Don’t you wish that every patient would walk into the office having read atleast one booklet on IC? Well, many do, but many others are in denial. They figure that if they don’t read about it, it just can’t be real. Denial can be a long and painful road, especially for those patients who continue to drink coffee every day with devastatingly painful consequences. There are SO MANY self-help strategies that can ease suffering and books that can reduce their anxiety and help restore their confidence levels and self esteem. Many patients just don’t know that there are great resources available.
We carry the best newsletters, magazines and books on IC/BPS, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain and their related conditions, as well as a wide variety of other items that can help. Patients who have trouble sitting comfortably, for example, often find great relief with our bladder friendly chair cushion that was created specifically for people who have sensitivity in the crotch. Here are a few suggestions for you, for your office lending library and/or just to suggest to patients seeking more information.
Free Downloads
We have a variety of free downloads that you can print and reproduce for your patients including:
- IC Informational Booklet
- AUA IC/BPS Treatment Guidelines
- AUA IC/BPS Treatment Checklist
- ICN IC/BPS Food List
- ICN Medical Records Kit
Books & Magazines Always In Stock in the ICN Shop
- The IC Optimist Magazines (Current & Back Issues)
- The IC Survival Guide by Robert Moldwin MD (covers diagnosis, treatment, pain care)
- Heal Pelvic pain by Amy Stein
- Ending Female Pelvic Pain by Isa Herrera
- Ending Male Pelvic pain by Isa Herrera
- A Taste of the Good Life: A Cookbook for an IC Diet by Bev Laumann
- Confident Choices: Customizing the IC Diet by Julie Beyer RD
- Confident Choices: A Cookbook for IC & OAB by Julie Beyer RD
- My Mom Has Interstitial Cystitis: A Painful Bladder Story by Jill Osborne MA
- ICN Special Report: A Guide To Managing Bladder Pain
- ICN Special Report: Diet
CD’s/DVD
- Healing Pelvic and Abdominal Pain by Amy Stein DPT
- Guided Imagery for Relaxation for IC and Pelvic Pain (Women) by WISH Program Beaumont Hospital
- Guided Imagery To Enhance Healing – IC, Pelvic Pain or Vulvodynia (Women) by WISH Program Beaumont Hospital
- Guided Imagery To Enhance Healing – Chronic Prostatitis or Prostatitits (Men) by WISH Program Beaumont Hospital
- New Dawn Pilates For Patients With Pelvic Pain
- The Hatha Yoga Program for Interstitial Cystitis
Useful Self-Help Items
We also carrying a wide variety of self-help items, such as : Bladder & Prostate Friendly Chair Cushions, Low Acid & Herbal Coffees, Low Acid foods, Restroom Supplies, Traveljohns, Very Private Products, Perineal Wash Bottles, Luvena Vaginal Moisturizer, Neogyn Vulvar Cream.
The AUA Guidelines encourage the use of supplements in Step One of their IC Treatment Guidelines, including: Prelief, Cysto Renew, Cystoprotek, CystaQ, ProstaQ, Desert Harvest Aloe.