And its helpful. I am again waiting for the Elmiron to take full effect. They are minimalists when it comes to food and quantity. Is there a food thats sabotaging your health? I have read Fast Tract Digestion. I tried to eat a little fruit and vitamins this last week in order to boost my immune system and of course all of the IC symptoms have returned. Also, what are your secondary food intolerances (the combination)? Ghee can be Also, I think men tend more to suck it up and not see a doctor when they have problems down there. End up with stomach issue from Elmiron , not on it anymore. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and input! After I read your article I decided to see if i had any food tolerances and decided to eat only bone broth for a while. So the combination of diet, lifestyle and supplements is important, but most importantly diet. . I also had a Skype consultation with him. The nutrients in foods help strengthen your immune system, heal wounds, stimulate nerve transmission, keep your blood flowing normally, and promote overall health. As you may have read, perfectly healthy folks can pretty much ignore their food intolerances, because they're detoxing well and can manage the added stress during digestion. Thank you for responding so quickly. Thanks, loved your story. I Had a lot of stress in my life and I got sick with a fever and on the heels of that I had an IC flare, which has been ongoing for a month but is now I think improving, but now I am sick again with a fever. I can tell you which one helped me the most, and one to avoid. Best wishes as you figure it out further!! She put some agitating fluid up my urethra and had me verbally respond to when I felt pain. I was diagnosed with IC 2 weeks ago. I believe strongly that we can heal ourselves. We had the same thing happen with our now 11-year-old. Thank you for letting me share this. Take a bit of coconut oil and shape it into a small ball (maybe 1/4 to 1/2-inch across) quickly before it starts to melt. His advice to me was to eliminate all fruits (same as yours). He is learning. I do take magnesium, quite alot. Its only been 2 days but I have been feeling better. Did the symptoms all ease at once? By eliminating dairy, and with his wonderful use of homeopathy, he put her extreme asthma into remission. <3 Well, it gets a bit philosophical and personal, doesn't it? Hi Megan, thank you for putting your story out here and giving hope. Hi Meghan, Thank you for your post. (Eggs, etc). Im now in a flare and I suffer extreme anxiety and depression fearing I wont be able to work. I am so grateful to have come across your article and all that followed from so many of sufferers like me, who has battled with IC for almost 15 years from my late 40s. What are your thoughts? I do recommend that you get the food intolerance eval. sign up to receive recipes & <3. Im amazed how many health issues come back to digestion and our diets. Now I have lived through enough flares, and twinges to know that just as they came, they will go. Go to this page: http://salmoncreekclinic.com/contact/ and youll find the phone number there. <3. Hi Cathy, yes! Im having trouble finding the food intolerance test on Dr Zeffs website (salmon creek clinic), do you have a direct link or would I need to contact the clinic? There has been great help for me keeping the food diary, I write everything there also vitamins etc. Its very hard to explain it to anyone who doesnt have it. Other sources https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126088/. Hi Megan! Thank you for sharing your experience! How long did you do stage 2 for? Not for those with histamine issues, but otherwise, bone broth is excellent for the ph of ones belly which sets all the digestive mechanisms functioning more properly, including the ileocecal valve. Hi Megan! I cannot imagine living with this pain. Also can you never eat fruit again? Again, thank you for writing this. Restricting intake of the foods and beverages listed above help some individuals control IC/BPS symptoms. She said she felt horrible about it now; but that they were on the forefront of the research being done and at the time, they felt it was their only next step. Coffee (caffeinated and decaffeinated), tea (caffeinated and decaffeinated), soda, alcohol, citrus juices, and cranberry juice. I am interested in the one you took it says its the 900mg 1 capsule daily. Thank you for sharing. Thank-you so much you are so kind. But my mom prayed & prayed that i would find a doctor that would tell me that I was going to get better & that I wasnt going to have IC forever & I finally found him because of this article! Ill be interested to read more about the ozone gas. Get in more calories. It is important that you dilute your chosen essential oil with a good quality carrier oil and many sufferers of interstitial cystitis recommend virgin coconut oil for this purpose. I still live a GAPS lifestyle and feel great. We will never sell your information. I am not sure what it is but i am only on day 5 and day 4 I was in so much pain I could barely move. Hi Alex, Im so glad you found the article and that your issues are so similar to mine, so this can be very helpful to you