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Track symptoms, identify triggers, discover IC-friendly resources, and take control of your bladder health—all in one place.

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Support for the whole IC journey

Why Choose IC Buddy™?

Not a cure or a replacement for medical care—a thoughtful place to learn, organize what you notice, and feel more prepared for what comes next.

Trusted IC education

Learn through clear educational content reviewed against established clinical resources and updated as IC research evolves.

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Understand your patterns

Track symptoms, flares, foods, stress, sleep, and treatments so possible personal patterns are easier to review over time.

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Diet & nutrition guidance

Explore flexible food education, personal trigger guidance, IC-friendly recipes, and meal ideas without one-size-fits-all promises.

Explore food guidance

Prepare for appointments

Keep questions, symptom history, medications, and observations organized so you can arrive with a clearer picture of what matters.

Use the appointment guide

Built by people who understand IC

Robert and Ilka Ross created IC Buddy from personal experience with IC and a desire to help others feel more informed, supported, and in control.

Meet Robert & Ilka

A clear place to begin

New to IC? Start here.

What is IC?

Learn about Interstitial Cystitis, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Explore the basics 02

IC Phenotypes

Explore the latest research into the different clinical patterns of IC/BPS.

Understand phenotypes 03

Diet & Nutrition

Discover bladder-friendly foods, recipes, nutrition tips, and trigger information.

Visit the food guide 04

Research & Resources

Access trusted articles, organizations, physician resources, and current IC research.

Browse resources

04 Our mission

Educate, support, and empower people living with IC.

IC Buddy was created to provide trusted educational resources alongside practical tools that help patients organize symptoms, better understand their condition, prepare for healthcare appointments, and feel more confident throughout their journey.

IC Buddy is designed to complement—not replace—the guidance of qualified healthcare professionals.

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05 Evidence-informed education

Staying current with IC research.

IC Buddy is committed to presenting reliable educational content with appropriate context. Emerging findings are identified as developing research rather than presented as established medical fact.

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Your next step

Ready to take control of your IC journey?

Whether you’re looking to learn more about Interstitial Cystitis or begin tracking your symptoms, IC Buddy is here to help.

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Dashboard

Seven-day snapshot at a glance.

Six vitals that actually matter for IC—average pain, flares, urination, nocturia, mood, and energy—roll up into a tile-based home screen you can read one-handed at 3 AM.

Trigger and food warnings panel showing Orange flagged as acidic and a flare trigger correlation

Trigger engine

Food warnings, earned not assumed.

The engine watches what you ate the 24–48 hours before each flare and flags repeat offenders. No generic “avoid citrus” lists—just your patterns.

Side menu with dashboard, symptoms, log history, triggers and helpers, metrics and more

Navigation

Twelve trackers, one tidy drawer.

Hormone cycles, medications, appointments, nocturia, pelvic discomfort—organized like a clinic intake form, not a consumer app.

Symptom log

Sliders, not essays.

Pain, urgency, pressure, pelvic discomfort, fatigue—each on a 0–10 slider. Finish a daily log in under 90 seconds. Stick with it for months.

Expanded log sections for flare status, lifestyle, diet, medications, hormonal, environment, mental health and notes

Deep log

Go shallow daily. Go deep when it matters.

The collapsible log covers diet, lifestyle, hormones, environment, mental health and notes. Expand only the sections that are flaring today—leave the rest alone. Your urologist will thank you.