Types of Interstitial cystitis

• Ulcerative Interstitial Cystitis
• Nonulcerative Interstitial Cystitis
• Autoimmune Interstitial Cystitis

Rare Types of Interstitial cystitis:

• Ulcerative interstitial cystitis (Classic)
• Nonulcerative interstitial cystitis

Types discussion:

Because IC varies so much in symptoms and severity, most researchers believe that it is not one, but several, diseases. In the past, cases were mainly categorized as ulcerative IC or nonulcerative IC, based on whether ulcers had formed on the bladder wall. But many researchers and clinicians have questioned the usefulness of this classification, since the vast majority of cases do not involve ulcers, and their presence or absence does not influence treatment options as much as other factors do.

Factors that influence treatment options include whether bladder capacity under anesthesia is great or small, and whether mast cells are present in the tissue of the bladder wall, which may be a sign of an allergic or autoimmune reaction. In some cases, the success or failure of a treatment helps characterize the type of IC. For example, some cases respond to changes in diet while others do not.  (Source: excerpt from Interstitial Cystitis: NIDDK)

Interstitial cystitis: Rare Types

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
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  • PCOS -- Rare Types
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  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
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Interstitial cystitis: Related Disease Topics

More general medical disease topics related to Interstitial cystitis include:

• Bladder conditions
• Possibly autoimmune diseases
• Urinary disorders
• Cystitis
• Chronic Pain Syndromes

Research More About Interstitial cystitis

• Interstitial cystitis: Introduction
• Symptoms: Interstitial cystitis
• Complications: Interstitial cystitis
• Causes: Interstitial cystitis
• Treatments: Interstitial cystitis