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What the heck is interstitial cystitis really?

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IC: It is a condition in the bladder that causes a variety of bladder, urinary symptoms, usually associated with, freq, urgency, pain....No classic test for ic, is a diagnosis of exclusion....Some refer to it as fibromyalgia of the bladder....Not a medical term though....

Answered 11/22/2012

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

Specializes in General Practice

Urine bladder : Interstitial cystitis reputed to be overactive bladder w. Urgency ; frequency. Officially cause unknown ; infection not associated. I have seen in women w. Sacroiliac joint hypermobility disorder from mechanical injury, like lifting, multiple childbirths, trauma to pelvis, ; who have inherited joint hypermobility syndrome. Imo cause is parasympathetic overactivity due to neural impingement.

Answered 12/28/2013

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