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I had weight loss surgery March 24th this year and I can never have a carbonated beverage again. Are there any good flavored waters or other good cold drinks that are IC friendly that can be found at most grocery stores? I don't care for the herbal teas or the mint flavored.
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The only non-carbonated drink I have is blueberry juice. I have gotten to the point that I really like it and I put it in a wine glass or something really nice and it seems like a real treat. If you find anything else that works for you, please share it.treatment:
-I follow the IC diet to the letter
-acupuncture and chinese herbs
-Prelief
-UTA
-instillations as needed
-beginning yoga and specialized yoga for breathing and relaxation
-Wellbutrin
-Klonopin
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When I was a little girl my mother made a root beer drink for us --- she just used root beer extract, water, and sugar --- no carbonation.
DonnaStay safe
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I can drink orange gatorade with no problems. I am not very diet sensitive with my IC though, so take that with a grain of salt! I know that some others can drink gatorade and not have problems as well.
SandraLink to the patient information, everything from What is IC? to Disability
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American Urological Association Clinical Guideline
Diagnosis and Treatment of Intersitial Cysitis/Painful Bladder Syndrom
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Root beer
Donna-
Can you be more specific on the quantities for the root beer. I have tried root beer and let the fizz settle before drinking and was okay with it.Comment
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Hint Blackberry and Hint Pear water are good for me. I get them in the ICN shop or at Whole Foods. I also order SmartJuice Pear Juice by the case and have it delivered to my house. It's really good with ice or mixed with carrot juice.
I also like to put pear juice or blueberry juice into the blender with ice and make a slushy drink, especially in the summer
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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I haven't used root beer extract for years. It's available with the spices in most grocery stores. It doesn't take a lot because it's very concentrated --- it does take sugar, however.
DonnaStay safe
Elmiron Eye Disease Information Center - https://www.ic-network.com/elmiron-p...mation-center/
Elmiron Eye Disease Fact Sheet (Downloadable) - https://www.ic-network.com/wp-conten...nFactSheet.pdf
Have you checked the ICN Shop?
Click on ICN Shop at the top of this page. You'll find Bladder Builder and Bladder Rest, both of which we are finding have excellent results.
Patient Help: http://www.ic-network.com/patientlinks.html
Sub-types https://www.ic-network.com/five-pote...markably-well/
Diet list: https://www.ic-network.com/interstitial-cystitis-diet/
AUA Guidelines: https://www.ic-network.com/aua-guide...tial-cystitis/
I am not a medical authority nor do I offer medical advice. In all cases, I strongly encourage you to discuss your medical treatment with your personal medical care provider. Only they can, and should, give medical recommendations to you. [3MG]
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Mint iced tea
Use herbal mint teabags to make iced tea. Make sure the tea is all peppermint and doesn't have any sneaky bad ingredients. I usually boil about 4 cups of water and then let 4 teabags steep in it for 15 or 20 minutes before I take them out. After the teabags are out add an equal amount of cold water or part cold water and part ice. If you want sweet tea add sugar to the hot tea before adding the cold water. It is very refreshing and good sweetened or unsweetened.Comment
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So far besides whole milk, I have found natural pear juice in the produce section (just contains pears, and water, nothing else) is good over a glass full of ice. I found it in the produce section with the fancy bottled vegetable and fruit juices. Today I had a cup of hot water and a tablespoon of honey, that wasn't bad. I'm going to try the blueberry juice. I also use plain camomile tea. It's not great but better than drinking plain water all the time.Originally posted by CBZ1982 View Post
I do drink a cup or two of fresh brewed coffee every morning with about 1/4 of it being whole milk, no sugar, but have given up plain seltzer, which was my main drink for most of my adult life.Comment
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