I am seeing Matia in May and have been reading the boards for some time now. The posts here frighten and bewilder me, as well as have me in awe of all of you who are dealing with this and with such courage.

I just dont understand what has happened to everyone,to me. Is it yeast overgrowth and bacterial overgrowth and that both have attacked the bladder in all of us, because that is our weakest organ?Why does it seem to take years for people to get on top of this and why are there so many scary die off symtoms? Why does treatment seem to hurt everyone so much?

Like to know if the herbal supplements provided cause more irritability to bladders?  I dont suffer with much pain other than the painful sensation when i need to wee and the odd burning when my bladder is irritiated or empty in the morning oh and endometriosis :/.  Noticed that alot of patients have more pain related IC like UTI's(which I had in the very beginning) and I'm wondering whether the treatment is suitable for urgency/frequency sufferers?  Can an ulcerated/bloody/half capacity bladder be healed?  Questions questions!  Like to know I'm on the right track.  Is there anyone with sim

Hello there:)

I would like to know, how long takes to place an appointment to see Dr Matia?.

I complete the new patient form evaluation yesterday, and I also called and I leave a message with my contact info. No phone call yet :(.

Anybody knows how long this process normally takes?

Thank you so much!!

Gaby

Hey everyone, I was just wondering if at the end of treatment when you are on stage six and on if you can eat out or enjoy foods you used to be able to eat.  I cook everything at home and I do love it but sometimes I really miss Sushi and Tai food.  Is there anyone out there who is at the end of treatment that can have curry again?

I have been struggling for so long with all my issues in my colon.  I am deeeply inflammmmmmed, raw, burning, bloated, numbness in my belly and burning all over my body. We have been playing around with formulas for so long and nothing is working inside my belly.  My mouth is even burning.

Need some support from anyone that is suffering from severe burnng and could really use some love.  I don't have much support from family.  No one understands yeast and pain.

love love love

Keren

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering how your transition and reactions to foods on List 2 was. I was excited that i could go to List 2, but i've had some bad days due to my period, then had a flu and i haven't yet experimented. I've been still eating List 1 items that i got so used to. Eggs, broccoli/red cabbage or cauliflower, with a slice of bread for breakfast.  For lunch: some meatballs (they taste awful without any seasoning to take away the heaviness) :(, rice and veggies. Similar for dinner. 

Still trying to get my head about food and 'flares' - does it mean if you eat something that doesnt agree with your bladder, does it mean you yourself have an allergy or an intolerance to the food or does it mean your bladder has it? Do these intolerances go away over time as the body and bladder heals up so that eventually you can eat whatever you want (within reason)? So that means they arent true allergies/intolerances?

  I have eggs for breakfast in the mornings with potatoes and seem to feel bad afterwards.  Since I can't tolerate most grains, I don't want to give up eggs.  What brand of eggs do you use?  I would love to hear about  an affordable brand of eggs as well as higher end products.  I shop at Walmart as well as a natural health store.

I was looking through the diet lists (I am only on list 2 and have been reacting to most of it so I know this is way off) but when can we add almonds or some other type of nut back in?

Also - what about black eyed peas and other beans? Did I miss something?

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I will be seeing Dr. B for the first time this Tuesday and am so excited to taking the step in getting my life back!  I've just started List 1 foods to get a head start -- lol I'm really eager.  I would be very interested in knowing how quickly mild to moderate ICers experienced relief through this treatment and also, what the accupuncture sessions were like (I'm local so I really want to do the accupuncture).

Thanks in advance and for all the insipiration posts.