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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk Factors
The following increase your chances of developing cystitis:
- A tube called a urinary catheter inserted in your bladder(Catheterization)
- Blockage of the bladder or urethra
- Diabetes
- Enlarged prostate, narrowed urethra, or anything that blocks the flow of urine
- Loss of bowel control (bowel incontinence)
- Older age (especially in people who live in nursing homes)
- Pregnancy
- Problems fully emptying your bladder (urinary retention)
- Procedures that involve the urinary tract
- Staying still (immobile) for a long period of time (for example, when you are recovering from a hip fracture