Wow I did a test!!!!!!!

[jimmiesgirl]

I have always been a heavy soda drinker, I love soda especially coca-cola, well I had to cut down on the caffeinated drinks due to my stomach issues long ago so I had it in moderation but I still drank ginger-ale or 7-up or Sprite the clear sodas, well in the last 2 weeks I weaned myself off completely and only drink water or gatorade, and was feeling pretty good, no shooting knife like cramps and the urgency had really changed~ so being Christmas I decided to splurge and have all the food and drink I wanted, I didn't have any alcohol at all only coca-cola and man oh man am I paying for it today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :headbang:

[mare mare]

:) I'm so proud of you quitting Coca-cola! Coke is my favorite drink and I sometimes use it as a reward for myself! :loco: (once a day) Another weakness of mine is coffee! I truley suffer for this at times! I stopped smoking 16 years ago but it seems to be harder to quit the coke and coffee! I do drink only water the rest of the time. Why does it seem like all the things that tase good are not good for you?!!!

It's very encouraging to know your bladder can really tell the difference!
I'm seriously thinking of telling my friend Coca-cola good-by!! :idea:

Take care of yourself and remember we all fall of the wagon sometime! :cussing:
I pray your flare doesn't last long! :grouphug:

[emilyrose197377]

I can't drink gatorade must be the pottassuim in it it causes me to go into a flare . I can all the decafeinated sodas I want . I hope your flare passes quickly.

[mela414]

For me, I think it's the citric acid ihe gatorade. I stopped drinking it years ago before I knew I had IC... It would also irritatee my entire gut and I would get so distened and bve in such pain. I later learned that I'm really allergic to mold even when AI ingest it! and guess what............citric acid is fermented on mold! So..........no more sodas, sports drinks or anything of the like! My only real beverage is good old (filtered) H2O!!!!!

[jimmiesgirl]

I can't drink gatorade must be the pottassuim in it it causes me to go into a flare . I can all the decafeinated sodas I want . I hope your flare passes quickly.


How does potassuim effect people with IC negatively?????

[jimmiesgirl]

For me, I think it's the <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=citric%20acid" onmouseover="window.status='citric acid'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">citric acid</a> ihe gatorade. I stopped drinking it years ago before I knew I had IC... It would also irritatee my entire gut and I would get so distened and bve in such pain. I later learned that I'm really allergic to mold even when AI ingest it! and guess what............citric acid is fermented on mold! So..........no more sodas, <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=sports%20drinks" onmouseover="window.status='sports drinks'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">sports drinks</a> or anything of the like! My only real beverage is good old (filtered) H2O!!!!!



I sure wish there was a way to make water exciting and tasty!!!!!!!! :)