Frequent Urination and Pain: Seeking Relief

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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