GotoMyDoc - Education - Bladder Health - Learn - Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Symptoms

The symptoms of interstitial cystitis vary from one person to another. Some symptoms are similar to those of a urinary tract infection, including:

decreased bladder capacity
an urgent need to urinate frequently day and night
feelings of pressure, pain, and tenderness around the bladder, pelvis, and perineum (the area between the anus and vagina) which may increase as the bladder fills and decrease as it empties
painful sexual intercourse
increased discomfort around the menstrual cycle
stress may also intensify symptoms but does not cause them.