The list of medical symptoms mentioned in various sources for Interstitial cystitis may include:
List of 24 Interstitial cystitis Symptoms
Note that Interstitial cystitis symptoms usually refers to various medical symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Interstitial cystitis signs may often refer to those signs that are only noticable by a doctor.
The symptoms of IC vary from case to case and even in the same individual. People may experience mild discomfort, pressure, tenderness, or intense pain in the bladder and surrounding pelvic area. Symptoms may include an urgent need to urinate (urgency), frequent need to urinate (frequency), or a combination of these symptoms. Pain may change in intensity as the bladder fills with urine or as it empties. Women's symptoms often get worse during menstruation.
In IC, the bladder wall may be irritated and become scarred or stiff. Glomerulations (pinpoint bleeding caused by recurrent irritation) may appear on the bladder wall. Some people with IC find that their bladders cannot hold much urine, which increases the frequency of urination. Frequency, however, is not always specifically related to bladder size; many people with severe frequency have normal bladder capacity. People with severe cases of IC may urinate as many as 60 times a day.
Also, people with IC often experience pain during sexual intercourse. (Source: excerpt from Interstitial Cystitis: NIDDK)
The symptoms of interstitial cystitis vary greatly from one person to another but have some similarities to those of a urinary tract infection: decreased bladder capacity, an urgent need to urinate frequently day and night, feelings of pressure, pain, and tenderness around the bladder, pelvis, and perineum (the area between the anus and vagina or anus and scrotum), which may increase as the bladder fills and decrease as it empties, painful sexual intercourse, in men, discomfort or pain in the penis and scrotum, in most women, symptoms usually worsen around the menstrual cycle. As with many other illnesses, stress may also intensify symptoms but does not cause them. (Source: excerpt from Interstitial Cystitis (Bladder disorder): NWHIC)
More detailed symptom information may be found on the symptoms of Interstitial cystitis article. In addition to the above medical information, to get a full picture of the possible signs or symptoms of this condition and also possibly the signs and symptoms of its related medical conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by:
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The phrase "signs of Interstitial cystitis" should, strictly speaking, refer only to those signs and symptoms of Interstitial cystitis that are not readily apparent to the patient. The word "symptoms of Interstitial cystitis" is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Interstitial cystitis.
The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Interstitial cystitis. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Interstitial cystitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Interstitial cystitis signs or Interstitial cystitis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Interstitial cystitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Interstitial cystitis symptoms.
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