Just wanted to mention, and I think some of you may already have seen a post or two of mine. I have officially been diagnosed with Interstitial cystitis, AND IBS, the IBS diagnosis was unexpected, but the bacteria in my guts is all messed up which she believes is causing all of this, one bacteria in particular was right off the charts almost at a "pathogenic" level. I have started taking my 6 or so supplements about a week and a half ago, they consist of probiotics, and powders to be mixed with liquids to help bring my guts back into order. So far no changes/relief from my bladder issues. Still going 20-30 times a day, not sleeping real well, and having some incontinence. So I'm still wearing diapers and the wife is still inserting my Foley catheters. I rarely go more than a few days without the foley. When it's out, I am always uncomfortable and look forward to it going back in. I also OAB to go along with the IC and the IBS. I believe it was all triggered by a stress response. I had a very stressful time in my life about 2 1/2 years ago. I worked myself right into a nervous breakdown and ended up hospitalized. I was noticing some bladder issues for several weeks just before this event, maybe my body's signals to slow it down, which went unheeded. Things haven't been quite right since. Maybe because I'm still working 3 jobs and pulling in between 48-100 hours a week. My record is 168 hours in an 11 day stretch, several weeks back. We're paying all our bills and we have very little debt, but my health is definitely suffering greatly for it. Anyway, thanks for reading and sorry for the long winded post. I figured I'd give you all an update.
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