Diet Tips for IC

Pesto is not automatically safe or unsafe for IC. Learn how basil, garlic, lemon, cheese, nuts, oils and additives may affect tolerance—and how to test the exact pesto you want to eat.

Learn how to test one food at a time with IC using a stable baseline, measured portions, symptom timing, repeat testing and safeguards against unnecessary restriction.

Tomatoes, coffee, chocolate and citrus are common IC trigger suspects—but not automatic lifelong bans. Includes a printable Common Trigger Foods Challenge Tracker to record form, portion, symptoms and possible influencing factors.

Add flavour to simple meals with 25 customisable toppings, sauces and seasonings, plus ingredient checks and a practical way to test your own tolerance.

Download and use a personal IC food-list printable with a food chart, testing record, three-day diary, meal builder and safeguards against over-restriction.

Find 30 practical, customisable IC-friendly snack ideas for work, commuting, travel and low-energy flare days, plus packing and ingredient-check tips.

Discover genuinely tasty IC-friendly meals plus a free five-day meal pack with breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, sauces, a shopping list and planner.

Explore drinks that may be better tolerated with IC, common triggers such as coffee, alcohol and fizzy drinks, and a simple way to test personal tolerance.

Not sure what to eat during an IC flare? Use familiar, simple foods and steady hydration, with practical breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack ideas.

Learn how to spot possible hidden IC triggers on food labels, including acids, sweeteners, MSG, seasonings and preservatives—without fearing every E-number.

Follow a practical IC elimination diet with a short baseline phase, targeted trigger testing, one-food-at-a-time reintroduction and safeguards against unnecessary restriction.

Use this expanded IC food list to explore 100+ foods, common triggers, toppings, meals, flare-day options and a structured reintroduction process.

Interstitial Cystitis (IC), also known as Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS), is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide—yet it’s often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and overlooked.