Hi
My name is Nicole, I'm 26 and I was just recently (2 weeks ago) diagnosed with IC, and lucky for me I found this site quickly. My Dr started me on Elmiron, stopped drinking coffee and coke zero (I have a feeling this was my major cause of my pain... used to drink 1-5 cans of coke a day!) and I'm trying to figure out the diet, and I find this is where I'm struggling... I think my biggest problem is that I'm focusing on things I CANT eat instead of things I CAN eat. But I noticed that Soy is on the caution list, when I did groceries alot of foods have soy last on the ingredient list or say 'may contain soy products', do you think those will cause problems? I just played on the safe side and didn't get them, but as the shopping trip continued I was just getting more and more upset about everything I couldn't have....
Just seemed like everything has soy in it.....
I also noticed that people have suggested keeping a diet journal to watch what causes flare ups, but how long after you eat something before you have pain? (Like 6 hours, 24 hours) - I have the 'A Taste of the Good Life' on order so I hope to find some good recipes... I'm a huge spicy food fan, I put hot sauce on everything so I have some adjusting to do... I apparently have not been very nice to my bladder!
Any
or advice you guys may have would be greatly appreciated, its been a stressful week, lots of tears, but I think I'm at least taking some steps in the right direction....
Thank you
My name is Nicole, I'm 26 and I was just recently (2 weeks ago) diagnosed with IC, and lucky for me I found this site quickly. My Dr started me on Elmiron, stopped drinking coffee and coke zero (I have a feeling this was my major cause of my pain... used to drink 1-5 cans of coke a day!) and I'm trying to figure out the diet, and I find this is where I'm struggling... I think my biggest problem is that I'm focusing on things I CANT eat instead of things I CAN eat. But I noticed that Soy is on the caution list, when I did groceries alot of foods have soy last on the ingredient list or say 'may contain soy products', do you think those will cause problems? I just played on the safe side and didn't get them, but as the shopping trip continued I was just getting more and more upset about everything I couldn't have....

I also noticed that people have suggested keeping a diet journal to watch what causes flare ups, but how long after you eat something before you have pain? (Like 6 hours, 24 hours) - I have the 'A Taste of the Good Life' on order so I hope to find some good recipes... I'm a huge spicy food fan, I put hot sauce on everything so I have some adjusting to do... I apparently have not been very nice to my bladder!
Any

Thank you
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