Sunnydawn
02-06-2007, 03:02 PM
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I have been suffering with flares + that terrible feeling of frequency and urgency ( the worst is when you feel like you have to go right after you went). I know what it feels like when you would rather die than go another day like this. I have studied alot about IC and have tried alot through trial and error. I have found a remedy that reduced my pain from 7-9 to 1 or 2 !!!
Please try some/all of my ideas as they work better collectively.
IC is complicated! Many doctors believe that it begins with a UTI/Baldder infection. But what makes us different is that our bodies' immunities were weaker, i.e. due to stress, sickness, etc. So, when that stress on the body occures, the infection will go into the cells of your bladder. Then your body must fight two things. 1. the infection still in your bladder ( now undetectable). 2. the auto immune response that is kicked off by your own body, attacking the protein lining of your bladder. This causes many foods/drinks to now irritate your bladder. Yes there is no cure but you must not loose hope, you are not doomed!!!
First, you must work hard at making your body strong, so you must reduce your stress. Watch funny movies ( I like Will Ferrel ones) get your self to laugh out loud at them, not working? Then rent a funnier one! Don't be in despair thinking you'll never get better. If you are flaring, try your absolute best not to freak out and keep yourself busy by constantly trying different things. Figure which works best, heating pad or cold pac ( freeze H2O in a ziplock bag). once you figure that out, use it all the time and have faith in that ( reduce stress). a hot bath always helps me alot. Take extra strength enteric coated fish oil capsuls 2-4 a day and plenty of H2O all the time. For symptoms of urgency and frequency, I have been using medicinal herbs that help soothe my bladder . I really like native remidies I have alot of faith in herbal medicine. you also need an immunity booster with non acidic Vitimin C (important that it does not irritate you). Get one or both. If you are fighting both the infection and your autoimmune, you need two combatants, strong immunity and a significant reduction in stress. Give yourself a fighting chance. If you tend to get really stressed and you can't control it get ****, it takes immediate action to calm you. Also, they have stress reduction cd's and DVDs!!! You Mustfollow the IC diet!!!! other links will tell you about it. Lastly, you need to believe you will get better, have hope. During bad flares, get the bible and go in the back and find every scripture about healing. God is real, I know it for a fact !!! I can proove it !! So, find those scriptures, read them, and meditate on the words, say them outloud ( words spoken outloud are much stronger). Make youself focus on those words of healing and realize that it is talking about you. your healing, your own remission!!! Finally, make yourself worthy of such a healing, we are all sinners. Pray for others, people that you don't even know (i.e. maybe on the news, maybe an elderly person you see-everyone needs prayers). Be truely unselfish and God will hear your own prayers louder and clearer. I notice when I pray, my symptoms lessen! Okay, thats what I do, I hope all/some of this can help you. I've already prayed for each and everyone of you (my steps to remission). God Bless
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I have been suffering with flares + that terrible feeling of frequency and urgency ( the worst is when you feel like you have to go right after you went). I know what it feels like when you would rather die than go another day like this. I have studied alot about IC and have tried alot through trial and error. I have found a remedy that reduced my pain from 7-9 to 1 or 2 !!!
Please try some/all of my ideas as they work better collectively.
IC is complicated! Many doctors believe that it begins with a UTI/Baldder infection. But what makes us different is that our bodies' immunities were weaker, i.e. due to stress, sickness, etc. So, when that stress on the body occures, the infection will go into the cells of your bladder. Then your body must fight two things. 1. the infection still in your bladder ( now undetectable). 2. the auto immune response that is kicked off by your own body, attacking the protein lining of your bladder. This causes many foods/drinks to now irritate your bladder. Yes there is no cure but you must not loose hope, you are not doomed!!!
First, you must work hard at making your body strong, so you must reduce your stress. Watch funny movies ( I like Will Ferrel ones) get your self to laugh out loud at them, not working? Then rent a funnier one! Don't be in despair thinking you'll never get better. If you are flaring, try your absolute best not to freak out and keep yourself busy by constantly trying different things. Figure which works best, heating pad or cold pac ( freeze H2O in a ziplock bag). once you figure that out, use it all the time and have faith in that ( reduce stress). a hot bath always helps me alot. Take extra strength enteric coated fish oil capsuls 2-4 a day and plenty of H2O all the time. For symptoms of urgency and frequency, I have been using medicinal herbs that help soothe my bladder . I really like native remidies I have alot of faith in herbal medicine. you also need an immunity booster with non acidic Vitimin C (important that it does not irritate you). Get one or both. If you are fighting both the infection and your autoimmune, you need two combatants, strong immunity and a significant reduction in stress. Give yourself a fighting chance. If you tend to get really stressed and you can't control it get ****, it takes immediate action to calm you. Also, they have stress reduction cd's and DVDs!!! You Mustfollow the IC diet!!!! other links will tell you about it. Lastly, you need to believe you will get better, have hope. During bad flares, get the bible and go in the back and find every scripture about healing. God is real, I know it for a fact !!! I can proove it !! So, find those scriptures, read them, and meditate on the words, say them outloud ( words spoken outloud are much stronger). Make youself focus on those words of healing and realize that it is talking about you. your healing, your own remission!!! Finally, make yourself worthy of such a healing, we are all sinners. Pray for others, people that you don't even know (i.e. maybe on the news, maybe an elderly person you see-everyone needs prayers). Be truely unselfish and God will hear your own prayers louder and clearer. I notice when I pray, my symptoms lessen! Okay, thats what I do, I hope all/some of this can help you. I've already prayed for each and everyone of you (my steps to remission). God Bless
Edited by ICNDonna to remove advertising.
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