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Company’s Calling, a popular Monday feature, hasn’t appeared for a while because I ran out of volunteers who wished to be interviewed. I would love to get the feature going again because I get emails (and comments) from people who appreciate learning how others have dealt with and who are dealing with their issues of […]
Yesterday, a reader posted this question for us in one of the comment sections:
Is anyone experiencing I.C. (interstitial cystitis), IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) & vaginal bleeding? You are not alone. I’m on Elmiron, have been suffering for many years. I’m already past menopause. As if these are not enough, also I’m on medication for high […]
It’s that time of the month again - blog carnival time. I received some wonderful posts so I hope that you find them as interesting as I did.
If you would like to participate in a future blog carnival, just check out the information the on side bar and it will tell you the date […]
People who live with interstitial cystitis don’t have have to be told how painful it is. As with many chronic illnesses, people with IC, most often women, have tried many treatments to try to treat their symptoms. Unfortunately, IC is one of those illnesses that seems to defy treatment in many cases. (Company’s calling - […]
A 34-week trial set up by the National Institutes of Health in the United States investigated if the use of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine would help treat interstitial cystitis, found that the vaccine was not any more effective than a placebo.
BCG vaccine is given to prevent tuberculosis.
To read more about the study, you can […]
This week, we welcome Sandy Robinson, a wife and mother, from Pennsylvania. She talks to us about her life with interstitial cystitis, which is her third chronic illness; she also has fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. She has her own website at http://www.fightingfatigue.org, and forum, http://www.fightingfatigue.org, for people with CFS, fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis.
Can […]
It’s Sunday and I decided to have a look to see what my most popular posts were since I took over this blog in December. It seems to be a rather diverse group of posts.
Number 10:
Do you think your doctor could do a better job of managing your pain?
Number 9:
How common is shingles?
Number 8:
Despite pain, […]
Interstitial cystitis (IC), often called painful bladder syndrome, is a bladder condition that affects around 1 million people in the United States; 90% are women. A study done in 2005 estimated that up to 12% of women in the US have symptoms of IC.
According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, “Interstitial cystitis (IC) […]
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