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Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain

Self-help strategies for patients struggling with bladder, urethral, vulvar and pelvic floor muscle pain, including diet modification, flares, pain management, acupuncture, anxiety, stress, muscle tension, hormone fluctuations, work, traveling, driving, sitting, disability, SSDI, SSI and more

Are you willing to kick your coffee or soda habit to reduce your pain?

(Editors Note - This is a reprint of an editorial that I did in our magazine, the IC Optimist. I chose to reprint it after a phone call from a young woman who called my office outraged that her doctor had cut off her pain medication. She asked me if she was taking a lot [...]

By |2017-01-31T13:02:13-08:00May 1st, 2014|Awareness, Diet & Food, Editorial, Our Blog, Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain|Comments Off on Are you willing to kick your coffee or soda habit to reduce your pain?

Got IC or Pelvic Pain? Jennifer Fariello MSN CRNP Shares Tips on Working With Your Doctors

[break] [hr] [break] Editors Note - Most urology clinics have a nurse practitioner who works on the front line with IC patients who are struggling with flares and need treatment. The best ones are those who are kind, compassionate and interested in their patients. Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello MSN, CRNP  has been a veritable angel to thousands of [...]

Why It Hurts Down There – Prevention Covers Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Prevention Magazine released a fabulous article, "Why It Hurts Down There", which discusses how pelvic floor dysfunction can be the cause of many pelvic pain conditions, such as IC, vulvodynia, constipation and so forth. It shares two compelling patient stories who, after many physician visits, finally discovered that the pelvic floor muscles, specifically pelvic floor [...]

By |2017-01-31T13:11:13-08:00April 10th, 2014|Men's Health, Must Reads, Our Blog, Pain Care, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Pain, Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain|Comments Off on Why It Hurts Down There – Prevention Covers Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Confused About Catheters?

Do you catheterize? Scared of catheters? Not sure about types of catheters used? Diane Newman DNP, ANP-BC, FANN is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in the prevention of urinary tract infections. She provides training for urology nurses and other medical professionals and recently shared two excellent webcasts on catheterization, one on types and the other on [...]

April 2014 ICN E-Newsletter Released!

The latest issue of our free e-newsletter, currently read buy more than 27,000 patients, is available for your review! Read it now at: https://www.ic-network.com/newsletters/ezine0414.html In this issue we discuss: Upcoming Patient Conferences in Alaska and New York The New IC Optimist Released, our quarterly patient magazine Popular Doctors in CA and PA Changing Practices Got [...]

Five Ways To Find Comfort When Struggling with Bladder or Pelvic Pain

A Physical therapist shares her favorite self-help strategies for patients with bladder or pelvic pain (Editors Note: When physical therapist Mary Ruth Velicki was diagnosed with IC, she endured the same pelvic pain, frustration and anger that most IC patients struggle with. In this new article, she shares some of her favorite tips that helped [...]

By |2019-01-31T00:45:13-08:00March 12th, 2014|Awareness, News, Our Blog, Self Care, Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain|Comments Off on Five Ways To Find Comfort When Struggling with Bladder or Pelvic Pain

How Stress Triggers Interstitial Cystitis Flares

One of our favorite bloggers is Dr. Geo Espinosa who writes frequently about interstitial cystitis and other bladder/prostate disorders. He has an awesome blog today that explains how stress triggers an increase in bladder symptoms such as frequency, urgency and pain. He reminds us all that: STRESS = INFLAMMATION = PAIN & URGENCY What I [...]

By |2017-01-31T13:16:55-08:00February 14th, 2014|Men's Health, Must Reads, Our Blog, Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain|Comments Off on How Stress Triggers Interstitial Cystitis Flares

Pesticides now linked to Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s, Endometriosis

You may wonder why the ICN is covering research for Parkinson's disease. This study demonstrates, yet again, that exposure to man made chemicals has the potential of causing serious chronic disease, in this case Parkinson's disease, in patients with a specific genetic makeup. Frankly, this comes as no surprise. A few days ago, another study [...]

By |2017-01-31T13:17:25-08:00February 6th, 2014|Consumer Alerts, News, Our Blog, Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain, Toxic Exposures|Comments Off on Pesticides now linked to Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s, Endometriosis

OTC Supplement & Vitamin Review

Natural, OTC Supplements Suggested For Bladder Health In 2011, the leading urology association in the world, the American Urological Association (auanet.org), published their first Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of IC/BPS encouraging patients to start with self-help strategies, diet modification and OTC neutraceuticals BEFORE proceeding to traditional medications. Self-help strategies have few side effects, [...]

By |2023-07-04T13:26:43-07:00January 21st, 2014|ICN Shop & Mail Order Center, Our Blog, Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain|Comments Off on OTC Supplement & Vitamin Review

Sam Berns Philosophy For Happiness

How A 17 Year Old Can Teach Us All How To Live Despite The Presence of Illness and Pain If you’ve never heard of Sam Berns, you’ve missed an amazing young man. Sam was one of the most inspirational role models for children and adults suffering with a challenging medical condition, in his case progeria. [...]

By |2017-01-31T13:24:52-08:00January 15th, 2014|Editorial, Jill's Journal, Our Blog, Self Care, Self-Help Tips for IC, Bladder & Pelvic Pain|Comments Off on Sam Berns Philosophy For Happiness
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