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SUPPORTING ICA: MEDICAL HISTORY – REIMAGINED
Chronic pain and IC warrior Sarah Bigham has turned her experience as a patient into an artwork series. Her beautiful watercolor paintings are created from dissolved supplements and medications she…
Voices of Hope – Life Is Still Good
Unfortunately, my IC journey is very similar to many other IC patients. I was diagnosed three years ago with IC. The doctor showed me the scope of my bladder and…
ICA Raises IC Awareness
ICA is raising awareness! Read the latest article published on WomensHealth.com entitled, “Interstitial Cystitis – Not Just a Bladder Infection.” The article features ICA Board Co-chair, Barbara Zarnikow and ICA Medical…
ICA Puts the Fun Back Into Food
For years, IC patients have known that what they eat can make a big difference in their IC symptoms, and the American Urological Association lists diet modification as a first-line…
Call to Action – Help ICA Raise Awareness of IC
Photos and comments are needed! Please join Jade, Amy, Jenny, Cyndy, Emma, Dan, and Kerry and send us YOURS. Help ICA raise much needed IC awareness by printing out the…
Strong Rationale for Botulinum Toxin Use in IC/BPS, But More Research Needed to Prove Benefit
Jhang JF, Kuo HC. Botulinum Toxin A and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Mechanisms of Action. Toxins (Basel). 2016 Apr 21;8(4). pii: E120. doi: 10.3390/toxins8040120. Botulinum toxin is increasingly…
Studying Effect of Urine on Cell Cultures Might Help Confirm IC Diagnosis
Di Capua-Sacoto C, Sanchez-Llopis A, O’Connor E, Martinez A, Ruiz-Cerdá JL. Study of the apoptotic effect of urine as a diagnostic biomarker in patients with interstitial cystitis. Actas Urol Esp.…
Phenotyping Might Not Provide Additional Insights for Subtyping IC/BPS By Hunner’s Lesions
Doiron RC, Tolls V, Irvine-Bird K, Kelly KL, Nickel JC. Clinical phenotyping does not differentiate Hunner’s lesion subtype of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS): A relook at the role of…
Biomarker Found in Urine Could Help Diagnose IC/BPS
Parker KS, Crowley JR, Stephens-Shields AJ, van Bokhoven A, Lucia MS, Lai HH, Andriole GL, Hooton TM, Mullins C, Henderson JP. Urinary Metabolomics Identifies a Molecular Correlate of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder…
Mast Cells, Associated With Inflammation and Allergies, May Be Implicated in IC/BPS
Regauer S. Mast cell activation syndrome in pain syndromes bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis and vulvodynia. Transl Androl Urol. 2016 Jun;5(3):396-7. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.03.12. A mast cell is a type of white…