New, Promising Treatments - AF 219, LiRIS, AQX-1125, GM-0111, LP-08 Patients constantly ask "Is there anything new?" Yes, Virginia, IC research is alive and well with teams from around the world exploring new treatments. Here's our review of the most promising projects in the IC Pipeline! Afferent Pharmaceuticals AF-219 Afferent Pharmaceuticals is developing a potential new [...]
New FDA Warning About Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics - When IC patient Naomi* was prescribed Cipro for a bladder infection several years ago, she had no idea that it would lead to a life threatening aortic aneurysm. She, and others, found both both answers and outrage in an FDA safety alert released in May which required a [...]
Researchers have discovered that IC patients have significantly different levels and types of bacteria in our digestive tract (bowel) rather than our urinary tract (kidney, bladder). These distinct deficiencies (known as DIPP) hint that the lack of beneficial bacteria as well as an overabundance of pathogenic bacteria play a role in the cause and intensity of bladder and [...]
MAPP Research Network Study Seeks People with IC/BPS or CP/CPPS - Do you or someone you know suffer from Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) or Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS)? Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine is looking for men and women who have IC/BPS and men who have CPPS to participate in a [...]
New Research Study Finds Higher Rates of Candida Rather Than Bacteria During IC Flares One of the biggest challenges that both patients and physicians struggle with are the sudden, often unpredictable, flares which occur in most IC patients. Why do they occur? How do they occur? Are bacteria involved? Are they caused by eating the [...]
If you have been diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis/ Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) you may be eligible to participate in a new clinical research study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an investigational drug made out of natural egg yolk (LP-08). Lipella Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is conducting the study at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. LP-08, [...]
Statin Drugs Found To Irritate The Bladder & Increase the Risk For IC If you have regularly used statin medications to lower cholesterol levels and had your IC begin AFTER you began their use, you should find this new study interesting. Researchers in Taiwan have determined that long term or irregular use of statin medication [...]
If you have regularly used statin medications to lower cholesterol levels and had your IC begin AFTER you began their use, you should find this new study interesting. Researchers in Taiwan have determined that long term or irregular use of statin medication is significantly linked to the development of interstitial cystitis. Previous studies found that [...]
Newswise — LOS ANGELES (Oct. 1, 2015) – Investigators from Cedars-Sinai and the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center are teaming up to develop a better understanding of interstitial cystitis, a painful bladder disease that has few effective treatment options. A $3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will support the [...]
Providing Relief From Bladder and Pelvic Pain Issues With Neuromodulation Source: Beaumont Health (Editors Note - Neuromodulation is a Step Four treatment option in the AUA Guidelines for the treatment of interstitial cystitis. There are two forms of neuromodulation: (1) post tibial nerve stimulation (aka Urgent PC) and (2) sacral/pudendal neurostimulation (aka Interstim). Because the [...]
