention]]) | ||
*Procedures that involve the urinary tract | *Procedures that involve the urinary tract | ||
* | *Immobility (for example, when a patient is recovering from a [[hip fracture]]) | ||
*Use of a diaphragm with spermicide | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of cystitis include diabetes, pregnancy, catheterization, bowel incontinence, old age, and immobility.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of cystitis include:
- (Catheterization)
- Sexual intercourse (females)
- Any blockage of the bladder or urethra
- Diabetes
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- Bowel incontinence
- Old age (especially in people who live in nursing homes)
- Pregnancy
- (Urinary retention)
- Procedures that involve the urinary tract
- Immobility (for example, when a patient is recovering from a hip fracture)
- Use of a diaphragm with spermicide