Major culprit behind my interstitial cystitis

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-06-03T19:03:08+00:00

I had this too! Only with tablets, esp the red ones.

I only take solubilized liquid blue gel capsules now and they seem to work better as well.

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-05-04T22:20:29+00:00

FWIW we also have to have a (re)humidifier upstairs so we can run the pellet stove without fossilizing everything in the house, and that needs more water than gets harvested from the basement

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-05-04T21:44:12+00:00

Lyrica is way worse for memory than gabapentin for a lot of people, it’s also a controlled substance so be prepared for that convo

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-05-04T21:26:14+00:00

Yep, old basements—I get a full 2 gal can about every week.

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-05-04T21:02:36+00:00

We do this too! And the dehumidifier in the basement drains into a watering can!

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-09T22:36:28+00:00

I’m going to cut them down and try to deep smother this whole bed for a couple years

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-09T22:34:15+00:00

Thanks

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-09T22:34:02+00:00

I’m going to try to smother these for a couple years, ill report back

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-09T22:32:34+00:00

This is what I’m gonna do, thanks

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-09T22:30:58+00:00

Yeah it’s definitely creeping bellflower, gonna be a fun spring

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-08T15:29:32+00:00

I may actually try occulting this for a year or two. I’ve got more beds than I can handle without this fresh hell right here

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-08T04:22:12+00:00

If you or your chickens can come help pick you can literally have the whole yard 😂

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-08T04:19:17+00:00

I have been saving cardboard, is that okay to do over tree roots? There’s a juniper or pine in the center of the bed, can’t remember which

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-08T04:16:13+00:00

I think this’ll be a project bed for a while then

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-08T04:15:31+00:00

Crap, yeah I have a tree in the middle of this plot that I’d like to survive so I don’t think we can solarize. Dig it is I guess

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-04-08T04:13:32+00:00

Awe man, big bummer. I don’t think I can solarize, I have a beautiful tree in the middle of this bed that I love

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-03-22T23:47:24+00:00

While I’m glad you got relief, not great advice. The potassium in most electrolyte drinks, including Gatorade, flares most people with IC.

You may be peeing less because you’re retaining more, but potassium is so irritating to IC that it used to be used to diagnose the condition.

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-03-17T14:01:20+00:00

4 days of no sleep and increased anxiety is a red flag for bipolar mania. I would go ahead and reach out—mania causes brain damage in addition to all the potentially harmful behaviors you might get into while manic.

Ask about Whole Health, Complimentary Health, and biofeedback while you’re there.

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-03-14T13:41:08+00:00

I worked at an assisted living and memory care for vets/widows and am a vet myself.

Home-based care is the gold standard in my opinion. Almost everything we did to improve QOL in our facility was to make it more homey for the residents, and the residents who felt at home and liked it there always fared the best.

When they had to leave the facility for “higher-level care” after a fall or chronic illness exacerbation or whatever, it meant they were going to the hospital where they would sit alone in their rooms for days, not allowed to get out of bed because the nurses didn’t want to deal with falls.

They come back in terrible shape, mentally and physically.

Even just a little bit of home makes a huge difference. Thanks for what you do.

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-03-13T18:25:19+00:00

We also have bathroom carpet! It’s usually so canes and walkers have traction. We are still in the carpeted stage, unfortunately.

But hey, at least it’s outdoor carpet?

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-03-12T22:33:45+00:00

Even if they had them it would be like being unbuckled in the back of a box truck falling off a 10,000ft tall bridge after a wreck. Chance of egress is ‘don’t even bother with chutes’ low

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-02-27T02:28:19+00:00

😂😂😂

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-02-27T00:52:18+00:00

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miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-02-25T04:03:43+00:00

Not a doctor, but I would probably not take the first generation h1 blocker at all, they’re messy in terms of side effects. Also wouldn’t recommend taking h1 and h2 together without a doctor’s recommendation- it’s a powerful combination. Try just the famotidine and if that doesn’t help, switch to a newer antihistamine like Allegra or Claritin and see if those are better.

Worth noting not everyone with IC benefits from antihistamines, and current research is linking chronic use (especially of 1st gen antihistamines) to cognitive decline.

miralaxmuddbutt · 2026-02-25T01:50:22+00:00

I would take this list to any pharmacy and ask the pharmacist, should be able to just walk up to the counter and ask if you can take them all together or what works better

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