IC Awareness Daily Fact #12 – Approximately 5% of IC patients have Hunner’s Ulcers. These larger, bleeding wounds in the bladder can be very painful. Treatment of these ulcers usually involves laser therapy, fulguration (heat) and/or the injection of a steroid, triamcinolone, into the center of the ulcer. A new therapy, LiRIS, would found to heal Hunner’s Ulcers in a preliminary clinical trial released in Spring 2012. Ulcers can recur in the same location and may require a few treatments. Read a daily fact for each day of the month at: https://www.icawareness.org/category/daily-facts
By icnjill|2012-09-12T18:06:37-07:00September 12th, 2012|Daily Facts|Comments Off on IC Awareness Daily Fact #12 – Hunner’s Ulcers
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Jill Osborne is the president and founder of the Interstitial Cystitis Network, a health education company dedicated to interstitial cystitis, bladder pain syndrome and other pelvic pain disorders. Representing the IC community, she has appeared radio and TV shows including the PBS “Healthy Body Healthy Mind” television series. She serves as editor of the IC Optimist quarterly magazine and has authored dozens of articles on IC. She spends the majority of her time developing new, internet based educational and support tools for IC patients, including the “Living with IC” video series currently on YouTube and the ICN Food List smartphone app!