Campaigners have hailed this as a 'huge step forward' as it means patients can point clinicians towards the web page to ensure their condition is understood
Ms Herridge said she is in talks with the NHS for further edits and discussions have been positive.
“It’s imperative that patients not only have the chance to find information on what their symptoms might be on the NHS website, but also that they know how to get a diagnosis and what treatment options there might be,” Ms Herridge told“Otherwise patients are left to suffer and have their life stolen from them while they live in pain from this debilitating condition,” she said.
They said: “There needs to be more NHS specialist clinics available for GPs to refer patients to. At present, there is only one NHS clinic, based in London and patients require a consultant referral to be seen there.Specialists say the infection, which often begins as an acute bout of cystitis, can occur when bacteria become embedded within the bladder wall and become difficult to treat with short courses of antibiotics.
Patients are often given a longer course of antibiotics that can sometimes last for more than a year until their infection is cleared and have fresh urine samples examined under a microscope for signs of the infection.
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