tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413200057845416894.post2794500988179467611..comments2022-04-22T12:48:57.629-04:00Comments on We All See IC: How did I arrive at my Diet Decision?Paolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174634249787043864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413200057845416894.post-47255692428091264832014-07-18T09:38:54.485-04:002014-07-18T09:38:54.485-04:00Hello,
I am twenty-two years old. I just got mar...Hello, <br /><br />I am twenty-two years old. I just got married to the love of my life. And I was diagnosed with IC the summer of last year. While I was glad to have an answer to my pain ... I think I was most depressed when I found out I could not eat ANYTHING that I ate before my IC. I ate jalepenos on EVERYTHING. I drank coffee strong and black like it was going out of style. I was vegetarian. And I loved my grains. I will still melt on the inside when I see a stack of homemade belgian-style waffles. But! Nothing I have read until this article, even came close to relating to how I felt after diagnosis. I was, coincidentally, diagnosed with clinical depression roughly a year later. I am now over that phase of my life where I pitied myself and out of anger ... drank and ate everything that made my pain worse. Now ... I am only interested in healing. And if eating a specific way will get me there, so be it. I am a wife now. I am an older sister to four amazing younger siblings. I am a friend, even though I haven't been much of one since my diagnosis. And I am elated at the thought of beating this. So thank you. Thank you for sharing just a little bit of your story. A bit that has encouraged me, and countless others I am sure. <br /><br />I hope that you are still pain-free and that your life has only gotten better since you last wrote this. <br /><br />Blessings be with you always. <br />ChloeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com