3 Uncomfortable Facts About Cystitis

Many people that have cystitis have come to find out that despite all of the information that is available, it is hard to diagnose. In spite of the literature and research done on Interstitial Cystitis, the research done on IC is disheartening in a couple ways. One thing you should know is that Interstitial Cystitis does not have a cure. If you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, an autoimmune disease, it is possible that the symptoms will cross over with what is known about IC. However, the symptoms can actually show up without the autoimmune disease present. In this article, we will present the many confusing aspects of cystitis and how it may affect you.

Modern medicine, despite all of our techniques and knowledge, cannot get a handle on this condition. For years, well over a century, this particular condition has remained very complex and undecipherable. Interstitial cystitis is the name of this particular disease, though it has many others.

When this condition arises, the bladder wall becomes inflamed and there is a variable amount of irritation and painfulness. When looking at the name of this condition, the word interstitial is used to reference the wall of the bladder which is what is adversely affected. Your body can actually begin to bleed, and ulcers can develop, if IC is left untreated. The reasons for this are unknown. Some medical professionals believe that Interstitial Cystitis is caused by some of the immune breakdown disorders. Some of the disorders thought to bring about IC are fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome or even chronic fatigue syndrome. Research has discovered that people suffering from IC are about one hundred times more likely to experience IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome. Research has proven, also, that once a condition that severely impacts the immune system develops within you, the body becomes more likely to develop a bunch of other conditions like cystitis.

One thing that happens quite a lot with most diseases and diagnoses has to do with the potential of similar conditions and similar symptoms. This is the case most of the time with men because the diagnosis is mistaken for other diseases and conditions. With men, there is the chance of it being chronic pelvic syndrome or chronic prostatitis. The reason this is interesting because, for one thing, there are a lot of researchers out there saying that IC could be a bigger concern for men. But other researchers are also saying that the total number of men diagnosed with IC might be even lower. These are just three facts about cystitis that should help you learn more about this condition. There is some debate within established medicine about IC, as well. What also shows just how many different and contradictory ideas there are about IC is how many different names medical professionals have given it. There are at least three or four different names for cystitis, all of which are reflective of the research direction taken for the disease. Since there is no cure, the best case scenario is to manage the symptoms and the amount of pain or discomfort the patient is suffering from.