How I Cured My Interstitial Cystitis 

Wow this is probably the most refreshing footage I’ve seen on IC. THANK YOU. 🙌🏼 I’m dealing with a IC flare and this brought me humor and solace- so rare to find someone speaking about the reality of what we deal with! I discovered the MM books a few years ago and YES they are a game changer. Whenever I stray from my normal routine, bam! Than you again, would love to see what you consume on an average day including food & supplements. 👏🏼👏🏼

I have to tell you, this worked! I’ve had symptoms for almost 2 months thinking it was a uti and was put on 3 rounds of antibiotics, only to have my lab work come up negative for a uti and still have full symptoms. By the Grace of god I find your channel and started celery juice the next day. Within 3 days my symptoms were greatly reduced, and a week later and they are gone! I’m so grateful to you & the mm. I’m now reading his book for other chronic health challenges I have. I will counting with the celery juice!

It’s good to know i’m not alone. It has felt like I have been my whole life. I have had IC/PBS as far back as I can remember and I am now 35. Only just got an official diagnosis though! 17 years of pointless surgery and treatments. The flare up at the moment makes me wonder how I can carry on with this. It has ruined my life. I know I have to carry on, but it’s dreadful. Love to all who are dealing with this x

Thank you for sharing! I have just been diagnosed with IC after months of doctors handing me off one to another, thinking it was a stubborn UTI. Believing my healing is near in Jesus name!

O-M-G dying🤣”I would rather deep throat a hot curling iron” I’m new around here & you are seriously funny😁

Michelle Michelle- Two years ago I was hunting for answers on how to FIX my IC. Over and over the doctors prescribed antibiotics (this went on for over a year) telling me it was a UTI -I went to a urologist - did the camera scope - Urine tests would come back with Strep B results. Everyone has this in their body but as we know we are all different. It is just something “normal” the Urologist would say. (I want to keep this thank you PG rated). Being doubled up on the couch for over a week is NOT normal!!!! I asked how to I get rid of this? He says: “…it is just something you have to deal with. Strep B can just flare up from many things. Noone really knows.” I could go on and on but want to get to my thank you. I hit the web in search of answers and online doctor’s, physical therapist, how to use a TENS unit ….on and on. Even started eating like a rabbit. NOTHING worked. UNTIL one day I found you…I love this video. You just tell it like it is. Love the curling iron reference! If it weren’t for you taking the time to tell your story talking about the Medical Medium saying eggs and chocolate who knows where I would be right now. I LOVE EGGS. I put eggs in everything. But two years ago starting the day I watched this video I swore off eggs--I was out of options and removed eggs from my diet----I made them everyway you can think of - the entire egg boiled in tuna fish salad, scrambled, raw in a protein shake, sunny side up, boiled egg for a snack ---to stay low carb - It worked for me. The only way that eggs work for me now is if they (EGG WHITES ONLY) are baked into something for over 30 minutes at 350 or higher. I try very hard to not have them in the home and by a blueberry vegi muffin that has egg whites in them. I have not had a flare up in two years. It is not too often I listen to stuff on RU-vid but you literally changed my life. If it weren’t for you I probably would be doing some crazy surgery recommended by some doctor. Oh and lets not even talk about the yoga tips, life tips ect I got from you. THANK YOU SO MUCH. This is not the end all answer for everyone but it certainly worked for me.

Thank you for having this video out there. I have been suffering from IC for 8 years, at this point. It is horrendous! Like you, I also have a high tolerance for pain, but this thing.... The most inconvenient part for me, is not the pain, tho' sometimes laying down is ALL I can do, but rather my inability to make any plans. I need to know that there is a restroom, within minutes of wherever I go, or forget it. At one point, I had very invasive bladder installations twice a week, and they really did help. I am a performer, and I had gone to a rehearsal for n upcoming benefit. As I was driving, it dawned on me that I didn't use the theatre's restroom, ONCE! I had gone 2 and a half hours, without a trip to the restroom. Before installation treatment, Besides going all day, I would average 12 trips during the night. So I NEVER got proper sleep. I was so overcome with emotion, that I had just gone 2.5 hours, that I literally had to pull over, because I began sobbing, at the prospect of getting my life back. I continued the installations for a few months more, very happy to go in for them, because I knew they were working. Then my Mother passed away, and it became instantly clear that my Father never did ANYTHING for himself. (And he's a total narcissist-another horrific story) Anyway, he expected meal at certain times, and breakfast was WAY earlier than I generally awoke. And he was totally broken, from the loss, so I moved in with him, to help him out, and show him how to do the things she had done for him, and get him self-sufficient, before the home he sold because everything reminded him of her. Anyway, that temporary gig turned into a full-time thing, and the attention that he demanded, made it impossible for me to make and/or keep appointments for my treatment, because thy lived just far enough away, for it to be a huge inconvenience. After a year, or so, I decided I needed to get back on the treatments, and although several nurses tried on multiple occasions, for some reason, they were not able to insert a catheter, that was needed to get the installation in my bladder. Every attempt just ended with a bloody mess, and no result. It was a no-go. It's been probably 4 years, since then, and the IC colors EVERYTHING in my world. Thank you for pointing me towards the mental medium, and the 'strepp' light bulb moment. I am hoping to start my healing journey.

