Tik Tok Video @icnetworkjill iC Awareness Daily Fact 5 . It might feel like a UTI but it can be a chemical injury. When used daily and/or in high quantities, ketamine can badly damage the bladder! #ictik #icawareness ♬ original sound - IC Network Ketamine Cystitis In the past ten years, ketamine cystitis has emerged [...]
Interstitial cystitis is not a rare condition. New epidemiological studies revealed that three to eight million women in the USA and one to four million men with IC may have symptoms of Interstitial Cystitis. That could be as many as one out of every 26 people in the USA. There are various forms of "cystitis" [...]
Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A or Botox) is one of several experimental therapies currently in use for the treatment of IC, neurogenic and overactive bladder. Botox can be injected into the bladder wall or used as a bladder instillation. It is believed to block the sensory nerves in the bladder that triggers some of our [...]
To the chagrin, if not devastation, of thousands of IC patients world wide, cranberry products (cocktail, juice, supplements, pills) are not beneficial for IC patients and, worse, can provoke severe bladder discomfort. Why? Cranberry is profoundly acidic and is severely irritating to the wounds found in our bladders. This has been confirmed not only in [...]
Can you imagine how great it would feel to walk into a room filled with others who understand exactly what you're going through?? Having IC is difficult at times and doing it alone is unnecessary. There are dozens of independent IC groups around the country and world who are waiting to help you! Don't suffer [...]
A bladder instillation uses a catheter to deliver medication through the urethra and into the bladder. A smaller pediatric catheter is often used to minimize discomfort. "Hydrophilic" catheters (i.e. such as the AstraTech Lo Fric catheter) are generally easier to insert and remove than dry catheters because they have a slippery coating which makes them [...]
Did you know that anxiety disorder is a very common related condition to IC so much so that the UPOINT System for the Clinical Phenotypes for Chronic Pelvic Pain assesses for anxiety disorder and encourage physicians and patients to seek treatment. There is no shame in having anxiety disorder and it can be quite normal [...]
Many patients find sitting for long periods of time to be uncomfortable, especially in a car, on a bus or on a plane. When travelling, try to break up long car or bus rides into smaller segments. Cars with a smooth suspension, such as larger sedans or SUV’s, are usually much more comfortable for IC [...]
Despite the international perception that US citizens are wealthy, the reality is that many IC patients in the USA have no health insurance and are forced to pay for prescriptions out of pocket. Some have had to choose between purchasing food or medication. Throw in the complicating factor is that many therapies for IC are [...]
Before allowing any instillation placed into the bladder, a wise patient will ask: "What is it?" "How does it work?" "When will I know if it’s helping?" "What are the risks or benefits?" The most popular bladder instillation in use around the world is known as a "rescue instillation" because the patients may feel a [...]
