Blood in the urine often indicates an infection. Try eating yogurt and drinking cranberry juice and see if that will help.

I know Nothing about I.C.
but what you described sounds just like the bladder infections I USED to suffer from...I started drinking 8 ounces of crannberry Juice every morning...I have NOT had a bladder infection since..Oh, yea...you said you had ur Urine checked...then I have no idea...and if I remember right someone said the worst thing For I.C. is crannberry juice....what did your Dr. say ??

He said I do not have a urinary infection. I have been tested numerous time and I have even been to a urologist. They feel it is related to the fibro. That is why I was wondering if anyone else experience's this. Thanks so much for taking the time to help me out!!!

I always have to pee if I'm not eating enough salt. The reason is that I have low adreanl function commonly called adrenal fatigue where the body can't hold on to adequate sodium while retaining excess postassium causing you to lose even more fluid than normal.

Since increasing my salt consumption I don't have to pee like a racehorse every 5 minutes.

I know NOTHING of I.C. but I have had blood in the urine before. Who knows. The docs office called me (I was on vacation) they wanted me to go to the nearest hospital and get checked right away because I had had blood come back in the urine. I went in a few days later to my regular doc. It said nothing there, and I was fine. All that freaking out for nothing. So, I dunno?

Hope it's nothing, but I know my son was doing that one time and the doc said that sometimes we get a kind of a cycle going. We feel the urge to go, so we go, and then we "think" we might need to go again, and then, well, we need to go again, and round and round we go. I don't know if that's what it is, and I'm not saying it is, but just a thought. Hope you get it figured out. It's GOT to be annoying!

Are you diabetic? I used to have almost constant UTIs when my sugar was out of whack.

No i am not diabetic. So far my sugar has always been fine. I get my blood tested every 6 months to check on everything.

It is a sypmtom of fibr and it does pass i mean it will pass for awhile and come back.I hate it too!!!Once in awhile there is blood in the urine so far it has not been a medical problem for me the blood part i mean

I have IC..it is a fibro realted condition. One of the WORST things you cando for it is to drink ccranberry juice or pretty muych any friut juice at all..YOU do not want to irritate it..you want to calm it down..this condition is NOT a bladder infection.
I suffered with this for months before I found a terrific book that had a diet in it and basically a list of foods that are good for it and bad for it..and some quick fixes..It worked for me and If I accidently eat something I shouldnt( like I didnt know that Yogurt was on the BAD list) I now know how to clear it up in a day or two..
The book is " You Don't Have to Live With Cystitis", by Dr. Larrian Gillespie. It is available at amazon.com but I bought mine at Barnes and Noble.
Hugs, Micki
http://www.fibrowelcomepackage.com

I had blood in my urine because I had a kidney stone for about 4 yrs. It never would pass and finally had to have a procedure done to have it broken up.

Yes. I go through bouts when I need to pee all of the time, especially when I do alot of walking, like at Six Flags, Disney (I hit every restroom)
I've just become very used to it. I figure it's one way to get rid of toxins.

hi, I have IC and Fibromyalgia.I've had Ic for a year and a half now it is so frustrating and is really hard to deal with. My started out with pressure...like everything was falling out in the pelvic area.Went for Ultra sounds,mRI's,and have been to three Urologist they two think I have IC the other thinks I have overactive bladder.The pills for overactive bladder did help some but the side effects were so terrible. I have tried accupunture but the book Solving the IC puzzle by AMRIT WILLIS was the best book to buy.She had IC and is a nurse she wanted to heal naturally...with herbs, supplements, etc.You should read it.You have to buy it off the internet I think.They also have a website and support group.If you think you have IC it might be a good idea to cut out caffeine,spices,any sweetners.Most Ic people have alot of foods they are senitive too.I had the blood test done for food senitivites(sp) mine are all nuts, potatoes,most meats(ido eat organic turkey and Lamb)Eat as many organic foods as you can.I've made some progress but it takes along time to figure out the food, chemicals, soaps,stress,that cause the flare ups.I don't have the burning as much as I use to but I still have pressure!AHHHHHHHHH!!!! It drives me crazy!!!!!! Alot of ladies that have IC get blood in their urine.I keep Azo urine test stripes around.You can get them at a drug store.You can check for infection that way then call your Doctor if it comes back you do.My hormones play a HUGE role in my symtoms getting worse.right after I ovulate I start getting more pressure and I can't eat alot of foods.I'm in perimenapause and it's been a nightmare.I have so many books and notebooks of Ic information.I would be glad to share more info.The last year I've spent everyday reseaching and rying to find a solutuon to this.So sorry your going through this.let me know if I can help.Take care Jacki

It comes and it goes.

Have you gotten a list of foods that cause irritation?

xxx

Wouldn't it be nice if doctors would rally their information and knowledge around so that we can at least have a fighting chance at FMS? I have what I thought were chronic bladder infections due to bladder not emptying, pain, burning and blood in the urine.

My old doc gave me a few RX's for it and it did nothing. I started taking cranberry pills once in a while but don't think that did anything either. Now I'm wondering if it wasn't due to something else. I'm gonna get my doc to check on this. Thanks.

Before I even knew it was fibro I had this symptom. I went through all kinds of yucky tests that showed nothing and was sent home to deal with it. For me, it comes and goes.