loraleena
11-18-2008, 12:49 AM
My IC started 4 years ago after a UTI. It went into a 2 year remission after going on the diet, only to flare again after another UTI. Its been on and off for the last 2 years. The last year it has been good with only small short lived tolerable flares. All summer until the end of September, I was great. Even having lots of sex with no problems and adding lots of foods back. Then I flared for a few days end of September which started to get better. I then got a cold and it got way worse for 2 weeks. Started to get better and got another cold. -worse again. Put on Prosed which helped a lot. Feeling decent then last Wednesday got a stomach bug and now things are completely insane! Never felt anything this bad in all the 4 years. I am missing tons of work, crying all day, feeling like this will never end. Do any of you get worse after being ill. My naturopath I just started seeing says that makes sense since illness cause inflamation and stirs the immune system up. I had an ok day yesterday and then tried Marshmallow Root tea, which I have heard so much about. Flared me badly!! I have only needed Cysta-q and a homepathic rememdy and the diet for all these years (with an occasional pyridium, which I am now allergic to). The prosed ds helps on and off. Any other suggestions to help me get out of this flare?? I am on the diet strictly for the whole 6 weeks now. I am supposed to travel to see my boyfriend next week and am beside myself with worry about the trip being ruined. I have decided to take a train instead of drive. Please, any suggestions would help. Remember - I am allergic to Pyridium. Anyone have success with accupuncture. It has helped me with other issues in the past. Sorry to be rambling, but I am in a really bad place right now!:headbang: