I want to remind everyone and especially newcomers how much energy can effect your body. This is why we have to be so careful  what we do when we are trying to get our body healthier and in better balance. For example, getting massages. Something as simple as a massage can make you feel many extraordinary things as the toxins are released and recirculated during a session of massage therapy.

I have had more than a few patients early in treatment get massages and go into full blown
urinary tract infection mode including blood in the urine. This dynamic can be very disruptive in treatment and it is better to avoid getting into these situations in the first place.

Some of my patients enjoy very light massage from their partners, and if done gently, often this is OK. It is also a way of being sensual and connected to your partner while also getting a bit
of physical relief. 
 
However, if you undergo other therapies that trigger too much release, and you go into pain mode or infection mode, this is not a wise idea.

I was reminded of this because a patient who is not IC spoke about an experience she had recently in a massage session in which she experienced sudden onset of breast burning during the experience. It was fleeting and passed, but, certainly, there were toxins lodge in her system that were released during the massage. Her body is strong enough to deal with this release, but 
people in the throws of IC often are not.

So, keep this in mind when you are thinking of that extra therapy that sounds great, but may indeed not be!