Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Support Group
Interstitial Cystitis (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.
Hi all. I was diagnosed about 6 years ago via cystoscopy. At first I had lots of pain and was put on Elmiron. I took that for about a year and then just stopped. I've noticed over the last year or so that my symptoms have gotten a lot better. I find myself reaching for my Azo less and less. I used to be the type that would get a bladder infection every couple months, but it's been about a year since the last one now. *knock on wood* I can't remember the last time I had any pain at all it's been so long. Is this some type of remission? I'd like to think it's gone for good but I won't kid myself.
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I went to the doctor a while ago to see about my allergies. He rubbed my arm and stuck things under the skin. Nothing. He poked and prodded, his phlebotomist drew so much blood people thought that we were dating. The tests all came back negative. Then one day I went back and I told him that I had found the cause of my allergy.It turns out, I am allergic to betrayal.
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This isn't really bipolar related but there is never anyone on the parenting groups, this is the most active group I've been in.My 6yr old son has really bad seasonal allergies and they're in full force right now. He gets a terrible cough; he coughs all day and all night, making it hard for him to sleep, and his nose runs.I've tried every allergy medicine, OTC and RX, and none of them affect his...
She mentioned that it can linger quietly and without many symptoms and therefore is a good idea to carefully monitor what you eat around the time of the pain.