Patient Profiles & Testimonials
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Watch testimonials of 28 patients across Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, Poland and Russia
My experience with cystitis
Managing cystitis
Antibiotics, allies or enemies
Preventing infections
RECURRENT CYSTITIS: a burden for you
Try the ACSS questionnaire if you are experiencing suspicious symptoms or recognize yourself in any of these testimonials, consult a doctor
Anushka (74)* – Menopausal women are at higher risk
- No improvement despite topical oestrogen, which was stopped after 6 months
- Initiated on a 7-day course of antibiotics after another acute infection and a 3-month course of immunotherapy with bacterial lysates
- Currently asymptomatic and has only experienced 3 cases of recurrent cystitis in the last 4 years whilst receiving a preventative treatment, and no need for further antibiotics
Sylvia (45)* – Recurrent Cystitis has a strong impact on mental well-being
- One episode of cystitis every 2 months resulted in chronic depression
- Antidepressant has been started due to low quality of life & complaints of feeling tired & frustrated
- Following 3-month prophylactic treatment with non-antimicrobial measures, Sylvia had a 9-month window free of recurrent cystitis
- Quality of life has consequently improved
Zoe (28)* – Young and otherwise healthy women can face several recurrences per year
- Diagnosed with recurrent cystitis (6 episodes per year), secondary to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella species
- Treated with antibiotic for 7 days for the acute infection and initiated on non antimicrobial prevention
- One year later, the patient was asymptomatic
Edith (86)* – Patients with neurogenic bladder are more prone to cystitis
- History of recurrent cystitis and sacral plexus damage
- Treated with daily antibiotic for 5 years to avoid severe pyelonephritis
- Treatment was changed to a 3-month cycle of non-antimicrobial preventative treatment every year
- Antibiotic prophylaxis was switched to a symptom related rescue treatment
If you recognize yourself in one of these patients please consult your doctor and discuss your burden and the need for prevention
*Those are real clinical cases. Pictures are not from the real patients. In those cases, doctor decided to choose OM-89 as immunoactive prophylaxis.