The more I read on this site, the more I think this is what's going on with me. I have been having the frequency/urgency for over a year, along with right kidney pain and lower back ache.
It is such a drag to feel like you have to go all the time!
I've been to 2 urologists, my family doc and a kidney specialist, living on Pyridium and slowly figuring out my triggers, and though I don't have a formal diagnosis, this sounds right. I've also had CT scans. If you are an IC patient and need an enhanced ab/pelvis CT, be aware that the contrast will likely cause a flare. It did for me, although I didn't know what it was at the time.
But the one thing I haven't found is what causes this syndrome. I guess it doesn't really matter as the symptoms still have to be reckoned with, but there's a part of me that would still like an answer.
Thanks everybody for sharing. I finally feel like maybe I'm not as crazy as I think.
jester
Andrea

I've been to 2 urologists, my family doc and a kidney specialist, living on Pyridium and slowly figuring out my triggers, and though I don't have a formal diagnosis, this sounds right. I've also had CT scans. If you are an IC patient and need an enhanced ab/pelvis CT, be aware that the contrast will likely cause a flare. It did for me, although I didn't know what it was at the time.
But the one thing I haven't found is what causes this syndrome. I guess it doesn't really matter as the symptoms still have to be reckoned with, but there's a part of me that would still like an answer.
Thanks everybody for sharing. I finally feel like maybe I'm not as crazy as I think.
jester
Andrea
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