After treatment for interstitial cystitis, will my bladder capacity go back to normal?
I am 25yrs old and I was just diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. The doctor said I only have to take medication for a few months and I should be fine.
I have IC for 7 years now and I’m 24 years old. It took more than 6 months for the elmiron to start working for me, and I still have painful flareups. Are you on elmiron? But once it started working it felt A LOT better!
Staying on the IC diet helped me until the meds kicked in. Then I could gradually eat some of the things I wasn’t supposed to, but I never went back to cranberry juice or soda. Those things always made it hurt worse.
A lot of times a person with IC also has pelvic floor muscle pain and that can be treated very easily with pelvic floor physical therapy.
I worry that your doctor isn’t discussing all of your options with you but maybe he/she just wants to try the easy route first and take it form there. Do some research. There is a lot of information out there these days. I’ll post some websites below.
I have IC for 7 years now and I’m 24 years old. It took more than 6 months for the elmiron to start working for me, and I still have painful flareups. Are you on elmiron? But once it started working it felt A LOT better!
Staying on the IC diet helped me until the meds kicked in. Then I could gradually eat some of the things I wasn’t supposed to, but I never went back to cranberry juice or soda. Those things always made it hurt worse.
A lot of times a person with IC also has pelvic floor muscle pain and that can be treated very easily with pelvic floor physical therapy.
I worry that your doctor isn’t discussing all of your options with you but maybe he/she just wants to try the easy route first and take it form there. Do some research. There is a lot of information out there these days. I’ll post some websites below.
References :
http://www.evenbetternow.com/interstitial-cystitis.asp