News & Blog

Year: 2017
YouTube

ICA BrightTalk Webinars Moved to YouTube

Have you been to ICA’s YouTube channel lately? We have recently moved all of the ICA webinars from the BrightTalk platform to YouTube. Now you can see all of our…

2016-Winter

Winter 2016 ICA Update Available Online

The ICA Update is our award-winning magazine with in-depth stories about interstitial cystitis (IC) research, treatment and lifestyle issues. The latest issue, entitled “IC & PT,” includes articles on using pelvic…

How Does Having IC Affect Your Relationships (family/work/social)?

ICA is conducting a survey for the next issue of the ICA Update, which will focus on relationships with family, coworkers and friends. This survey will take approximately 15 minutes…

Living a Normal Life for the First Time

I was diagnosed with IC in my 40’s, after being treated for years for painful UTI’s that evolved to include nausea, headaches, and diarrhea. I reached my lowest point after…

Martone-Kathy

Naturopath Saved My Life

My name is Kathy Martone and I have suffered with IC (I am a patient) for almost a year. For me IC was horribly painful with intense burning and stabbing-like…

Understanding Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

Register for this free webinar hosted by Dr. Curtis Nickel, an IC/BPS researcher in Canada who co-authored the new Canadian IC guidelines. The event will take place on February 15…

IC Patient Raising Awareness

Interstitial cystitis (IC) patient, Dani Jo Williams was interviewed on a local news channel for giving back to her community. She was told she would never dance again due to…

Action Alert . . . Contact Congress Regarding Bipartisan Healthcare Reform

Please contact your two Senators and your House Representative to ask them to support critical patient protections during the current healthcare reform effort Background Congress is currently debating significant changes…

Women Form Bladder Disease Support Group

Two Mississippi women who suffer with IC have formed a new support group to help others facing the little understood illness. Rosa Harville and Bonnie Mitchell, RN, are the founders…

Blogger Raising Awareness for IC

Alana Saltz writes about how IC has taken over her life. The article is entitled I have a common bladder condition no one talks about & it’s taking over my…