Lifestyle changes - Small changes that can make a big difference.
Dry Mouth - products developed specifically for medication side effects.
Products than can help living with OAB - there are many products which can help when living with OAB.
Medication - You may be prescribed medication to relieve bladder spasms, frequency and leakage.
Other treatments and therapies - These include bladder retraining, Tens units, acupuncture, alarms and surgery.
What is Overactive Bladder?
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common medical condition where the bladder muscle (detrusor) contracts too often or spontaneously and involuntarily. You may feel the need to pass urine more frequently and/or urgently than is necessary and some may also experience incontinence.
Most commonly OAB is found in neurologically normal individuals.
What Causes Overactive Bladder?
It is not always easy to identify a common feature responsible for bladder over-activi
To Date – Proposed New Survey
No further survey of Interstitial Cystitis has been produced since 1999, so current statistic are a little unclear. The COB Foundation is hoping to update their information and conduct a new survey of its members. If you are interested in funding this work or helping with a proposal, please contact Alison Irving, Business Manager at COB Foundation: 0121 702 0820
If you wish to use our survey statistics for research or clinical studies, please cont
Bladder Distension/Bladder Stretch
As well as a diagnostic procedure of IC/PBS, a bladder distention can also help to improve symptoms in some. A ‘Bladder Distention’ can be performed under general or local anaesthetic. The bladder is filled with sterile fluid and kept distended for 5-10 minutes.
Directly after the procedure there may be some temporary bleeding or burning during urination. Some may experience a decrease in frequency and urgency soon after this, whilst others may have
Lidocaine-Heparin Bladder Instillation (Parson’s Solution)
Parson’s Solution can be used for alleviating painful symptoms associated with Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS)
What is Parson’s Solution?
Parson’s Solution is a single vial solution for bladder instillation via an intravesical procedure involving instilling a therapeutic solution into the bladder to help treat the pain and other associated symptoms of IC/PBS. Parson’s Solution works by adm
Cystilieve™
A NEW product may help patients with cystisis or painful bladder syndrome who have had no relief using other treatments.Cystilieve™ has been made available as a “special” – a product that can be ordered by doctors specially for named patients from Medicines By Design Ltd.Although Cystilieve™ is a novel formulation, the active ingredients – lidocaine and simple sodium bicarbonate – have been widely used for many years. Lidocaine solutions are already approved for local anaest
This treatment involves instilling DMSO into the bladder by a small catheter.
Some patients find they have a garlic-like taste and odour for 1 or 2 days after treatment, this is due to the product odour being excreted through the lungs. Initially, there may be cystitis-like symptoms with urethral burning during voiding but these usually settle down within a day or two.
The treatment is usually given for 6-8 weeks at fortnightly intervals. A catheter is placed into the bladder an
What is Hyacyst®?
Hyacyst® is a clear solution of sodium hyaluronate. The main ingredient is hyaluronic acid which occurs naturally throughout the body and bladder lining. Hyacyst® temporarily replaces hyaluronic acid and protects the bladder wall, reducing inflammation, promoting healing and creating a barrier against irritants in the urine. This helps to relieve the symptoms of pain, frequency and urgency of urination. Hyacyst® is available in a 40mg and 120mg strength in 50mls of solution
What is iAluRil®?
iAluRil is a medical device for the treatment of cases where the loss of components of the bladder lining causes chronic inflammation and infection. iAluRil can be used to treat: • Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome;• Chemical cystitis – damage to the bladder lining caused by chemotherapy;• Radiotherapy-induced cystitis – damage to the bladder lining caused by radiation to the pelvis;• Recurrent urinary tract infections.iAluRil work
What is Uracyst®? Uracyst® is a fluid that is instilled in to the bladder. It contains Sterile Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate Solution, 2.0%, and is effective in reducing the symtoms of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS).What does Uracyst® do? Uracyst® works by replenishing the bladder with a protective coating of chondroitin sulfate, helping it to become waterproof again. Uracyst® reduces pain, frequency and urgency. How is Uracyst® administered? It is nor
