mommyJ
03-02-2006, 04:34 AM
I was diagnosed with IC by a NP Doc 6 weeks ago. I was going to the bathroom at least 20x a day and always thought i had UTI'S. Of course my MD sent me away with an antibiotic and said I had the beginnings of a bladder infection. The final straw was when the doctor came in and told me she didn't know what she was going to do with me! I was going in once every other month thinking I had a bladder infection but the test showed nothing.
I finally went to this wonderful NP in Tucson and she put me on N-Acetyl Glucosamine (different than Glucosamine for joints I believe). I have IC and Yeast overgrowth. I'm on a strict IC diet and I feel much better. I still have flare ups but they aren't nearly as intense as before. I don't have the urgency to go as often and i'm not up in the middle of the night needing to go. I was up at least twice, now I don't have to go until I get up :) I'm struggling with what to eat now that I also have Yeast overgrowth. Does anyone have yeast and IC??
I am taking the following:
N-Acetyl Glucosamine
Entrin(Acidophilus)
Calcium Citrate
Evening Primrose Oil
Marshmallow Root (occasionally)
multivitamin
Omega 3 fatty acids
Nystatin (for the Yeast) I just started this 2 weeks ago.
I joined the board yesterday and am very new to this. Thank you for having this available for us and sharing your stories. It is so comforting and I am starting to find some sense of peace with this new diagnosis.
Jackie in Tucson
I finally went to this wonderful NP in Tucson and she put me on N-Acetyl Glucosamine (different than Glucosamine for joints I believe). I have IC and Yeast overgrowth. I'm on a strict IC diet and I feel much better. I still have flare ups but they aren't nearly as intense as before. I don't have the urgency to go as often and i'm not up in the middle of the night needing to go. I was up at least twice, now I don't have to go until I get up :) I'm struggling with what to eat now that I also have Yeast overgrowth. Does anyone have yeast and IC??
I am taking the following:
N-Acetyl Glucosamine
Entrin(Acidophilus)
Calcium Citrate
Evening Primrose Oil
Marshmallow Root (occasionally)
multivitamin
Omega 3 fatty acids
Nystatin (for the Yeast) I just started this 2 weeks ago.
I joined the board yesterday and am very new to this. Thank you for having this available for us and sharing your stories. It is so comforting and I am starting to find some sense of peace with this new diagnosis.
Jackie in Tucson