News & Blog

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…

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…