By Callie Krajcir Registered Dietititan, IC Warrior Whether you’ve had interstitial cystitis for weeks or years, then I’m sure you’re familiar with flare-ups of your symptoms. If you’re not, we’ll talk about that too in this post. I’m first going to define what a “flare” is, then I will reveal the two major types of IC flares, and finally I’ll dive into the various causes of flares and how to […]
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By Callie Krajcir Registered Dietititan, IC Warrior I vividly remember sitting in my urogynecologist’s office years ago and being told that I should “cut out” items from my diet such as coffee, alcohol, citrus, chocolate, and artificial sweeteners, amongst many other things. My doctor told me, “this is the IC diet, and you might find some relief following it”. I thought, So I have to remove all of my favourite
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By Callie Krajcir Registered Dietititan, IC Warrior Did you know that the foods and beverages you consume have a direct effect on your bladder symptoms? The human body is an amazing thing. It has the ability to break down the nutrients in food and use them as energy, building blocks of muscle, for storage and many other functions. We have two systems in our bodies that break down
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