bladder installations

[Alban2004]

Hi everyone has anyone had bladder installations I am starting them soon for recurrent utis do they help to clear infection.

[gbeam]

Hi, I have interstitial cystitis so pain, but no infection. I have been doing hyacyst instill for 10 years now. I do it monthly and it has been brilliant and my flares are very infrequent now. I use a catheter to completely empty my bladder, then instill the hyacyst.

[Alban2004 in reply to gbeam]

What are your symptoms of IC the specialist is saying she thinks I have IC my symptoms are after urinating it feels sore down below and will feel sore sometimes for a while sometimes for a short time.

[gbeam in reply to Alban2004]

My symptoms were a painful bladder when I had any urine in it. The pain would also be in my lower back and top of legs. When I have a flare I get sharp pains in my urethra after I have emptied my bladder.

[RienPoort]

I've had Hyacyst instillations in the past. They worked for 18 months and then lost efficacy for reasons unexplained. I now use Hiprex which has been working perfectly for 18 months (touching wood as I write). Neither treatment will clear an existing infection (you need an anti-B to clear) but will stop them coming back in my experience. Much better solutions than anti-Bs!! My consultant advises rotating between the two treatments if and when they start to fail.

[Alban2004 in reply to RienPoort]

Thank you for your reply I will ask my specialist for hiprex.

[RienPoort]

Good luck, Hiprex would be my preference over instillations which are no problem but obviously way more hassle!