Expert Care for Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome Now Available at Women's Excellence; New Location Open Near Troy, Michigan
Troy, Michigan (PRWEB) November 25, 2013 -- Women who suffer from chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) might actually be suffering from IC/PBS. The symptoms of UTI and IC/PBS are very similar however the conditions must be differentiated because the treatments are vastly different. Urinary Tract Infections usually present acutely and clear up without complication with a 7 day course of antibiotics. Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome is not caused by bacteria. Instead, it is a chronic condition of inflammation of the bladder likely caused by a permeable bladder lining.
“Urinary frequency” is defined as 8 or more voids during daytime hours. “Urinary urgency” is that “gotta go right now” feeling sometimes resulting in “Urge Incontinence”, or the uncontrollable loss of urine due to intense urgency. Urinary pain is typically described as “burning” with urination. Sometimes abdominal pain will be present as well. All these symptoms are characteristic of both UTI and IC/PBS. So how is one problem differentiated from the other?
According to Debbie Henry, MSN, NP-C, nurse practitioner at Women’s Excellence in Bladder Control, “A urinary tract infection will usually come on suddenly. There will usually be some burning with urination called 'dysuria'. When the urine is tested, it may have 'leukocytes' which are white blood cells indicating the presence of infection, blood, and nitrites. A urine culture will show that bacteria is causing the infection at which point an appropriate antibiotic could be prescribed and symptoms usually disappear within a few days of therapy”.
She continues, “Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Symptom can also come on suddenly but more often seems to get worse and worse despite antibiotic therapy and becomes chronic.” Treatment for IC/PBS is much more intensive than that for UTI and routinely includes changes in diet, lifestyle, oral medications, and bladder instillations.
The practitioners at Women’s Excellence in Bladder Control have a comprehensive treatment program to treat IC/PBS and have had great success. There many testimonials of patients who have gone from suffering and then on with their life after treatment at the center on their website and speak to the success of the center. Ms.Henry concluded, “IC/PBS is a chronic inflammatory condition of the bladder that cannot be cured, however it can be controlled very much like asthma or diabetes is chronic yet controlled. With proper treatment IC/PBS does not need impact your quality of life”.
If you are a female who has been suffering from chronic UTIs or urinary pain without the presence of bacteria, you could have IC/PBS. IC.PBS does not have to impact your quality life. Women’s Excellence in Bladder Control can help women suffering with IC/PBS.
Founded by Dr. Jonathan Zaidan, Women’s Excellence is the most comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic office in Michigan specializing in minimally invasive surgical procedures, treatment of female urinary incontinence and other female urological conditions, as well as minimally invasive vaginal and pelvic organ prolapse conditions. The knowledgeable, well trained, compassionate physicians and healthcare providers of Women’s Excellence are accepting new patients everyday. Call today for an appointment or visit http://www.womensexcellence.com.
Jonathan Zaidan, Womens Healthcare Associates PLLC, +1 (248) 693-0543, [email protected]
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