Yes, cases do vary in severity. But you should know that over 80% of all women suffer from IC. It is not rare, your g/f is not a special case. Also if IC is this big of an issue for her maybe she should look into drinking a little less. Alcohol is a pretty big catalyst and if she is getting drunk enough to not care if she gets pregnant then its no wonder she has such crippling pain from it.
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