IC Disease

There hasn’t been much research done on how vitamins and supplements affect IC Disease.  I can tell you what I know from my own personal experience.  I cannot take multivitamins or Vitamin C.  I have found that in order to take vitamins or supplements, I have to take the ones that serve an individual purpose.  For example, I have to buy a bottle of Vitamin B 12, a bottle of Vitamin E, etc. 

For someone who has just been diagnosed with IC Disease, or for someone with the illness who is trying to find out what they can and can’t tolerate, it would be best to ditch the multivitamins. By taking individual vitamins it is easier to find out what your body, or bladder, can tolerate.

While there isn’t a lot known about IC Disease and the affects of vitamins, below are some suggestions of what to avoid:

Vitamin C.  Because Vitamin C is acidic, it can cause IC flares.  There is an Ester C Vitamin that is better suited to IC patients because it is pH-balanced and acid neutralized.  It is recommended to start out with small doses, however.

B-Complex Vitamins.  It’s not known why but B-Complex vitamins are hard for IC patients to tolerate.  It is recommended that the patient take the individual B Vitamins.

Vitamins A,D,E,K.  These are considered fat soluble vitamins and are typically tolerated well by IC patients.  Calcium and magnesium should be okay for IC patients also.

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