Interstitial Cystitis Dietary Guide
INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS DIETARY GUIDE
The food list below includes foods that many IC patients report falling into one of three categories. The list is not a dietary guideline or a meal plan, but rather a guide to assist I.C. patients in determining their own problem and non-problem foods.
Bladder Friendly - Least Bothersome
Try It - Okay to eat
Caution - Most bothersome
BLADDER FRIENDLY TRY IT CAUTION
water – test to find one that works for you juice – low-acid orange, alcohol – not only juice – blueberry, pear grape, some apple, baby irritating to the bladder milk coffee – herbal, low-acid but also contraindicated milk substitutes – almond , rice, decaf, roasted carob with many IC medications Lactaid tea – alfalfa water –carbonated, milkshake – vanilla soda – root beer with ice vitamin, flavored tea – chamomile , peppermint (decaffeinated, not diet) juice – cranberry, orange, acai non-dairy creamers – check label sports drinks – test to find milk – chocolate, soy eggnog – non alcoholic one that works for you (e.g., blue Gatorade) coffee – regular & decaf tea – regular, green, herbal, iced soda – colas, citrus, orange, diet drink powder – such as Kool-aid®, lemonade, orange, or powdered ice tea drinks sports drinks energy drinks – guarana, mate
bread – corn bread+, oat bread+, pita, bread – rye, sourdough bread – made with potato bread+, white bread+, Italian sweet crackers – without problem unsafe ingredients and/or bread, whole wheat bread (i.e. Ezekiel) ingredients heavily processed and cereal – most cereals without problem grain – amaranth fortified ingredients, oat cereal, rice cereal (hot or cereal – heavily cold) preserved, sweetened, crackers – matzo heavily fortified, flavored grain – couscous, grits, millet, quinoa+, flour – soy spelt pasta – prepared or flour – buckwheat, wheat boxed pasta dishes pasta rice – boxed dishes rice+
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nuts – almonds, cashews, peanuts nuts – macadamia, pecans, nuts – filberts, hazelnuts, butter – almond, peanut walnuts pecans, pistachios oil – canola, coconut, corn, olive, peanut, mayonnaise oil – check label
safflower, sesame, soy tahini salad dressings – most margarine seeds – sunflower seeds lard shortening – butter-flavored If you have nut or shortening other food allergies, salad dressing – homemade without talk with your problem ingredients healthcare provider about your special diet needs.
eggs+ garden/veggie burgers – cured meats – bologna, poultry – chicken+, turkey without soy products pepperoni, salami fish+ beef – corned beef canned crab meat beef+ sandwich meats – hot dogs seafood – clams, crabmeat (not canned), liverwurst, ham (fresh or sausage – most lobster, shrimp boiled, without heavy smoked fish lamb+ preservatives or flavorings.) soy products – soy pork bacon veggie patties, protein protein powder – whey, egg whites anchovies powder, tofu veal caviar liver – beef or chicken prosciutto sausages – without problem ingredients
cheese – American, mozzarella, cheddar cheese – blue cheese, brie, cheese – processed, cheese (mild), feta, ricotta+, string brick parmesan, camembert, Cheez Whiz cheeses+ cheddar cheese (sharp), edam, ice cream – caution with cream cheese emmenthaler, gruyere hard citrus or chocolate cottage cheese+ jack, Monterey Jack, parmesan flavors ice cream+ – most (fresh & canned), Roquefort, soy products – soy stilton, Swiss milk+ milk, soy cheeses buttermilk milk substitutes – Lactaid sherbet – no citrus or chocolate flavors sour cream - accent on a baked potato or soup Rice Dream® dessert – vanilla pizza - plain, chicken & – Cool Whip whipped cream garlic, veggie or made with white sauce - no pepperoni sorbet yogurt - blueberry, vanilla, plain
homemade soup & stock – from okay soups – canned, low sodium, bouillon – cubes, meats and vegetables organic soups (without powder problem ingredients) canned – most packaged soups – most
