I have been diagnosed as suffering from cystitis glandularis. What is this and how does it affect IC sufferers ?
Cystitis glandularis is the term given to describe the appearance of the bladder lining in a certain form of bladder inflammation which is usually due to chronic urinary infection. A milder form of inflammation is termed cystitis cystica because the bladder lining breaks out in multiple tiny blisters. A slightly more severe form is called cystitis glandularis in which the “blisters” have a slightly thicker lining and in which the bladder lining itself acquires a cobblestoned appearance. There is no direct relationship between these forms of inflammation and IC as these are due mainly to infection whereas the diagnosis of IC rests on a number of clinical symptoms, signs cystoscopic and urodynamic findings. They may of course co-exist with IC.
