The painful bladder syndrome, also called interstitial cystitis, is a chronic condition that causes pelvic pain and bladder pressure. This condition can cause mild discomfort or severe pain. A condition known as painful bladder syndrome, intermittent cystitis causes pressure and pain in the bladder and the pelvis. Various levels of discomfort may be present.
An organ that stores urine in the bladder. It is hollow and muscular. During urination, your bladder expands until it is complete, signaling your brain via your pelvic nerves that you need to urinate. Most people feel an urge to urinate during this process.
An organ that stores urine in the bladder. It is hollow and muscular. During urination, your bladder expands until it is complete, signaling your brain via your pelvic nerves that you need to urinate. Most people feel the need to urinate because of this.
The signals get mixed up with interstitial cystitis, causing you to urinate more often and with a smaller urine volume than most people.
Causes
Many factors might contribute to interstitial cystitis, though the exact cause is unknown. The bladder’s protective lining (epithelium) may also be defective in people with interstitial cystitis. Toxic substances in urine may irritate your bladder wall if a leak in the epithelium.
An autoimmune reaction, a hereditary defect, an infection, or an allergy may also play a role.
Symptoms
- Women typically experience pelvic or vaginal pain.
- In men, the area between the scrotum and the anus (perineum) is painful.
- Chronic pelvic pain.
- During the day and night, frequent urination takes place often in small amounts (up to 60 times daily).
- While the bladder fills, there is pain or discomfort, and there is a relief once the bladder empties.
- The urge to urinate is persistent and urgent.
- During a sexual encounter, there is pain.