Diet

One of my least favorite parts about having IC is being on this diet. I seriously can't live like this. I am a person who loves food, and when you tell me i can't have my favorite foods it upsets me. Seriously what’s a girl to do when she can't eat 90% of the foods that are in a regular person’s diet?


This diet as me worried about my nutrition. I’m lacking in my vitamins so now I’m taking vitamins. It’s hard to keep your body healthy when you have to always watch what you eat. This whole no acidic foods are really hard. My doctor also has me on a low sodium diet. Oh how this makes things so much harder for me.

There are only so many things I can have to eat and after a while the same foods eat boring. I know that I can take my Prelief (supplement take before each meal and drink to reduce 90% of acid in foods) before I eat, but still certain foods bother me. I can’t enjoy a normal meal like my mom’s homemade spaghetti without having any problems. I’ve had to change all of my eating habits and at times it hard to find something to eat that won’t bother me. Since I have one of the worse cases of IC that my doctor seen, eating becomes a chore to me. Trying to find out which foods are fine and then finding foods that don’t work at all. At times I feel like a test dummy, because foods I haven’t tried yet make me wonder how my body is going to react to it.

I don’t know how many of you with IC have the same problems as me. Let me tell you it isn’t easy. There are some many things that we have to take into account in our lives. None of us wanted this, it is just something that we inherited, formed from allergies, and so many different things play a huge role in our IC. Living with it is hard, but also not doing anything about it would be even harder. Just watch yourself and everything you do. Be careful of the foods you eat, and if you’re having problems talk to your doctor and ask them questions. They are there to help you and make things easier for you, so you don’t have to worry.