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Question about Yoghurt???
I know that Yoghurt is on the no no list, and I havent had any since been diagnosed with IC. Please tell me why we can not eat it?? Is it the acid content in the yoghurt???? I know you have to be careful about the fruit yoghurts. today I found plain organic yoghurt that does not contain any acids nor preservatives, I also found plain organic goats milk yoghurt. has anyone tried plain yoghurt?? what are your thoughts?
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I eat Dannon Light and Fit yogert every morning for breakfast and it doesn't bother me at all. It's low fat/low sugar. I eat either the peach or the strawberry ones but it does come in just vanilla too. Roxie
Double Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery 8/09
Unsuccessful MiniArc sling surgery 12/07
Dx'd Hypothyroid
Dx'd Chronic Axonal Neuropathy & Myopathy
June 2007
Dx'd IC May 2006 (after suffering for 25+ yrs!)
First Cysto 1979
First Hydro 1981 (Many treatments since then!)
Collagin"Durasphere" injections for urethra
Gall bladder surgery Aug. 2004
Gastric Bypass Dec. 2004
Dx'd: Barrett's Esphogus July 2004
Dx'd: Vaginal Atrophy 2005
Bladder surgery 2000
Dx'd: IBS 2000
Hysterectomy (fibroids) 1999
Laminectomy 1989
Dx'd: Degerative Disk Disorder 1989
For IC I use Elmiron, Elavil and Freeze dried Aloe Vera (it works likes Elmiron, but naturally)and Azo as needed. I also take Zegerid, Randitine for Barrett's Esophagus. (which causes me to have constant yeast infections!)I take Cymbalta for Neuopathy/Myopathy pain. I use the Climara patch for menopause symptoms. I'm on a very strict diet because of the IC, IBS and Gastric Bypass. I take Primal Defense Probiotics and whole food Iron.
I no longer have the awful urethral pain! I've been using MSM gel now for 4 mo. and haven't had a flare up or the urethra pain.....it's amazing stuff!!:woohoo: -
Plain organic full fat yoghurt doesn't upset my bladder - I often have it for breakfast.Comment
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I have one Yami Blackberry Lowfat Yogurt a day. It's in my routine. I couldn't live without it.
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I have no problem with plain yogurt or vanilla yogurt also I can eat blueberry yogurt and its great for yeast if thats a problem..
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Other Meds: Levlite- Continious Birtcontrol, Micardis-40mg for High Blood Pressure
Meds I have Tried:
Topamax,Tofranil, Elmiron, Atarax, Cymbalta, Elavil, Enablex, Detral La, Prydium.
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Intstills, could not continue them due to some kind of reaction after 3rd instill. Tasted the lidocaine in my mouth, tongue and lips went numb then went into what seemed like a panic attack. Shaking, racing heart, tingling face/head, blood pressure shot up..
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Hydro/Cysto Caused Bladder to Rupture.
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Yogurt flares me, but I'm very very diet sensitive.
Try a small amount without trying anything else new that day.
You might try one of the mild ones like Yobaby vanilla or an organic brand without artificial colors or sweeteners.Kadi
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Current treatments:
-IC diet
-Elavil 50mg at night
-Continuous use birth control pills (4-5 periods/year)
-Heparin/Marcaine/Sodium Bicarb home instills at night 3-4x per week, more often if needed
-Pyridium if needed,
-Pain medicine at bedtime daily, as needed during the day several times per week
-Antibiotic when doing an instillation to prevent UTI
-Colace & SmartFiber to treat chronic constipation from meds, Fleet enema as needed
-Dye Free Benadryl 50 mg at bedtime
-"Your Pace Yoga: Relieving Pelvic Pain" dvd, walking, treadmill at gym
-Managing stress= VERY important!
-Fur therapy: Hugging the cat!
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thank you for all your responses, I will try a little plain organic yoghurt to start off with.Formerly lorenabComment
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I want to go back to her original question: what in yogurt makes it off-limits, and why does organic work?Comment
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I would think then that it would have to be preservatives or something. But I eat Yami and it's not organic and I'm fine. I'd probably be better with organic or homemade. I have a starter for homemade I keep saying I'm going to make but never do. It's made with whole heavy cream, so I know it has to taste good.
