Hello. I am a female that has had IC for 10+ years, my mom was diagnosed last year and now my 8 year old son is having symptoms consisting of frequency/urgency and stinging/burning with and after urination, urinalysis negative x 2 and no growth on culture. This has been going on for a week now. Last year about this time he had a uti that recurred a month later but then no more symptoms after the second course of antibiotics. At that time a pediatric urologist ordered an ultrasound that was normal. Now he is going to see the specialist again and have a voiding cystogram done to rule out structural problems.
Does any male IC'ers have this stinging/burning with and after urination? He is having this discomfort with every void. For me that was usually a sign that a real infection was brewing, but on rare occasions I will have an unpleasant discomfort immediately following a void or bowel movement which I attribute to a bladder or pelvic floor spasm. When my IC symptoms are not controlled, I usually have the pressure and then pain increases as my bladder fills and then get some relief with voiding and of course the frequency/urgency. There seems to be this epidemic of bladder issues going on in my family, never thought anyone else would have to go through this too, especially my child. Very puzzling and frustrating.
Does any male IC'ers have this stinging/burning with and after urination? He is having this discomfort with every void. For me that was usually a sign that a real infection was brewing, but on rare occasions I will have an unpleasant discomfort immediately following a void or bowel movement which I attribute to a bladder or pelvic floor spasm. When my IC symptoms are not controlled, I usually have the pressure and then pain increases as my bladder fills and then get some relief with voiding and of course the frequency/urgency. There seems to be this epidemic of bladder issues going on in my family, never thought anyone else would have to go through this too, especially my child. Very puzzling and frustrating.

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