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Month: May 2016
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Desert Harvest Survey Results

Desert Harvest, an ICA Patron-Level Corporate Partner, has published survey results on the use of aloe vera for alleviating IC symptoms. Read the interesting results here.

ICA Video: What IC Patients Wish Their Friends Understood . . .

ICA recently produced a short video entitled: “What IC Patients Wish Their Friends Understood…” The purpose of this video was to give IC patients an easy way to communicate the…

Nicole-Cozean

Myths of IC: A 7-Part Series

Nicole Cozean PT, DPT is a physical therapist and the Medical Director of PelvicSanity, a PT clinic that specializes in treating interstitial cystitis, pelvic pain conditions, and pelvic floor dysfunction.…

RAC

Vacation Season

Vacation season can be very difficult for IC patients. Long car rides, different eating habits, emotional stress, lack of sleep, can all cause massive IC flares. However, with a little…

Never Let Go of Your Dreams!

Twenty-six years ago, I baffled the minds of the doctors in a small, northwestern Pennsylvania town. They weren’t expecting to deliver a baby with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). Born with…

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An Evening of IC Friendly Food and Fun in Chicago

On April 29, 2016, ICA hosted an evening of IC friendly food and fun at Sur La Table in Skokie, IL.  ICA supporters were invited to this free event that…

The Spring 2016 ICA Update Now Available Online to Eligible Donors*

The ICA Update is an award-winning magazine with in-depth stories about interstitial cystitis (IC) research, treatment, and lifestyle issues. The latest issue focuses on Self-Advocacy, and features articles on empowering yourself,…

Media Can be a Pain Patient’s Friend

I have had IC for 45 years and do what I can to further our cause. In 2014, I was losing my family doctor and also the doctor who prescribed…

What I Have Learned…

When I was first diagnosed with IC after more than 18 months looking for answers, I remember looking at photos of my ulcerated bladder and thinking, “I do not want…