Cheryl
I was diagnosed with IC 14 years ago. I tried elmiron, installations, antihistamines, antidepressants, the whole bit. Nothing helped me and then I found this website evenbetternow.com that said to get Along the Healing Path - Recovering from IC by Catherine Simone. I got it at amazon and now am getting so much better. I got off the medications which I think were making me worse anyway. I have IBS and fibromyalgia too. Finally I found some relief and some hope. If you are suffering with IC, you have GOT to read these IC books by Catherine Simone - there are three of them. She will give you a different opinion of IC because she looks at the whole body and not just at the bladder like the uro's do. I hope this helps someone. Your friend in IC, Cheryl