5. Frequent urination
Beyond the constant need to urinate, you’ll also find that you will have the physical capacity to urinate that far exceeds that of the average human being. This can pose a high risk of dehydration to patients who are suffering from interstitial cystitis. This is why doctors often recommend that patients who are dealing with the disease drink lots of fluids to offset the amount of liquid that their body loses due to the excessively frequent urination.
Drinking a lot of water may also help alleviate the other symptoms associated with interstitial cystitis such as pelvic pain and the items listed in the below sections. In fact, even urinary tract infections have less of an impact on your body if you ensure that you’re getting sufficient fluids on a daily basis. When you consider the fact that the majority of our body is comprised of water, it’s not surprising that we need a lot of it to survive.