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asparagus beans – kidney beans, lima chili peppers avocado beans, black beans onions – raw bulb beans – black eyed peas, fava, olives – green onions garbanzo, lentils, pinto, white, most greens – chicory, dandelion pickles dried beans greens, purslane, turnip sauerkraut beets greens soy beans – edamame broccoli leeks (cooked) tomato – tomato brussels sprouts onions – white, red, cooked sauces, tomato juice cabbage bulb onion, raw green tofu carrots+ tomatoes – low acid cauliflower watercress celery chives corn+ cucumber eggplant green beans greens – collard greens, kale, mustard greens, okra, swiss chard, spinach, bok choy lettuce & most salad greens mushrooms+ olives – black parsley+ peas – green+, snow peas, split peas potatoes+ – white, yams pumpkin radishes rhubarb rutabaga squash+ – summer, winter, zucchini turnips
apples – Gala, Fuji, Pink Lady applesauce – commercial or berries – cranberries, applesauce – homemade with Gala, baby most Fuji or Pink Lady apples apricots citrus – lemons, limes, blueberries+ bananas oranges, grapefruit coconut – without preservatives berries – blackberries, dried fruit – with dates – without preservatives raspberries, olallieberries preservatives pears+ cherimoya grapes watermelon cherries – fresh, maraschino guava citrus peels kiwi fruit currants melons – cantaloupe figs nectarines mango passion fruit melon – Crenshaw, papaya honeydew persimmon peaches pineapple plums starfruit raisins – brown raisins – golden rhubarb
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almonds donuts – glazed, old chips – potato carrots fashioned (seasoned, celery graham crackers barbequed) fruit & nut bars – with safe dessert cakes – chips (plain) – corn , potato crackers – soda or soup ingredients fast food restaurants fruit bars – blueberry, pear licorice milkshake – vanilla pizza – plain, chicken & oatmeal bars garlic, veggie or made with peanuts white sauce - no pepperoni peanut butter popcorn pretzels – plain
berries – blueberries artificial sweeteners – artificial cake – homemade pound cake+, angel Splenda® (sucralose) sweeteners – food+, homemade white/yellow cakes+, candy – caramel acesulfame K carrot chocolate – white aspartame, frostings - homemade vanilla frosting, ice cream – caramel, Nutrasweet®, homemade caramel frosting, carob, coconut, mango, peppermint, saccharine, Sweet- whipped cream butter pecan N-Low, stevia cookies – oatmeal+, shortbread, sorbet – coconut candy – red hot- sugar+ pastries – blueberry, type cinnamon chocolate muffins – carrot cinnamon cheesecake popsicles – some ice cream – chocolate, coffee, creme brûlée sweetbread – banana rocky road custards+ yogurt – frozen pie – custard, cream pie, homemade sorbets – with apple pie (with safe apples), pumpkin problem fruits pie pastries – with divinity problem fruits sweetbreads – homemade zucchini pie – pecan, bread+ mincemeat candy – licorice desserts – with problem nuts maple syrup
pastries – plain, almond, pear fruitcakes ice cream – peppermint, vanilla+ pudding – tapioca, vanilla+, rice+ milkshake – vanilla+ sweeteners – brown sugar, honey+, sugar allspice black pepper ascorbic acid almond extract celery seed autolyzed yeast anise cilantro BHA and BHT basil+ cinnamon – powdered benzoates caraway seed citric acid – in small catsup coriander quantities (ketchup) dill cumin (small amt) cayenne fennel dried parsley cloves garlic+ dried chervil chili powder ginger mace horseradish marjoram+ lemon extract hot curry oregano+ mayonnaise powder poppy seed malt powder hydrolyzed rosemary+ nutmeg protein sage+ onion powder meat salt in small quantities orange extract tenderizers
tarragon mustard vanilla extract oleoresin 07/2010
paprika paprika pickles red pepper soy sauce tamari vinegar worcestershire sauce MSG – monosodium glutamate
metabisulfites sulfites
acacia fiber Colace® Metamucil® – Benefiber® Metamucil® - cinnamon orange, berry burst Metamucil® – plain psyllium wafers psyllium fiber – bulk psyllium fiber – not sugar free sugar-free due to the presence of artificial sweeteners
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+ Indicates foods that may be good during an IC flare
List provided by Julie Beyer MA RD, Interstitial Cystitis Associations, Beverly Laumann, Jill Osborne MA, Barbara Shorter EdD CDN Published September 2009
Website: www.ichelp.org
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