does IC make you feel like your baldder is full alot??

[jen74]

I was just wondering if anyone else feels like they have to pee all the time with the IC? Meaning that even though you just peed, you still feel like you have to go or that you have pee in the bladder? Is this a normal feeling with the IC?
Jen

[Roxie2007]

HI! Yes that feeling is called frequency.......and we all have it. I go to the bathroom........stand up and feel like I have to go again........then I go some more.....then walk a few steps from the bathroom and get that feeling again......ugh! Medication has helped....Elavil is a wonderful drug......as is Freeze dried AloeVera. Roxie

[jen74]

Thanks Roxie for replying. It is a very annoying feeling,I agree.
Jen

[kadi]

Yes. And I hate it.

[Moonheart]

Yep. Yesterday I had a terrible frequency flare. I went to the bathroom every ten minutes for two hours. I was exausted when finished! :(

[Roxie2007]

HI!
Have you tried the over the counter product AZO? It comes in other brands....but works pretty much the same. It calms the bladder and kinda numbs it. It's great stuff for frequency...and cheap! If you don't already take Elavil.....I'd ask the dr. about getting a prescription for it. Take care......Roxie

[jen74]

Hi.
I have pyridium here, but it makes my bladder feel worse. I also took elavil a while back for nerve pain and it gave me severe heartburn so I can not take it. It sucks that I am so sensitive to meds. I wish there was something I could take that I would not have a bad reaction to.
Jen

[shell]

I often found that for me the side effects of medications for the frequency were worse than any slight benefits I saw. Of course we're all different so the medications work much better for other IC patients than for me. I found that for me diet modifications control the frequency and urgency. Might be worth checking out the IC diet information on this web site to see if it's something that could work for you. It takes much trial and error to discover what foods are your triggers, but I felt that in the long run it was well worth the effort.

[stacey79]

Yeah that feeling of always having to go really stinks. I remember crying when I was at my worst and it was constant for a couple of months. I just wanted it to go away.

Diet changes have helped me as has Ditropan XL. I take 15 mg a day. I tried Detrol LA and it didn't do anything. Elavil doesn't work so well for me - I become a walking zombie. I've found that Pyridium does help, but only when I have an infection and not when it's just a flare.

Using a heating pad also helps it to feel better for some reason for some of us. I love my heating pad and always carry one of those patches with me in my purse. They don't get quite as hot as the heating pad, but they work in a pinch.

[mary124]

Yes, I had that problem for quite awhile, no matter what the medicine the doctors put me on. Thankfully, one of the docs put me on Vesicare and it has helped -- no longer have that frequency problem.

[ICKIRSTI]

Oh yess.... indeed! Happens to me all the time. I will go pee. Come back and sit down on the couch. Give my boyfriend and kiss, and head right back. He's all.. but.. but?!! haha.. yeah... I'm getting to know that when I feel like I still have to go, I should just stay there, so I can try to pee more, and get the hint its not going to happen for now... then when I go back.. and I actually feel pain? Then its time to go.. plus my body goes in full distress, so I really KNOW when it feels like I am about to have a heart attack, or anxiety attack...not recommended or anything.. but true nonetheless, all the best to you!! And much less trips the bathroom too!! :smile tee