interstitial cystitis and Vitamin C Question

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I am wondering if any of you who deal with interstitial cystitis have success with Vitamin C and in what doses. I want to try stomach friendly Vit C to see if it helps but don't want to go through an IC flare-up. Thanks, Daphne11

If you put Vitamin C in the search box, you will get some hits. I don't know if the information you seek is in any of these discussions. Maybe a search of the web as a whole will turn up the information. - Surviving

Dear Daph,

I can't help you with the vitamin C. I haven't tried it. But I do lay off most fruits while the bout is on and rely mostly on pears and blueberries. I understand you not wanting any flare ups. I find an antihistamine when the inflammation is at its worse helps to relieve the inflammation. I only take it when things are at its worse, otherwise it's a matter of making sure diet is back on-line. I have usually slipped up, but I also find that the weather can be adverse, 40 degree celsius here in the passed week, at other times a northerly wind (one which comes from the topics and the dry heart) will make my bones ache, have a hay fever bout, as well as a CI flare up. It definitely seems to be allergic response in my case.

From the little I know about it, it seems to be a general term for a number of diseases (not bacterial infections) and can present in varied symptoms.

cheers, Fab

Thank you for your responses Fab and Surviving. I think that I can take the stomach friendly Vit C and it will help to heal the bladder lining along with Vit A, Vit E and Gotu Kola (according to readings about IC and Vulvodynia. Best, Daph