Island of the Lotus Eaters.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I give you, the IC belly.

I normally weigh between 120-125 lbs, and I look skinny. Not so much right now.

When my IC flares up so bad, the end result is this pregnant belly. I hate it so damn much. On top of being in a ridiculous amount of pain, my stomach/pelvic area swells and makes me look like I’m expecting, when I’m certainly not. I feel so damn unattractive when it gets like this, none of my clothes fit.

I want to educate as many people as I can about Interstitial Cystitis, and showing you firsthand what it can do to a person when the pain gets out of control is one way of doing so.

Well, I’m off to cuddle my heating pad and Totoro plush now.

1. notbrilliant reblogged this from lavender-lotus
2. impudentstrumpet said: Do you use Prelief?
3. ellieevergreen said: I have IC as well, but I mostly suffer from dysuria only. I only have severe frequency every once in a while. I was wondering, what causes the area to swell? I’ve never experienced this before. Enjoy your heating pad—they definitely help!!
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