Bladder Irritating Foods To Avoid

AND TEA • DUE TO ITS DIURETIC PROPERTIES, CAFFEINE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IRRITATE THE BLADDER. THE MAJORITY OF TEAS AND DECAF COFFEE HAVE A MINOR AMOUNT OF CAFFEINE. IT IN UTIS. CAN IRRITATE, INDUCE FREQUENT URINATION, AND IF USED EXCESSIVELY, IT MIGHT POTENTIALLY RESULT IN UTIS.

COFFEE

THE BLADDER,

FREQUENT

URGENT

• ENERGY DRINKS, SODA, SPARKLING WATER, AND OTHER CARBONATED BEVERAGES CAN IRRITATE

CAUSING

AND

URINATION AS WELL AS BLADDER LEAKS.

ALCOHOL • ALCOHOL DOES NOT CAUSE BLADDER PROBLEMS, BUT IT CAN EXACERBATE THEM. BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR ARE ALL DIURETICS THAT CAUSE MORE PEE TO BE PRODUCED, WHICH RAISES THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACCIDENTS AND BATHROOM VISITS.IN ADDITION TO IRRITATING THE BLADDER, ALCOHOL CAN MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING TO MANAGE YOUR PEE FLOW. YOU SHOULD DISCUSS HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IS SAFE TO CONSUME IF YOU HAVE BLADDER PROBLEMS WITH YOUR DOCTOR.

• FRUIT CONSUMPTION IS ESSENTIAL TO A HEALTHY DIET, HOWEVER SOME ACIDIC FRUITS AND LIQUIDS CAN IRRITATE THE BLADDER AND RESULT IN URINARY ISSUES. ORANGES, LEMONS, LIMES, AND GRAPEFRUITS ARE CITRUS FRUITS THAT CAN IRRITATE THE BLADDER.

FOODS • TOMATO-BASED MEALS AND BEVERAGES, PARTICULARLY TOMATO JUICE, ARE ACIDIC AND CAN BE TROUBLESOME FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BLADDER DIFFICULTIES. ACIDIC MEALS CAN IRRITATE YOUR MOUTH IN A SIMILAR WAY TO ACID BEING POURED ON A HAND WOUND.

TOMATO-BASED

FOODS • URINARY FREQUENCY AND URGENCY CAN BE BROUGHT ON BY SPICY OR HOT FOODS SUCH AS HOT SAUCES, HOT PEPPERS, AND FOODS CONTAINING CERTAIN SPICES THAT MIGHT IRRITATE THE BLADDER. CONSUMING TOO MANY SPICY FOODS MIGHT ALSO CAUSE SOME PEOPLE TO SUFFER BURNING URINE.

SPICY

• WHILE MANY PEOPLE ENJOY CHOCOLATE, IT’S UNFORTUNATELY OFTEN SINGLED OUT AS A BLADDER IRRITANT. CHOCOLATE, PARTICULARLY DARK CHOCOLATE, CONTAINS CAFFEINE AND CAN BE ACIDIC.

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DR. VIGNESH M, MBBS., MS., MCH

KMC

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