Prelief Dietary Supplement, 300 Caplets (Pack of 1)

I rarely write a review on a product but felt I needed to for this. I have IC and have had to cut out everything that I enjoy such as chocolate, coffee, tomato sauce, even my glass of wine each night. If I have even a small taste of one of these items, I have a bad flare up so had resorted in cutting it all out of my diet. Then my doctor suggested Prelief. At first, it didn't work. I tried it with coffee one morning and had a flare up. Tried it a week later and same result but once I tried it again, it worked. No flare up. I take three tablets every morning with my coffee and if I have something for dinner with tomatoes or drink that glass of wine, I take a few tablets and haven't had any issues. Prelief is amazing! Try it. If it doesn't work at first, don't give up. It's worth trying

Just wanted to add another 5 star review from someone with IC. Been dealing with it for over 10 years and at the times the pain and depression were almost too much to bear. There were medications that helped with the pain but the side effects and drowsiness were affecting my ability to care for my kids. I went the whole bladder stretching therapy and while that brought relief it takes about a week to get back on your feet and as a single mom I just do not have the support system to get this done every couple of years and even after that I was still taking Detrol. Now all I do is watch what I eat and drink and take prelief before coffee, spaghetti sauce, or anything else that "triggers" my IC. I still have to completely avoid Iced Tea, Coca cola, and anything with a ton of citrus but things are much better than before! I also take cranberry pills every single day but I totally off prescription medication and I am able to exercise every day without being in extreme pain at bedtime. In short this product has changed my life for the better and I really cannot recommend it enough!

I received your product in good order. Thank you. I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis Feb 2014. I was placed on a product called Elmiron which is nearly cost prohibitive as the 30 day supply at my pharmacy was over $ 750.00 / month until Medicare Plan D started assisting somewhat. My Urologist in my town in Deep East Texas did inform me for those of his patients he had a product (over the counter) OTC that might be helpful however it was not your product. I researched that product then started my own research of products for this condition. Through this research I found your product, Prelief. I have had struggles for many years with repeated urinary tract infections and my (Primary Care Physician) PCP, has urged me to see a GYN for assessment. Being as I was not interested in surgery I chose not. Finally it seemed reasonable to seek an opinion from a Urologist for a more through diagnosis. After consultation, and a scheduled Cystoscopy with hydro-dilation of the bladder (900 cc's worth), with fluoroscopy of both ureters, removal of a later-known benign bladder growth on the posterior wall of my bladder wall, the Urologist was able to confirm his suspicion of my diagnosis - Interstitial Cystitis. Sadly it is a condition a person only controls at best since there is no known cure at this time. Your product I take every morning, evening, and when I think of it, during the day with any meals or snacks, or liquids that may contain acids. I have reduced my dose of Elmiron 100 mg cap to one in the morning and one in the evening. I have had several UTI's since being diagnosed. The difficulty is that the symptoms are very similar between IC and UTI's. I can have the sensation I'm in the early stages of an UTI, go to the doctors, they come back saying how clear and negative my urine is so I leave believing it is my IC acting up. The symptoms continue slowly increasing...................and then...........yep you guessed it...........a full blown UTI and total misery on my part to the point of not being able to function. That process has nearly driven me crazy. I learned that a company called Urgent Doc in my town has a policy that whenever someone presents with complaints of UTI's no matter how clear the urine is, nor how negative the dip stick method is, the urine is always sent off for a culture. In my case it has convinced me that all my urines should be sent for culture whomever I see as many culture reports return positive and the report will point out the exact antibiotic/s that is needed to cure the infection. This is the ONLY WAY a doctor can be assured the antibiotic is the appropriate drug of choice for that particular organism. Choosing NOT TO SEND urine out for a culture seems to be a problem with health professionals for some reason therefore my plan is whenever I have any urinary symptom I will always return to Urgent Doc due to their policy on this matter. I do believe your product has given me earnestly sought after relief and I plan on continuing using the product.. It has come to my attention that Dr. Timithy Hlavinka 210 614 4544, an Urologist in the San Antonia, Texas area is well acquainted with IC and has helped many individuals. I plan on sending all my medical records to him for review and then sent up a second opinion face-to-face. I also noticed on his website your product, Prelief, is listed as a product worth using for relief. There are many people who simple cannot afford Elmiron. His website will give further medical information that others reading this lack. You must do your research at reputable places. I have been in health care for over 35 years therefore if what I write here helps even one person my efforts will have been met. Good luck and I hope this has helped someone out there./fmr

Great for people with acid sensitivity. Wonderful product

I have been suffering with painful burning and constant going to the bathroom for over 15 years. I read a post about interstitial cystitis and some natural remedies that had helped her, so I thought I would try it...nothing else has helped except for baking soda! I am not sure that interstitial cystitis is what I have until I go for my cystoscopy 8/27/14. However, my cultures have all come back negative and I have taken Uribel, Premerin cream, Macrobid, even Valium inserted into the vjj and the bladder injections, to try and relieve my constant burning. Thinking I had UTI's when in fact, there was no bacteria, so they told me that I did not have a UTI! SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??????? After reading this lady's post ( I can't remember which site, but when I find it, I will post it under my comment), she suggested taking Prelief, Alfalfa and Quercetin Bromelain, if all else had failed. She did not claim to be a doctor, but this is what had worked for her. And I thank her for sharing her information to help others! So, I ordered these three items from Amazon. Got them last Friday, 8/1/14 and took 2 of the Prelief as soon as I received it, because we were going out to dinner for pizza and beer. I knew I would be in pain if I didn't try something...so down with the Prelief. Went to dinner, came home, watched a little tv then went to bed. The next morning....NO BURNING!!!! I had tomato based pizza and Stella Artois beer and NO BURNING...the whole day!!! I almost cried from being so happy and pain free. I have been going to a Urogynecologist for help since April of this year. Nothing she has given me has helped. They called me today to check on me and I told the nurse what I was taking. She wrote it down and was going to let the doctor know what I had taken. She told me to see if it continued to work, if so she would let her patients know about it :)