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Reegz

Updated 1y ago

What Can I Take for Interstitial Cystitis Relief?

Hey, I was officially diagnosed with IC today after a 2-ish year battle with urinary urgency, frequency, and now urethral burning. Azo doesn’t work, amitriptyline made me gain constipated with weight gain, advil and Tylenol don’t do much, hydroxyzine works a tiny bit, pelvic PT is hit or miss, and I took urogesic blue today but I don’t think it did anything. What the heck do I take for relief? I’m trying alkaline water and an elimination diet as of today. The urgency is my worst symptom.

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VampiricDomain

I to suffer from IC. For relief they can give you a dye pill that numbs your bladder. It's called Pyridium. Generic is Phenazopyridine. It's normally 200 mg and is a tablet. It works for the most part. I use it daily and with IC surgery is sometimes recommended to break the nerves so stop spasms and pain. The condition cannot be cured. Surgery will normally be needed.

WinstonsMom

A quality CBD oil was an absolute game changer for me. It takes it down about 30-50% in about 20 mins for me. But that was just starting out. Once I took it 2-3 x a day for a month my flare ups have been RARE. and I don't have to take the CBD only if I feel one coming on and it gets rid of it before it starts. I also cleaned up my diet and worked on stress.

Fayra

what CBD was helpful for you?

K.E

Cut out spicy foods from your diet completely. AZO worked well for me during flares but if I didn’t have any I’d use a heating pad over the bladder and drink lots of water. I’ve tried marshmallow root, d-mannose, CBD, probiotics, everything under the sun. Now I have trospium which may work for you. Ive found that my diet is a huge part of my bladder pain

Korilynn

I take aloe very capsules that help and I take cystex every day both help. Also I have been on elmeron for a few years

Rosepool

I’m same as you, did anything help the urgency and frequency ??

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