Here's a new symptom for me

[Kirs10]

I have been in a pretty major flare for quite some time now and today I started having burning in my urethra, and spasms really bad.
I can barely sit, it hurts so bad and have been taking pyridum all day. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what i can do to help eliviate the pain. I can't take baths i get infections very easily in the tub, I took a shower and it helped a little but it is really killing me............
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..........
Thanks

[Briza]

Hi, sorry you are feeling so bad!
Have you tried heat therapy or cold therapy...one or the other or both should give you some relief. I tolerate cold therapy (bag of frozen peas or other veggies I like better than ice) better than heat therapy, so that is my usual self-help for when I can't sit and for burning like you describe in your urethra, cold therapy would probably be best. For bladder spasms, probably heat therapy would work better for me, if I can tolerate it.
I also use Rx lidocaine patches and lidocaine gel to make sitting more comfy. It has been a lifesaver more times than I can count. Some people w/ urethral burning will squirt some Rx lidocaine gel or ointment into their urethras and say they good exceptional relief.
I know I can't live w/out lidocaine. I've never had a problem getting an rx for it from my GP or GYN...they don't understand why I need so much of it b/c they don't have the problems that I do, but I've never been denied a presciption. It comes in gel forms in a tube and also more liquid ointment forms in a bottle...my preference is the oral lidocaine ointment...often prescribed for dental aches and pains but is the same thing, it comes in a nice size bottle with a good screw cap, so it travels well and easier to keep sanitary than lidocaine in a tube. I have used med droppers to squirt this ointment into my urethra and it works well, but I don't often have urethral burning, I use it mostly for my Vulvodynia and Vulvar Vestibulitis.
Hope any of this helps...if you don't have lidocaine gel/ointment in any form, it is a good thing to have in your IC/VV emergency kit! I don't leave home without it!
Best wishes,
Bri:)

[ICNDonna]

I think it would be a good idea to be checked to be sure you don't have an infection working.

Donna

[elamar]

I've posted all over the place about Librax. It is a smooth muscle relaxant and stopped my constant urethral pain. Please ask your doctor if you can try it! Good luck to you.

[Kirs10]

Thank you very much for all the suggestions I will definitely talk to my doctor about the meds.
Thanks again.