caffeine & IC

[tealover]

Can anyone tell me why caffeine is supposed to be so bad for those with IC? If I drink iced tea with lemon (my addiction & no-no's for most IC'ers), most of the time I don't see any negative effects. I was scolded by my doctor b/c I can't seem to give it up. It's hard to give it up when it doesn't seem to bother me most of the time. Every now & then I might notice an increase in frequency, but I'm willing to deal with that! I'm being very rebellious about this one issue! I don't want to give it up.

Just the other day I had 2 Wendy's Biggie size iced teas & had one of my best days ever, several 6-hour periods between bathroom breaks & 1 10-hour stretch - which I couldn't even do before IC. Go figure:blink: !

[Dixiefireball]

i can't drink tea it kills my bladder i have heard some ladies say some type of tea is safe but i don't remember what they had said.
i wish you luck and sending you prayers
Rhonda

[ICNDonna]

I'm not sure it's the caffeine in tea that's the problem. Tea can be very acid, just like coffee. And adding lemon makes it a double acid whammy. I do occasionally drink sun tea, but never with lemon. To make sun tea, I put tea bags in cold water and either put it in the sun for a few hours or let it soak overnight. Then I can add water to make it weaker.

Donna