How does Elmiron affect Interstitial Cystitis?
Though the medical community does not yet understand exactly how Elmiron works, the most likely reason is that it appears to coat the bladder and subsequently aid in the restoration of the bladder’s surface or glycosaminoglycan (GAG) layer. This very important layer is often damaged/deteriorated in IC patients for whatever reason (no exact cause of IC is thus far known, so reasons as to why the GAG layer becomes damaged are also not precisely known at this point in time.
