The IC 101 Diet Guide – PRINT VERSION

New in 2026 - The Diet Guide is the third book in the IC 101 book series. It dramatically expands our discussion of diet and nutrition, including the use of phenotyping to identify your specific diet sensitivity and your risk of  food-induced risk flares.  This guide is ideal for newly diagnosed patients and those who are struggling with long-term symptoms.  With 30 years of experience and insight working with IC patients, author Jill Osborne will help you understand how and why foods can trigger pain and discomfort, what foods IC research studies have identified, an extensive, updated bladder-friendly food list, and articles discussing what we can eat, what we can drink, addressing food anxiety, meal ideas, spices and managing multiple diet lists for related conditions.  When you see Jill's picture, please know that she's speaking from her personal experience, offering wisdom and insight she gained after working with thousands of patients over the past 30 years as well as her own experiences. She also includes several ICN articles written by Stacey Shannon and Bev Laumann. If you are struggling with the IC diet, experiencing recurring flares,  this book may help solve the puzzle of why you are food sensitive and which foods could be causing your pain and discomfort. Topics covered include:

• Understanding the IC Diet
• The IC Food Lists
• 2025 ICN Food List
• What Can We Eat?
• What Can We Drink?
• Overcoming Fear
• Diet Struggles and Success Stories
• Work Your Way Back To Coffee
• Meal Suggestions
• Bladder Friendly Spices
• Foods by Culture
• Eating out With IC/BPS
• Wine, Beer and Spirits

The Newly Expanded ICN Food List is now broken into sections, including: 

• Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Juice, Alcohol)
• Grains, Breads and Pastries
• Spices
• Vitamins & Supplements
• Snacks & Sweets
• Condiments, Dressings, Oils & Soup
• Food Additivies
• Dairy
• Meats
• Fruits & Vegetables

In So What Can We Eat, you'll find sections on meats, veggies, salads, dairy, breads & grains, fruits, soups, desserts, chocolate and carob. In So What Can We Drink, you'll find sections on water, milk & milk substitutes, herbal tea, juices & juicing, soda, and coffee. In When Diets Conflict, we review other medical conditions that can occur in IC patients with their dietary suggestions, including food allergies & sensitivities, IBS, Celiac disease, gluten intolerance, vulvodynia, gastroparesis, GERD, gastritis, migraines, TMJ, autoimmune disease, and candida infections. Patients desperate for coffee will find our plan on how to know when you can drink it again.  You'll find meal suggestions for breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, fast foods, and holiday meals.  Miss spice?? We review foods by culture, providing lower acid alternatives for Italian, Latin, Asian, and Indian foods.  While many patients flare with alcohol products, there are lower acid alternatives that could be more bladder-friendly. We share our research on wine, beers, alcoholic spirits and mixed drinks.  You'll also find the most common frequently asked questions about the IC diet and products that may help.  Publisher: Interstitial Cystitis Network Pages: 84