Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

Interstitial cystitis (IC), also called bladder pain syndrome, has been generally considered a less well-known condition. It is estimated, however, that between 4 to 12 million Americans suffer ...

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Elise Kozal spent the better part of her college years with a burning bladder and urethra—a sensation that would send her to the bathroom constantly only to feel, frustratingly, as if she could never ...

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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common and often mild. Often, UTIs even resolve on their own without treatment. However, a rare type of UTI called emphysematous cystitis (EC) is much more ...

The etiology of interstitial cystitis (IC) is unknown. Diagnosis is achieved through a process of elimination, based mainly on patient symptoms. Treatment of IC and evaluation of treatment responses ...

Compared with women without bladder problems, women who have interstitial cystitis are more likely to have irritable bowel syndrome and depression, researchers report. They hypothesize that bladder ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imbrium Therapeutics L.P. (“Imbrium”), a subsidiary of Purdue Pharma L.P. (“Purdue”), has achieved last patient last visit in its Phase 1b study of the ...

A Reddit search introduced her to the condition that a urologist would eventually confirm was igniting the fire: interstitial cystitis (IC), or as it’s now often more aptly called, bladder pain ...

Interstitial cystitis (IC), also called bladder pain syndrome, has been generally considered a less well-known condition. It is estimated, however, that between 4 to 12 million Americans suffer ...