Notes Chapter 1: A New Approach to Bladder and Pelvic Pain
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Notes Chapter 1: A New Approach to Bladder and Pelvic Pain
Notes Chapter 1: A New Approach to Bladder and Pelvic Pain 1. A. S. Herati, B. Shorter, J. Tai, L. Martin, and R. M. Moldwin, “Differences in Food Sensitivities Between Female Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS) and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) Patients,” American Urological Association 2009 Research News 60 (April 2009, Chicago). 2. R. Peeker, L. Atanasiu, and Y. Logadottir, “Intercurrent Autoimmune Conditions in Classic and Non-ulcer Interstitial Cystitis,” Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology 37, no. 1 (2003): 60–63. 3. M. Alagiri, S. Chottiner, V. Ratner, D. Slade, and P. M. Hanno, “Interstitial Cystitis: Unexplained Associations with Other Chronic Disease and Pain Syndromes,” Urology 49, no. 5A (1997): 52–57. 4. M. Rodríguez, N. Afari, and D. Buchwald, “Evidence for Overlap Between Urological and Nonurological Unexplained Clinical Conditions,” The Journal of Urology 182, no. 5 (2009): 2123–131. 5. J. C. Nickel, D. A. 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Sandler, “Surviving Painful Flare Ups,” in IC Lifestyles and Exercise—A Monthly Column on Lifestyle, Fitness, and Relationships, by Gaye and Andrew Sandler (IC Network, 2005), www.ic-network.com/iclifestyles/june05.html (accessed 4 March 2010). 2. N. Rothrock, S. Lutgendorf, K. Kreder, T. Ratliff, and B. Zimmerman, “Stress and Symptoms in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis: A Life Stress Model,” Urology 57, no. 3 (2010): 422–27. 3. Sandler, “Surviving Painful Flare Ups.” 4. B. Naparstek, Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal (New York: Bantam, 2005), 70–160. 5. S. Izquierdo-Alvarez, J. P. Bocos-Terraz, J. L. Bancalero-Flores, L. Pavón-Romero, E. Serrano-Ostariz, and C. A. de Miquel, “Is There an Association Between Fibromyalgia and Below-normal Levels of Urinary Cortisol?” BMC Research Notes (Springer) 1 (22 December 2008): 134. 6. J. Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Pain Now (New York: McGraw-Hill 2005), 144. 7. J. M. Teichman, “Editorial: Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome in Patients with or Without Sexual Abuse History,” The Journal of Urology 180, no. 5 (November 2008): 2029–33. 8. K. Peters, D. Carrico, I. Ibrahim, and A. Diokno, “Characterization of a Clinical Cohort of 87 Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome,” Urology 71, no. 4 (2008): 634–40; M. Yunus, “Fibromyalgia and Overlapping Disorders: The Unifying Concept of Central Sensitivity Syndromes,” Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 36, no. 6 (2007): 339–56. 9. S. Levenkron and A. Levenkron, Stolen Tomorrows: Understanding and Treating Women’s Childhood Sexual Abuse (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007). 10. A. Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain: A Proven Stretching, Strengthening, and Nutrition Program for Relieving Pain, Incontinence, IBS, and Other Symptoms Without Surgery (New York: McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2009) 31. 11. A. Goldstein, Foreword in A. Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain: A Proven Stretching, Strengthening, and Nutrition Program for Relieving Pain, Incontinence, IBS, and Other Symptoms Without Surgery (New York: McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2009), ix. 12. C. Davies, with A. Davies, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, 2nd ed. (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press, 2004), 148, 202, 208. 13. Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain, 10. 14. B. D. Thomson, “The Biology of Trigger Points: What They Are, What They Do, and When and Why They Occur,” http://www.easyvigour.net.nz/trigger_points/h_triggerpoint9.htm (accessed 18 March 2010). 