This is what I’m going through now, so much pain, I’m screaming all the time, I hv seen lots of doctors n specialists, but they couldn’t help me, they say everything comes out normal, after 2yrs with so much pain, finally the urologist find out I hv interstitial cystitis, I’m starting to get help now, they gave me meds atlist the pain has reduced a little bit, thanks for talking about it, God Bless You

Thank you, Thank you! You have truly helped me through your video and your experience with IC. That must have been horrible and so frustrating having to watch your young daughter also go through the same thing as well. You know, I feel many times that the Good Lord allows us to go through various pain and suffering just so that we can help others along the way, who are also suffering the same things. Bless you, dear lady, for inspiring and encouraging us with your words of hope. Thanks again for a wonderful informative video!!

Thank you so much. It’s hard to talk with anyone about this kind of pain if they have never experienced it. All of this info is super helpful. I know where to start now

I just found you searching for IC relief. I thought i had healed IC after being raw vegan for the last two years but I’m currently dealing with a flare and I’m so bummed. This shit is intense, especially after not having any symptoms for so long. I swear you’re my long lost twin ...you speak so much like me. Your sense of humor and F bombs...we need to meet someday 😂🙌

So glad your video popped up. I have been suffering with IC pain off and on for 2 weeks. Had my urin checked at my urologist last week, I guess it was clear as they never called me. I have never heard of strep in the bladder , I don’t even understand what that even means. I know I don’t have strep throat. The pain is unreal. I have not had any IC pain for years and now all of a sudden it’s back. I’m so frustrated, I’m going to drink some celery juice right now and see if that helps. Also going to look through the comments and see what others have done. Thank you again, so happy you found relief.

One small glass of water with baking soda (a small spoon) every morning and night without having eating something.helps so much with the feeling of weight.

This information changes my life. Thankyou so much!!! You will never know the difference you made to someone who you will never meet

I absolutely think diet is everything. Chocolate is so high in histamine. I took oregano oil for about 3 months to ensure i was Strep free... but this was not part of what was causing my IC. I think you'll find that a whole plant diet is very low in histamine & also gives your body the right information to just heal & balance itself :)

I had interstitial cystitis as well and I think so many women do have it, not just a UTI. I had it before I went vegan. After I started eating plant based it slowly started to heal. I had to eat clean though, less processed foods and more whole foods. Its completely gone now and has been for almost 5 years. Good video topic! I remember the RU-vidr Kalel was talking about her UTI problems and I always tried to comment to her that she may have interstitial cystitis but I dont think she saw my comments. She never could heal her problems and then she came out with a video about how she wasnt really eating plant based and wasnt eating as healthy as she made it seem in her videos...figures her problems wouldn't clear up! Hopefully this gives other people some inspiration to heal because the pain that one can go through from interstitial cystitis is horrible!

I’d like to say that all IC patients are different. I was diagnosed 29 years ago with IC. I HAVE DONE EVERY TREATMENT KNOWN WITH NO RELIEF! 24/7 incredible pain with no relief! While taking opioids for pain, our government decided in 2018 to end all opioid treatment for everyone! So that as the end of at least a little help! While listening to this video, I decided I had to address what this disease can be like for some of us! Try not to get more depressed as you listen to this! It’s not your fault that you haven’t been blessed to help yourself with this monster of disease! HANG IN, Pray And do your best everyday!

