Hi all,

I've tried this fairly simple recipe a few times now and it's quite tasty, I think. Might give people something new to try anyway.

I get 2 courgettes/zucchinis and use a peeler to shave strips off of them, skin and all, discard both end bits.

Sauté them in a frying pan with olive oil or butter until they start to go golden in places and catch a little.

Add some cooked chicken in, and carry on stirring it all around occasionally. Some bits should be quite brown now which really brings out the flavour and caramelises it a bit.

Hey guys~!

Random question but I have been wondering this forever....
I work night shifts ( 4 PM-11:30 or 12 AM )  and usually get home and am ready to have dinner by around 12:30/1:00 in the morning!  I usually have dinner then, am done by 1:30, 2, and then go to bed aroun 3:30 or 4:00 am, sleep till 12:00 and repeat. 

I have read about and experienced this. It is an absolutely awful reminder of this illness. Every night my belly swells after dinner and I look four months pregnant. For those of you further in treatment or done with treatment, can you please post about this? When did it improve for you? 

Thanks!

Hi Everyone!

My name is Julia and I have been working with Dr. Brizman since late July of this year. Like many of you, I can remember the exact day when my IC symptoms started: Aprl 20, 2012. I woke up with what I thought was a UTI only to find out after a series of tests that it was not. As someone who has been interested in alternative health for some time now, I made a fairly quick decision to stop working with my urologist and to see Dr. Brizman.

I am getting better. It is slow but it is there. i will tell you though, that it doesnt get any easier to deal with the symptoms when they crank up again. The past month I have been having more "good" days and then last week I had 5 in a row and Friday was the best yet. I was even thinking to myself, "Maybe I am over this stuff." Then yesterday, I felt the frequency up again and then last night after going a tiny bit off the diet, it came back with a vengence. My issue is bacteria, in particular, mycoplasma. I can feel it in my vagina and in my bladder when things get rough.

Hi Everyone,

Ive been in treatment 5.5 months & while I am progressing and seeing very good results...I still have pain almost everyday. I started out taking 5 drugs to help with everything & am down to my last one that I am currently trying to wean. My question is I have gone from taking 10mg amatriptyline(a antidepressant for pain) to 5 mg. My pain has spiked back up to an 8 consistantly. Am I doing the right thing or am I not ready to be off of everything? Has anyone had this happen?

I have been dabbling in sprouted grain products for my family for the past two years. 

Here is an excerpt on sprouted grains at Shiloh Farms. They have sprouted flours and cereals. Better digestion, more nutrients released, longer shelf life, sprouted flour does NOT go rancid. You can also sprout your own flour, but I am not quite ready for that!:

I have found a lot of good recipes here.

http://shecookshecleans.net/2012/10/14/roasted-cauliflower-soup-gluten-f...

HI, does stress affect anyone's bladder? I was having a perfectly good bladder day and then a family argument got it cranked it up. This is the first time this has happened to me. Blah.