Day 3
The cause of Ic is
not yet known there is no one single cause. Most people when asked when their
IC began will say that it started after a traumatic event such as a fall or
accident or pelvic surgery after child birth The common factor in all of these
situations is that they irritate the bladder wall. Some research has shown that
the bladder in Ic patients is more permeable meaning that the lining is damaged
allowing irritating substances to get into the muscle of the bladder.
I had a cystoscopy
done to diagnose my IC and to see how much my bladder was damaged. The doctor
stated to me that the exam of my bladder appeared normal however when I spoke
to another doctor she said that in biopsies there were areas of tissue which appeared
to be sloughed off leaving small areas of my bladder muscle unprotected by the
mucosal lining which protects the bladder muscle from being irritated by urine
and other irritating factors
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