HI everyone- Sarah- I am taking your cute phrase for this thread!

Vent: fear. will i ever be normal? Am I the one Dr B can't fix? I wish I could stop thiking about this for more than 5 minutes at a time.

I am frustrated that I can't just get a cup of coffee with a friend

Hope: I had sex last night and I am ok today!!!! It has been up and down with me as far as that goes.

Check this website!

www.mineralwaters.org

is amazing because compare and gives an indication how similar the overall analysis of the waters are...

very handy if we have to travel... !!

I know I am just full of questions about food today, but I thought I could not tolerate eggs anymore but I started using only the egg yolks to cook with and i feel like it is not bothering me that much. Does anyone know if ther is something about the whites that cause flares ?

I have read on the forum how important it is to eat raw veggies.  I grill and dehyrate a lot of my veggies but I just bought a food processor and I started doing Raw broccoli, green cabbage and red cabbage and then drinking about six ounces for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have stared noticing my bladder gets more upset and I have to urinate more frequently and i there is more bloating. Does anyone have a problem with cabbages or broccoli?

My doctor recently put me on Elavil and Celexa because I have been having more problems lately and depression. Are any of you taking antidepressants?

Fellow ICers,

 I have a question that has been floating around in my mind for quite some time..... Please share with me your path to healing on the program. (I have already scoured/memorized the success stories;) After only three months of treatment, my bladder was much improved then I hit another physical roadblock. Setback... does it feel as if the progression is two steps forward, one step back for everyone? 

I was just wondering if anyone has any theories about how they got IC. It seems that mine started with a bladder infection, but I did seemingly have an allergic reaction to antibiotics that made me have panic attacks for about a month during which my condition worsened. It seems like the more nervous I become, the worse my IC gets. Just wondering if you could share how you think you got IC and what you think it is? Bacteria, virus, etc.?

Hey all,just a quicky, anyone found symptoms get worse when you're ill? I've got some horrid cold/flu thing and my frequency has shot up. I kind of remember this from before getting IC but it's freaking me out a bit!

A few times she has changed my dose and said,"Let's go back to..." At one point a few weeks ago I went back to my original dose of 1 mega and 2 rp. I was so upset.Has this happened to anyone else? I am really starting to feel like I am the only one who isn't getting better around here.

Does anyone happen to know a good brand of spring water to drink in Italy or Sicily?  Thanks!