Archive for December, 2008

Can I have bladder TB AND INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS at the SAME time?

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008


I am taking AKT-4 as I have tested positive for bladder TB, by my urologist. But I continue to have FLARE ups when I urinate every half an hour. My abdomen feels like it is on FIRE when I urinate.
It feels like my bladder is RAW and someone is pouring acid over it !
My urologist says he will see me after 6 weeks of AKT-4 medication, but I feel feel like I will be dead by the time!
I thought I was supposed to feel better with AKT-4 medicine, things are just getting worse.

your condition can be treated nowadays……….but you need a very good diet along with the medications……….i am sure some vitamins have been prescribed too

What should i do when i know i have cystitis?

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008


Ive been having sex,and i have little pain and itchiness around my vagina.i was like that before,and i took some antibiotics be4 when i told my mum,but i got it again after 1 yr,and does any1 here know what other ways i can clear up the infection?Im ashamed to tell my mum again.

I sounds a bit like thrush… but anyway, if it was me i would go to the doctors, tell them your symptoms and they'll probably give you some antibiotics or cream of some sort (depending on what you have). You don't have to tell your mum and they won't unless you tell them to, even if your mum asks the doctors nothing will be said.

I've had cystitis 7 times in the last 5/6 months because of sex and have told my parents about 2 of them. Say your going to a friends or something.

does anyone take zoloft for interstitial cystitis?

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008


i started zoloft sunday evening, woke up the next morning and my cramps were all gone. i had a cranberry and vodka around 6pm and woke up this morning with MAJOR cramping again. i guess what i'm saying is that the alcohol can decrease the effects of the zoloft, right? how long does the alcohol stay in my body? have i ruined what zoloft is doing for me or am i just really irritated now?

You are having a IC flare. If you want to know more, I will be happy to edit and answer 4 you. Both are bad! for IC you should give up drinking completely (unless you want pain after-wards each time) and cranberry juice or anything acidic is not good for IC, IC is not a bladder infection, it is a chronic condition that does not go away, and only medications can control and manage it along with an IC friendly diet and no caffeine, sodas, coffee, etc, Google IC diet and you will find all the do's and don't's for foods and beverages to avoid! doesn't matter when the alcohol is out of your bady once in your flare, it will take some time to calm it down, or have your Uro do a lidocaine treatment, to soothe it. No, it didn't do anything to the zoloft, it is an anti-depressant, and works over time, as long as you keep taking your scheduled doses it will be fine. Cramping, burning, and total pelvic pain and (PFD) all go with having cystitis, your doctors should have explained all that to you.. Let me know if you have questions.
..The medication maybe: (ZOLOFT) Sertraline is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (bothersome thoughts that won't go away and the need to perform certain actions over and over), panic attacks (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks), posttraumatic stress disorder (disturbing psychological symptoms that develop after a frightening experience), and social anxiety disorder (extreme fear of interacting with others or performing in front of others that interferes with normal life), I can only say, it may block signals to the brain and disrupt signals from the bladder in a positive way, to help the brain not concentrate on what the bladder may be doing (pain or sensitivity?) maybe? I'll research some more on it?
*Maybe the soymilk? MSG and sea salt? That might do it, lol, from conversation, many things can trigger.