An antihistamine at bed time has been a life saver for me as I hadn’t had a full night’s sleep without pain and getting up to pee at least 10 times a night.

Prelief is miraculous. I don’t understand why my urologist had no advice for me at all except to avoid acidic foods. Thank you!

I have probably watched two dozen videos about Interstitial Cystitis, and this is the best by far. Great information presented in a way I can understand what is causing me so much pain. Thank you so much for this video. I only wish Dr Davis could be my physician, too!

This is one of the most helpful videos.  I just spent time way too much time watching useless videos.

I’ve read so many articles and watch so many videos and this is the most simplified video I have come across …I would definitely say the diagram helped a lot with his explanation and I have a way better understanding of the condition. THANK YOU🙏🏾

I wish I could find somebody in the area that has as much understanding as you do. This was an excellent way to describe it and I learned even more.

No pelvic floor disorder mentioned? Also the worst part of IC is certainly the frequency at NIGHT. I have not slept through the night in over 8 years. It is pure torture!

I was diagnosed this year. I'm just tired..all the time. when you're really tired and catch up on your sleep and rest over a day or two and feel better-that never happens for me, I wake up the same exhausted no matter how much rest I get. Its like im living to work and working to live, I have no energy left

I take marshmallow root and aloe vera pills, my dr recommended. I pray someone gets relief from this

I was diagnosed with this disease in 1989. There was really nothing available except for DMSO which I had to get weekly treatments. I still deal with this still to this day. Thank you for this video.

Thank you very much, Dr. Davis, for this in-depth and easy-to-understand explanation of IC.  I believe I have suffered from this for many many years without any help.  Luckily, I found a uro-gynecologist in my area who I am hoping will help me.  You sound like a wonderful and caring doctor and you have given me much to hope for.  Thank you again.

Although this is a old video. This has been THE MOST informational explanation I've ever gotten. Everything he is saying....it's right on the money. I seriously feel so much more informed. THANK YOU!

This is an excellent discussion of IC subtype 2: bladder wall driven. Please know, however, there are other potential variants of IC such as Lesions, Pelvic Floor Injuries, Pudendal Neuralgia, and CSS (using the Payne Phenotyping system). Tragically, in 2018, Elmiron has been linked to severe eye disease according to researchers at the Emory Eye Center. Patients are transitioning off of Elmiron and/or looking for other bladder coating therapies such as Hep/Lidocaine instills, Bladder Builder, CystoProtek, Cysto Renew, etc.

you are fantastic 👍 thankyou.the best ic video on here....u seem to have the best information and understanding of this debilitating disease..I have never felt pain so bad in my life tbh😢worse than childbirth 😬...I thought my gp was fobbing me off with estrogen pessaries but it now makes sense to why this lack of hormone can cause this.. I'm 53 and menopausal ..and it has been the worse 6 months of my life with this pain😧I'm so depressed and have felt suicidal😧

Excellent depiction of the condition and the biology and chemistry of its function, thank you.

I have pain, urgency, and frequency.  Plus i have burning, pressure, aching, retention.  I have flare ups where all the symptoms intensify.  All my urinalysis test results since my symptoms started show I have high leucocytes, when I never used to have any except when I had a UTI.  I can't say I just have pain or I just have urgency, etc.... I have all of it every day.  I know we're all different, but i haven't met many IC patients with just one or two symptoms, we tend to have quite a lot of symptoms.

Be careful of estrogen if you've had cancer

Thank you for patiently outlining the symptoms and treatments of IC.  So helpful.

Wow! Thank you Dr. Davis! I wish I lived closer to Chico so I could come and see you as a patient. But you explained everything so well I very much appreciate it especially the anatomical model of the bladder and your diagram.

Dr. Davis is the best he understands all things related to Interstitial Cystitis I am grateful to to have him practicing in Chico........I........Thank-you Dr. Davis !