New to IC and need help

[Stl]

Hi,
I am pretty sure I have IC but haven't been diagnosed yet. I have frequent non-stop urge to urinate, I don't have UTI(been checked twice for this). My problem is I can't find anything to eat that doesn't make me sick to my stomach. I drink alot of milk and vanilla shakes and that's it. I read the IC list but I'm still not sure what I can have. Can I get someone's input as to what they eat daily. Is purified water from the refrigerator okay to drink? Please help, I am so sick-it feels like my stomach is on fire. Thanks! Sue

[ICNDonna]

It sounds like you may have other things going on with you if you can't tolerate food. I hope you have an appointment with your doctor.

Here's a sample of what I might eat in a day:

Breakfast: One of the following: Oatmeal, cold cereal, an egg.
One piece toast
Midmorning: Small pear or crackers or sometimes a piece of toast
Lunch: Usually a sandwich.
Mid-afternoon: I buy 100-calorie snack packs for afternoon snacks.
Dinner: Usually some kind of meat, chicken, fish, etc.
A vegetable
Small serving of potato or some rice.
Small dish of ice cream.

I have to do the snacks because I'm diabetic and need to keep my blood sugar level.

Donna

[Stl]

Thanks Donna for the info. Now I'm wondering if my stomach hurts from taking Vesicare - that's one of the side effects. I did eat a small piece of pumpkin pie and felt a little better. I haven't eaten anything solid in over a week because I'm not sure what I can eat. So thanks for your help.
Sue

[gopher7895]

Sue,

I'm really diet sensitive and can only drink Poland Springs bottled water. I stick to the usually OK column on the IC diet. Here's a sample day for me:

Breakfast - egg sandwich on homemade bread (I can't tolerate preservatives) or grilled cheese with mozarella cheese
Lunch - Pasta w/broccoli
Dinner - Chicken breast, baked potato and any vegetable
Snacks - raw organic pumpkin seeds, homemade granola, pear

When I have a flare I usually just eat plain rice for a day or two and it helps. Boring but it does help. I don't eat any processed food. Following the diet has just about eliminated my frequency problems.

You should further check out your stomach problem because that's not a usual IC symptom from what I know. I have IBS and a lot of us do with IC so I know I get stomach/intestinal pain from that.

Good luck...My name is Sue too.