Food Sensitivities

[lasteve]

Over the last few years of internet reading, I've encountered all sorts of warnings on foods prostatititis sufferers should avoid and I'm at the point where I'm probably too neurotic about too many substances.

For me, caffeine and liquor became absolute triggers for flare-up years ago and that is an absolute. Trace liquor, a bit of chocolate are all bad news for me. Spicy food not generally a problem, though really hot food seems to have become something of a problem as things revved up in the last two years.

Over the last two years I've found myself becoming paranoid about vinegar, carbonation, tomato sauces/catsup and citrus juice. (Lemonade had been a drink of choice, orange juice I'd avoided for a long time, didn't agree with my stomach anyway.)

Just wondering what others have found to be truly problematic in their diet and what seems to be over-rated as an irritatant?

[webslave]

Does your lemonade contain a benzoate? This is a trigger for many.

[Sleeper Service]

Have you tried the IC diet? It's useful for identifying a variety of triggers.

[blacklaw]

My urologist gave me a listing of common foods that cause bladder problems, etc. He told me to stay away from those foods and see if that helped. I find that caffeine can cause some issues, as well as spicy foods. Of course each person is different.

[Richie]

This is my short list for what its worth:

Any gluten/wheat
Beer and some wines
Chocolate
Flavored carbonated waters and tonic water (although diet coke is OK)
Coffee
Certain spicey seasonings, eg Lawreys salt, Taco seasoning
Caramel color eg. syrup, baked beans


Please chime in. I notice many consistencies in what others have found. I would kill to find out additives that cause problems on a consistent basis.

[MikeinCA]

I've been trying a low carb and no sugar diet-I noticed things high in sugar and carb's seem to be a tigger point for you-Yeast thrive on them- Perhaps there's a connection.

[webslave]

Sugar connection
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[consuli]

Hello!

This is my short list for what its worth:

Any gluten/wheat
(...)
Chocolate
(...)

I've got gluten and milk protein (chocolate) intolerance, too. It has nothing to do with prostatitis itself, I guess.

As gluten and milk protein are the smallest non-basic proteins in food, they are not tolerated any more, when the gut gets more permeable than usual. When the very little holes in the gut get bigger than usual, the proteins cross the gut wall and get attacked by the immune system (as they are foreign proteins). This is called leaky gut syndrome.

It is known, that long term inflammation especially rheumatism benefits leaky gut syndrome. Maybe prostatitis can also benefit leaky gut syndrome.

Bye
Consuli

[Richie]

I beg to differ. In my case the intolerance clearly inflamed and aggravated tissues to the point of nerve cycle irritation (neural wind up) and resultant subsequent trigger points. I can actually feel my muscles begin to tighten up for a few days after mistakenly ingesting gluten. Luckily its rare enough to keep my chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome symptoms at bay.

If you actually have some food intolerance, I would say it is highly correlated/causative to your chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome condition. Study this issue more on this board. There is a lot here.



Not a Dr. not medical advice.