15. D. Seaman, “The Key to Understanding Most Conditions and Their Nutritional Treatments: An Introduction,” http://www.nutritionalwellness.com/archives/2005/nov/11_seaman.php (accessed 11 November 2009); W. J. Meggs, “Neurogenic Inflammation and Sensitivity to Environmental Chemicals,” Environmental Health Perspectives 101, no. 3 (August 1993): 234–38; M. Zimmerman, “Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Fibromyalgia,” The Clinical Journal of Pain 7, suppl 1 (1991): S8–15. 16. P. Geppetti, R. Nassini, S. Materazzi, and S. Benemei, “The Concept of Neurogenic Inflammation,” British Journal of Urology International 101, Suppl. 3 (March 2008): 2–6. 17. Meggs, “Neurogenic Inflammation and Sensitivity,” 234–38. 18. Ibid; Geppetti, Nassini, Materazzi, and Benemei, “The Concept of Neurogenic Inflammation,” 2–6. 19. Meggs, “Neurogenic Inflammation and Sensitivity,” 234–38. 20. Ibid. 21. D. J. Chew and C. A. T. Buffington, “Non-Obstructive Idiopathic/Interstitial Cystitis in Cats: Thinking Outside the (Litter) Box,” WSAVA Congress proceedings (Sydney, Australia, 2007), http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2007&PID=18243&O=Generic (accessed 14 Oct 2009). 22. Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain, 129. 23. J. Cangiano, “Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Interstitial Cystitis,” Interstitial Cystitis Advice (October 2006), http://www.icadvice.com/node/26 (accessed 10 January 2009). 24. R. Moldwin, The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment Options and Coping Strategies (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000), 50–51. 25. C. Levine, “Pelvic Floor Health: Strengthening Your Core,” Women to Women.com. http://www.womentowomen.com/urinaryincontinence/pelvicfloorhealth.aspx (accessed 20 March 2010). 26. D. Wise and R. Anderson, A Headache in the Pelvis: A New Understanding and Treatment for Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes (Occidental, CA: National Center for Pelvic Pain, 2003). 27. Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain, 129. 28. A. Willis, “Solving the Interstitial Cystitis Puzzle: A Guide to Natural Healing,” rev. and exp. ed. (Los Angeles, CA: Holistic Life Enterprises, 2006). Chapter 8: Help with Hormones and Alleviating Feminine Discomfort 1. F. R. Jelovsek, “Urinary Frequency and Urgency Problems,” Women’s Health Resource FAQ, http://www.wdxcyber.com/murfreq.htm (accessed 14 October 2009); E. Vliet, Screaming to Be Heard: The Hormonal Connection Women Suspect and Doctors Still Ignore. rev. and exp. ed. (New York: M. Evans and Company, 2001), 311–14. 2. Vliet, Screaming to Be Heard, 311–14; C. Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change, rev. ed. (New York: Bantam, 2006): 133. 3. Vliet, Screaming to Be Heard, 311–14. 4. Ibid. 5. Ibid; Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause, 63. 6. Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause, 116–18. 7. B. Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” American Family Physician 73 (2006): 1231–39. 8. J. T. Sutton, G. A. Bachmann, L. D. Arnold, G. G. Rhoads, and R. C. Rosen, “Assessment of Vulvodynia Symptoms in a Sample of U.S. Women: A Follow-up National Incidence Survey,” Journal of Women’s Health 17, no. 8 (1 October 2008): 1285–92. 9. Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39. 10. D. Foley, “Help for Intimate Pain,” Prevention Magazine, November, 2007, http://www.prevention.com/health/health/health-concerns/what-causes-pelvic-or-sexualpain/article/09b983e5a71f4110VgnVCM20000012281eac____/ (accessed 10 January 2009). 11. Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39. 12. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “About Vulvodynia,” http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp127.cfm (accessed 13 March 2010). 13. Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39. 14. C. Vasey, The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating pH Balance in Your Diet, rev. 2nd ed. (Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2006). 15. Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39. 