Welcome

Hey everyone. We want to thank you for taking the time to read our blog. We started this blog because IC is very important to us as I suffer from this terrible incurable condition and my husband is right there by my side going through all of this with me. We hope to expand awareness for this painful condition, and help people get a better understanding of what it is to live with IC.

Interstitial Cystitis is a very painful condition of the bladder. IC causes the bladder to be severely inflamed hence it's name. When the bladder fills up with urine it causes to crack the bladder walls causing it to bleed and make it more irritated and inflamed. IC also causes burning sensation, pelvic pain, pressure, urinary frequency and/or urgency, vulvadynia, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, systemic lupus erythematous, allergies, endometriosis, and even fibromyalgia. Can you believe one organ can cause so many problems?

More than 4 million people in the US alone suffer from IC and another estimated 1 out of 77 may have IC. Women are 10 times more likely to have IC than men. They do not know why. Even though so many people suffer from this incurable condition hardly anyone knows about it and I'm not just talking about you and I, I'm also talking about the medical field. There are two great websites on IC you should visit. The first is IC Help and the second is the IC Network. We really encourage you to check both of those out and better familiarize yourself with IC.

Both Rich and I will be posting on here about what we struggle with and how we deal with IC in our family. <3