Interstitial Cystitis

Painful Bladder Syndrome

A chronic bladder condition causing recurring pelvic pain, pressure, and an urgent need to urinate frequently.

Interstitial cystitis is a chronic bladder pain disorder with unknown etiology, disproportionately affecting women. It significantly impairs quality of life. Management is multimodal: dietary modification to avoid bladder irritants, physical therapy, oral medications (pentosan polysulfate, tricyclic antidepressants), and bladder instillations in refractory cases.