Despite a scarcity of controlled studies on alternative medicine and IC/BPS, "rather good results have been obtained" when acupuncture is combined with other treatments.Biofeedback, a relaxation technique aimed at helping people control functions of the autonomic nervous system, has shown some benefit in controlling pain associated with IC/BPS as part of a multimodal approach that may also include medication or hydrodistention of the bladder. Prognosis
IC/BPS has a profound impact on quality of life. A 2007 Finnish epidemiologic study showed that two-thirds of women at moderate to high risk of having interstitial cystitis reported impairment in their quality of life and 35% of people with IC reported an impact on their sexual life. A 2012 survey showed that among a group of adult women with symptoms of interstitial cystitis, 11% reported suicidal thoughts in the past two weeks. Other research has shown that the impact of IC/BPS on quality of life is severe and may be comparable to the quality of life experienced in end-stage kidney disease or rheumatoid arthritis.International recognition of interstitial cystitis has grown and international urology conferences to address the heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria have recently been held. IC/PBS is now recognized with an official disability code in the United States of America. Epidemiology
IC/BPS affects men and women of all cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, and ages. Although the disease was previously believed to be a condition of menopausal women, growing numbers of men and women are being diagnosed in their twenties and younger. IC/BPS is not a rare condition.
Nix or NIX may refer to:

Places
Nix, Alabama, an unincorporated community, United States
Nix, Texas, a ghost town in southwestern Lampasas County, Texas, United States
Nix (moon), a moon of Pluto

People
Nix (surname), listing people with the surname

In science and technology
Nix (gene), a pro-apoptotic gene
Norwegian Internet Exchange (NIX), an Internet exchange point in Oslo
Neutral Internet Exchange of the Czech Republic, the Internet exchange point in Prague
Nix package manager, a "purely functional" package and configuration manager for computer systems
Unix-like, abbreviated *nix or nix

Codes
Nioro Airport, Mali (IATA airport code: NIX)
Hema language, (ISO 639-3 code: nix)

Other uses
Nix Federal Building, a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nix Professional Building, a hospital in San Antonio, Texas
Permethrin, branded as Nix in North America, an anti-lice drug
"Nix", a song by Golden Boy with Miss Kittin from Or
The Nix, a 2017 novel by Nathan Hill
Neck (water spirit) or nix, an aquatic being in Germanic folklore

See also
All pages with titles beginning with Nix 
Nyx (disambiguation)
Nixe (disambiguation)
Nick (disambiguation)
NIC (disambiguation)
New York Knicks, basketball team