I was tired running to doctors... Suffering from one right now Glad I found this video This is soo sickkkkk 1) Deadly pain 2) Constipation 3) Loss of appetite 4) Weight loss 5) Head spin 6) Obesity 7) Couldn't eat spicy food And it goes on It would be great if you can post a full diet plan for IC 🙏 No matter how healthy and vegan I eat still feeling soo irritated. Much love and thank you! ✨❤

I just wanted to thank you for doing this video. I found it after being diagnostic with interstitial cystitis and thought I had to live with it. Now it’s 1 hear that I follow medical medium and I am so so so so much better. Didn’t had any crisis anymore 🙏🏼

Cannot tell you how much I appreciated this video and comment community right now. Especially the affirming words at the end.. thank you so much❤️

I'm suffering from this issue myself. Male -43 Yrs old and healthy. I also feel like it stemmed from both stress and poor diet over the holidays. I'll check out Medical medium. This was funny and informative. Good work and thanks!

It actually is dangerous!!! I had a baby didn’t know I had Group B strep back in 1990 she actually died at 2 days old due to that bacteria 🦠!!! Thank you so much for doing this video bc my 16 year old is suffering from IC now and I’ve suffered from it since 1986 so 34 years now it’s been horrible !!!! Basically has totally shaped my life in a way that I wish I wouldn’t have had to experience !!! My quality of life has been effected totally!!!

Omg you made my day and I am literally crying when watching your video and recently I am through this IC diagnosis , I do follow Medical Medium but didn’t pay much attention to remedies of the IC , U really I need to get this fixed no matter what , this is heart breaking for me especially with young kids like you , thank you big time can’t say more hope you you understand 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you so much for posting this video! I have been mostly plant based for 5 months now and it has almost cured my IC completely. However, I am struggling with kicking my chocolate addiction. I also have free range chickens so I have allowed myself a couple eggs a week. For some reason I have been craving cellery on a daily basis and now I know why.. Your video was so refreshing! It was just what I needed to motivate myself to heal my IC completely. My heart goes out to your daughter. How awful that one so young has to deal with this. Prayers for her. Thanks for speaking out!

Yes MM is the man! So happy you are healed

Omg I'm so glad you're talking about this. I have suffered with IC for 20 years on and off but the info from Medical Medium has saved me. A vegan diet helped A LOT but didn't fix it. The celery juice really turned it around and I've included stuff like Cat's Claw as well as other MM recommendations and I've been good since. I'm still only a few months in but so far so good. It's one of THE WORST PAINS the human body can endure and so few of us talk about it. Edit: I just want to clear up, I've been following MM more seriously since December 2018 when I began drinking celery juice and including more herbs and raw foods. I used to get IC either every evening or every other evening with pain around 7-8/10. I used to find parsley tea would stop any initial attack but didn't stop it from happening. Now I have only had mild pain ONCE since December. That's huge!

Hey Michelle, the bladder is the organ in our body that resembles fear. I recommend the book “The metaphysical anatomy” basically every ailment we experience in our physical body is because of an emotional component. Hope this helps!

I have been dealing with IC for the past 4 years (I am 53) and I feel like one of the lucky ones because I only get some flares here and there. They are definitely intense but vary in how long they last (from 2 weeks to 2 months on average). I appreciate your feedback and you sharing your experience. I am in a bit of a different scenario but, all in all, I got some good pointers from you. Oh, and by the way, the F bombs are totally associated with IC!!! And beyond... (if you ask me) :) Thank you!

OH MY GOSH, I UNDERSTAND!! I'm just now feeling a little bit better ,thankyou so much for sharing , what has helped me is taking Dmannos supliments and probiotics, also cutting out , tomatoes, chocolate, fast food, sugar , soda , ANY type of carbonated drinks, caffeine, I do dring one cup of coffee in the morning because I'm addicted 😬 , my symptoms have been SO much better this week, thankyou so much for the video

I was diagnosed with IC about 1.5 years ago. Amitriptyline prescribes by my urologist eliminated pain until about 1 week ago. I got Mirena IUD and think the hormone progesterone can trigger symptoms so now I’m looking to get it removed. I was a vegan for 7 years when I got IC so it’s not quite so simple. A lot of fruits and plant based foods can be very triggering (for me any tea, hemp seeds, and pea protein are the worst(. I like the app ICN food list it really helps show which foods and spices to be careful of. Medications and diet combined can do wonders.

I have experienced that level of pain you described: multiple ER trips, screaming in pain, not wanting to live, etc. Thank you for this info!!!

