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Diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle changes of interstitial cystitis. 2000

L J Henderson
Floyd College Department of Nursing, Rome, Ga., USA.

Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic inflammation of all the layers of the bladder wall. As it is difficult to diagnose and it affects mostly women, many physicians misdiagnose it as a psychological problem. Almost half a million individuals in the United States suffer from this cureless disorder. This article will review the anatomy, physiology, etiology, diagnosis, treatments, and current research foci of IC, along with the effects of the disease on lifestyle and personal issues from the patient's perspective.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008019 Life Style Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed) Lifestyle Factors,Life Style Induced Illness,Lifestyle,Factor, Lifestyle,Life Styles,Lifestyle Factor,Lifestyles
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001294 Attitude to Health Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system. Health Attitude,Attitude, Health,Attitudes, Health,Health Attitudes,Health, Attitude to
D001327 Autoimmune Diseases Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides. Autoimmune Disease,Disease, Autoimmune,Diseases, Autoimmune
D018856 Cystitis, Interstitial A condition with recurring discomfort or pain in the URINARY BLADDER and the surrounding pelvic region without an identifiable disease. Severity of pain in interstitial cystitis varies greatly and often is accompanied by increased urination frequency and urgency. Cystitis, Chronic Interstitial,Interstitial Cystitis,Bladder Pain Syndrome,Chronic Interstitial Cystitis,Interstitial Cystitis, Chronic,Painful Bladder Syndrome,Bladder Pain Syndromes,Chronic Interstitial Cystitides,Cystitides, Chronic Interstitial,Cystitides, Interstitial,Interstitial Cystitides,Interstitial Cystitides, Chronic,Pain Syndrome, Bladder

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