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Question of the Day – Why am I diet sensitive if my pelvic floor muscles are the problem?

We get this question every week. If you've had symptoms for years and bladder therapies aren't working and you are still struggling with flares, it's time to look beyond the bladder and specifically to the pelvic floor muscles. Did you suffer an injury before your symptoms began? Were you an athlete?? Did you ride [...]

By |2024-01-23T14:20:46-08:00January 20th, 2024|IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on Question of the Day – Why am I diet sensitive if my pelvic floor muscles are the problem?

Saturday Morning Pancakes For The Win

Frosty Saturday mornings beckon for the quintessential breakfast food – pancakes. Hot buttery goodness covered with your choice of syrup, fruit, powdered sugar or, for many, folded and eaten by hand. For the acid sensitive patient, pancakes are a great way to start your day. Quick & Easy Pancakes You can certainly make your [...]

By |2024-01-13T07:09:30-08:00January 13th, 2024|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on Saturday Morning Pancakes For The Win

Soups to Warm You Up This Winter

Not much is better than a warm bowl of soup on a cold day. Soup often feels like a comfort food when we snuggled inside, watching the wind blow. It's great for scratchy throats. And it is usually pretty easy to make. Even better, there are many soup recipes that don't wreak havoc on [...]

By |2023-11-30T11:49:24-08:00November 29th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on Soups to Warm You Up This Winter

All the Recipes You Need for an IC Friendly Thanksgiving Meal

More than any other holiday, Thanksgiving revolves around food and that can be stressful when you are following a special diet for any reason -- including IC. However, you can easily have an IC friendly Thanksgiving with just a bit of planning. Whether this is your first or 15th holiday season with IC, these [...]

By |2023-11-17T13:14:30-08:00November 16th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on All the Recipes You Need for an IC Friendly Thanksgiving Meal

The Perfect Halloween Treat – Pumpkin Drop Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

It's ten days before Halloween and time to get into the ghosty spirit. These pumpkin drop cookies make for a great snack while decorating pumpkins with your kiddos.  Topped with cream cheese frosting, they are also a perfect accompaniment to your favorite warm fall drink! A steamy cup of Dandy Blend herbal coffee, Pumpkin Spice [...]

By |2023-10-20T17:09:42-07:00October 20th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project|Comments Off on The Perfect Halloween Treat – Pumpkin Drop Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Apples: A Fruit You Can Enjoy This Autumn

When it comes to fruit, IC patients can feel limited. Citrus fruits -- of which there are many -- most often irritate IC bladders. But some fruits are usually bladder friendly. Along with pears and blueberries, some mild apple varieties fall into this category. Depending on the variety, apples can be harvested from August [...]

By |2023-09-21T13:19:52-07:00September 14th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on Apples: A Fruit You Can Enjoy This Autumn

Should IC patients drink cranberry juice? No!

The Agony of Cranberry For anyone struggling with urinary symptoms (frequency, urgency, pressure and/or pain), the first suggestion they often hear from well meaning family members and friends is to drink cranberry juice. And, perhaps for a patient struggling with recurring UTI's, cranberry may have some benefit (more on that later) but for the IC/BPS, Hunner's lesion or [...]

By |2023-05-26T17:52:46-07:00May 26th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on Should IC patients drink cranberry juice? No!

To Bacon or Not To Bacon – Is it IC or bladder friendly?

In the IC Diet Guidelines, fresh, organic meats are always recommended over preserved meats such as salami or bologna. Why? Because preserved meats usually contain a variety of chemicals and additives, such as sodium nitrite, that could irritate the bladder. But, what about bacon? Is "uncured" vs. "cured" bacon more IC friendly? It can [...]

By |2023-04-28T14:52:02-07:00April 27th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on To Bacon or Not To Bacon – Is it IC or bladder friendly?

Spring Dinner Recipes

As winter becomes more and more of a memory, those of us in places like the Midwest are embracing the promise of sunshine and warmer days. Spring has officially sprung. And while some foods are year-round standbys, other things just don't fit as well with spring weather. We're not craving pumpkin recipes or recipes [...]

By |2023-05-26T17:55:49-07:00April 7th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on Spring Dinner Recipes

Low Acid White Bean Chili is a great bladder friendly cold weather meal!

Chili was my families go to recipe when school began. Hot, rich and satisfying, everyone loved chili especially when accompanied by homemade cornbread, biscuits or hot sourdough bread. Unfortunately, now that my parents are quite elderly (94 & 100) they can’t tolerate the acid. Like many IC'ers, they’ll be up several times a night [...]

By |2023-03-02T13:53:13-08:00October 7th, 2022|IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off on Low Acid White Bean Chili is a great bladder friendly cold weather meal!
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