louise
11-03-2004, 09:41 AM
Hi,
I am from Canada and subscribe to CHATELAINE magazine but am not sure if it is available in the U.S. In the HEALTH section of the magazine, there is a small article on IC:
If you experience bladder pain and an urgent need to urinate, you could have interstitial cystitis (IC), a painful inflammation of the bladder tissues. A study conduced at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver found that the condition is commonly misdiagnosed, often as either an overactive bladder, bacterial infection or endometriosis. Because there is no universal test, IC is usually confirmed by eliminating these other possible conditions. Without swift diagnosis patients miss out on medication and diet changes that may alleviate their discomfort. If you have IC, you may also experience the need to pee more often just before your period or after eating spicy foods, says J*** T*******, associate professor of urology at UBC.
Ask your doctor for a referral to a urologist.
I know the article does not have anything startling new to add re IC, but I thought it was important from the point of view that the bladder disease is being written up in a national magazine in Canada (and perhaps the U.S. if it is available there). Hopefully, it will bring more awareness and understanding of this painful and incapacitating bladder condition.
LOUISE
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I am from Canada and subscribe to CHATELAINE magazine but am not sure if it is available in the U.S. In the HEALTH section of the magazine, there is a small article on IC:
If you experience bladder pain and an urgent need to urinate, you could have interstitial cystitis (IC), a painful inflammation of the bladder tissues. A study conduced at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver found that the condition is commonly misdiagnosed, often as either an overactive bladder, bacterial infection or endometriosis. Because there is no universal test, IC is usually confirmed by eliminating these other possible conditions. Without swift diagnosis patients miss out on medication and diet changes that may alleviate their discomfort. If you have IC, you may also experience the need to pee more often just before your period or after eating spicy foods, says J*** T*******, associate professor of urology at UBC.
Ask your doctor for a referral to a urologist.
I know the article does not have anything startling new to add re IC, but I thought it was important from the point of view that the bladder disease is being written up in a national magazine in Canada (and perhaps the U.S. if it is available there). Hopefully, it will bring more awareness and understanding of this painful and incapacitating bladder condition.
LOUISE
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