16. L. A. Boardman, A. S. Cooper, L. R. Blais, and C. A. Raker, “Topical Gabapentin in the Treatment of Localized and Generalized Vulvodynia,” Obstetrics and Gynecology 112, no. 3 (September 2008): 579–85. Chapter 9: Fighting the Role of Adrenal Fatigue for Improved Health 1. R. Moldwin, The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment Options and Coping Strategies (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000) 182. 2. J. Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Pain Now (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005); S. K. Lutgendorf, K. J. Kreder, N. E. Rothrock, A. Hoffman, C. Kirschbaum, E. M. Sternberg, M. B. Zimmerman, and T. L. Ratliff, “Diurnal Cortisol Variations and Symptoms in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 167, no. 3 (2002): 1338–43. 3. Lutgendorf, Kreder, Rothrock, Hoffman, Kirschbaum, Sternberg, Zimmerman, and Ratliff, “Diurnal Cortisol Variations,” 1338–43. 4. J. L. Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome (Petaluma, CA: Smart Publications, 2002) 265–66. 5. Lutgendorf, Kreder, Rothrock, Hoffman, Kirschbaum, Sternberg, Zimmerman, and Ratliff, “Diurnal Cortisol Variations,” 1338–43. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid. 8. J. L. Westropp, K. A. Welk, and C. A. T. Buffington, “Small Adrenal Glands in Cats with Feline Interstitial Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 170 (December 2003): 2494–97. 9. T. Buffington quoted in S. Reinberg, “Painful Pelvic Disorder Linked to Small Adrenal Glands: Findings Could Lead to New Treatments for Women with Interstitial Cystitis,” http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?159495 (accessed 6 Feb 2009). 10. R. Bercik quoted in S. Reinberg, “Painful Pelvic Disorder Linked to Small Adrenal Glands: Findings Could Lead to New Treatments for Women with Interstitial Cystitis,” http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?159495 (accessed 6 Feb 2009). 11. C. A. T. Buffington, “Comorbidity of Interstitial Cystitis with Other Unexplained Conditions,” The Journal of Urology 172 (October 2004): 1242–48. 12. D. J. Chew and C. A. T. Buffington, “Non-Obstructive Idiopathic/Interstitial Cystitis in Cats: Thinking Outside the (Litter) Box,” WSAVA Congress proceedings (Sydney, Australia, 2007), http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2007&PID=18243&O=Generic (accessed 14 Oct 2009). 13. Ibid. 14. Ibid. 15. Westropp, Welk, and Buffington, “Small Adrenal Glands in Cats,” 2494–97; J. Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Pain Now. 16. Westropp, Welk, and Buffington, “Small Adrenal Glands in Cats,” 2494–97. 17. Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 247. 18. Moldwin, The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide, 182. 19. C. Spanos, X. Pang, K. Ligris, R. Letourneau, L. Alferes, N. Alexacos, G. R. Sant, and T. C. Theoharides, “Stress-Induced Bladder Mast Cell Activation: Implications for Interstitial Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 157 (1997): 669–72. 20. W. M. Jeffries, Safe Uses of Cortisol, 2nd ed. (Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1981) 105–06. 21. Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 247. 22. Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 156–60. 23. C. O’Leary, C. H. Walsh, P. Wieneke, P. O’Regan, B. Buckley, D. J. O’Halloran, J. B. Ferriss, E. M. M. Quigley, P. Annis, F. Shanahan, and C. C. Cronin, “Coeliac Disease and Autoimmune Addison’s Disease: A Clinical Pitfall,” Quarterly Journal of Medicine 95 (2002): 79–82; C. Betterle, F. Lazzarotto, A. C. Spadaccino, D. Basso, M. Plebani, B. Pedini, C. Chiarelli, and M. Albergoni, “Celiac Disease in North Italian Patients with Autoimmune Addison’s Disease,” European Journal of Endocrinology 154, no. 2 (2006): 275–79. 24. C. Counsell, A. Taha, and W. S. Ruddell, “Coeliac Disease and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease,” Gut 35, no. 6 (1994): 844–46. 25. Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 247. 26. C. Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change, rev. ed. (New York: Bantam, 2006) 110. 27. Ibid; M. J. Ghen and C. B. Moore, “Implications of Adrenal Insufficiency,” Biopathics.com, http://hereisyoursite.us/www.biopathics.com/BioPDFs/Adrenal_Insufficiency.pdf (accessed 18 March 2010). 28. Ghen and Moore, “Implications of Adrenal Insufficiency.” 29. Ibid. 30. 5. M. Moore, Herbs for the Urinary Tract, (New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc., 1998), Chapter 10: The Embattled Body 1. J. W. Warren, “Interstitial Cystitis as an Infectious Disease,” Urologic Clinics of North America 21, no. 1 (February 1994): 31–39. 2. F. C. Burkhard, “Urinary Urgency and Frequency, and Chronic Urethral and/or Pelvic Pain in Females. Can Doxycycline Help?” The Journal of Urology 172, no. 1 (July 2004): 232– 35. 3. Ibid. 4. J. Coomer, “Vanderbilt Researchers Discover Potential Link Between C. Pneumoniae and Interstitial Cystitis,” Reporter (11 May 2001), http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=1510 (accessed 25 September 2009). 5. N. Humphrey, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Not Caught Like You Thought,” Reporter, Vanderbilt Medical Center’s Weekly Newspaper (23 April 1999), http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=779 (accessed 21 March 2010). 6. M. Paldanius, A. Bloigu, M. Alho, M. Leinonen, and P. Saikku, “Prevalence and Persistence of Chlamydia Pneumoniae Antibodies in Healthy Laboratory Personnel in Finland,” Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 12, no. 5 (2005 May): 654–59. 7. Coomer, “Vanderbilt Researchers Discover Potential Link.” 8. Humphrey, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Not Caught Like You Thought.” 9. Ibid; S. Sriram, C. W. Stratton, S. Yao, A. Tharp, L. Ding, J. D. Bannan, and W. M. Mitchell, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection of the Central Nervous System in Multiple Sclerosis,” Annals of Neurology 46, no. 1 (1999): 6–14. 10. C. W. Stratton quoted in Humphrey, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Not Caught Like You Thought.” 11. J. Kepner, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia,” Chlamydia Pneumoniae Help and Treatment, http://www.cpnhelp.org (accessed 14 October 2009). 12. S. Mazzoli, A. Salvi, F. Guercini, M. Marongiu, A. Raugei, S. Ospedale, and M. Annunziata, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae as an Impacting Emerging Pathogen in Prostate Pathologies,” Journal of Lipid Research 44 (December 2003): 2339–48. 13. “Lyme Disease Symptoms,” Canadian Lyme Disease Association, http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html (accessed 18 March 2010). 14. Ibid. 15. M. Haarala, P. Kiiholma, M. Nurmi, J. Uksila, and A. Alanen, “The Role of Borrelia Burgdorferi in Interstitial Cystitis,” European Urology 2000 37, no. 4 (April): 395–99. 16. S. Czub, P. H. Duray, R. E. Thomas, and T. G. Schwan, “Cystitis Induced by Infection with the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi, in Mice,” American Journal of Pathology. 141, no. 5 (November 1992): 1173–79. 17. Haarala, Kiiholma, Nurmi, Uksila, and Alanen, “The Role of Borrelia Burgdorferi in Interstitial Cystitis.” 18. Canadian Lyme Disease Association, “Lyme Disease Symptoms,” http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html (accessed 18 March 2010). 19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Lyme Disease—Lyme Disease Diagnosis,” http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_humandisease_diagnosis.htm (accessed 14 October 2009). 20. S. Yuan, Handbook of Diseases: Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, 3rd ed. (Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). 21. American Lyme Disease Foundation. “Lyme Disease,” (2006, updated January 2010), http://www.aldf.com/lyme.shtml (accessed 21 March 2010). 22. P. C. Watkins, “Seven Diseases Doctors Miss Most,” Redbook magazine (July 1997), http://www.mvprolapse.com/article_seven.html (accessed 18 March 2010). 