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How to Get Good
Nutrition Without a Variety of Fruit
I have had IC for about a year now and have had to cut out most fruits
from my diet along with most fruit juices. As someone who prided herself
in having a well-balanced diet and eating very nutritiously prior to my
IC, I worry that I am short changing myself nutrient wise and hurting my
body even more by not giving it the fruits it needs. Do you have any
diet suggestions for what I can replace these lost fruits with? Are
non-acidic vegetables sufficient?
Answer:
You
are right; without some planning, a person following a strict IC diet
can become nutrient deficient. The good news is that you can get many of
the nutrients, including vitamin C, from vegetables that don’t bother an
IC bladder. When choosing vegetables, look for bright colors! Great
nutrient dense choices include squash of all sorts (orange, winter,
butternut, zucchini, and yellow squash), yams, sweet potatoes, broccoli,
carrots, cabbage products, and even corn and peas. Although the
strictest form of an IC diet excludes all fruits except pears and
occasionally blueberries and honeydew, most IC patients actually can
consume a wider variety of fruits than that. For example, I can eat
raspberries, blackberries, small portions of banana, and even
all-natural applesauce. Other IC patients have good luck with small
portions of low-acid orange juice or grape juice. The trick is to try
small amounts at first and assess your symptoms. Eventually, most IC
patients build their own “Usually OK” list! Good luck! (top
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