D-mannose! Absolute life saver

You changed my life by making this video! I've been following medical medium diet and am so optimistic about completely healing!

Thank you very much for this information. In my case I'm happy to report that I'm controlling my IC with L-ARGININE 2 GRAMS on an empty stomach relieves all the pain, burning, etc. I understand every case is different. Also, diet has a big role, NO CITRUS.

I can't tell you how this just gave my fiancee so much hope...thanks for posting this

Thank you so much for sharing this. I have been diagnosed with IC since Nov 2023, and thought it was UTI for roughly 2 months prior, despite having negative tests and later being treated for UTI and not having relief. I can't quite pinpoint the cause for my IC but I did have a miscarriage last year, but did not develop symptoms of ic until about 5 months later. I have all kinds of other issues going on but what my doc did was give me a printout of essentially a bladder diet, avoiding carbonated beverages, and spicy/citrus foods or drinks, it's a surprisingly long list and i forgot most of what I can have on that list because I basically concluded that I can only drink water lbvs, but I definitely think the celery juice is worth a shot. I'm nowhereclose to vegan, let alone vegetarian, but will to make some changes. I will also say for me, I have to also avoid any vaginal suppositories. I was using boric acid suppositories and discovered that it immediately caused pain and the urinary frequency/urgency had a rapid uptick. Ketorolac also helped with the pain, but it's got some side effects that I would not recommend for long-term use, especially if you want to conceive. I was prescribed it just before the diagnosis, due to the severity of pain. And Ketorolac is a med used for post-surgery pain! So trust it works but it just isnt worth the risk of decreased fertility.

Thanks for share ur experience , a lot of women's are sufurreing with this problem. God bless you, cause your testimony going to help many womens .

I went vegam 10.15.21 and a week later almost ALL SYMPTOMS are gone. No fake foods. Whole foods. It works. Thank you for this video

Getting on his protocols as we speak ❤ i also have thyroid issues so i cut out dairy and eggs and gluten . Im taking cat s claw and b12 and stuff he recommends, celery juice every morning, having turkey meat several times a week, i cant give up that for now. I feel better even with the IC and other symptoms I had like muscle pain and heart palpitations and stuff. Ive read his book on thyroid healing and it MAKES SO MUCH SENSE! this guy knows his stuff! Thank goodness for his information! And thank you for making this video ❤❤❤

Thank you so much for sharing! My best friend has interstitial cystitis and I just shared this video with him. Makes me very hopeful! Again, thank you so much!

Thanks for video. I have been suffering from IC 4-5yrs. I just got dxd in 2018 and all the doctors before hand just thought it was oab. I was 24 at the time when I first started having IC symptoms. I don’t get the pain like others but I do get back pain a lot and urgency sooooo freaking much 😩. I am currently looking into changing my diet because I can’t live my life going to the bathroom. Your video helped a lot there not much info on this condition

I have suffered with IC since I was 15. My daughters IC started at eight. It was very hard to get someone to diagnose me, and when it came to diagnosing her, I already knew what she had because I had had it, but it was still hard to get the doctors to listen. Over the years, we have learned a few things. Do not go in chlorinated water. Chlorine once absorbed irritate the bladder. My daughter would have an attack every time we would go to the pool. You can try oil of oregano. Not only does it kill the little microbes that live in your bladder but if it’s true, what you said about strep, other countries use oil of oregano to cure strep. I myself have used it to cure strep by taking it five days a week, three times a day just like it with an anabiotic. When my daughter is having an attack, she drinks, a lot of water, flushing, your self with water, sometimes helps. I am going to forward your video to her. Neither one of us eats as you do but we probably should. We also have learned how to use distraction for the pain. Once I went through menopause, I didn’t have as much of a problem, but she is only 27 and still has very bad attacks sometimes. the kind you describe where she’s laying on the floor and can’t do anything but cry. Thank you for sharing and I hope what I have shared helps someone as well.

I used to get cystitis every couple of months and get antibiotics periodically. What a nightmare! I still get it once in a while. So painful.

I have been having IC since i was a child, for about 20 years on and off. Lately, the flare ups are almost everyday and untolerable which i didnt know was because of excessive coffee and tea. As an immediate relief measure, I drink plenty of water, and until the heat or hotness feeling doesnt go away, i hold my urine and dont pass it on. But pls be aware to not drink so much water that it causes over hydration which could be a little fatal.

