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    Hi,

    I am wondering if eating something that causes pain only causes the pain/frequency/urgency for days-weeks or if it also causes lasting damage like celiac disease does? I think that if someone has celiac disease, if they eat something with gluten in it it does serious damage to the villi in their intestines. I know that if we eat something like chocolate, it causes inflammation and cuts in the bladder. Does that cause lasting damage that won't heal or does it eventually heal?

    I am wondering because I am contemplating having a day a year where I choose some small things that I normally can't have (chocolate) and eat some of it. If it's gonna cause permanent damage then I will definitely rethink it.

    Thanks,
    Emily Anne

    Had abdominal pain since I was 12 that started getting much more severe when I entered college. I just got diagnosed in February 2011.

    Medications:
    Elmiron (100mg) 3x/day
    Prelief

    Diagnosis:
    Severe IC, Bladder which holds 300 mg rather than the normal 600 mg, Pelvic Floor Myalgia, Imperforate Hymen (surgery in 2008), Ovarian Cysts

    Treatments:
    Heating pad/rice sock, laying down when in pain, rescue IC diet

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  • #2
    There was recently another thread started on just this subject. Someone's uro had told them that offending foods may cause irritation to the bladder but wouldn't harm the bladder lining. I forgot the name of the thread though but it was fairly recent. There were quite a few replys.

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    • #3
      If I accidentally ingest a trigger, it does cause discomfort, but only for a few days at most. If you put an irritant on a sore, it causes pain, but once the irritant is removed, it doesn't worsen the sore. The biggest reason to avoid triggers it that it avoids pain --- which to me is extremely important.

      Donna
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      • #4
        Along with that thought. I can tolerate chocolate in moderation.

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        • #5
          Thanks everyone! I really hope I can tolerate chocolate in moderation, though even before I knew I had IC I thought I could be allergic to chocolate because my pain always got worse when I had it...

          Oh well. I guess I'll just live with having chocolate once a year, if the pain isn't too bad and doesn't last a really long time.
          Emily Anne

          Had abdominal pain since I was 12 that started getting much more severe when I entered college. I just got diagnosed in February 2011.

          Medications:
          Elmiron (100mg) 3x/day
          Prelief

          Diagnosis:
          Severe IC, Bladder which holds 300 mg rather than the normal 600 mg, Pelvic Floor Myalgia, Imperforate Hymen (surgery in 2008), Ovarian Cysts

          Treatments:
          Heating pad/rice sock, laying down when in pain, rescue IC diet

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          • #6
            I can also eat chocolate in moderation. Just be choosy and save it for something really great. Usually, I have no reaction at all or just some extra peeing until it's gone.
            Your Friend,
            Michelle

            Diagnosed: 10/16/09

            Elmiron, 100mg 2x per day
            Imipramine, 10 mg per day
            Diazepam 10 mg for sleep
            Zyrtec
            Zovia, birth control (ongoing-no periods)
            Probiotics
            Hydrocodone, 2 pills a day (at any time of day)

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