Creatine and weight lifting

[Lecoffee4life]

Hello all,

I recently decided to try supplementing with creatine since I started weight lifting again! I only take 2.5g in the morning with water and food, but noticed an increase in urinary frequency about 2 days into taking it.

I was wondering if anyone has experienced flare...

[Cindi1967]

I’m finally getting my joint replacement surgery in a week or so. They use spinal anesthesia which I’m told is the safest and most common. I’m told I will be numb from the waist down. I wanted to know how this will affect my bladder and if there’s anything I need to do or can do to get through...

[Julie kerr]

Hi I am julie. I am still trying to get my head round this. It is horrendous really. I already have nerve pain in pelvic area for 2 years about 8 out of the 24/7.. to have bladder problems now is cruel really. It impacts my life in multiple ways that other people are not aware of. So I feel overwhelmed...

[BillB]

A pelvic floor physical therapist told me that my symptom (urgency) might have been caused by Finasteride. She said that she noticed that a number of her male patients took it before developing Painful Bladder Syndrome.

I have been taking Finasteride for about 14 years. Is there anyone...

[BillB]

Yesterday I drove over three hours to see a physical therapist. After my appointment, I went for a hike. I ascended about 2000 feet/600 meters in 1.5 miles/2.5 km in 2 hours and 15 minutes. I am now experiencing a serious flare.

Another possible cause of this flare is the fact that I spent...

[BillB]

I took a total of 4 AZO tablets, and it made no difference to my urgency. Azo is supposed to numb the bladder. If my bladder is numb and I still experience urgency, does it make sense that my problem has to do with the muscles near my bladder, and not the bladder itself?

[kmonica]

Hello Everyone,

I am very new to IC (have not been diagnosed yet) but was wonder if anyone in here has also urinary retention? I do not have the urgency - my symptom seems to be the opposite - I have trouble peeing. I don't feel very often I have to pee, and when I go hardly anything...

[tangerine3]

Hi,
For those that do home instills or if in the Drs. office what do you use to clean your urethra before inserting cath, a long time ago i used nothing, then I started to use an alcohol wipe, but am looking into the antiseptic wipes that are used in Drs. offices before you do a urine sample....

[Jkalb]

Hello,

My interstitial cystitis was confirmed in January 2021 (urologist) but I have been symptomatic for IC since February 2020 or longer.


I've noticed a consistent trend for the last 3-4 months that my IC bladder pain is much far worse on days that I have a BM, but...

[Chris Schultz]

Hi! So I'm in a terrible flare brought on by sex, and have a question. I bought one of the lubricants on this site-- Luvena. I'm not saying that I think it caused my flare, but I'm kinda surprised that it has cranberry in it. I know it's different than drinking cranberry juice, but does anyone else...