Antibiotic Use and IC Question Title * 1. Are you currently taking antibiotics as a treatment for your interstitial cystitis? Yes No Question Title * 2. How often do you take antibiotics? Daily Weekly Whenever a flare starts When you have sex to prevent infection I don't take antibiotics regularly Question Title * 3. Do you believe that antibiotics improve your IC symptoms? Yes - Using antibiotics makes all of my symptoms go away Yes - Using antibiotics makes some my symptoms improve No - I take them but they have no effect on my symptoms No - I don't take them currently Question Title * 4. When was the last time you had a bladder infection confirmed by your doctor I currently have a bladder infection I had one last month I had one six months ago A year ago Two years ago Three or more years ago Never Question Title * 5. Some men and women struggle with repetitive bladder infections. How often do you get them? Often - About once a month Frequently - Two or three Per Year Occasionally - One a year Rarely - Once every few years Never Question Title * 6. Have you ever been diagnosed with an antibiotic resistant bladder infection? No Yes Question Title * 7. If yes to the above, what kind of infection was it? E-coli Staphlyococcus Streptococcus Klebsiella Enterococcus Don't know Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Does your doctor always give you antibiotics when you complain of your IC symptoms? Yes - S/he frequently suggests that I use them Sometimes - S/he will give them to me if I ask for them but s/he doesn't offer them No - S/he never suggests that I use antibiotics unless I have an actual bladder infection Question Title * 9. If your urine test is positive, does the doctor tell you what kind of infection you have? Yes, they tell me what kind of bacteria they find if I test positive for infection No, they just say it's a bladder infection No, they've never offered and I've never asked what kind of infection it is Question Title * 10. Can you tell the difference between an IC flare and a bladder infection? Yes No Question Title * 11. Do you believe that IC is really a bladder infection that doctors haven't found yet? No, I don't believe that IC is an infection Maybe, I sometimes wonder if it's a bacteria or virus that no one has discovered yet Yes, I do believe that IC is infectious in nature and that the medical community is in denial Question Title * 12. Do you believe that taking antibiotics is safe? Yes No Question Title * 13. Demographic Information Country: Question Title * 14. Sex Male Female Agender Question Title * 15. What is your age? Under 20 21 to 30 31 to 40 41 to 50 51 to 60 61 to 70 71 or 80 81 to 90 91 or older Done