IC AWARENESS MONTH

October is IC awareness month

what's IC you ask?

Patients with interstitial cystitis experience "an unpleasant sensation (pain, pressure, discomfort) perceived to be related to the urinary bladder" that lasts longer than six weeks in the absence of infection or other identifiable causes. The symptoms can vary greatly between individuals and even for the same person throughout the month, including urinary frequency, urgency, nocturia, pressure and/or pelvic pain. People with severe cases of IC/BPS may urinate as many as 60 times a day
Physicians may refer to IC with a variety of names, including: bladder pain syndrome (Europe), hypersensitive bladder syndrome (Japan), urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (research studies) or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). In the United States, it is commonly referred to as IC/BPS.

Pain levels can range from mild tenderness to intense, agonizing pain. Pain typically worsens as the bladder fills with urine and is then relieved after urination. Pain may also radiate to the lower back, upper legs, vulva and penis. Women's symptoms may fluctuate with their menstrual cycle, often flaring during ovulation and/or just before their periods. Men and women may experience discomfort during or after sexual relations.

When an IC bladder is closely examined during a hydrodistention with cystoscopy, physicians often find small, bleeding wounds, also known as petechial hemorrhages or glomerulations. About five to ten percent of patients may have larger, more painful wounds known as Hunner's Ulcers. Some patients with mild IC may have bladders that appear normal during a cystoscopy.

In 2009, the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology (RICE) study provided astonishing new data on the prevalence of IC in the USA. This National Institutes of Health funded study estimated that 3.4 to 7.8 million women in the USA have symptoms of interstitial cystitis, much higher than was previously thought. Approximately 1 to 4 million men appear to have IC though the true rate has yet to be determined because men are often diagnosed chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) instead. IC can occur in children, teens, young adults and the elderly.

                                        Why is this Important to me?

                 My baby Sista suffers from this painful condition daily
                                     I want people to understand it.
                                                    support it.
                                     and the people dealing with it!

Learn more HERE!



I love my sis Teli more than words could ever say

and I want her to feel

love.

support.

understanding.

joy.

hope.

peace.

I just want her life to be beautiful!

I want a cure

so she doesnt go another day in pain

although normal to her

it's so not normal

I love you sis!

you are a strong beautiful women

keep on keeping on!

God,

My prayer for Teli an other people with IC is that you 

clear this from there bodies!

YOU GIVE HER/THEM PEACE

in the name of JESUS

i pray.