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Interstitial Cystitis

Treatment

Interstitial Cystitis Treatment

There is no cure for interstitial cystitis.

Treatment for interstitial cystitis may include:

Kegel exercises.
Intravesical therapy for interstitial cystitis:

Medications are instilled into the bladder with a catheter

Medications for interstitial cystitis:

Bladder hydraulic distention:

The bladder is stretched by filling it with water, using a catheter
This trains the bladder to hold larger and larger amounts of urine

Sacral neuromodulation for interstitial cystitis
Botulinum A toxin injections for interstitial cystitis

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Last Updated: May 20, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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