article_snippet: Sarah Carr said for years Sarah Carr felt like Sarah Carr needed to go to the toilet 50 times a day - but urinating was like 'passing razor blades.'
article_snippet: At seven years old (left), Sarah Carr, now 23, began suffering pain and a frequent urge to urinate.
article_snippet: Sarah Carr began needing the loo 50 times a day, but said urinating was like 'passing razor blades'
article_snippet: In 2013 Sarah Carr was finally diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, a chronic form of the condition which does not respond to antibiotics and can be hard to treat .
article_snippet: But finally, it emerged Sarah Carr had the serious condition interstitial cystitis, which causes recurring pain, urgency, a need to pass water frequently and a burning sensation when passing urine.
article_snippet: her intimate problems started when Sarah Carr was in primary school, when Sarah Carr could barely sit through a lesson without feeling a desperate urge to urinate.
article_snippet: In 2013 she was finally diagnosed with the chronic bladder condition interstitial cystitis, for which there is no known cure.
highlights_snippet: Sarah Carr needed to go to the loo 50 times a day and urinating was painful .
  
highlights_snippet: In 2013, Sarah Carr was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis - which has no cure .
  