I’ve been at that point feeling like I’d rather die than deal with the pain

Group B strep! Yes! When I first started getting IC pains they tested and cultured my urine for uti. Urine came back negative for infection but culture came back as group b strep in my urine. But, doc said its normal to be in that area for woman. She still gave me antibiotics though and that helped!! But not completely and it's slowly coming back though with no sign of infection or the group b strep. Thank you for this info!!

Your description is so visceral. I love the medical medium. I’m glad he helped you.

Thank you for sharing. You are the first i hear with som good advice about IC. Greetz from the Netherlands

I can almost bet my life on the fact that this is an autoimmune condition, or an allergic reaction to certain groups off foods.

I have interstitial cystitis. It's all about testing the food you eat If you have symptoms the next day you stay away from that food. Usually acidic stuff bothers a bladder like Orange juice cranberry juice lemons limes. Caffeine alcohol and spicy anything spicy. I have had this syndrome for 20 years I thought I had a bladder infection so I was drinking a bunch of cranberry juice which was the worst thing for me it made it so much worse but at the time I didn't know I had the syndrome. In this video she says eggs and chocolate bother her. That's not the case for everybody that does not bother me at all. Anyone with a syndrome needs to stay away from alcohol and acidic stuff. But like I said before test it out eat some food you have symptoms the next day stay away from it whatever food you ate that day.

Omg your video is a God sent. Thank you for sharing your story! I use to be vegan but I'm mostly plant base now. Been eating eggs and seafood now but the eggs might be causing my symptoms. I've been having uti symptoms since march and it's July now. I keep getting not there is no bacteria in my urine to be causing the uti. So definitely reckon I have IC. I'm going to try celery juicing and got strict plant base and see how I go. Thank you again!

Great video and a plant based diet defiantly helps everything, but I’ve been a clean eating vegan for over 20 years and I haven’t been able to get rid of my ic can’t wait to try out your other recommendations

Thank you, it sucks and needed this! I just starting having IC and want to overcome the pain and have a better life. I cut out chocolate and so many other foods to plant based and it's making a huge difference. You rock!

Thank you for sharing. I heard many people recommending plant based diet but the foods that cause me to flare most are fruits and veggies. I cannot imagine how to get on this protocol/diet

So happy I found your channel. I live in the UK, and it’s become ‘intolerable’ for me now. I haven’t had children yet; but had the same problems with the GP ‘nothing wrong’ or ‘it’s just a UTI’ - I had work today, couldn’t speak couldn’t move. Bouts of cystitis, pain, abdominal, lower back pain. I have suffered from this since I was a child. But I had this intermittently, and as I’ve nearly reached 26 within the last 6 months it’s just got extremely worse. Currently booked in to urology in the next two month, I’m praying there is some answers. I can’t cope at the moment. 😢 I felt so relieved to hear you speak about this. X

Dude so much pain. Thank you for this. The Dr's are clueless.

I like this lady she's straight up and real.

you are very informative and interesting. thank you!

IC is hell... I've been living with it for years, and NO one understands unless they've experienced it themselves. This along with Celiac disease is definitely an unexplainable experience.

Thank you so much for this, I will definitely try celery juice now. I've been looking for remedies for IC and nobody mentioned it. Much love to you

IC is definitely food related. Make sure Haze avoids cinnamon, citric acid, and other highly acidic foods. I have only had strep once, but that was long after IC was diagnosed. Citric acid is a HUGE trigger for me.

Thank you so much for that information. My daughter is 11 years old and I did not get diagnosed with this until about 4 years ago. Still all the medication that's provided does not help at all. My sex life sucks because you'll just out the blue have this unbearable pain. After listening to this video I realize that eggs are one of my favorite foods and chocolate. Those are things that I eat constantly and daily.. after listening to this video I am definitely going to cut those things out of my life and completely change my diet although it's hard because of my food addiction. I was diagnosed for everything pertaining to my bladder and and provided medication to me for those reasons but nothing works. So I'll see if what you are saying will help me as well. I think I'll start with the supplements and then cut out all the rest. Thank you again for your information

Its not only strep but in my case its caused by histamine intolerance. So the acidic foods make it worse. Hope this helps someone. My urologist agreed with this.

Blueberries are the healing plant food for IC!

Your video turned me on to Medical Medium for IC. Second ONLY to the Bible, it's the MOST IMPORTANT book I've EVER read!! Thank you!!!

