According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 700,000 people in the United States are afflicted with Interstitial Cystitis, a chronic, debilitating condition that seems to defy the diagnostic efforts of many physicians.
Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a long-term condition where the bladder wall can become irritated and inflamed, causing its victims to get up as often as 10 times in the night to urinate, with pain in the pelvis, bladder, and vagina.
These symptoms may come and go, and can occur all at once or at different times. Interstitial Cystitis is not yet an explicitly defined medical diagnosis with a clearly understood cause yet the disease is very real. Because the inflammation that produces the symptoms is within the wall of the bladder, it is out of reach of the usual diagnostic tests for bladder disease.
However it is important to realize that Interstitial Cystitis is not a psychosomatic disorder. It is a physical problem and not an indication of any form of emotional issues or poor mental health.
Cysta-Q has been shown to effectively address the symptoms of Interstitial Cystitis by promoting bladder health in a study done by Dr. Daniel Shoskes of the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. See a transcript of the IC Net lecture.