23. L. Mayer and S. Merz, “An Appraisal of ‘Chronic Lyme Disease,” The New England Journal of Medicine 358, no. 4 (24 January 2008): 428–31, http://search.nejm.org/search?w=Mayer+Lyme+Disease+Letter+to+the+Editor&search=SEARC H (accessed 18 March 2010). 24. M. E. Adelson, R. S. Rao, R. C. Tilton, K. Cabets, E. Eskow, L. Fein, J. L. Occi, and E. Mordechai, “Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella spp., Babesia microti, and Anaplasma phagocytophila in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Northern New Jersey,” Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42, no. 6 (June 2004): 2799–801. 25. H. M. Feder, B. J. B. Johnson, S. O’Connell, E. D. Shapiro, A. C. Steere, G. P. Wormer, and the Ad Hoc International Lyme Disease Group, “A Critical Appraisal of ‘Chronic Lyme Disease,’” The New England Journal of Medicine 357, no. 14 (October, 2007): 1422–30; M. S. Klempner, L. T. Hu, J. Evans, C. H. Schmid, G. M. Johnson, R. P. Trevino, D. Norton, L. Levy, D. Wall, J. McCall, M. Kosinski, and A. Weinstein, “Two Controlled Trials of Antibiotic Treatment in Patients with Persistent Symptoms and a History of Lyme Disease,” The New England Journal of Medicine 345 (2001): 85–92. 26. Yuan, Handbook of Diseases. 27. Ibid. Chapter 11: Other Sources of Pelvic Pain or Bladder Symptoms 1. R. A. Appell, ed., Voiding Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment (New York: Humana Press, 2000) 140. 2. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC), “National Diabetes Statistics 2007,” http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/DM/PUBS/statistics (accessed 20 March 2010). 3. D. Mirkin, C. Murphy-Barron, and K. Iwasaki, “Actuarial Analysis of Private Payer Administrative Claims Data for Women with Endometriosis,” Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy 13, no. 3 (April 2007): 262–72; L. Mettler, V. Gaikwad, B. Riebe, and T. Schollmeyer, “Bladder Endometriosis: Possibility of Treatment by Laparoscopy,” Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 12, no. 2 (April–June 2008): 162–65; A. Babknia, Endometriosis: The 90s Outlook, Endometriosis FAQ, http://www.bioscience.org/books/endomet/endomet.htm (accessed 6 January 2009). 4. M. K. Chung, R. P. Chung, D. Gordon, and C. Jennings, “The Evil Twins of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Endometriosis and Interstitial Cystitis,” Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 6, no. 4 (2002): 311–14. 5. F. R. Jelovsek, “Urinary Frequency and Urgency Problems,” Women’s Health Resource FAQ, http://www.wdxcyber.com/murfreq.htm (accessed 14 October 2009). 6. S. Yuan, Handbook of Diseases: Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, 3rd ed. (New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). 7. Jelovsek, “Urinary Frequency and Urgency Problems”; Mettler, Gaikwad, Riebe, and Schollmeyer, “Bladder Endometriosis: Possibility of Treatment by Laparoscopy.” 8. H. C. Guidone, “Bladder Endometriosis or IC?” (2000), http://www.hcgresources.com/bladder.html (accessed 6 January 2009). 9. O. L. Westney, C. L. Amundsen, and E. J. McGuire, “Bladder Endometriosis: Conservative Management,” The Journal of Urology 163, no. 6 (June 2000): 1814–17. 10. Guidone, “Bladder Endometriosis or IC?”; Babknia, Endometriosis: The 90s Outlook. 11. Guidone, “Bladder Endometriosis or IC?” 12. R. B. Albee, Jr., “Endometriosis and Suppressive Medications,” Center for Endometriosis Care, http://www.centerforendo.com/askcec.htm (accessed 6 January 2009). 13. D. Foley, “Help for Intimate Pain,” Prevention Magazine, November, 2007. http://www.prevention.com/health/health/health-concerns/what-causes-pelvic-or-sexualpain/article/09b983e5a71f4110VgnVCM20000012281eac____/ (accessed 10 January 2009). 14. Women’s Surgery Group, “Endometriosis Overview,” http://www.womenssurgerygroup.com/conditions/Endometriosis/overview.asp (accessed 20 March 2010). 15. V. H. Gonzalez-Quintero and F. 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