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In the final episode of Season 3, Callie takes you on a deep dive into her health journey the past 6 months.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
A general update on how Callie’s IC is doing
How often she’s going to pelvic floor PT and using her pelvic wand
How Callie travels frequently without IC flares
Her experience getting Botox in her masseter muscles (jaw)
How going off birth control after a decade is going
Her experience in therapy right now (she’s seeing 3 different therapists)
How she was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis
The most common issues her clients are facing
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Dr. Rena Malik is a board-certified urologist specializing in female pelvic medicine, among many other things. She is dedicated to dispelling medical misinformation and talking about the topics many shy away from through her podcast and social media platforms. She provides individualized care for bladder health, sexual dysfunction, hormone management, and pelvic pain.
In today’s episode, we talk about how to approach getting an interstitial cystitis diagnosis, the types of tests you should be asking for, and what you should be looking for when searching for a doctor. Dr. Malik also shares her insight on how hormones and your cycle can affect IC and its symptoms.
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Krystal Thomas-White is a senior scientist at Evvy working at the intersection of women’s health and the microbiome. Evvy is an at-home test kit that gives women a better understanding of their vaginal microbiome. In the episode, we discuss the symptoms and treatments of bacterial vaginosis and how it can relate to bladder symptoms. Krystal explains just how interconnected the microbiomes throughout our bodies are and how that can affect patients’ diagnosis and treatment.
We cover everything from Bacterial Vaginosis to urine testing methods to embedded UTIs, going over how important a healthy microbiome is and how microorganisms can impact our bodies. We also share some tips that can help reduce the risk of UTIs.
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After seeing the intense struggles her mom went through after being diagnosed with interstitial cystitis over 20 years ago, Andrea was terrified to be diagnosed with IC last year. When going through a stressful time at the beginning of last year, she got a UTI out of nowhere and the symptoms never went away. After seeing a urologist and eventually a specialist, she was diagnosed and immediately began trying to find relief through medication, physical therapy, and bladder instillations.
Now, just one year later, she is almost completely symptom-free. And when she does have flares, she has the tools to get rid of them in a matter of days. We discuss how she has managed her symptoms, why focusing on her nervous system was the key to her recovery, and how Road to Remission helped her feel hope for the future for the first time. Andrea shares her story of hope for a normal life with IC by managing her symptoms to the point of being able to swim, go for long car rides, and enjoy almost all foods.
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Show Notes: Kassie Dewitt, OT, shares her journey of going from smoking cigarettes, drinking vodka, and eating Taco Bell and struggling with incontience when she was younger to being completely continent as she is about to have her 4th child!
With summer travel coming up, Callie and Kassie dive into how to prevent flares when traveling with IC and other bladder conditions.They provide plenty of tips and hacks for traveling via car and airplane and how to minimize symptoms once you’re at your final destination. There’s more to it than just bringing Azo!
Kassie also shares her struggle with prolapse and discusses how to get diagnosed with prolapse, symptoms of prolapse, and what treatment includes.
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Website: https://kassandra-dewitt.mykajabi.com/
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Many people with interstitial cystitis think they have a bladder problem and place a lot of the blame on the food they eat, but today Nicole Cozean debunks these common myths. As a pelvic floor therapist with almost 20 years of experience in the field, she takes an orthopedic approach to treating the pelvic floor. The most effective treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction is physical therapy, which has been proven time and time again.
We also dive into the misconception that the IC diet is the way to recovery, when in reality most people with interstitial cystitis aren’t diet sensitive or only have a few diet triggers. Nicole shares how you can reach recovery and how to create a healthy environment along your journey.
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Connect with Nicole Cozean
Instagram: @nicolecozeandpt
Pelvic Sanity Instagram: @pelvicsanity
Podcast for Patients: Finding Pelvic Sanity
Facebook Group: Finding Pelvic Sanity
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Women’s stress management and mindset coach, Lindsay Dorka, joins Callie this week to share her expertise on how stress affects the body, ways to deal with perfectionism, and how stress is related to interstitial cystitis. With a background in healthcare as as an occupational therapist, she found that the root of many of the issues patients were coming in with could be traced back to one thing: stress.
While stress is normal to a certain extent and helps us survive, chronic stress is not and can manifest through physiological symptoms like pain, issues with digestion, and trouble sleeping. The internal tension of suppressing emotions is more powerful than we may think and can create real problems. But luckily, there is also a solution. Lindsay and Callie discuss the ways we can retrain our brain during states of stress to reduce the physical symptoms and live a better life.
