Sera
08-18-2008, 06:57 AM
I have a few general questions that my urologist could not seem to answer. I hope this is the appropriate thread to post this in as I could not find other related information. The questions are:
1) With IC, how do you treat symptoms of the common cold? For instance, I used to take Day/Nyquil, suck on cough drop, and chug vitamin C when I had a cold/sore throat, but all seem to either have citric acid, other types of acid, or other active/inactive ingredients that I am leery of putting into my system in fear that I will get a flare and feel worse than I already am feeling. I currently have a cold (sore throat, general aches, cold/hot, etc.) and I am not sure what I can do other than rest, drink plenty of water and stick to my IC diet to alleviate symptoms.
2) I have noticed that since sick, my IC has flared up in general (no food triggers, etc.). This is also tiring me out more because I have to wake up 3-4 times in the middle of the night to urinate, lay in bed and deal with the "aftershock" of bladder aches and pain, etc.
3) Also, what else can I do becides a multi-vitamin, water and the IC diet to promote overall health and help boost my immue system against future colds? Since I began dealing with IC, I have noticed that my immune system seems more suppressed. Is there any way I can help strengthen it so that a little cold won't knock me off my feet?
Thank you very much in advance!
~Sera
1) With IC, how do you treat symptoms of the common cold? For instance, I used to take Day/Nyquil, suck on cough drop, and chug vitamin C when I had a cold/sore throat, but all seem to either have citric acid, other types of acid, or other active/inactive ingredients that I am leery of putting into my system in fear that I will get a flare and feel worse than I already am feeling. I currently have a cold (sore throat, general aches, cold/hot, etc.) and I am not sure what I can do other than rest, drink plenty of water and stick to my IC diet to alleviate symptoms.
2) I have noticed that since sick, my IC has flared up in general (no food triggers, etc.). This is also tiring me out more because I have to wake up 3-4 times in the middle of the night to urinate, lay in bed and deal with the "aftershock" of bladder aches and pain, etc.
3) Also, what else can I do becides a multi-vitamin, water and the IC diet to promote overall health and help boost my immue system against future colds? Since I began dealing with IC, I have noticed that my immune system seems more suppressed. Is there any way I can help strengthen it so that a little cold won't knock me off my feet?
Thank you very much in advance!
~Sera