Krystal Thomas-White is a senior scientist at Evvy working at the intersection of women’s health and the microbiome. Evvy is an at-home test kit that gives women a better understanding of their vaginal microbiome. In the episode, we discuss the symptoms and treatments of bacterial vaginosis and how it can relate to bladder symptoms. Krystal explains just how interconnected the microbiomes throughout our bodies are and how that can affect patients’ diagnosis and treatment.

We cover everything from Bacterial Vaginosis to urine testing methods to embedded UTIs, going over how important a healthy microbiome is and how microorganisms can impact our bodies. We also share some tips that can help reduce the risk of UTIs. 

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After seeing the intense struggles her mom went through after being diagnosed with interstitial cystitis over 20 years ago, Andrea was terrified to be diagnosed with IC last year. When going through a stressful time at the beginning of last year, she got a UTI out of nowhere and the symptoms never went away. After seeing a urologist and eventually a specialist, she was diagnosed and immediately began trying to find relief through medication, physical therapy, and bladder instillations. 

Now, just one year later, she is almost completely symptom-free. And when she does have flares, she has the tools to get rid of them in a matter of days. We discuss how she has managed her symptoms, why focusing on her nervous system was the key to her recovery, and how Road to Remission helped her feel hope for the future for the first time. Andrea shares her story of hope for a normal life with IC by managing her symptoms to the point of being able to swim, go for long car rides, and enjoy almost all foods. 

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Show Notes: Kassie Dewitt, OT, shares her journey of going from smoking cigarettes, drinking vodka, and eating Taco Bell and struggling with incontience when she was younger to being completely continent as she is about to have her 4th child!

With summer travel coming up, Callie and Kassie dive into how to prevent flares when traveling with IC and other bladder conditions.They provide plenty of tips and hacks for traveling via car and airplane and how to minimize symptoms once you’re at your final destination. There’s more to it than just bringing Azo!

Kassie also shares her struggle with prolapse and discusses how to get diagnosed with prolapse, symptoms of prolapse, and what treatment includes. 

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Website: https://kassandra-dewitt.mykajabi.com/ 

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Many people with interstitial cystitis think they have a bladder problem and place a lot of the blame on the food they eat, but today Nicole Cozean debunks these common myths. As a pelvic floor therapist with almost 20 years of experience in the field, she takes an orthopedic approach to treating the pelvic floor. The most effective treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction is physical therapy, which has been proven time and time again.

We also dive into the misconception that the IC diet is the way to recovery, when in reality most people with interstitial cystitis aren’t diet sensitive or only have a few diet triggers. Nicole shares how you can reach recovery and how to create a healthy environment along your journey. 

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Connect with Nicole Cozean

Instagram: @nicolecozeandpt

Pelvic Sanity Instagram: @pelvicsanity 

Podcast for Patients: Finding Pelvic Sanity

Facebook Group: Finding Pelvic Sanity

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Women’s stress management and mindset coach, Lindsay Dorka, joins Callie this week to share her expertise on how stress affects the body, ways to deal with perfectionism, and how stress is related to interstitial cystitis. With a background in healthcare as as an occupational therapist, she found that the root of many of the issues patients were coming in with could be traced back to one thing: stress.

While stress is normal to a certain extent and helps us survive, chronic stress is not and can manifest through physiological symptoms like pain, issues with digestion, and trouble sleeping. The internal tension of suppressing emotions is more powerful than we may think and can create real problems. But luckily, there is also a solution. Lindsay and Callie discuss the ways we can retrain our brain during states of stress to reduce the physical symptoms and live a better life. 

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Instagram: @wellbeing_with_lindsay

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This week, Callie talks to Laura Santurri, a board chair of the Interstitial Cystitis Association. Laura is an IC warrior of 25 years with a background in public health, and is passionate about patient education on managing chronic diseases, like interstitial cystitis. Laura discusses the importance of making decisions about our health care including taking into account your preferences and needs, the expertise of your interdisciplinary healthcare team, and the best evidenced-based data or research. Laura emphasizes that a provider and patient relationship should be open to communication, trustful, and makes you feel like your needs are heard, which has been shown to tremendously help with positive health outcomes! Callie and Laura also explain the difference between evidenced-based and non-evidence-based information on the internet, social media, support groups, and literature and how we can decipher what information is credible. 

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Today Callie is joined by Kiah Paetz, an eating disorder Dietitian from Australia. With personal experience with disordered eating and food fears, Kiah understands the physical and mental toll that having a negative relationship with food can have on our bodies. Now, she’s dedicated to promoting health at every size and breaking away from diet culture to build a healthy, balanced relationship with food.

In this episode, Callie and Kiah discuss the struggle that many people with interstitial cystitis and other chronic illnesses face by having to eliminate foods as part of their recovery journey and how they can create a better relationship with food despite these challenges. Kiah shares great tips on identifying and challenging food fears in a way that is manageable and realistic. Learn how to reintroduce foods back into your diet with confidence!

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Instagram: @nutritionbykiah 

Imbodi Health Instagram: @imbodihealth

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This week, Callie sits down with Dr. Robert Moldwin, a urologist who has worked in the field for over 30 years and specializes in interstitial cystitis and pelvic pain. Dr. Moldwin has witnessed an increase in awareness of interstitial cystitis over that time as more and more people have become aware of it and discusses what can be done to treat it. 

Dr. Moldwin believes that every person is so different and there isn’t just one solution for people who are experiencing pelvic pain. His treatment approach is to find the underlying cause of the issue and treat that first instead of assuming all pelvic pain is interstitial cystitis. He shares what people struggling with interstitial cystitis and other forms of pelvic pain can do to find solutions with their clinicians to truly make a difference in their lives. 

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On this week’s episode, Callie talks to pelvic floor therapist Dr. Zarina Vitebsky. Zarina shares her knowledge and expertise on everything from TMJ, to what to expect when you see a pelvic floor therapist, to how you can handle the changes that come from menopause. 

Zarina’s educational background and studies have helped her develop pelvic floor therapy practices that get to the root of the issues by evaluating the entire body, instead of just one area. She has successfully helped patients find long-term relief by doing comprehensive evaluations that consider a wide range of factors to understand where the problem is actually originating from. Because as she shares on this episode, most of the time the one area causing pain is not the real cause. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelvichealthnj/ 

Blog: https://www.pelvichealthnj.com/pelvic-floor-blog/main 

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In this bonus episode of IC You, you’ll hear a recording of an Instagram live Callie did recently with her support Dietitian, Beverly. In this episode, you’ll hear Callie and Beverly reveal some trends and mistakes they’ve been noticing among the IC community and how they help their clients correct those mistakes and get on the path to relief.

This episode is also great to listen to if you’ve been considering joining Road To Remission and want to get a sense of the vibe inside the R2R community and the support you’d get from Callie’s team.

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