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Instagram: @wellbeing_with_lindsay
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This week, Callie talks to Laura Santurri, a board chair of the Interstitial Cystitis Association. Laura is an IC warrior of 25 years with a background in public health, and is passionate about patient education on managing chronic diseases, like interstitial cystitis. Laura discusses the importance of making decisions about our health care including taking into account your preferences and needs, the expertise of your interdisciplinary healthcare team, and the best evidenced-based data or research. Laura emphasizes that a provider and patient relationship should be open to communication, trustful, and makes you feel like your needs are heard, which has been shown to tremendously help with positive health outcomes! Callie and Laura also explain the difference between evidenced-based and non-evidence-based information on the internet, social media, support groups, and literature and how we can decipher what information is credible.
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Today Callie is joined by Kiah Paetz, an eating disorder Dietitian from Australia. With personal experience with disordered eating and food fears, Kiah understands the physical and mental toll that having a negative relationship with food can have on our bodies. Now, she’s dedicated to promoting health at every size and breaking away from diet culture to build a healthy, balanced relationship with food.
In this episode, Callie and Kiah discuss the struggle that many people with interstitial cystitis and other chronic illnesses face by having to eliminate foods as part of their recovery journey and how they can create a better relationship with food despite these challenges. Kiah shares great tips on identifying and challenging food fears in a way that is manageable and realistic. Learn how to reintroduce foods back into your diet with confidence!
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Instagram: @nutritionbykiah
Imbodi Health Instagram: @imbodihealth
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This week, Callie sits down with Dr. Robert Moldwin, a urologist who has worked in the field for over 30 years and specializes in interstitial cystitis and pelvic pain. Dr. Moldwin has witnessed an increase in awareness of interstitial cystitis over that time as more and more people have become aware of it and discusses what can be done to treat it.
Dr. Moldwin believes that every person is so different and there isn’t just one solution for people who are experiencing pelvic pain. His treatment approach is to find the underlying cause of the issue and treat that first instead of assuming all pelvic pain is interstitial cystitis. He shares what people struggling with interstitial cystitis and other forms of pelvic pain can do to find solutions with their clinicians to truly make a difference in their lives.
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On this week’s episode, Callie talks to pelvic floor therapist Dr. Zarina Vitebsky. Zarina shares her knowledge and expertise on everything from TMJ, to what to expect when you see a pelvic floor therapist, to how you can handle the changes that come from menopause.
Zarina’s educational background and studies have helped her develop pelvic floor therapy practices that get to the root of the issues by evaluating the entire body, instead of just one area. She has successfully helped patients find long-term relief by doing comprehensive evaluations that consider a wide range of factors to understand where the problem is actually originating from. Because as she shares on this episode, most of the time the one area causing pain is not the real cause.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelvichealthnj/
Blog: https://www.pelvichealthnj.com/pelvic-floor-blog/main
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In this bonus episode of IC You, you’ll hear a recording of an Instagram live Callie did recently with her support Dietitian, Beverly. In this episode, you’ll hear Callie and Beverly reveal some trends and mistakes they’ve been noticing among the IC community and how they help their clients correct those mistakes and get on the path to relief.
This episode is also great to listen to if you’ve been considering joining Road To Remission and want to get a sense of the vibe inside the R2R community and the support you’d get from Callie’s team.
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Today Callie sits down with Andrew Hollar, the co-founder of Fig, an app designed to make living with food allergies and insensitivities easier and help people with dietary restrictions enjoy food again. After developing and struggling with health issues from 2014-2017, he found a functional medicine doctor who was the first to ask if he had thought about how food might be linked to his symptoms. Within weeks of testing out new nutrition guidelines, 90% of his symptoms were cleared up.
Now, he and his team are on a mission to make living with dietary restrictions easier by providing a way to plan your shopping trips by finding foods that fit your specific needs. They discuss what Fig can do, the power of the elimination and reintroduction diet, and how Fig is committed to creating the best app for its customers through consistent feedback and updates. If you’re looking for a way to feel normal again and not have to stress about grocery shopping, listen to today’s episode and learn more about the journey of Fig.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodisgoodco/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foodisgoodco
Download Fig (Use code “CALLIEK”): https://foodisgood.com/
Sign the Ingredient Transparency Pledge: https://foodisgood.com/ingredient-transparency-pledge/
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This week, Callie talks to Lindsay Mitchell, the founder and CEO of Vital-Side, a brain re-coaching program that helps people find relief from chronic symptoms through nervous system regulation. With a background as an Internal Medicine PA, Lindsay found herself diagnosed with Lyme disease and wanted to find a way to integrate a more holistic approach to her treatment. She learned about neuroplasticity and applied that to make a full recovery from Lyme disease in just a year!
We discuss what neuroplasticity is, the value of brain retraining, how Vital Side is different from other nervous system regulations, and some of the success stories of her clients. If you’ve been searching for a way to integrate holistic practices to make your interstitial cystitis and pelvic pain treatments more effective and see real results, this episode is for you!