This is great information! To connect the strep and IC together, wow. Thank you! I need those sunglasses, btw. ;)

Thank you for putting pain in context. It is SO hard to explain to people. I am currently trying the elimination diet and it's partially effective but not a full answer. You speaking about seeking alt treatment so rings true as does the feeling of your life being taken over to the point you feel a kind of desperation.

You’re literally the only person that’s described exactly what I feel having IC! I was diagnosed in 2013 and have flares here and there but I’m currently having the worst flare up of symptoms I’ve had since my diagnosis. My urologist is no help. Thank you so very much for sharing your story ❤️‍🩹

I think this might be what's plaguing me! Thank you!!

Thank you for being so transparent with your experience with this. I have just been diagnosed with this after having two kids(vaginal births). Under a lot of stress with school and being a mom of two and my husband and daughter always bumps heads with me about eating healthy. Anyway I'm going to try this.

Your video really helped me a lot. ❤ i did some pelvic floor exercises and avoid chicken and eggs. And voilaaaa. No more painful pee.

thank you so much I want to cry. intuitively I believe I have IC and I know it is from my diet and food addiction. I'm going to try this protocol.

Thank you for sharing your story. This is confirmation to me that I need to start the MM protocol. I came across an old video on IG by MM about IC that I had saved and this morning I see your video about following MM protocol. I used to get repeated bouts of strep throat and BV which according to MM are caused by strep so I believe I have the bacteria in my body. I started drinking celery juice again yesterday and will add the supplements and diet changes.

I went to a couple of gynos because my periods have always been very painful and I figured maybe that's it. They found a fibroid. Never said on the right side. They offered me pills that causes blood clots, IUD which is just stuffing the body with more chemicals, or a hysterectomy!! I went to the hospital bent over in pain and they needed a full bladder for the ultrasound. Do you think they offered me an ice pack or figured out the bladder is causing the issue?! Nope. They told me to take ibuprofen and Tylenol for the pain. No! I love my kidneys and liver. This is the best down to earth realistic view of ic I've found. I've been up all night trying to get the ice pack to calm it down. What did I eat for dinner? Salmon, red potato, and spinach. I rarely eat eggs or dairy. I have heard that aloe Vera can help with bladder issues. Thank you thank you thank you dearly 🎉 Fibromyalgia and CFS are kicking my ass as well. Yoga does help some but when you're effing miserable getting on the floor and moving around can suck the last bit of energy out of you and hope goes out the window. I'm very grateful to have someone out there who just gets it. Tells it like it is. Your authenticity is very relieving 🫂 xoxoxoxo I'm gonna go root around your channel and see if you posted anymore about the relief I'm seeking. I ate a banana, got an ice pack, threw out my bag of chocolate chips. Anything to get this over with at this point. Much love to you and yours

Going through this currently just taking antibiotics for uti, but honestly I'll go back to pain.

Oh. My. Gosh. This totally just clicked for me, too. I cannot thank you enough for this video. I have been on a vegetarian diet for about a year and developed IC symptoms about four months ago. I had the same issues and same thoughts as you - I’ve NEVER had thoughts of suicide but this got so bad I felt like I just could NOT keep dealing with it anymore. Every day I would just have burning pain seemingly out of nowhere. My urologist put me on aloe Vera pills that helped, but made me nauseous and wore off after a few hours. When you said strep, I got a little confused, but then thought back to when my symptoms started, and remembered that they came on around the time I had started eating Greek yogurt every day for IBS symptoms. One of the cultures listed on the label was “S. Thermophilis.” I looked it up and sure enough, the S stands for strep! My symptoms came on right after I started eating that yogurt. Now I’m taking a probiotic that has LGG which has really been helping, too. I really can’t thank you enough for this video!! I’m going to start the celery juice. 👍

Gorgeous. I love your video. I am happy that you and your daughter are fine now.

I can't thank you enough for this. I'm 99% positive this is what I'm am suffering from ( and have been for years! ). I think I'm in the middle of a flare up now and same, no infection present. I live on Maui, we have one Urologist. I can see him in 5 months ( FML! ) unless I choose to fly to Oahu to see someone else. Not one doctor has ever mentioned IC to me?? You are the only reason I even know something like this even existed. I have the Medical Medium book, so I'm familiar with the cleanse. Going to start the celery juice in the morning, Ironically, I've suffered plenty with strep too. I've been vegan for 6 years now and 20 years vegetarian before that but, I like coffee, and wine, and kombucha, and every spicy food I can get my hands on so god knows these things aren't helping.

