| | Interstitial Cystitis Association - Treatment Options - IC and the Potassium Chloride Sensitivity Test |
 | | Also, because of the test's considerable publicity, it is possible that the KCl Sensitivity Test could be accepted by many urologists and other physicians as a reliable substitution for the standard IC diagnostic testcystoscopy with hydrodistention under general or regional anesthesia, which is still considered the "gold standard" for diagnosis of IC. |
 | | The KCl Sensitivity Test is a painful test to administer to patients, many of whom present initially with significant pain. |
 | | After the KCl Sensitivity Test is performed, a solution of Marcaine® should be placed into your bladder, regardless of whether or not the test initially caused pain. |
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