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Connect with Lindsay Mitchell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvitalside/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalside
Vital-Side Website: https://vital-side.com/
Rewire Program*: https://vital-side.com/pages/vital-side-membership
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Reboot Program: https://vital-side.com/pages/rebootmembership
IC Success Story Testimonial: https://youtu.be/X5XU4qhCqKs?si=Isoy3LdJDmzIeg9q
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Welcome to the season 3 premiere of IC You! In this episode, Callie talks to content creator and entrepreneur Mik Zazon about her experience being diagnosed with interstitial cystitis and endometriosis. She shares about her journey to getting her diagnoses, the medical gaslighting she’s dealt with, and her experience with pelvic floor therapy.
Being in a relationship, Mik shares how she and her partner handle her diagnoses and advice she has for those who might be struggling to communicate with their partners about their challenges with IC and endometriosis. Mik gives her tips on how to be an advocate for yourself and finding what works for YOU. After all, interstitial cystitis is such a complex condition that requires an individualized approach.
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Book referenced: ‘The Way Out’ by Alan Gordon
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The season 2 finale of IC You is here!
Callie has had a busy summer and shares her updates for the podcast. She has been traveling a lot and hasn’t had one flare-up on all the trips. Callie shares her tips for managing flares during travels, the importance of consistency, and what she was experiencing flare-free after years of hard work on learning her triggers and management strategies.
Callie also met with top IC doctors in New York at the International Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (ESSIC) meeting in early July. She shares some presentations she attended and conversations with practitioners at the conference - while having a flare!
If you want to hear from any practitioners on season 3, message Callie on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok to let her know!
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Dr. Curtis Nickel, a professor of urology and urologist at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario joins Callie to discuss his work studying and educating people about interstitial cystitis. Dr. Nickel discusses his career trajectory from microbiology to urology and his experiences along the way. As one of the pioneers in research on interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis, Dr. Nickel shares his findings and the evidence behind an individualized approach to treatments for IC and chronic prostatitis. Dr. Nickel, as a professor, also sees how little discussion of IC happens in medical school and training. He talks about his approach to educating urologists to better treat IC. Being a physician in Canada is much different in practice than in the United States, especially treating IC and Dr. Nickel discusses these differences, from treatment approaches and reimbursement for physicians to guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Nickel also breaks down the “phenotype system” approach to treatment he developed. The episode wraps up with Dr. Nickel discussing other aspects of treating IC he utilizes including mental exercises, patient education, and elimination diets. Tune in to hear from a physician and IC expert and his advice for patients!
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Website: https://urology.queensu.ca/faculty/j-curtis-nickel
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We return to talk about gut health in this week’s episode. Callie is joined by Leigh Merotto, a gut health dietitian specializing in IBS and SIBO. Leigh talks about her work as a gut health dietitian, a general overview of gut health and anatomy, and breaks down the Bristol Stool Chart.
Callie and Leigh also talk about key nutrients to support gut health, how they relate to interstitial cystitis and IBS, and break down the topic of fermented foods for gut health. Pre- and probiotics are a hot topic nowadays - Leigh breaks down what they are, their potential benefits, and examples of each. Are you wanting to improve your gut health? Leigh shares info on how to find the best support via a dietitian and what to expect when working with a dietitian on your gut health. You can also check out Leigh’s website for some free resources on gut health!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighmerotto_rd/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leighmerotto_rd
Website: https://www.leighmerotto.com/
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Finding resources to support your pelvic health is a daunting task. There is so much information on the internet and it can be hard to find reliable sources. This week’s guest, Marnie Glavin, is the founder of Pelvic Health Support, a one-stop-shop for resources on pelvic health from bladder-friendly recipes to mindful movement practices. Marnie is also an interstitial cystitis warrior and shares her experience with IC and coping with a chronic illness that led her to found the site to help others. Callie and Marnie discuss some common struggles people face when they receive a new chronic illness diagnosis, the importance of increasing awareness of pelvic floor health and IC, and how individualized IC management is. Callie and Marnie also share their perspectives on “remission” from IC and a holistic approach. Check out Pelvic Health Support’s website for free resources!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelvichealthsupport/?hl=en
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pelvichealthsupport
Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/378532779531876
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pelvichealthsupport
Website: https://www.pelvichealthsupport.ca/
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This week, Callie continues her discussion of the nervous system’s involvement in interstitial cystitis with guest Grace Mackie, a holistic psychotherapist and nervous system coach. Grace shares her journey and career trajectory before diving into what nervous system dysregulation is, where it may come from, what people may be feeling, as well as what the healing journey can look like and the strategies used to retrain the brain. Callie and Grace discuss common observations they have seen in their clients and other experiences as practitioners specializing in areas involving mental health. Are you looking for a practitioner to help address nervous system dysregulation? Grace shares some key points to look for as you search. The episode wraps up with Grace’s advice on managing the feeling of hopelessness and managing the low points along the healing journey.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heal.with.grace/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heal.with.grace
Website: https://www.elevatetherapywellness.com/?_ga=2.202827156.406457511.1685062790-1649426022.1685062790
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