Does My Patient "Really" Have IC?
This is something I've heard when teaching and training about how to treat interstitial cystitis (IC): "I don't think they really have IC."
What we usually mean by this is we feel their symptoms are stemming from pelvic floor dysfunction and central sensitization.
The AUA Definition of IC is simply: "An unpleasant sensation (pain, pressure, discomfort) perceived to be related to the urinary bladder, associated with lower urinary tract symptoms of more than six weeks duration, in the absence of infection or other identifiable causes."
So this is really a description of symptoms. If they have…
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