How IC Affects Your Bladder


Your bladder wall becomes swollen, or red and sore.


Scar tissue forms in place of healthy tissue in the bladder wall.


infl amed bladder wall


bladder lining


Your bladder becomes stiff and can’t expand and fi ll with urine like it should.


Your bladder can’t hold very much urine, so you have to urinate more often.


Untreated, your bladder wall can bleed and sores can form on the bladder lining.


Learn more about IC at HealthyAdvice.com


Once you’ve been diagnosed with IC, you’ll always have it. It’s a chronic condition. But your symptoms can go into remission. This means they might go away for a period of time, or they are milder. Always talk to your doctor when your IC symptoms change.


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