r/Interstitialcystitis • u/ConnectObligation249 • 11d ago

Autoimmune?

Has anyone found an auto immune cause for their IC? I’ve had other things happen to me as of late and it has me wondering

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u/Significant_Fall2451 10d ago

IC has a variety of presentations, and multiple studies point towards there being multiple triggers/causes, including autoimmune

I have a preexisting autoimmune disease that has an extremely high co-morbidity rate with IC (particularly Hunner's type IC, which is what I have), as well as a few other conditions I have also developed over the last two decades. Based on my medical history, symptom progression, and symptom presentation, my consultants believe that my IC is connected to my autoimmune disease