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    It all boils down to stress, diet, water - so it

    seems to me.

    Each solution is unique - the right combination of diet and water for YOU while still trying to manage stress.

    You may be lucky and lock onto the correct mix in a short period of time or it may take years.

    Its very tricky and you have to be quite observant and have tons of perseverance.
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    • #2
      Add to that hormones: stress, diet, water, hormonal balance.
      Kadi

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      I am not a medical authority nor do I offer medical advice. In all cases, I strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you.
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      New favorite quote: "God gives us only what we can handle. Apparently God thinks I'm a bad-ass" ~Author Unknown
      Source - Pinterest
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      Current treatments:
      -IC diet
      -Elavil 50mg at night
      -Continuous use birth control pills (4-5 periods/year)
      -Heparin/Marcaine/Sodium Bicarb home instills at night 3-4x per week, more often if needed
      -Pyridium if needed,
      -Pain medicine at bedtime daily, as needed during the day several times per week
      -Antibiotic when doing an instillation to prevent UTI
      -Colace & SmartFiber to treat chronic constipation from meds, Fleet enema as needed
      -Dye Free Benadryl 50 mg at bedtime
      -"Your Pace Yoga: Relieving Pelvic Pain" dvd, walking, treadmill at gym
      -Managing stress= VERY important!
      -Fur therapy: Hugging the cat!

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        • #3
          I agree with both of you!
          mom_in_ma

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            • #4
              Stress is still my biggest cause of flares. I can feel my bladder start to hurt if I'm getting stressed from lets say the dog getting out the other day or my hubby's ex wife (ugh! she drives me crazy!)
              Christine



              I have been diagnoised for 6 1/2 years now. I have taken a long break from the ICN but really miss helping out my fellow IC patients and want to get back into posting.
              1st hydro 4/07 showed no visible signs of IC but tons of mast cells in all my biopsy samples which did prove IC.
              2nd hydro 4/13/09 showed dark purple glomerulations and I had a capacity of 450 cc's. This hydro proved that my IC had progressed.
              I have tried every oral medication as well as rescue instills and DMSO.

              I have been lucky enough to see Dr Hanno, the top IC specialist in PA who has told me due to the fact that I have not responded to any "standard" treatments that I have a severe, end stage case of IC with a horrible quality of life (didn't have to tell me that last part!)

              Proud wifey of Shane, mommy to Griffin, and step-mom to Logan and Gage
              Also proud mom to the best Bullmastiff on earth, Claus

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                • #5
                  Absolutely, hormones are a huge part. I just started taking Estrace, vaginally, and think its helped quite a bit. There are many parts to this puzzle and that has definitely been one of the big ones for me.

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