intersititial cystitis?

metzner · Newbie Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 16

Hi all. I’ve had about 2-3 UTI's a month for the past 3 years and it usually happens or after sex and or after my period. I went to a urologist and he prescribed me Cinobac and then also sent me to a bladder therapist who said that my bladder had "dropped" and that was not good for my age. Then I went to the gynecologist and she said my bladder was fine, and that I had no tumors or cysts that she could find. Now, I heard about a condition called IC and the more I think about it the more it seems that this is what I have. What do you think?? Why non of the docs I’ve seen did not find that out?? Is this a lifetime issue? Who can diagnose this? Thanks for your answers.

belle · Silver Member Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 284

I am not a urologist and interstitial cystitis is a disease for urologist. It affects the lower urinary tract tissues and there is no universally accepted method to diagnose it. Diagnosis is primarily clinical and should be suspected in any patient who complains of urgency, frequency, pelvic pain, associated with sexual activity, but infection has to be excluded. Also, there are many tests used to diagnose it but only urologists are familiar with those. Good luck.

intersititial cystitis?

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