What Is Interstitial Cystitis?
3. Symptoms
The symptoms of interstitial cystitis may sometimes be mistaken for a urinary tract infection. Despite this, there will be no infection present, although the patient’s symptoms can get worse if they do also develop a urinary tract infection. The symptoms and their severity can also vary from case to case regardless.
Some patients will find that there are periods of relatively mild symptoms, only for them to flare up from time to time. This tends to be triggered by factors like long periods of inactivity, exercise, stress, sexual activity, and menstruation. The patient may need to make some changes in their lifestyle to try and prevent the symptoms from flaring up.
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