Wow so inspiring thank you! I've had "IC" for months now, it came on after a UTI that I feel never totally went away after a round of antibiotics. No traditional doctors have answers though. Went to the hospital multiple times, so confused and scared, they say the same thing, no infections, no kidney infection even though it felt that way, they did all the testing. I related so much to what you said about the excruciating pain and hopeless feelings. THANK YOU for sharing. I've been doing Medical Medium actually for almost a year now, and healed a whole host of other debilitating chronic illness issues like anxiety, SIBO, fatigue, insulin resistance, dizziness/ vertigo, acne, psoriasis and more. I am now way more hopeful that the strep protocol is going to work to heal the IC. Did it take time to heal once you switched to the Strep protocol? Also I do see this as a clearing of old limiting beliefs about sexuality, gender, sex, relationships, etc. Because I've had a lot of anxiety and beliefs come up that I've been clearing (that I wouldn't have addressed if I hadn't gone through this.) So interesting as well that this happened for you around the time of a toxic relationship. I feel it's an up-leveling. But excruciating and needing serious supplemental and food medicine intervention. Thanks again for sharing.

OMG I loved this and I am desperate, all you said was 100% true, its no joke, hopefully in next few days it will alleviate

I’ve been suffering for 5 years and my episodes are so chronic that I don’t know if I’ll make it some times. It’s really dark and depressing because the doctors are no help. I take Cystex and AZO extra strength urinary tablets excessively for pain. Besides hot showers those tablets are the only thing that’s keeping me from croaking. It began as urinary pain and I would take meds for uti even though the doctor never found infection. There’s always excessive amounts of blood found in my urine. I actually get relief during my cycles. No pain although I have fibroids. I believe that because the fibroids are growing it makes my condition worse. I read that in many cases auto immune illnesses are triggered by other issues in the body. I’ve followed the ICN food list but find when I get upset or stressed eating right is just a waste of time because I flare up anyway. I have developed depression and anxiety from this disease. I average 8-10 painful days a month. I’m a truck driver. I cry and suffer internally. No one understands. I’m not as active as I use to be. I absolutely cannot drink alcohol… NO chocolate!!! NO caffeine!!! NO citrus!!! NO acids!!! NO spicy food!!! Red wine, spaghetti and pizza, and Chocolate brings me close to death along with screaming and getting upset !!! I’m just holding on. Thanks for this video.

I have had it for fifteen years. It is literally living hell. I absolutely resonate with this video and understand completely. The specialist said there was nothing wrong. I was devastated, so I’ve just lived with this for fifteen years. I just started integrating medical medium and veganism (transitioning) so fingers crossed 🤞

Hi! I want to thank you for making this video! I learned so much because of this. I was diagnosed with IC a couple years ago, and I basically ignored it because I thought it was literally a fake condition because it sounded so ridiculous that all of the pain I was having was “fake utis” and it annoyed me I guess. But recently I decided to look into this. And I’ve learned so much thanks to you and other women I’ve interacted with. Also, when you mentioned the strep part in your video it triggered a memory. Years ago I went to the doctor for a UTI and they said I didn’t have one. I said I felt like it was on fire and I was literally crying as I peed. So they tested for other bacteria and found the strep virus in my urine. I took anti biotics for that. After that incident the symptoms really ramped up and is why I ended up seeing a urologist. I had never thought about that strep incident until your video, and now I’m literally convinced that’s what triggered everything. Thanks for your advice and I cannot wait to try the things you’ve recommended!!

Thanks so much. I shared with my daughter who has tried everything it seems...

Can you please briefly describe your diet? Or maybe a couple books? There are so many plants that are night shades and even some greens that have high oxalates and it’s confusing to follow when plants can make things worse. Did you use soy? Did you use forks over knives cookbook? What did you follow to find how to be completely plant based and get what you need?

I have had 3 babies all while having I.C. and I have always tested negative for the strep test so I find your experience interesting. Hopefully more doctors will be more educated and we can find a cure.

Just wanted to let you know that Abbey Sharp, a youtuber who is a dietitian, she has been making videos about vegans and carnivore people, basically she is following the trends on the health/food community right now, she made a video and had one of your thumbnails in the beginning. Her video is about RU-vids "no longer vegan" people. I told them yours was a joke lol

When you said strep😮 Bingo!! Same exact scenario! Strep B discovered during pregnancy. 2 UTI’s in a year. Both strep based Increasing pain and many doctors later an IC diagnosis. Thank you so much for this!!

