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I'd like to think remission is possible with the right meds like elmiron or a new one when/if they come up with it. Getting rid of it willb e harder since first they have to figure out what causes it then once they get that figured out they have to figure out how to fix it!
Cindi
Gelnique for frequency/urgency - works great
Macrobid after sex
Prilosec, continuous birth control pills
synthroid .088mg, mucinex-d, restasis
Supplements: Desert Harvest Aloe vera, Cysta-q, prelief, magnesium and calcium, Vit D, flaxseed oil
Diag Mild IC Jan 11 but have had symptoms for 25 years. Also have GERD, TMJ, IBS-C, chronic dry eye syndrome, hashimotos thyroiditis, non-allergic rhinitis.
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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. [3MG]
Anyone who says something is foolproof hasn't met a determined fool
My sister in law was diagnosed and had bladder instillations for months and also cut all citrus from her diet. She claims to be all better now. It seems like there are varying degrees of the issue and I feel like for some, like my sister, we can heal our bladder wall and essentially repair the damage. But we shall see. I'm only a few weeks into treatment and am trying to keep my hope up.
Crystal
Diagnosed 2/2011
30 years old
Current Treatment:
Elmiron
Antihistamine
Quercetin
Aloe Leaf
N-Acetyl Glucosamine
Pribiotic
Yoga
Meditation
Leap Diet (based on MRT food sensitivity test)
IC Diet
Prayer!
I love philosophical questions like this...will there be a cure. Well a cure would be a miracle for us would it not, but how do we view a cure.
I think wiht most conventional medicine a cure is "pop a pill and within an hour/day/week you will feel so much better. That for us is not out there yet.
However.....(peers over the top of her oversized glasses) I do believe that Healing is out there right now. Healing however does take time...something we in the west and used to conventional medicine are just not used to doing. Everything inour world is instand ins't it.
My son is a Chinese Medical Practitioner (no he is not chinese but you know what I mean and he tells me that Chinese medicne which has been around for 5,000 years against our paltry few hundred does believe that with help the body heals itself.
Ok so sorry to be all new agey and weird on you guys, but I have had some of the best 8 months in the past 10 years simply by chaning my diet, accupucnture, herbal teas and meditaion. OkI know I sound weird, but I feel like I am healing, not cured, but healing...hope this gives encouragement to you all. I don't take "meds" as you refer to them, as they are not available on the NHS here in the UK - so its up to us to treat ourselves most of the time. I was offered cystostat (spelling) but decided against it until if ever I go out of remission and need it. My urologist is very understanding andhappy to put me on hold. Lotsa love - Bridget
Every time things start getting tough, I just put on my Big Girl Pants and get on with it
Diet is extremely important for most people with IC. The link to the latest IC diet food list is in my signature below. Some people with interstitial cystitis do well with no treatment other than diet changes. Most of us do need treatments/medications to go with the diet. The important thing is to do what we need to do to feel better. It's worth the effort.
Sending healing thoughts,
Donna
Stay safe
Elmiron Eye Disease Information Center - https://www.ic-network.com/elmiron-p...mation-center/
Elmiron Eye Disease Fact Sheet (Downloadable) - https://www.ic-network.com/wp-conten...nFactSheet.pdf
Have you checked the ICN Shop?
Click on ICN Shop at the top of this page. You'll find Bladder Builder and Bladder Rest, both of which we are finding have excellent results.
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. [3MG]
Anyone who says something is foolproof hasn't met a determined fool
Seems to me there are very few "cures" for anything. Most of what conventional medicine appears to offer are aimed at counteracting an effect or alleviating symptoms. Until the body can cure itself, -if the body can cure itself, of whatever has befallen it.
I do think a long, even permanent, remission is possible but I don't believe IC is something that it's possible to get rid of. I guess I tend to think of it more like something in my genes that came to pass, and now I have to deal with it as best I can. I have been fortunate enough that I can now describe my IC as very well controlled. But it's still there. I know anytime I let down my preventative guards the symptoms will return as bad as ever.
I believe one day they will be able to cure this. Once they find out why we get IC, perhaps down the road something can be made or done to counteract that.
Vicki
"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have."
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