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I have not eaten yogurt in a long while, but stoneyfields is organic, and the plain yogurt made with the whole milk is sooooo goood. I may try it again in a very small amount just to see how it does on my bladder.
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Yogurt is fermented. That is why it is on the usually problematic list along with aged cheeses and wine, and beer, etc.
I haven't tried any, but I used to eat it daily. I had pain then. When I follow the IC diet to a T, I don't flare from foods.
If I stray one iota, I flare.Sonja
Dx: Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy/Congestive Heart Failure-1997, Vulvar Vestibulitis-2006, IC-Feb 2007, Atrophic Vaginitis 08, Heavy Long and Painful Periods leading to Partial Hysterectomy-2007, Rectal Fissure-2007, Pelvic Floor Dysfuntion-2008, Post-Menopausal-2010
Meds: Coreg, Elmiron, Elestrin, Est/Test Topical Gel, Valium Suppositories, Lyrica, Dyrenium to counteract edema from Lyrica, Pain Meds.
IC Diet: Very diet sensitive, esp. to spices.Comment
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Originally posted by Janvier2 View Post
The only differance with Organic verus other foods, is that the cow are not feed hormons. Just as if you buy organis foods, means it has not been given any chemicals to help it grow, or to keep bugs off from it.They use menuer instrad of other fertilizers.
So if your body is responding to regualr foods, and not the organic, chances are that the ,cows with hormonal injections and what ever else they pump them full of, your body is responding to that. Even though of course milk get pasturized, I have no idea if 100% of that gets filtered out,but my guess is that it doesnt.
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Endometriosis,1995
IC,Feb 06
IBS-C
Prenecious Anemia
Stomach Ulcers
Duodenitis
Acid Reflux
Low Blood Sugar
Hypothyroid
Migrains
Surgeries
Laporoscopy-1995
Gaul Bladder-1996
Laporoscopy-2005
colonoscopy2005
cysto/hydro-2006
cysto/hydro-2007
endoscope-2007
Meds:
Elmiron,100mg 2am 2pm
Seasonique,1 night(helps control pain for Endo)Provera, 10mg 1 night
Elavil, 150 1pm
Flexeril, 10mg 1 night(was to be 1 am also but makes me to sleepy)
Prilosec,20mg 1am 1pm
Zoloft,100mg 1 pm
Topamax 25mg 1am 2pmCyannobalamin(b12), 1 injection every 2 weeks
Reglan, 10mg, 1 3xday with meals-for duonditis
Ultram 50mg 1 every 4hrs as needed for pain
Pyridim,100mg as needed
Vicodin 5/500 as needed for pain
Heating pad
Ice Pack
Arthritis Pain Equate brand 650mg usualy 2 at a time
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Hopefuly no more gets added to the list!!!
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Dannon all natural
I just found out this week that I can have Dannon All Natural blueberry. It says right on the package no artificial anything. I haven't had yougert for 3 years. This is the coolest thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't tried more than one in a day though.Redmowii
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Originally posted by stacyY View Post
Well, it's more than just that. Most of the time if you buy organic, the company will also not use additives and preservatives as well and those can be what cause you to flare. I know they do me.
I just made homemade yoghurt this weekend and it was fabulous! It was made with organic culture from a company called Yo'gourmet that freeze dries the cultures. They have two options for preparation. The first is with milk which makes regular yoghurt (and I'm sure you could use soy, rice milk, almond, etc also) and the second is called Creme Bulgare which is made with cream and is just scrumptious!!! It's rich and slightly sweet, not sour at all! I put just a touch of honey over it and I could eat this stuff all day! It didn't make me flare at all and I had to pull my mom off of it. LOL! I almost didn't get it back when I gave her a taste.
So I've decided homemade is the only way to go.
I basically have decided to cook/bake everything from scratch from here on out since everything else is suspect and could cause flares and costs so much to purchase anyway. My family has basically gone vegan anyhow and it's becoming more and more clear that eating as close to the way nature made it is the best way to stay flare free.Comment
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