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  • #1

    Itchy bladder-venting

    So in the past I've had some itchiness that I didn't know what it was but I knew it wasn't vaginal itching and it did't last long.

    Yesterday I started getting it again only worse and did some research and discovered it's my bladder! I got some Benadryl and took it and it helped. But I went to bed without taking a second dose and I woke up with the itching again. I've taken more Benadryl and I was trying to use ice packs to help numb everything (but that's not working). I don't think the Benadryl has had a chance to kick in yet.

    This is torture! I really hope the Benadryl works because I don't know how I'm going to stand this much longer
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  • #2
    i get an itchy feeling sometimes
    usually when first waking up and it gradually goes an hour after ive gone to the loo.
    Its inside my bladder not outside.

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    • #3
      I take Claritin in the morning during the spring & fall seasons. Then if I'm still feeling allergy &/or bladder symptoms, I'll also take a dye free Benadryl at night. Itchy bladder is a really annoying symptom!
      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
      "

      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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      • #4
        do u guys get it inside the bladder feeling?

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        • #5
          Yes. And it's a really annoying sensation.
          Kadi

          -------------------------------------------------------------
          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.
          ------------------------------------------------------


          New favorite quote: "God gives us only what we can handle. Apparently God thinks I'm a bad-ass" ~Author Unknown
          Source - Pinterest
          "

          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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          • #6
            I get that too, thought I was alone cause it sounds so wierd! I see that I'm in good company. Benadryl! What a great idea!! If you think about it, the IC is responsive to other antihistamines so it makes sense. Kinda goes along with the autoimmune side of things if you think about it.
            My uro gives me Atarax which is an antihistamine but I've only taken it a few times, so I'm gonna revisit that idea.
            It's been a bit since you posted that, how are you feeling? Did your symptoms ease up?
            (formerly DonnaRenee1)


            Diagnoses: IC, fibromyalgia, inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue disease, reynaud's, APS, (the lupus anticoagulant, also known as "sticky blood syndrome")
            Meds: low molecular weight heparins, synthroid, methadone for pain, tizanidine, cymbalta, pyridium plus, urelle, phenergan for nausea, ambien, lisinopril, norvasc, plaqenuil for arthritis, and over the counter Prelief
            Treatments: DMSO, occasional hydrodistentions, hot baths, strategically placed heating pads and ice packs, TENS unit, and everything from pity parties to prayer.
            I have lots of support from my family. My husband and my parents are amazing! I have a wonderful daughter who also has IC, and she has given me 2 precious granddaughters. They are my heart and soul! Thank you God for my family!

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            • #7
              Turns out I had a UTI. I finally went to my uro and they took a sample and - tada! UTI. But I'm doing better I think this is only my second for the year and it's almost the end of the year.

              I live in a small town so my uro is only up here 2 days a week. She'd told me when I dropped off a sample to request to have her paged. So I did that and the nurses said "oh we're in contact with her everyday, we'll let her know". Only they didn't because my uro didn't find out until 48 hours later.

              She was really apologetic for that today and told me a way I can page her directly (she didn't give me her number but there's some automatic system if I call a switchboard).

              My UTI was e coli based (all of mine are) and she suggested I try taking D-Mannose supplements. It's the sugar from cranberries that attracts e coli in the bladder, then it clings to the D-mannose and is flushed out during voiding. She said it might help as a preventative. I just need to buy some.

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