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!!

I have dx of interstitial cystitis. When my bladder urgency/frequency gets at its worst, I have very bad lower back pain as opposed to bladder pain. Has anybody else with IC experienced this?

Yes I was Dx about 5 years ago and before that I was suffering for about 2 years before the doctors ever dx the problem. They just kept telling me that I was having UTIs which I knew better, but anyway, yes my lower right side of my back, like right over my kidney hurts constantly. Sometimes the pain is terrible. This is a very serious and painful condition which most people dont understand. It always helps to have someone to talk to about the same things you are going through. If you would like to email me, its bethjohnson747@yahoo.com.

Good Luck to you~!

I read it somewhere that you should not eat almond and nuts if you have interstitial cystitis history.
But if there is macademia nuts in a natural energy bar, can I tolerate it? or you just simply can not touch any kind of nut, period. Please help.

I’ve never heard of there being a problem with any kind of nut unless you have a nut allergy to begin with. These are the foods they usually tell you to eliminate…..
Coffee, tea, soda, alcohol, and citrus juices including cranberry juice
Foods and drinks with artificial sweeteners (aspartame and saccharin)
Hot peppers and spicy foods
Some foods with high potassium levels, like avocados, bananas, chocolate, and oranges