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Hello as all us ic patients know, caffeine is a huge trigger for ic. I used to enjoy coffee.every morning and now I have cut.this out too. Any suggestions???? Does decaf work? Help!
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Hi, my awareness is that decaffe is as bad as the usual..avoid it as its a bladder irritant!
Try herbal tea maybe..boring but safer..xx -
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Some people find they can drink low acid coffee.
A shower wakes me up as does a brisk walk with my dog.Comment
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It's at least partly the acid in coffee that's a problem. I also can drink one cup of low acid coffee in the morning.
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I can now drink up to 2 cups of decaf in the morning. It took many months of abstaining and getting my bladder healed up to get there though.Comment
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I can't tolerate any type of coffee, low acid/no acid/decaf, nothing.
But, I really have grown to like hot milk with Pero (coffee substitute) mixed in with sugar or Monin vanilla syrup. Sometimes I'll go to Starbucks and get a hot steamed milk and mix my fake coffee in it on the sneak. Makes me feel a bit more normal, because I really love coffee shops and the whole café environment...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
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Thank u all for ur help. Im working in accepting the no coffee thing right now as I am newly diagnosed. I did drink a chai latte today and ut didn't bother me much. However, its def not the same as coffee. Happy days to all!
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