Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease, IC Friendly Recipes on Aug 28th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
I found another great IC Disease friendly recipe that is a great pasta side dish - Fettuccine Alfredo. If you try this recipe, let me know what you think!
IC Friendly Fettuccine Alfredo
12 ounces fettuccine
1 cup evaporated skim milk
1/2 cup half and half
1 1/2 cups grated fresh Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Friendly Recipes on Aug 20th, 2008 Edit | 1 Comment »
If you have IC but you like sweets, this great IC friendly recipes for Crunchy White Chocolate Drops will curb your sweet tooth without acting up your IC symptoms. Talk about having the best of both worlds! This recipe is great for the whole family to eat - not just for IC kids and patients.
This […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Friendly Recipes on Aug 11th, 2008 Edit | 1 Comment »
If you are looking for foods to eat that won’t aggravate your IC Disease, keep reading this blog so that you can find IC friendly recipes to try! I hope you enjoy the first recipe in this series.
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
1lb ground beef
2 small grated carrots
1 small bell pepper diced
2 teaspoons olive oil
garlic salt to taste
cabbage […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease, Treatments on Jul 8th, 2008 Edit | 1 Comment »
(This is an actual picture of what marshmallow root looks like)
I had mentioned last weekend on my IC Elimination Diet: Hot Drinks post about drinking marshmallow root tea to help heal the bladder and relieve IC symptoms. Catherine M. Simone, author of the book To Wake In Tears, introduced the use of marshmallow root tea […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease on Jul 5th, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
One hot drink that is hard for many IC patients to give up is their morning routine of drinking coffee. For some patients, drinking coffee (and carbonated soda) is an all-day thing. For those people it is even harder. Most hot teas even need to be cut out at first. Until your bladder heals, here […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease on Jul 4th, 2008 Edit | 2 Comments »
When it comes to what to eat and avoid with Interstitial Cystitis, patients are probably going to get confused and will read so many different “theories”. The IC Network is an organization that I have the most faith in when it comes to what to do and not to with IC Disease. The IC Network recommends […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease on Jul 3rd, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
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. […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease on Jul 2nd, 2008 Edit | 1 Comment »
If you read my post yesterday that listed the foods that should be avoided if you have IC Disease, you are probably thinking “Wow - what’s left?”. I know that was my first thought. I imagined that I would never enjoy eating again. But fortunately that hasn’t been the case. In my own personal IC […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease on Jul 1st, 2008 Edit | No Comments »
Each IC patient will probably have different food triggers that will cause their symptoms to flare. The list below is just a general list that is used as a starting point for IC patients when they are starting their elimination diet.
Foods to Avoid
Dairy - yogurt, sour cream, aged cheeses
Vegetables - onions, tomatoes, tofu, lima beans, […]
Posted in IC Diet, IC Disease on Jun 30th, 2008 Edit | 1 Comment »
IC Disease patients may find that certain foods and drinks cause their symptoms to flare. This is especially true at the beginning or at the worst part of the illness. When I was at my worst with IC, just drinking water caused excruciating pain and caused my urine to burn terribly. Until an IC patient […]
