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Men & women with interstitial cystitis may have a variety of symptoms:
- urinary frequency (up to 60 times a day)
- sudden urgency
- pressure
- severe pain, particularly as the bladder fills
The Top FIVE Forbidden Foods that badly irritate an IC bladder are:
- Regular & Decaf Coffee
- Green & Regular Teas
- Regular & Diet Sodas
- Artificial Sugars (Nutrasweet.)
- Fruit Juices (Cranberry, Orange
The Top FIVE Forbidden Foods that badly irritate an IC bladder are:
- Regular & Decaf Coffee
- Green & Regular Teas
- Regular & Diet Sodas
- Artificial Sugars (Nutrasweet.)
- Fruit Juices (Cranberry, Orange
IC Fast Facts
- An IC patient is newly diagnosed every 15 seconds
- IC patients often describe their symptoms as "the worlds worst bladder infection." Some patients may take antibiotics for years before learning that their urine cultures were negative for infection.
- The pain of IC worsens as the bladder fills with urine and is often relieved after urination.
- In our experience, the patients who drink one cup of coffee a day (or green tea or diet soda), are those who seem to struggle the most with IC symptoms.
- IC is not a mental, emotional or hysterical condition. IC patients may have large, bleeding wounds in their bladder, called Hunner's Ulcers. Research has shown that IC patients have a factor in their urine which appears to slow healing.
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