Cystitis Relief

I’m going to a urologist next week for treatment of interstitial cystitis and bladder spasms. I was just wondering what tests do they do? How long does it take to feel better?
Thanks

They will put a catheter up your urethra (I can see you cringing from here), inject your bladder with a potassium solution, then drain your bladder, then inject your bladder again with a mild saline solution. If you feel more pain with the potassium solution, then you likely have interstitial cystitis. I took meds for five years, and I no longer take the meds and have very few symptoms. I wish you the best—I know exactly what you’re going through, and it’s not fun. What helped me most was a low-dose, long-term antibiotic (Macrobid). Antibiotics are not supposed to help people with I.C., but it helped me, so my doctor prescribed it. He changed my life for the better. I am eternally grateful to him. GOOD LUCK!!

okay, im 17 my boyfriends 19, hes the only person ive ever slept with.. we’ve been together for 4 months… the last time we had sex was thursday night (25th feb) im not trying to have TMI but it was quiteee rough… i never bleed after sex, the only time i ever experience a little bit of soreness is straight after we have it..

today is saturday 27th feb, i saw my boyfriend, we went to the bar and i had 3 pints… i went to the toilet a few times, i normally do when i drink anyway, but the last time i went after i weed i felt like i still needed to wee but nothing would come out, we got back to his, i wee’d, then felt like i need it again, the next time i went REALLY hurt, and i just constantly felt like i needed a wee but it wouldnt always come out but when it did it hurt SOOO much, it reallyyy ached.. i never normally cry of pain but this i did, the pain is unberable, i had to go him from my boyfriends cos i was in so much pain, i never normally do this, im still experiencing the same thing… do i have honeymoon cystitis? im in SO much pain :’(

xx

I am almost positive that you have a urinary tract infection, it can be caused from sex but it isn’t really much to worry about. Mild ones do clear up on their own in a few days, but you probably need to go to the doctor to get some antibiotics. In the mean time drink a lot of water to clear out your system as much as possible.

Last week I started to feel mild pressures on my bladder/vagina and it didn’t seem to bother much. And it went away for a little bit and then came back. But the last 3 days it won’t stop! I’ve tried different meds to reduse the pain.
-Vicodin
-acetaminophen
-cranberry
-acidophilus

I need something for relief like now. Is there anything else I can take or do! And I can’t get out of the house due to bad weather!

If it’s IC than don’t ingest anything acidic like the cranberry pills. If you have baking soda, mix 1/4 tpsn in a glass of water and drink. You can do this a couple times a day. This will help reduce the acidity of your urine. I would suggest going to a urologist asap so they can run tests and hopefully rule out IC, since this is a non-curable disease. I’ve had it for 2 years so I know how you feel. Good Luck!