What do you eat for Breakfast?

**stacyoigirl** · 02-26-2008, 07:37 AM

I have been having trouble finding breakfast food that does not bother me. I like to eat oat meal or organic cocoa puffs. When I am in my morning classes, which are about 1hr15min, I can pee around 2-5 times. It is crazy because I miss so much class, not to mention being the girl who leaves the class all the time. But I can eat these things in the evening and they do not bother me. So what I wanted to know is what other people eat for breakfast. What do you do? Has anyone had to deal with this?

Thanks everyone
stacy

***SharonA*** · 02-26-2008, 07:48 AM

I almost always urinate more in the morning than any other time of day. I can eat regular Cheerios with a little milk without it causing bladder problems.

**shanaladee** · 02-26-2008, 07:53 AM

I have also noticed that if I have cheerios that it causes less problems for me also

**IC SARAH-CPP** · 02-26-2008, 08:04 AM

I usually eat a slice of bread with a slice of cheese. There are these little hard slices of european bread called Wasa bread that I eat that don't bother my bladder. If I am not flaring, I will add a couple pieces of spinach to the top, yummy!!
I adore cheese, love it, love it, love it! I think I eat way too much but I am kinda funny about meat, so it is a good source of protein for me. I used to love brown sugar sausage and fried potatoes but those make me flare now

Plus, they are really unhealthy!
In college I suffered agonies I dont ever want to remember b/c of my bladder. Lets just say I "lost control" of my bladder several times in class. Not something I ever want to relive. I had a professor who locked the door and locked students in during tests and I had to fail a test one time b/c I peed my pants and had to leave. I complained to the dean after that and the rules changed! It was one of the worst experiences of my life but I was glad that I got her to recognize that wasn't okay to tell another human being they couldn't use the restroom!
Sarah

***kadi*** · 02-26-2008, 01:16 PM

I can't eat Cheerios or regular breakfast cereals, all the vitamins they are enriched with bug my bladder.

So, I eat Oatios, Rice Crunch'Ems, Nature's Path Honey'd Corn Flakes or Barbara's Shredded Wheat from the local health food store or Whole Foods. Or, Trader Joe's plain shredded wheat is ok too. Quaker Oats regular (not instant) oatmeal with raisins or brown sugar.

Homemade muffins, waffles or pancakes. I use Bisquick & have not had any trouble with that.

Scrambled egg, plain or with veggies mixed in. Toast with IC-safe bread. (just wheat, water & yeast)

**Laura78** · 02-27-2008, 08:35 AM

That is interesting. In Bev Lauman's cookbook "At Taste of the Good Life," she mentions eating chocolate (only a bit) in the morning & being able to get away w/ it then, but not so much in the evening. I can't take meds right now, so I would dare try. I'm glad you get to eat cocoa puffs! Sounds yummy!

Breakfast foods, in general, don't bother me too much. I try to buy uncured/nitrate free bacon when I can get to Wild Oats, but that's hard. Generally, I can get away w/ a little bit of reg. sausage/bacon every now & then. I eat a lot of oatmeal w/ brown sugar & sometimes raisins. I also like cinnamon or plain bagles from bread co. w/ cream cheese. Eggs w/ American or munster cheese work well for me too. Raisin Bran Crunch is usually a good cereal for me, but I have to avoid it during a flare.

Originally Posted by stacyoigirl

I have been having trouble finding breakfast food that does not bother me. I like to eat oat meal or organic cocoa puffs. When I am in my morning classes, which are about 1hr15min, I can pee around 2-5 times. It is crazy because I miss so much class, not to mention being the girl who leaves the class all the time. But I can eat these things in the evening and they do not bother me. So what I wanted to know is what other people eat for breakfast. What do you do? Has anyone had to deal with this?

Thanks everyone
stacy

**yvette** · 02-27-2008, 08:44 AM

Mornings have been tough for me too....Altho I think its more to do with holding urine for HOURS at night, rather that what I eat for breakfast. Or maybe it has to do with what I eat for dinner??? Interesting...I hadn't thought of that before.

Well here goes:
I eat 2 egg whites and 1 cup of plain instant oatmeal
or
2 egg whites with 1 banana
or
1 English muffin, with 1 whole egg (scrambled or sunny side up)
with a piece of very low fat ham/canadian bacon with a slice of low-fat cheddar.

and every morning I drink black, decaf tea.

**Want2BPainFree** · 02-27-2008, 08:53 AM

usually plain oatmeal with some real butter and brown sugar

on weekends or when I have time, eggs and homemade spelt french toast or pumpkin spelt pancakes with real maple syrup. yummy!

**Bea** · 02-27-2008, 12:55 PM

I am great with breakfast cereals, so I do that with blueberries and flaxseed every morning.

The one thing I love the most is my instant oatmeal.. i always add a little brown sugar.. some blueberries.. and if you can handle (for me it is greener bananas, once they start getting very ripe they bother me.. )

on weekends my hubby makes me egg whites and toast yum with margarine.. yummy

**stacyoigirl** · 03-18-2008, 02:40 PM

Thanks for all the ideas. I have not thought of english muffins or oatmel that is not instant. The other day I had plain rice, and no pain! But I was hungry two hours later, but no pain is the best.

***kadi*** · 03-18-2008, 05:13 PM

I like the SteamFresh packages of rice from the freezer section at Safeway. Sometimes for breakfast, I'll have scrambled or fried egg over rice. And pear juice mixed with carrot juice for a beverage.

I also find that plain Quaker Oats is great for breakfast. Lately I've been fixing them with a tsp of FiberSure powder mixed in (great source of soluble fiber, helps with the IBS-C), a third cup of blueberries, one packet of sugar & a splash of nonfat milk. Very filling & keeps my energy pretty stable all morning.

**Briza** · 03-19-2008, 12:49 PM

My usual breakfast is one or two hard boiled eggs (I boil them by the dozen to have on hand to eat plain or in salads), sometimes I eat the yoke, sometimes not, whole wheat toast or english muffin or plain oatmeal w/ butter and milk(not the instant oatmeal) and a glass of fat free milk. I can usually handle a small glass of low acid OJ or any fruit after I eat my breakfast. If I drink the OJ/fruit on an empty stomach I will have problems but don't seem to if I have them on a full stomach. Sometimes I subsitute cheese for either the milk or egg.
I have found that including protein (egg, milk, cheese) in my breakfast can set the tone for the day on how my bladder reacts to other foods, stress, etc. So I guess you could say that breakfast is my most important meal of the day.

I'm not crazy about cereal but I try to eat it a few times a week for the fiber, but I usually have it as a snack sometime later in the day rather than for breakfast. Best wishes

**Berkshire Road** · 03-19-2008, 03:14 PM

Usually wheat chex with skim milk and fresh blueberries (Costco has them most of the year, but if not, fresh frozen are ok); oatmeal; or matzo brie when I need some protein (crumble up 2 wet matzos in a mixing bowl, add 1 egg and 2 egg whites, cook in a pan with cooking spray, flattened like an omelet, flip it halfway through). I can eat pancakes and maple syrup, but usually only indulge on vacation.