The Better Bladder Book A Holistic Approach to Healing Interstitial Cystitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain
by Cohan, Wendy L.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-12-14
Publisher(s): Hunter House
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Summary
You do not have to live with constant pain or interrupted sleep
Author Biography
Wendy Cohan, RN, counsels patients with celiac disease, gluten intolerance and bladder-related health conditions. She maintains two websites on these topics (www.wellbladder.com and www.glutenfreechoice.com), and is the author of Gluten-Free Portland-A Resource Guide. Readers will periodically find author updates for this book at www.thebetterbladderbookinfo.com
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiv |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Finding Your Healing Path | |
| A New Approach to Bladder and Pelvic Pain | p. 4 |
| Seeing the Big Picture | p. 4 |
| New Ways of Thinking about IC and Chronic Pelvic Pain | p. 6 |
| Possible Pathways to IC and Chronic Pelvic Pain | p. 10 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 13 |
| Understanding the Basics | p. 15 |
| Understanding the Urinary System | p. 15 |
| Urinary Dysfunction: What's Happening with My Body? | p. 19 |
| Chronic Pelvic Pain and Interstitial Cystitis | p. 32 |
| Urinary Tract Problems in Men | p. 45 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 51 |
| Traditional Treatments | p. 52 |
| Medications for IC/PBS and CPP | p. 52 |
| Invasive Methods of Treatment | p. 62 |
| Physical Therapy | p. 65 |
| Treatment by a Chronic Pain Specialist | p. 66 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 68 |
| Beginning the Journey | |
| Learning to Manage Symptoms | p. 70 |
| Managing Stress | p. 70 |
| Benefits of Daily Exercise | p. 72 |
| Tips and Tools for Relief and Wellness | p. 76 |
| Fight Fatigue by Getting the Rest Your Body Needs | p. 89 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 94 |
| What's Bugging Your Bladder? The Role of Food Sensitivity in IC | p. 96 |
| Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Intolerances: An Overview | p. 98 |
| Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease | p. 103 |
| Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance | p. 104 |
| Gluten Sensitivity and the Bladder: A Special Case | p. 105 |
| The Lectin Connection | p. 111 |
| Recovery on a Gluten-Free Diet | p. 113 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 116 |
| The Anti-Inflammatory Diet | p. 118 |
| A Diet for Health | p. 118 |
| Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Include | p. 120 |
| Inflammatory Foods to Avoid | p. 121 |
| Getting Started | p. 122 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 124 |
| Stress and Chronic Pelvic Pain: Understanding Cause and Effect | p. 125 |
| The Role of Stress | p. 125 |
| Recognizing Pelvic Floor Muscle Tension | p. 128 |
| Getting to Know Your Pelvic Muscles | p. 129 |
| Tender Points, Trigger Points, and the Role of Neurogenic Inflammation | p. 131 |
| Activities That Can Activate Trigger Points and Refer Pain to the Bladder | p. 133 |
| Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD) | p. 136 |
| Addressing Pelvic-Related Symptoms | p. 139 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 145 |
| Help with Hormones for Alleviating Discomfort | p. 147 |
| The Sex Hormones and Bladder Health | p. 147 |
| Pregnenolone Steal: One Reason Why Hormonal Imbalances May Exist | p. 150 |
| Vulvodynia and Other Sources of Chronic Pelvic Pain | p. 151 |
| Treatment Options | p. 155 |
| Focus on Comfort-The Sensible Solution | p. 156 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 157 |
| Fighting Adrenal Fatigue | p. 159 |
| The Adrenal Glands | p. 159 |
| Stress and Inflammation | p. 161 |
| How Stress Leads to Adrenal Fatigue | p. 161 |
| Adrenal Fatigue and IC | p. 162 |
| Why Does Inflammation Persist? | p. 164 |
| The Cat Studies: A Model for IC and Adrenal Dysfunction | p. 165 |
| Stress and the Allergenic Response-Diet Does Matter | p. 167 |
| Menopause and the Adrenals | p. 171 |
| A Personal Look at Adrenal Fatigue | p. 172 |
| Beyond IC: Other Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue | p. 173 |
| Diagnosing Adrenal Fatigue | p. 173 |
| Adrenal Recovery | p. 175 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 180 |
| Further Along the Road to Recovery: Suggestions for Those Who Are Still Struggling | |
| The Embattled Body: Dealing with Infectious Microorganisms | p. 182 |
| Occult Bacterial Infections | p. 183 |
| Bacterial Parasites and Occult Urological Infections | p. 187 |
| Bladder Symptoms in Lyme Disease | p. 190 |
| Candida Overgrowth | p. 193 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 197 |
| Medical Conditions and Other Sources of Pelvic Pain or Bladder Symptoms | p. 198 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | p. 198 |
| Pelvic Endometriosis, Bladder Endometriosis, and Adenomyosis | p. 201 |
| Pelvic Adhesions | p. 205 |
| Pelvic Congestion | p. 206 |
| Ovarian Cysts | p. 207 |
| Ovarian Cancer | p. 208 |
| Bladder Cancer | p. 210 |
| Other Conditions | p. 212 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 213 |
| Some Effective Complementary Therapeutic Techniques | p. 214 |
| Neurofascial Processing (NFP) | p. 214 |
| Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) | p. 217 |
| Acupuncture | p. 219 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 220 |
| Other Helpful Diets to Consider | p. 221 |
| Introduction to Alternative Diets | p. 221 |
| Cultivating a Healthy Intestinal System: A Key to Recovering Your Health | p. 222 |
| The Body Ecology Diet (BED) | p. 223 |
| The Low-Oxalate Diet | p. 225 |
| The Low-Histamine Diet | p. 227 |
| The Allergy Elimination Diet | p. 228 |
| What You Can Do Now | p. 232 |
| You Can Get Well | p. 234 |
| Keep a Healthy Outlook | p. 234 |
| Ask for the Kind of Help You Need | p. 236 |
| Appeal to a Higher Power | p. 239 |
| Experience Healing Day by Day | p. 240 |
| Measure Success by Your Own Standards | p. 244 |
| Final Words | p. 245 |
| Getting Started on a Gluten-Free Diet | p. 247 |
| Gentle Herbal Remedies for Healing the Bladder and the Adrenals | p. 258 |
| Homeopathic Remedies for the Bladder | p. 274 |
| Notes | p. 277 |
| Resources: Further Information and Support | p. 278 |
| Index | p. 293 |
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