Hello to everyone!
I'm called Miu, I'm 30 years old and live in Finland (the EU). I'm married and have a son who's 2,5 years old.
I was diagnosed with IC a week ago. My symptoms started (and quickly got worse) a month ago. The doctors thought I had a normal UTI and I got the antibiotics and nothing helped. I also tried to self-medicate myself with cranberry juice and vitamin-C. Little did I know that I was actually making myself even more sick.
After seeing a few doctors it became clear what I had: IC. I was devastated. I had not been sleeping more than 4 hours each night for a month. I was in pain all the time during the day and nights especially (does someone else notice an increase in pain while lying down?). I was starting to get really tired and depressed.
I have a very allergic son who has not slept well ever since he was born. He has been waking up 5-30 times per night every night for 2,5 years now. I always thought that when he got a bit older I could sleep then (I am the only one who takes care of him at night). And now I have my own pains. I am also worried that my lack of sleep might have had something to do with me gettinc IC. For two years already I've told my husband that if I don't get to sleep soon my body will fail to function. And here we are.
I am really worried of the things I have done to cause this. I DO NOT WANT TO BE SICK. I want to be pain-free like I was more than a month ago. Just normal, healthy, well. I am having a very hard time accepting that I have IC. I do not want to accept it.
I have for all my adult life been very stressed. I try to avoid stress as much as I can but people around me do not share my concern on what stress does to my body. I've already had one ulcer and I have IBS (tho I've had no symptoms of the latter after my pregnancy with my son). People around me bring a lot of stress into my life by pressuring me to live like they want me to live. I am now very very sad and frustrated that I did not follow my own way.
I am very mad and frustrated with the diet changes I have to make. My absolute favorites, foods and drinks, are: pineapple juice, chili, dark chocolate, red wine and champagne, tomatoes, sparkling water, bluecheese and brie/camembert. I am just worried that my favorites are actually partially responsible for this illness.
I'm also a vegetarian and lactose-intolerant and this is why all these changes are quite challenging to me.
I would willingly give up everything else except for red wine and chocolate. And I'm very angry that I would have to give them up for the rest of my life.
I'm back to yoga now. I was so busy for 2 years that I had no time for it (been doing yoga for 8 years now). I'm mad now that I had no time for that either.
Please tell me that I can have a glass of wine one day again, like normal people, like I was before. Or a lovely piece of chocolate cake. Has anyone ever been healed?
Thank you for all the help and support you can give me. I am overwhelmed with all of this.
Miu
I'm called Miu, I'm 30 years old and live in Finland (the EU). I'm married and have a son who's 2,5 years old.
I was diagnosed with IC a week ago. My symptoms started (and quickly got worse) a month ago. The doctors thought I had a normal UTI and I got the antibiotics and nothing helped. I also tried to self-medicate myself with cranberry juice and vitamin-C. Little did I know that I was actually making myself even more sick.
After seeing a few doctors it became clear what I had: IC. I was devastated. I had not been sleeping more than 4 hours each night for a month. I was in pain all the time during the day and nights especially (does someone else notice an increase in pain while lying down?). I was starting to get really tired and depressed.
I have a very allergic son who has not slept well ever since he was born. He has been waking up 5-30 times per night every night for 2,5 years now. I always thought that when he got a bit older I could sleep then (I am the only one who takes care of him at night). And now I have my own pains. I am also worried that my lack of sleep might have had something to do with me gettinc IC. For two years already I've told my husband that if I don't get to sleep soon my body will fail to function. And here we are.
I am really worried of the things I have done to cause this. I DO NOT WANT TO BE SICK. I want to be pain-free like I was more than a month ago. Just normal, healthy, well. I am having a very hard time accepting that I have IC. I do not want to accept it.
I have for all my adult life been very stressed. I try to avoid stress as much as I can but people around me do not share my concern on what stress does to my body. I've already had one ulcer and I have IBS (tho I've had no symptoms of the latter after my pregnancy with my son). People around me bring a lot of stress into my life by pressuring me to live like they want me to live. I am now very very sad and frustrated that I did not follow my own way.
I am very mad and frustrated with the diet changes I have to make. My absolute favorites, foods and drinks, are: pineapple juice, chili, dark chocolate, red wine and champagne, tomatoes, sparkling water, bluecheese and brie/camembert. I am just worried that my favorites are actually partially responsible for this illness.
I'm also a vegetarian and lactose-intolerant and this is why all these changes are quite challenging to me.
I would willingly give up everything else except for red wine and chocolate. And I'm very angry that I would have to give them up for the rest of my life.
I'm back to yoga now. I was so busy for 2 years that I had no time for it (been doing yoga for 8 years now). I'm mad now that I had no time for that either.
Please tell me that I can have a glass of wine one day again, like normal people, like I was before. Or a lovely piece of chocolate cake. Has anyone ever been healed?
Thank you for all the help and support you can give me. I am overwhelmed with all of this.
Miu
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