My medical conditions require me to take really good care of myself. One of the things I do is follow a special diet. I follow whats known as the IC diet, this diet eliminates acidic foods, preservatives and foods that irritate the bladder. When I don't follow this diet I have extremely painful flare ups of Interstitial Cystitis . I have been following this diet on and off for about 4 years now. I haven't been very good at eliminating all irritating ingredients and my symptoms have reflected this, so yesterday as a sort of new year resolution I started on the IC diet and vowed to stick to it for at least two weeks before I begin adding foods back into my diet.
update 6/23/2014
I have been following the ic diet now for nearly six months. I can tell a noticeable difference immediately if i stray from my diet. In addition to this diet i have also omitted all red meats. I am currently working on eliminating dairy, sugar , grains , carbohydrates , and high sugar fruits from my diet. I am making these new changes because i believe that I may have a imbalance of intestinal flora that could be contributing to my symptoms.
update 6/23/2014
I have been following the ic diet now for nearly six months. I can tell a noticeable difference immediately if i stray from my diet. In addition to this diet i have also omitted all red meats. I am currently working on eliminating dairy, sugar , grains , carbohydrates , and high sugar fruits from my diet. I am making these new changes because i believe that I may have a imbalance of intestinal flora that could be contributing to my symptoms.
Today I wanted to share a yummy IC safe recipe from http://www.interstitialcystitis.me/