§ Miss BeggTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to raise awareness amongst health professionals of interstitial cystitis, with particular reference to problems in diagnosis. [28113]
§ Ms JowellThis is a matter for the professions; we have no current plans to do so. Interstitial cystitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder affecting mainly women. Diagnosis is often difficult and little is known about its cause or the most effective treatment. There are already a number of reviews and articles on the subject which have been published in the professional journals.