{"id":3503,"count":2,"description":"Acute cystitis (uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection) presents with dysuria, urinary frequency, urgency, and suprapubic discomfort \u2014 most commonly caused by Escherichia coli ascending from the periurethral flora. First-line modern treatment is short-course antibiotics (3-day or single-dose regimens) combined with adequate fluid intake.\n\n<strong>\u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/cystopen\/\">Cystopen<\/a> (combination preparation for symptomatic UTI relief). <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/co-trimoxazole\/\">Co-Trimoxazole<\/a> (trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole \u2014 alternative for confirmed sensitive isolates; resistance rates rising in many regions). Browse our broader <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/antibiotics\/\">\u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b2\u03b9\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/a> catalogue for nitrofurantoin (Niftas, Nitrobest, Urivron, Urifast), fosfomycin (Fosirol Powder 3 g \u2014 single-dose), and ciprofloxacin alternatives. See also our <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/bladder-prostate\/\">Bladder &amp; Prostate<\/a> category for additional UTI options.\n\n<strong>\u039f\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2.<\/strong> Uncomplicated UTI in non-pregnant women \u2014 nitrofurantoin 100 mg BID \u00d7 3 days first-line, or fosfomycin 3 g single dose. Pregnancy or fluoroquinolone-resistant infection \u2014 fosfomycin or nitrofurantoin (avoid nitrofurantoin near term). Recurrent UTIs (\u2265 3\/year) \u2014 consider post-coital prophylaxis, low-dose nightly nitrofurantoin, or behavioural measures (post-coital voiding, hydration, cranberry adjunct).\n\n<strong>\u03a3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc.<\/strong> Symptoms suggesting upper UTI \/ pyelonephritis (loin pain, fever, rigors, vomiting) warrant urgent medical assessment and a longer-course antibiotic regimen. Recurrent UTIs in men are unusual and warrant urology evaluation. Persistent symptoms despite appropriate treatment, haematuria persisting after treatment, or symptoms in a catheterised patient need follow-up urine culture and possibly imaging. All MedsBase products ship from <strong>WHO-GMP \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2<\/strong> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <a href=\"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/medsbase-re-shipment-assurance-policy\/\">\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03b3\u03b3\u03cd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2<\/a>.","link":"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/cystitis-treatment\/","name":"\u0398\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u039a\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2","slug":"cystitis-treatment","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":3502,"meta":[],"menu_order":0,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/3503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/3502"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/medsbase.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=3503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}