a couple of questions...

[alana rose]

I work at Starbucks full time and love my job, but I have read where ic patients are affected from breathing in certain chemical products (household cleaners...) Does anyone think that I breathe in coffee everyday (I smell of it when I get home) that it could affect my bladder. I have been in so much pain lately. Also, I was told by my uro not to eat potatoes because of their high potassium level (he told me that potassium irritates the exposed nerves in your bladder), but yet I have seen a lot of recipes that are ic friendly that use potatoes. I have been in three flares since the holidays and am to scared to try anything new, but am getting frustrated with the limited diet.
Thanks everyone!
alana

[raeray]

Hi Alana!
The holidays are what did me in as well. I had been pretty lucky before that and always bounced back, but this time I didn't when I read the list of ok and not ok foods from this site, I was amazed - I had switched my diet for the holidays and had been eating ALL of the bad stuff! Now it seems like EVERYTHING irritates it. I understand how you feel. You begin to look at everything suspiciously wink

I can't tell you whether or not breathing the coffee would actually hurt you or not though, sorry. I can just commiserate! Besides, being around that coffee all day and not being able to drink it would be enough for me right now!!! I MISS my coffee!!! (With Prelief of course.... :)