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Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Information

  • Interstitial Cystitis (commonly abbreviated to "IC") is a urinary bladder disease of unknown cause characterised by pelvic and intense bladder pain, urinary frequency (as often as every 10 minutes), and pain with urination. It is not unusual for patients to experience nocturia and pain with sexual intercourse. IC is also known as painful bladder syndrome (PBS), particularly outside of the USA...
  • IC affects men and women of all cultures, socioeconomics and ages. Although the disease previously was believed to be a condition of menopausal women, growing numbers of men and women are being diagnosed in their twenties and younger. IC is not a rare condition. Early research suggested that IC prevalence ranged from 1 in 100,000 to 5.1 in 1,000 of the general population. New epidemiological data released in 2006 by Dr. Matt Rosenberg now suggests that up to 12% of women may have early symptoms of IC.

    It is not unusual for patients to have been misdiagnosed with a variety of other conditions, including: overactive bladder, urethritis, urethral syndrome, trigonitis, prostatitis and other generic terms used to describe frequency/urgency symptoms in the urinary tract.

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Most of what we have learned about pain in the last few years has helped answer why patients with some pain syndromes, have pain. Fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, TMJ, chronic low back pain, and tension headaches have associated pain that is difficult to treat with traditional medications. Specific options for ... Read More »
There is no quick and easy fix for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and treatment is often disjointed and sometimes ineffective. The American Urological Association has just released guidelines for treatment in a step wise fashion. Anyone with IC/BPS should become well versed on the treatment options here and when to move on to ... Read More »
Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is commonly underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed but the impact cannot be understated. As we learn more about how to diagnose and possibly treat IC/BPS it is important to recognize that symptoms are pervasive and insidious, and damaging to work life, psychosocial wellbeing, personal relationships ... Read More »

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