This is so awesome for this woman but I have to share that a couple of years on a mostly vegan diet seemed to bring the onset of severe IBS and Interstitial Cystitis for me. I tried to work around it figuring out what to eat, but returning to consuming meat seemed to be the only way of making IBS manageable. AND, they are supposedly related conditions, according to the gastro doc who diagnosed me. She said very often IC commonly occurs with IBS....it leads me to think what is better for one may also be better for the other. I have also heard both called "suspected auto-immune conditions".

Thank you so much for this. I have to go for a biopsy because I have lesions in my bladder. It’s interesting about strep. I don’t remember ever having strep but it’s possible. This shit is painful. I am vegan and have been for over 7 years and I was vegetarian for 4 years prior. I am overweight though. I will check into the medical medium’s protocol for this. I appreciate it! ❤

Thank you so much for posting this 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏼🥰🥰🥰 you are a GODSEND

My sons had symptoms when they ate too many mandarins oranges. Nobody has been able to help me in the last year, found a good naturopath yesterday who has given me hope. I have inflammation in multiple organs and feeling depressed. I’m in my mid 30s and for the last 10 years I’ve been searching for help, nothing. Went to Bastyr for a long time. Specialists can’t help. Hoping and praying this naturopath can help, she seems very knowledgeable and is having an inti-inflammatory made at a compound pharmacy for me. I’m having allergies and sensitivities to everything and getting worse and worse. I’ve eaten vegan in the past and didn’t have much relief, I had relief but not 100%. So happy to have found this video, I feel less alone and will try to apply these methods for a month or so with the help of my naturopath doctors prescription and ashwaganda tea. My dad died of bladder cancer and was the healthiest person I knew, I think I saw him sick 2 times my entire life. So having interstitial cystitis diagnosis is upsetting and I am worried and wanting to prevent and take action. I am having new allergies to celery so I can no longer have celery juice. Any suggestions for a replacement?

Thank you for your video. You are the only person that had described the agony like I have. I have been suffering from it since I was exposed to toxic mold so strep makes sense as I was positive for that and aspergellis. I have been doing the installations. After 4 the pain went away. The office screwed up my installations and sent me backward. I have been suffering for 10 years. I have gone to urgent care and the ER twice in the last few days. The ER doctor told me not to find back because they won’t give me pain meds. My urologist refuses to give me pain meds. I told the ER doctor the pain was so horrific I felt like putting a gun to my head. Not that I would do it but a person can only take so much. I told my husband I can’t live like this anymore. I told him I was just existing and no longer living. I pray for everyone who suffers from this. Thank you for the tips. Much love to you sweetheart.

I just wanted to say thank you for posting! I’ve had symptoms since I was three I am now 33. I was told by uro said that this case was the worst he’s seen. I had dmso and am now on elmiron. That has helped until now.. trying to find a treatment now. This illness is rough to say the least!!

Thank you so much for sharing this! I love tye medical medium and will look into treating Strepp. I was eating a lot of eggs and chocolate too!

I had to watch my pH in foods, like specifically watch amount of red tomatoes. And when I travel I need to get alkaline water (core water). Actually, living on well water. I don't see as many problems again.

I was just recently diagnosed with this IC thing… desperately looking for help online. Stumble upon your video! Hearing you swear in the exact same way I do…Subscribe button hit! 😂😂

I just came across your channel and I have gone through hell with this shit! I am so thankful that you shared your ic experience. I've had this for a few years, and have thought of ending it. But would never. Will try the things you mentioned. Thanks for sharing.

I never heard of this thing so i thought this will be an other fun video from you! :D and you just made up that name :D but now at least i will know if happening to me or somebody close to me, so thanks!

IC is probably the worst thing I have ever gone through in my entire life. Mine started in high school and manifested as chronic urethral burning with no known cause. It was absolutely agonizing and I was afraid to drink water because peeing was unbearable. The pain was before, during, and after urinating and would just linger for hours and hours. I missed so much school due to this and my symptoms were unexplainable. My pediatrician thought I was nuts. I have noticed my symptoms worsen with my period, stress, and after eating certain foods. However, since becoming pregnant, my IC has gotten so bad. I want to also note that there is a huge correlation between autoimmune and IC, and I just happen to I have Sjorens.