There are many articles about the positive affects that acupuncture has on IC symptoms.  I can attest to the healing affects that acupuncture has had on my IC.  In fact I noticed a difference after my very first acupuncture treatment...it seemed like a cooling/calming sensation was occurring in my pelvic area during treatment, while after the treatment as I was walking around the grocery store shopping for dinner ingredients, a feeling of euphoria overcame me and my feet felt as if I was walking on clouds.  That night I slept better than I had in years and there was definitely a decrease in the urinary frequency over the next week or so.  My acupuncturist wanted me to get acupuncture treatments done once a week at the beginning as he said my first chakra was very weak.  Unfortunately I was unable to get that many treatments done due to finances, but getting acupuncture done 1-2 times a month over the past two years has significantly improved my IC pain, urinary frequency, IBS symptoms, etc.

 The acupuncturist that I go to is both a certified holistic doctor as well as a trained in China Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor, so in addition to the acupuncture treatments, I have also used various Chinese herbals and he is the doctor that introduced me to Yin Care douches (one of my favorites).  TCM doctors treat IC as they do any "dis-ease" by looking at the entire picture of the person's health including any stressors, emotional and physical ailments, and through taking a pulse at the start of every treatment.  I probably would never have considered acupuncture treatments if I had never been diagnosed with IC, but now I am very thankful for this very ancient healing technique!