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MsDaisyMae

Updated 11mo ago

Frequent Urination and Pain: Seeking Relief

I went to the bathroom five times in three hours. It felt like back to back. The more I went, there was more pain. I do drink fluids and it is not always water. Any suggestions to have more relief and less urgency?

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Shinoda

2y

With Intercystical cystitis it is not good to drink things with caffeine in them.
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MsDaisyMae

2y

Even tea, coffee, nor soda?? 😥
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ChronicPainWarrior_

2y

Do you have IC ? Do you have pee test strip to see if you have aUTI ?
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Crystelle

2y

Everyone's IC is a little different. For example- coffee tends to restrict the blood flow to my bladder and actually helps my pain a lot (I take prelief with coffee). When I was younger, coffee was really irritating. Tomatoes don't trigger me, but msg, citric acid, or paprika in anything triggers a flare up. Diluting any fluids really helps. I drink an absurd amount of blueberry tea every day. I pee often, but frequency is partially just because I have had IC sooo long, but it is no longer painful because I keep very well hydrated and only let myself go when my bladder is actually full.
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wissliss

2y

I found a supplement that changed my life with IC. Obviously I can’t say it will work for everyone but for me it was a game changer. It’s called Bladder Ease by Vitanica. I haven’t had a single flare since I started taking it and now I just take it as needed but I hardly ever need it.
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TANKGlRL

2y

I take a low dose of amitriptyline and it has worked wonders for me. Ask your uro gynecologist or primary about it.
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Rosepool

1y

does this help with urgency and frequency ?
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McFluffy

2y

I have quite a few suggestions due to experience but before I get into it, have you been diagnosed with IC? Or do you know if you have a UTI by any chance? Feel free to message me if you need to talk!
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Drea7

2y

I used to take prescription medications for my IC, but one thing that works wonders and has a natural tendency to decrease inflammation is Chamomile tea. When I have a flare up, I drink this for 1-2 days and the pain is gone.
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Grasshopper73

2y

I just want to share with people suffering with IC this website. https://liveutifree.com/interstitial-cystitis-treatment/ Long story short IC might actuality an infection, but of pathogens that are not cultured in regular UTI tests. There is a new test that can test for other microbes called microgen dx. https://microgendx.com/urology-uti/ I did it and had some pathenogenic microbes in my bladder. They are also issues with biofilms making it hard to kill pathenogenic microbes. Hope this can help some people.
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SweetVanillaCupcake

1y

were you able to get rid of those microbes/biofilms?
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Drea7

1y

thank you for sharing this article! This gives me another option and is something I will definitely speak to my doctor about.

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