i was wonderin what kind of olive oil everyone uses??...if there was a certain kind that is maybe gentler on the bladder??...can u use too much of it??

Hi everyone,

This website has been immeasurably helpful for me. It is so wonderful to find out I'm not alone in suffering with this confusing and painful disease that none of my family or friends can relate to or understand.

I am travelling to an area near Pensacola and looking for a compatible spring water. I phoned the local health food store and they are recommending Calloway. Can anyone add to this? or steer me somewhere else?...lois

Matia would like for me to start Myo Plex by Selekta which is the equivalent of SF722 by Thorne in the  US.  Just wondering if anyone in Canada has had luck finding the product.  I am in British Columbia.

I have been feeling great on my current herbs and Matia added Goldenseal and Oil of Oregano.  I have noticed a big increase in burning after taking them.  Have any of you had a simliar experience?  Also,  how many times do you try something before emailing Matia?

Anyone eating barley I am having a hard time with grains can't even have rice so if you are eating it what list are you on.

anyone tried ricotta cheese? matia gave me the go ahead to try it, but when i picked it up at the store today, i noticed that all ricotta cheese has vinegar in it (i never noticed that!). i was super nervous to try it, but i gave it a whirl anyway. don't thnk i'm reacting so far, but still waiting (i HATE this waiting period). anyway, curious if anyone else has had issues with ricotta cheese and/or vinegar. also, once you introduce a new food, do you limit how much of it you eat even if you don't react?

for those of you that can't eat grains right now but are really missing eating pasta with tomato sauce (always a major craving for me), just wanted to share an alternative that helps hit the spot for me. instead of pasta, i use roasted veggies.

i grease a pan with olive oil then throw a bunch of cut up cauliflower, broccoli and/or zucchini in it (these are my main veggies at this point in treatment) - then i roast them for about 25 mins at 450 degrees.i like when my veggies get brown - almost burnt, so sometimes i even leave them in a bit longer.

  Have you ever ran out of herbs?  I should have ordered my herbs by the middle of last week.  Instead, I ordered my herbs on Monday and shipped them two day mail.  At the time, I didn't realize that BoMa Med is closed on Mondays.  As a result, I ran out of herbs.  
  Yesterday, I noticed a sharp increase in pain.  I felt like I was getting a bad UTI and not just the typical flare.  Have any of you had this happen? 
   My herbs arrived today and I am back on my regular regimin.  Hopefully, I will feel better soon.  If not, Matia is just an email away :o)

Hi Ladies I am almost ready to send out Debbies laptop just waiting on her router. I should get it on Thursday at the latest and then she will get everything on the 2nd. If you all can call her and help me out she really needs to hear positive voices. Please contact me for her number if you don't have it. She is Central time thats 2 hrs later then PST time. Her free cell mins start at 9:00 pm thanks for your help ladies.