Patient's question:
Hematuria, lower back pain.Doctor's answer:
Cystitis is a type of urinary tract infection. Broadly speaking, urinary tract infections include both cystitis and urethritis. The medications used to treat urinary tract infections are generally antibiotics in Western medicine, while traditional Chinese medicine is usually used to treat lower-jiao damp-heat. Antibiotics have significant side effects, so it is necessary to use them precisely, with the minimum effective dose to achieve the treatment goal. Therefore, it is essential to conduct susceptibility tests to determine the appropriate antibiotic selection and avoid drug resistance. Traditional Chinese medicine should be chosen for its rapid onset of action, preferably selecting bladderitis Chinese medicine that has undergone susceptibility testing. This integrated approach of combining Western and Chinese medicine can lead to better and faster treatment of cystitis.