IC

I have Interstitial Cystitis. For those of you who do not know, this is a crazy bladder problem. Whenever you eat anything that has any type of acid or preservatives or B vitamins or a thousand other things, your bladder cries out in agony. For some reason, the lining of the bladder has been destroyed and the food you eat only makes the problem worse.

I have had medical problems before but this is really difficult. Think of all of your favorite foods being banished from your life forever! For some, this may seem difficult but not all that difficult but for me it is a change in lifestyle. I have always enjoyed cooking and eating a vast number of items. Now whenever we have dinner parties or family dinners, I get to eat oatmeal or just meat with nothing on it but salt instead of all of things I have prepared for others. There is no more fast food. I am on an elimination diet where you only pick a few items from the impossibly small list of items that are deemed ok by the IC specialists. You eat just these few foods for months to get your rebellious bladder under control. Then you start adding things one by one.

There are three things I miss the most. Chocolate, Coffee and Ketchup. If you have IC, please leave me a comment on how you are getting through it and if you have any suggestions. Thanks for listening.