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I notice that every time I eat steamed veggies (especially broccoli) and a raw salad with veggies (with just olive oil as dressing) I go into a terrible flare immediately after (or even during) I eat it. Anyone know what this is about?
I had a similar experience a few months ago. I figured out that it was the stem of the broccoli that was bothering me, as opposed to the florets, so I now throw away the stem instead of trying to use it. I don't know what you put in your salad, but I have a hard time eating greens other than kale or spinach. They all burn my tongue like crazy. Hope this helps.
you know..years ago..i would drink beer all day...i remember eating cadburry eggs for breakfast...skinny as can be...chicken wings for dinner..
never exercised. nothing.
healthy as a horse
late 20s i decided to take better care of myself.
i think it was the worst mistake of my life.,,,lol
it was only after i began eating healthy...drinking v8...working out...yogurt...fruit,..vegetables...
that i got sick...w/ High Blood Pressure ( i am still skinny)
IC
anxiety
i was in the best shape of my life..last summer..when i first got ic
what a rip off
what crap is that
i should have remained a drunk.
and think it pickeled and preserved me
lol
That's funny, I smoked up until August of last year and prior to smoking I seemed to get sinus infections all the time. When I started smoking I actually got them less often! I could never understand how smoking seemed to stop me from getting sick as often. I am happy I quit now that I know about my bladder and how bad smoking is for my bladder but sometimes when I'm really stressed I still think about having a cig.
Christine
I have been diagnoised for 6 1/2 years now. I have taken a long break from the ICN but really miss helping out my fellow IC patients and want to get back into posting.
1st hydro 4/07 showed no visible signs of IC but tons of mast cells in all my biopsy samples which did prove IC.
2nd hydro 4/13/09 showed dark purple glomerulations and I had a capacity of 450 cc's. This hydro proved that my IC had progressed.
I have tried every oral medication as well as rescue instills and DMSO.
I have been lucky enough to see Dr Hanno, the top IC specialist in PA who has told me due to the fact that I have not responded to any "standard" treatments that I have a severe, end stage case of IC with a horrible quality of life (didn't have to tell me that last part!)
Proud wifey of Shane, mommy to Griffin, and step-mom to Logan and Gage
Also proud mom to the best Bullmastiff on earth, Claus
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