what treatments are used for IC

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There are treatments that may work for people with IC but what works for one person may not work for another. If you are diagnosed with IC and nothing that has been tried is working please research and dig for things that may help you every person is different.

Elmiron- is the only oral drug approved by the FDA to treat IC by coating the bladder thus hopefully preventing irritation. I took this for six months and it did not help me in any way.

Pelvic PT is another commonly used treatment for IC and pelvic pain. It is a hands on treatment which addresses the muscles helping to loosen tight pelvic muscles and other causes of pain in the pelvis,

Amnetriptilyne  Elavil and tricyclic antidepressants in general are also proven to treat IC pain they do so By vblocking the reuptake of saritonin and also blocking pain receptors in the brain.

Antihistamines such as Hydroxazyne Claritin and others can decrease IC symptoms By interfereing with the mast cells this treatment works well in patients who have allergies as well. Hydroxazyne is the most commonly used antihistamine used to treat IC

Bladder Instilations are treatments in which medication is placed directly into the bladder through a catheter. There are many medications that can be used in this procedure but the one that I have heard most about is DMSO. I have not yet tried this as the urologists continue to refuse to give me instills but I am hopeful to fined a treatment that leaves me in less pain in this long journey.

There are some surgical procedures that are considered as last resort treatments such as bladder remobal or cystoscopy with bladder systention there are also pacemaker like devices that can be implanted under the skin near the tail bone in the but cheek area of patients after a tiral period proves that they are effective