Water consumption is something we hear a lot about. We all know water is essential for life, and being adequately hydrated has all sorts of physical and mental health benefits . For years, we had the recommendation of 8 eight-oz glasses of water each day, for a total of 64 ounces. More recently, we're told to try and drink half of our body weight in ounces (for some of us more than the old 64 oz recommendation, others less). However, with all the focus on how much we sho

During the cold months we often adopt new habits and unwittingly sabotage the immune system, making illness far more likely.  As we've...

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Thanksgiving Food Sensitivity Training: How to explain food allergies, food sensitivities, and dietary choices to even the biggest...

When we think about IC, we think about urinary symptoms - urgency, frequency, and getting up to use the bathroom at night - and bladder,...

The American Urological Association (AUA) listed their first Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis in 2011....

There is a great deal of confusion between chronic prostatitis and interstitial cystitis. They have very similar symptoms, diagnostic criteria, food triggers, and treatments. So are they the same condition, or is there any difference between the two? Just as importantly, are there any practical differences in symptoms, diagnosis, or treatment? Symptoms Both interstitial cystitis (IC) and chronic prostatitis (CP) are characterized by chronic pelvic pain and urinary symptoms

Surgeries generally follow a predictable pattern. The surgeon operates, removing or repairing the problem. The patient allows the...

"To me, hope is informed optimism" -Michael J. Fox This quote, characterizing hope as informed optimism, is one of our favorites here at...

Diagnosing interstitial cystitis can be difficult, and it often takes patients years to be correctly diagnosed. IC remains a condition...

"Is interstitial cystitis genetic" is a question we get asked a lot. Many people have noticed that IC runs in their family, or remember...

Meditate? To help relieve physical IC pain? You must be joking! Many patients with IC begin their journey by being told that their...

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At the end of the first appointment with a new IC patient, after we've begun treatment and shown them how much the pelvic floor is...