Please remember the importance of everything going in you is not only what you put in your body, but what goes into your spouses body since what goes into his or her body influences his or her sexual fluids and those may be communicated to you.
Recently I had a patient flare suddenly after having sex with her husband when he had sushi! Inconceivable? Not at all! Beer is another common one, or even antibiotics.
So, think about these things if you are having unprotected sex. Many of you are not, but many are. I thought for that reason this was important to post.
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Matia
I was wondering... was this a patient who was recovered from IC or was this a patient whose system was still healing and the sushi- why did the sushi harm them? In addition to worrying if I'm going to get a sex life back I'm worried about once I recover sexual intercourse - if my partner could indirectly compromise my health through shared fluids. I'm having a hard time explaining this dynamic to my husband.Mary
sushi
i definitely second those questions! Is sushi not okay once we are recovered? Is this because it's raw and there can be bacteria?
Answer to both posts
I used to eat a lot of sushi-never though anything of it. But over the years through my research I have connected some dots that indicate that it may pose problems for those with IC or those not well enough balanced still after going through this kind of a program. As, I said, it could also affect the sexual partner of that person and then through sexual fluid affect you.Why? Yes, I suppose it is the bacteria in the sushi being able to make it through the system of someone who's intestinal barriers are not well enough in tact.If one's immune system is strong enough the barriers outside the body as well as inside the body will protect again the penetration of unwanted bacteria. But, if that system is not strong enough, pathogens will break through. So, over the years I have recommended against sushi during treatment. After treatment one must kind of test the waters with various things so to speak and see how his or her system is responding to those challenges. If he or she is weak in anyway, for example post birth or breast feeding or not getting enough sleep regularly, etc...it isnt a good idea to test those waters. But, if one is strong, then seeing if the body can handle these kinds of things is fine. Then you wait and see if there is a reaction. If not try again, and then if still ok it can be incorporated into the diet. However, nothing should be done all the time. Moderation is definitely something to live by!