What should I do?

[Jinny Jean]

Alright people. I want my life back. I dont know if I have IC but I can pretty much guess. I have had this for 6 months. Is it possible to have just a sensitive bladder!???? Some days I can feel normal for a week or more! I dont realy have any food that I cant eat, (although I stay away from acidic things coffee etc) My bladder HATES birth control, so I am thinking about getting a non hormonal IUD.


I have never been diagnosed, but I am starting to think maby I should. I am already on Elmiron... Gah I have been tested for everything too and nothing.... I am so frustrated, and I want to learn how to live with this, if this is what I have...Im scared of losing my Bf, im scared of having this forever without being able to control it! Its sucking everything out of me!

[Jinny Jean]

Ps. I have NO pain, no burning, (some pressure) and no pain during sex! I just have to PEE all the time (some days) and I get spasms that are not painful in my urethra sometimes that twitch. GRRR

[Jinny Jean]

Hey thank you! Yes your right, I do need to stick to the diet, and I really have for the most part. I look at a tomato now and run the opposite direction. haha I have for the most part been sticking to the diet and eating very bland foods, which some I love and lots of the time I feel like I am eating normally anyways... although I look at choclate and run to... lol I totally intend on giving the diet my all, and it has made a difference from where I was at initially, at least I get some reliefe now! Id really like to go in to remission like you!!!! I hope every day. I discovered that the less I put in my body the better, and as of right now the ONLY thing I am taking is the Elmiron, thats IT. I wanted to see how I felt without taking any suppliments.. seems like I am responding pretty well. Now if only I could take some form of birth control without reacting! I think if it wasnt for the pill making me flare I would be in remission right now! I just had a mini remission for 5 days! so freaking frusterating.

[Jinny Jean]

and when I say sticking to the diet, ussually I am eating chicken, beef, VEGGIES eggs, almond milk, blueberries, some apples, pears, potatoes , bread etc. NO coffee, tea tomatoes, cranberry (HORRBLE flare) pop, or any thing spicy. I never ate any of these foods anyways so this is not hard for me to cut them out.