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My Nine Year Old Daughter is Living IC Symptom Free

December 11, 2014

My eight-year-old daughter developed symptoms of IC last year within a month after having dental sealants placed on her teeth to help prevent cavities. I knew the symptoms could only…

We Never Know What Tomorrow Brings

December 11, 2014

My name is Sharon Hicks. I am a 54-year-old female who was diagnosed with IC about five years ago, but I’ve had it for about ten years. In those ten…

My Faith Helped Me Through

December 11, 2014

My name is Sara and I live in North Carolina. I am a 27-year-old single woman with Down syndrome. More than two years ago I was diagnosed with IC and…

Blessed to Have IC Under Control

November 20, 2014

My name is Melissa and I am 38 years old. I started having bladder pain at the age of seven. Every time I went to the doctor for a urine…

Diet Made Me Pain Free

November 20, 2014

I’m Laura and I live in Christchurch, New Zealand. I am a very proud, 29-year-old wife and mother who was diagnosed with severe endometriosis at age 13 following three exploratory…

ICA Pilot Research Program is Now Accepting Applications

November 7, 2014

The Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) invites investigators from all disciplines interested in studying interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as painful bladder syndrome or bladder pain syndrome, to submit an application…