Foods to Avoid

The symptoms of interstitial cystitis and irritable bladder can often improve from avoiding certain foods thought to specifically aggravate this condition. While it hasn't been scientifically established exactly why the foods on the IC diet list cause flares, urologists and IC researchers have proposed some credible explanations based on what we currently know about the foods and about IC.

The problem foods that are listed below are the most common ones that thousands of IC patients have reported trouble with.

FOOD ITEMS	TO EAT	TO AVOID
Beverages	Pear juice Blueberry Juice milk peppermint herb tea	beer chocolate milk citrus juices cranberry juice herb tea blends green teas most fruit juices coffee sodas soy milk tea wines
Grain Products	corn bread couscous oat bread oatmeal pasta potato bread rice white bread	bread or cereal preservatives soy flour
Fats and Nuts	butter canola oil coconut w/o preservatives coconut oil corn oil margarine olive oil peanut oil safflower oil sesame oil soy oil	hazelnuts mayonnaise most salad peanuts pistachio nuts black walnuts
Soups	homemade soups and vegetables	most packaged and canned soups
Meat, Fish and Poultry	beef chicken eggs fish lamb liver (beef or chicken) pork shellfish shrimp turkey	ham hot dogs most sausage pepperoni salami smoked fish
Cheeses and Other Dairy	cream cheese cottage cheese feta mozzarella ricotta string cheeses whipped cream vanilla ice cream	aged cheeses blue cheese brie brick parmesan camembert cheddar edam hard jack roquefort sorbet soy milk soy cheese sour cream yogurt
Vegetables and Dried Beans	broccoli cabbage carrots cauliflower corn cucumber lentils lettuce mustard greens mushrooms most dried beans parsley peas potatoes pumpkin radishes snow peas split peas turnips yams zucchini	chili peppers black beans lima beans pickles soy beans tomato tomato sauces tomato juice tofu
	dates w/o preservatives coconut w/o preservatives pears	apricots all citrus fruit cherries dried fruit preservatives peaches most plums most dried figs golden raisins guava kiwi fruit papaya pineapple
Dessertss and Sweets	brown sugar carrot muffins or cakee creme brulee custards cake homemade vanilla frostingg homemade caramel frosting honey maple syrup pear pastriess sugar sugar cookies tapioca vanilla ice cream vanilla pudding	acesulfame K aspartame catsup chocolate coffee ice cream desserts w/ problem nuts mustard pastries w/ problem fruits pecan pie sorbets store-bought fruitcakes mincemeat pie saccharine
Seasonings and Additives	allspice almond extract anise basil caraway seed coriander fennell garlic mace oregano poppy seedd rosemary salt vanilla extract	ascorbic acid benzoates caffeine cloves chili powder citric acid hot curry powder meat tenderizers red pepper soy sauce vinegar

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