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Symptoms of cystitis, in both men and women, include:
- pain, burning, or stinging sensations when passing urine,Â
- needing to urinate frequently and urgently, but only passing small amounts of urine,Â
- urine that is dark, cloudy, or strong smelling,
- urine that contains traces of blood (haematuria),Â
- pain directly above the pubic bone, or in the lower back, or abdomen, and
- feeling unwell, weak, or feverish.
Cystitis can also affect children. Their symptoms may include:
- weakness,
- irritability,Â
- reduced appetite,
- vomiting, and
- pain when passing urine.
The symptoms described above could be caused by conditions other than cystitis. This it is why it is important to see your GP the first time you experience symptoms such as these. The symptoms could be confused with:
- sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - such as gonorrhoea, or chlamydia,Â
- being infected with a bacterium, such as E-coli,Â
- vaginal thrush, also known as candida (a yeast infection),Â
- inflammation of the urethra (urethritis),Â
- urethral syndrome (women only), orÂ
- inflammation of the prostate gland, also known as prostatitis (men only).
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