NR 511 Week 3 SNAPPS Written Assignment; Interstitial Cystitis
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medications, or Botox injections (Park et al., 2024). Thorough patient education is important as interstitial cystitis impacts patients life beyond just pain. Frequent urination along with incontinence often keeps patients home bound or hesitant to go out, causing social isolation. Pain and fatigue can also decrease patients’ quality of life. In order to reduce symptoms, patients should avoid trigger foods such as citrus, caffeine, carbonated beverages, alcohol, spicy foods, and chocolate. Maintaining good hydration status with at least 8-10 glasses of water per day decreases pain with urination as well as reducing the frequency of UTIs. Interstitial cystitis is a complex problem that often takes several visits and a process of elimination to diagnose. Treatments include stress reduction and dietary modifications to reduce irritation that causes flair ups. Along with lifestyle modifications, patients can utilize medication options to help control pain and other overactive bladder symptoms. In order to successfully diagnose and treat patients with Interstitial cystitis, practitioners should always complete a thorough history and physical exam and then provide their patients with comprehensive education and treatment options. This is an important diagnosis to keep in mind when examining a patient who is complaining of pelvic pain, frequent urination but has a clean urinalysis. Further investigation may be warranted rather than treating the patient with antibiotics and potentially causing more pain or antibiotic-resistant organisms. REFERENCES
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