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Re: Anyone with IC.....endo symptoms
From: bkemnitz (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Apr 26 06:17:53 2004
I feel a little stupid, but what is IC???
At Sat, 24 Apr 2004, holly wrote:
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>i have both IC and endo. sometimes the symptoms are very similar. the
>only difference i've noticed is with IC i sometimes get burning,
>frequency, and urgency. and then when i go to the bathroom, there's
>nothing there. the IC symptoms that are similar to endo (at least for
>me) are pelvic pain, bloating, pressure. the endo symptoms i have that
>aren't IC related are diarrhea, nausea, back pain, tailbone pain, pain
>in my buttocks.
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>i've noticed that medications can also trigger flares for me. sometimes
>it's the bindings in the tablets. and hormones can trigger flares too.
>i get flares right before my period most months. i also had endo on the
>outside of the bladder, but none on the inside, just inflammation and
>bleeding. so the endo on the bladder could have caused some of the
>bloating and pressure.
>
>don't know if i helped you or not. i was fortunate to have my
>cystoscopy done during my last lap, so i got the procedures done at the
>same time. less frustration and pain for me imo.
>
>At Sat, 24 Apr 2004, tiff wrote:
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>>Anyone with IC....do you have endo as well? I am going in for a lap
>>friday, and already had a cysto a month ago. The cysto showed that I
>>had slight IC. The doc said no endo was present. I understand how IC
>>works it normally is triggered by the food you eat...acidic ones. Well
>>I am taking meds for that and all, but my question is why is the bladder
>>problems triggered with all the other symptoms I am having for endo. The
>>cramping, bloated, sick to my tummy, pain with intercourse, they all
>>seem to be linked. I never have the frequency to urinate or the pain
>>when urinating when I am having the lower pelvic pain every month. They
>>always come together.
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