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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]