Struggling with Interstitial Cystitis as a College Student

Diet has also been a huge way to manage my symptoms, acidic foods, carbonated beverages, caffeine and alcohol are my tiggers. For me when I completely avoided these things for a while it seemed as though my bladder "healed" and I can now enjoy some of them in moderation. Sex unfortunately still triggers bladder pain for me. But I also have endometriosis. I'm not sure IC is the cause of my sex related bladder pain. I also have chronic vaginal infections. It's really frustrating and makes relationships difficult. I am sorry you dealing with this so young. I am 40, started having problems in my late twenties.

Coffee and things with soy are big things to avoid, also anything acidic. And chocolate is a big one too :((

Hi! A good thing that worked for me was a food diary! My trigger is acidity, and mainly sour candy and fruit. I would try not to eat super acidic things and see if thats the issue? but i know some people have sugar as a trigger as well so you could cut the sugar back too and see if anything improves!