News & Blog

Year: 2015

Support “Operation Cure IC”

Sheila Erimez is an IC warrior and patient advocate with a big heart and a mission! On August 29th, she’ll be tackling the Reebok Spartan Sprint – a 5K obstacle…

Free Acupuncture Clinic

Healthpointe Acupuncture & Wellness, Rockville, MD, partnered with ICA to hold Free Pain Clinics on Wednesdays in August with the hope of helping to raise money for ICA. Through their…

Trust Yourself, Love Yourself

My name is Erika Kerr. I’m 30 years old and I’m from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis when I was 25 years old, but had…

ICA’s Patient Forum Sessions are Available as webinars

You can view the sessions from ICA’s Patient Forum on ICA’s Virtual Patient Education page. Listen to many prominent experts in the field of IC research and treatment in these…

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I Don’t Live in the Shadow of My IC

My name is Danielle Hensley and my story begins back in late 2010 and early 2011 when I was a senior in high school wanting nothing more than to just…

Acupuncture for Pelvic Pain

Acupuncture is a documented complementary therapy for treating IC. Like most treatments it works for some, but not others. However, exciting research conducted by Larissa Bresler, MD, DABMA at Loyola…

ICA Launches New Website

Have you checked out ICA’s brand new website? If not, go take a look today! ICA staff have been hard at work over the past several months and are delighted…

Exciting New Partnership with Cystitis and Overactive Bladder Foundation

Are you in the UK and looking for information or local support for your IC? The ICA and Cystitis and Overactive Bladder (COB) Foundation have agreed to work together to…

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ICA 30-30-30 Campaign

“We are not just sufferers, we are survivors trying to live day-by-day with hope that someday more can be done to help us.” Make a gift of $30 or more…

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Fight on Mighty Warriors

Hi, my name is Jassica Johnson. I’m a 24-year-old woman from Texas, and I suspect I’ve probably had IC since I was around 13 years old – nearly 12 years.…