....i seem to b gettin flares worse that i ever got b4 i was in treatment...i am tryin to come off my prscp meds so i am in a bad state right now...but i was wonderin if we r followin the diet and takin the herbs how do we get worse than b4 we were in treatment??...i was takin some prcp drugs b4 matia..no pain pills...and was eatin CRAP...pizza,ice cream...all no no's for any icers and was not flaring this bad...this is what puzzles me...all responses will b greatly appreciated...xxoo...i am only 3 mos in treatment and i am aware it takes a while to see resul

I get bad cramps for the first two days of my period.  Then I feel fantastic during the last four days of my cycle.  My pain from IC is significantly reduced during this time.  Have any of you noticed this trend?  If so, do you know why this happens?

I think that I am coming down with a yeast infection and I am concerned because I am going on my trip tomorrow.  I am going to try goldenseal with jojoba dn or yogurt.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  How long can this take to work?  I have emailed Matia but she is on holidays and I am going tomorrow.

What do you all prefer? The naturtint or the herbatint?

The large intestine is the bowel associated with the lung. If it is in harmony with the lung, the hair of the body and head will be lustrous. If the hair becomes dry and falls off, the lung is exhausted.

I wonder whether anyone has ever heard about Body Stress Release (BSR) therapy or ever tried it? 
I read that many of you also suffer from fibromyalgia, I never thought that it was one of my problems (because muscle pains were not the worst problem for me), but since I fell some months ago I'm having severe neck, shoulder and facial pains.  I tried osteopathy, manual therapy but nothing has helped so far.  Next week I will start with BSR and I feel like stress is one of the main causes of several of my health problems, so I hope that this therapy can help with the muscle pains.

I went to the normal doc today for a physical. I was telling the nurse I had IC.  She asked what kind of treatment I was in for it.  I told her I was seeing someone in LA, and it was the natural route.  She confessed to me that she had IC.  She told me she has been symptom free for two years after one round of having a medicine put up into her bladder with a catheder.  She gave me her docs name and sounded like she did not think what I was doing was going to work.  I think nothing happens for no reason, and I do not think this was a chance meeting.

Happy Holidays All!

Its really cold where I am right now, I am not able to go outside and walk.  The cold makes me have to pee even more!   I am looking to buy a new DVD to workout at home.  I was wondering about any suggestions on a low impact DVD that would get me tone and not bother my bladder. (not a lot of jumping).  I am going every 15 minutes now, so I cant really leave the house to work out.  Any good suggestions?

Hey all!