hopefully. Also have been thinking candidiasis / yeast. She was very kind, and we also chatted about her work in general with IC patients. I havent looked into food intolerances yet with Dr Zeff. I had food allergy tests and it doesnt seem to come in to play for menot sure. I try to eat fresh veggies, meat and eggsbut I love fruit! Getting older and having issues like these are no fun, but its so wonderful to find support and natural remedies. Dinner: pork chops with mashed potatoes and green beans. I have IC. Megan your story is ditto same to same with me, all the triggers are same for me adding garlic also, garlic helps in uti but triggers the most in IC, cant eat pomegranates too, summing up same, sugar triggers me too, high gi foods, fats helped me, almonds-walnuts, so whatever helped you, please tell me exactly the same from all supplements you are taking to all foods you are eating that benefitted you the most, whatever hepled you will benefit me for sure, you are my female version as i am male. hypnogogicsham 11 days ago Have you tried "slippery stuff"? My son has one patch of eczema I havent been able to pinpoint for years, so well this week reduce oxalates and a bit more to see if theres a compound that needs to be isolated for fuller healing. Hi, Megan, thanks for the reply. If youd like to consult with Dr. Zeff, he would be glad to help you. Thank you for your work. My name is Rachel and I am 19 years old. Bladder spasms cause pain, inflammation, and itching. Will I be able to book an appointment Skype with you. I tried to fast again, but only made it through day 7. Heres my eCookbook and heres the softcover print version from Amazon. Did you find most relief during this stage? Saved my life! Bladder spasms cause pain, inflammation, and itching. So happy for what youve figured out so far, and for your improvement. That is one of the most important lessons to learn, because early on, if I had even a twinge in my bladder, my anxiety was through the roof. Your journey to whole health is now being handed to you. Put one teaspoon in water and stir, then drink. The food evaluation is gone into in great length as well as the contact details of who provides the kit. (source), Some who have lived with IC symptoms manage them with a genuinely benign medication, meaning it works well and without side effects. Its lovely. I had no idea that it was fruit that made me feel so bad for so many years. I find guided meditations help, but I enjoy doing those everyday regardless. Megan thank-you for your article. BUT. I do put coconut milk on my porridge in the morning. Are you able to eat grains and dairy still, or do you eliminate those as well? I wonder if youve ever heard whether or not IC and lichen sclerosis are in any way related (other than the immune system being somehow compromised and both being influenced by hormones)? Good luck and blessings in your process!! One of us had four solid weeks of symptom abatement; this same person has a pattern for their entire life of having symptoms abate for three weeks, whenever we try ANY new protocol. I had never had any bladder or digestive issues before that. *Dr. Zeff was named Naturopathic Physician of the Year in 1989 for his contribution to the development of naturopathic clinical theory. The only other explanation is if a person started out in poor health and in a cloudy climate then stayed away from the food, improved their health and moved to a sunny climate, their body would be detoxifying better and they could then handle the food intolerance without it causing symptoms. I am always amazed when folks are recommended to take this to reduce their stomach acid or produce alkalinity within their body. When I went fruit-free, due to the food intol. Ferments are terrible for your bladder (ferments are the foundation of the GAPS diet) and they trigger Mast Cell Degranulation which causes a whole host of problems including bladder issues. I totally agree with you. Thank you very much! What is the name of the test Dr. Zeff used? I read about the Diet you mentioned and Leaky gut. Thank you! That one insight allowed me to get well. Thanks! Sending you prayers! They suffered from spinal damage, gut damage, major hormone imbalances, B-vitamin and iron shortages and more. Of course, you need to maintain emotional peace as well. Ive been having coconut oil instead. Furthermore, trigger foods and drinks can vary quite a bit for each case. That means that there may be one food group in your diet that is literally sabotaging your health. Crypto I think that in the case of your son he never lacked the enzymes to digest dairy. Today I am in remission. Coconut and avocado oils can be used like castor externally due to their cooling effect but unlike castor they also have too much of a cooling effect internally so should not be used in cooking Hence routine use of coconut oil internally, even though the rage from a matter science view currently, is not a good idea as it will disrupt agni which My daughter has suffered from IIC and pelvic pain for the last three years. I have looked at the gaps diet cookbooks and they are using these ingredients so I have not purchased them. 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