Chronic Pain Today

Following up from yesterday’s Acid and IC link article I am going to list the acidic foods that one should decrease in their diet if they have interstitial cystitis.
” All meat and fish
” Rice
” Oats, Rye, Wheat, Wheat germ, Bran, Cornmeal
” Popcorn
” Pastas
” Breads and other grain products, crackers, pastries
” Pinto, Navy, Garbanzo, red, white, black beans
” Cheese
” Sunflower and Pumpkin seeds
” Walnuts, pecans, cashews, dried coconut, pistachios, filberts, brazil nuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts
” Colas, other carbonated beverages
” Alcoholic drinks
” Coffee and other caffeinated beverages
” Sweetened yogurt
” Sweeteners
” Table salt
” Soy sauce
” Mustard, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, White vinegar
” Nutmeg

However there are some alkalizing foods that will bring down the acidic pH in your system. These are some of the more alkalizing foods that you can eat:
 

” Vegetables except peppers and beets
” Fruits except for blueberries, plums, prunes, and cranberries
” String, soy, lima, green, and snap beans
” Peas
” Potatoes
” Arrowroot Flour
” Flax, millet, quinoa, and amaranth
” Almonds, pignoli, fresh coconut, chestnuts
” Alfalfa sprouts, radish sprouts, chia sprouts
” Unsprouted sesame
” Unsalted butter
” Milk, cream, goat’s milk
” Eggs
” Whey
” Plain yogurt
” Raw unpasterized honey, dried sugar cane juice, brown rice syrup
” Fruit juices, vegetable juices
” Most herbal teas
” Garlic, cayenne, gelatin, most herbs, most spices, vanilla extract
” Miso
” Most vegetable and unprocessed sea salt
” Brewer’s yeast
” Unprocessed cold-pressed oils

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