I am wondering if people have suggestions for fun foods or creative ways to get through the holidays when there are so many goodies around.  I know that I won't touch them because I am committed but I also would like to find some okay recipes that don't make me feel deprived.  I do have one idea that I am going to try.  I found some phylo made out of spelt so I will experiment with some appies like mini quiches.

If anyone has suggestions please share.

I thought I would share my favorite station with you all. It helps me with stress and anxiety

http://www.bluemars.org/cryosleep.php

Did anyone install the gizmo? I want to test out my mic before the meeting and I am looking for some one to chat it up with so I can test it.

OK... I always thought it was so hokey when all of the IC patients who had come through to the "other side" said that they really did not like sugar at all.  Sorry, I just could not believe it.  Well, the past couple of months I have really mentally wanted sugar, but physically, it makes me sick when I eat it.  If I smell it on my kids, I want to yack.  Maybe it is because I started working at Starbucks and there is a gross sweet smell there all the time...

Does anyone use Quinoa ? I have made hot porage with it but that is about it. I have to keep it gluten free so I can't add spelt flour. I am wondering if any of you have worked with it and have any sugestions? For those of you who haven't it is kind like oatmeal in it's texture and taste but way way more mild. like if you crossed rice with it.

Was wondering if we could instant message each other or chat with each other in the same way that facebook has their site set up?  That would be really cool to see who was on the site at the same time and then we could chat with them while we were on the site at the same time.  Hope this makes sense.  Anyone else interested?

Hi All,

For sometime I have wanted to post this, but have been afraid to because I wasn't sure of the responses.  Well, I finally have enough personal evidence to feel secure about posting... so here goes...

Hello to all, hello to Dr. Brizman,

I am not the patient of Dr. Brizman at the moment but I´m seriously thinking about it. I suffer with IC very much and things slowly become worse so I decided to try the diet recommendations of Dr. Brizman. And I would like to ask about eating buckwheat which I did not find in any list of food published here. I found buckwheat dis often recommended as a component of anti-candida diet instead of grains as wheat etc. I like buckwheat very much. Is eating of buckwheat a big problem during Dr. Brizman´s diet?

Many thanks,

Michaela

I've had IC for 6 months and have been in treatment with Matia for the last month. I came down with a UTI yesterday. I'm getting herbs to start taking but I was wondering if anyone can tell me what I might expect. I had started feeling pretty well and can only assume that the herbs with bother me. Thanks for your feedback
Tammy

Hello to all!

I've been doing Matia's treatment since June 2008. It's been hard and hard and hard, lonely, and most of the time, I just didn't know if I was ever going to get better, even just a little better!

But I am, *a little* better. There are little things, little signs, that show me that my body will recover from IC. Most of the people who recover don't turn back to show us how bright it is on the other side and I do not blame them, in fact, I am looking forward forgetting about this illness all together too :-)