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...
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Creatine and weight lifting
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Spinal anesthesia for knee replacement
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...
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Just diagnosed and feel overwhelmed
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...
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Have you been taking Finasteride (hair loss drug) before you developed IC?
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...
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Does walking uphill give you flares (24/7 Urgency)?
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...
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If AZO/Pyridium doesn't help, does this mean that what I have is PFD and not IC?
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?
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IC and urinary retention
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...
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what do you use to clean your urethra at home before instills
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....
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GI Tract - IC Connection ???
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...
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Luvena
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...
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