We’ve written about the Bladder Irritants before, but diet cannot be stressed enough when it comes to your bladder and bowel health. It’s true that what you eat can affect more than just your weight, energy, and mood. Food can change how your body works on the inside!
We advise you consume the follow four irritants in moderation based on acidity.
CAFFEINE
Caffeine irritates the bladder and create stronger urges. Like alcohol, our favorite caffeinated breakfast drinks like coffee and tea also act as diuretics, causing more frequent trips to the restroom.
JUICE
Although juice is inherently good because it comes from fruit, a lot of juices are mostly comprised of sugar because they’re the fruit’s sweetness without the fiber of the skin or body of the whole fruit.
If you must indulge in juices, try to do so sparingly and try to avoid versions made from concentrate and added sugars.
TOMATOES
Although tomatoes have incredible nutrients and minerals that benefit your diet, they are fairly acidic and can be irritating for individuals prone to reflux and bladders in general.
Eat sparingly.
CARBONATED DRINKS
These drinks usually have caffeine, as well as carbonation, which should both be avoided. In addition, many of them contain artificial sweeteners, which are believed to be bladder irritants.
6 Responses
If the fizz goes out of the carbonated drinks, will it be less irritating to the bladder?
Being prone to oxalate kidney stones leaves me with very few options for hydration other than water. No coffee, no black tea. I often drink, fizzy water, either Polar or Trader Joe’s, and it is a known bladder irritant for me. One fizzy water can leave me having to urinate up to four times in an hour. Guess what. I don’t care. I’m drinking it anyway. Otherwise I’m relegated to just water.
This was great information! I recently had a procedure with
Bulkamid and I no longer leak after over 20 years of wearing pads! If any of you go to a urologist you can ask about it, it worked so well! No more pads!!!
Thanks for your website too know I’m human with this bed wetting problem. God bless you.
Thank you so much for this information! I have struggled with incontinence since pregnancy and it has only gotten worse over the years. I have been looking for answers. My doctor told me to cut out caffeine (living without coffee is a difficult choice I have to make hourly). My symptoms have improved, but I still have significant issues. I really appreciate your simple, straightforward approach. I need to cut out carbonated drinks! I will try this and see what happens. Thank you!
Very informative. Years of suffering. Drinking caffeine and artificial sweeteners
W/O any knowledge from doctors or perhaps not listening. Now I’m a big water 💧 person with my personal blender that cuts ice and keeps my water cool and fresh. This can only help meage gracefully. A big shoutout if thanks and gratitude.