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Struggling with bladder pain, urinary urgency/frequency? You may have IC.
The Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) is the only nonprofit charitable organization dedicated solely to improving the quality of healthcare and lives of people living with interstitial cystitis (IC).
IC is recurring pelvic pain, pressure, or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic region, often associated with urinary frequency (needing to go often) and urgency (feeling a strong need to go).
IC can affect anyone. More than 12 million people in the US have IC:
Struggling with bladder pain, urinary urgency, and/or urinary frequency? If so, you may be among the millions of men and women who have interstitial cystitis (IC).
There is hope. We are here to give you the help you need.
Revised Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
23 June 2017
ICA executive director, Lee Lowery, and board member, Jane Elsten, represented ICA at the “US Patient Day Symposium” hosted by Grunenthal. The aim of the Symposium was to identify issues of great concern to the pain community and areas of … Continued
22 June 2017
Whole Foods Magazine published an article entitled Urologic Health – Understanding the category and what your inventory has to offer. The article features the most common urologic diseases, including interstitial cystitis. Read the article at http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/supplements/features-supplements/urologic-health/.
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