Overactive Bladder Diet - Favorite Foods to CHOOSE (and Avoid Missing Out!)

Overactive bladder diet food swaps to help you enjoy your favorite foods and reduce bladder urgency. Physiotherapist diet guide for best foods to choose instead of common bladder irritants for managing overactive bladder problems (urinary urgency, frequency and nocturia).

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Common bladder irritants can increase common problems associated with overactive bladder including bladder urgency, frequency, urge urinary incontinence and nocturia (night waking to void). Home treatment includes bladder control training and consuming a diet that reduces the intake of bladder irritants in favor of bladder friendly foods and drinks.

Commonly occurring bladder irritants in the diet include:
*Caffeine
*Acidic foods
*Some fiber supplements
*Artificial sweeteners
*Alcohol

Overactive Bladder Diet Alternatives to Choose
Some of these foods and drinks provide you with bladder friendly swaps that may help you enjoy some of your favorite foods. These food swaps don't necessarily apply to everyone owing to individual differences. Be mindful that the quantity of food and drink swaps consumed can also have an impact with overactive bladder problems. Keep your food swaps to a small quantity when starting out.

1. Caffeine
Caffeine is a bladder irritant and diuretic. Instead choose:
-Low acid and low caffeine coffee instead of decaffeinated and regular coffee
White chocolate and carob instead of dark chocolate

LOW ACID COFFEE online sources:
*SIMPATICO - Dark Roast Regular, Espresso (Decaf
& Regular)
*PUROAST - Guatemalan, Columbia, House Blend,
French Roast, Vanilla, Hazelnut
*EUROMILD - Regular, Decaf
*TYLER'S ACID FREE - Decaf (ground and beans)

2. Acidic Foods
Red tomatoes and tomato products are high in acid and are classified as common bladder irritants.
yellow and pink tomato varieties have a lower acid content than red tomatoes and may be tolerated by some individuals.

3. Fiber Supplements
Choose natural fiber supplements such as pysllium husks to avoid the artificial sweeteners and acid additives in some processed fiber supplements.

4. Artificial Sweeteners
Avoid artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame and Saccharine that can cause bladder irritation.
-Choose Stevia, Splenda or stevia leaves as a bladder friendly alternative.

5. Alcohol
Alcohol is a bladder irritant and diuretic which therefor increases bladder urgency. Alternatives can include the following however all alcohol has the potential to act as a bladder irritant:
low alcohol beer
low alcohol flat wines (rather than sparkling) Chardonnay or Riesling rather than sparkling wines
water and ice mixers rather than carbonated beverages
vodka or gin may be less irritating than rum or whisky for some individuals

References:
Friedlander J. et al. (2012) Diet and its role in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and comorbid conditions. BJU International. BJU Int. 2012 Jan 11.

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