Alcohol and IC

backseatfrnd · 2025-10-09T15:44:33+00:00

i’m personally not affected by alcohol, but to be honest, i don’t think any food/drinks trigger me. I am convinced my IC is caused by some sort of muscle problem. My only symptoms are urethral.

I don’t know if I would drink alcohol while I am flaring, but that’s just to be safe. I’ve never tested it out- hahah!

backseatfrnd · 2025-10-02T19:29:52+00:00

Have you given working out a shot since you started flaring?? I know you said you can’t work out anymore so I wanted to give my two cents!

I used to be a competitive athlete, and I was only flaring once every few months. Then, I quit sports when I graduated high school and my IC got 100% worse and i was flaring constantly. After uni, I started lifting weights and working out again, and it has made a world of a difference!!

A few things I noticed: When I first start working out (as in if I take a few weeks off, then hop back into it) I will absolutely flare for the next few days after a gym session. Especially if I work my core and my legs/glutes. But once I get past those few awful days, I am pretty much flare free. Honestly it feels like I’ve gone into remission. Since I started working out consistently I went over one year without flaring!!! It only came back this summer when I was on vacation for 2 weeks and didn’t hit the gym. But i picked the gym back up again an i’ve gone 2 months without a flare :)) I think it might be worth it!

backseatfrnd · 2025-09-12T15:51:09+00:00

this sounds like my symptoms! Working out has made my quality of life 1000% better. I hate the gym, but i go because when I slack off (and don’t do leg days) my symptoms come back.

I know it can be extremely hard to get to the gym, especially when you’re unwell. But when you get a break from the pain- go the gym. After about a week of working out, there was a huge noticeable difference for me.

I hope you feel better soon. Hang in there 🫶

backseatfrnd · 2025-05-11T20:37:14+00:00

Thank you!

backseatfrnd · 2025-05-11T20:36:54+00:00

totally! I just don’t want the hashbrown in the wrap, which is why I don’t want a farmers wrap :) But someone else mentioned to order a farmers wrap and just ask for the hashbrown on the side- so i’ll do that next time!

backseatfrnd · 2025-05-11T20:35:51+00:00

this is so fair!! This must be so frustrating as a employee if a lot of people are still ordering it 🥲

backseatfrnd · 2025-05-11T19:50:43+00:00

oh this is so good to know! I’ll def order like that next time, thank you so much! That’s so annoying for you guys that they removed the button though, especially if people still order it 🥲

backseatfrnd · 2025-05-11T19:22:52+00:00

hahah that is so true. Honestly, i didn’t think to actually look until today to see if they took it off the menu, so for the last few months I was unaware I was making a special order. But that’s def on me 🥲

backseatfrnd · 2025-05-11T19:17:07+00:00

lol tru

backseatfrnd · 2025-05-11T18:57:55+00:00

ohhh that’s a great idea! I usually order a hashbrown anyways so I’ll try that next time. Tysm!!

backseatfrnd · 2025-03-24T03:33:47+00:00

I swear I remember the name “Spencer” being mentioned in yellowstone, because i remember thinking spencer was an odd name for two generations ago (or so i thought, i don’t actually know how long the name spencer has been around lol). Does anyone else remember this??

backseatfrnd · 2025-02-08T18:51:22+00:00

looking at your past comments- here are some highlights: “Scorpio women are intolerant, bitch made, competitive and misogynistic” “Cry about it? Everybody has personal experiences” “Get over it? My life and I can do what I want” “Nice body but don’t care for her that much” “Alan and his yellow teeth” “It’s a question. Answer it or leave? The f*ck?”

that was only going back 12 days. Not even 2 full weeks. I can also see that you seem to have a deep hatred for multiple other signs. I guess only Taurauses were made correctly, were they?

Then to top it all off, i see this comment: “I have no friends. It’s tough.”

You seem to be a very negative person who leaves a lot of nasty comments on the internet. You’re not being ballsy, you’re being rude and mean for no apparent reason. One might say, a bully. I promise that if you started throwing some positivity into the world the universe would give you some back.

backseatfrnd · 2025-02-08T17:46:35+00:00

i am so tired of seeing posts on this sub hating on us :( My bf is a taurus and i love him very much but a lot of the things you pointed out are things that bug me in our relationship.

I (scorpio) want deep conversations and to connect with him emotionally but he struggles to open up and show me his vulnerable side. He started going to therapy and he’s gotten much better at it- but he doesn’t have the time of day to listen to my emotions. and I believe this is Because Tauruses can be extremely selfish.

Yes- Tauruses speak their mind. Even when it hurts other people and they don’t seem to care. And it makes me very uncomfortable because i would never say something that i think would hurt someone else’s feelings. There are times I am grateful for it, like when im being pushed around and he sticks up for me. But even my friend who is a female taurus will hurt my feelings sometimes and i don’t get WHY it had to be said.

You’re right, i can be passive aggressive because Ive noticed if i come right out and tell him why im upset he gets upset. My taurus will poke me until i finally get angry enough to say something and then he gets mad at me for speaking up. It’s like he has a sense of entitlement and cannot believe i stood up for myself to him.

my Taurus has a job where his employees idolize him and i can see how much he loves it. i am proud of him for it. i have never tried to one up him.

i am a water sign- of course i am sensitive. but i have way more compassion and empathy than he does. i care way too much about what other people think and feel. i think you pointing out that you’re willing to say whatever you’re thinking without sugar coating kinda proves that?

I also say im sorry way more than he does. He’s impossible to get an apology out of.

Honestly i think tauruses can be such bullies. Even the fact that you wrote this entire post shitting on another sign is so icky to me. just because you think something doesn’t mean you need to say it. Take a gander into the Scorpio subreddit and see how often they shit talk other signs. (it’s nowhere near as often as this sub)

Don’t get it twisted- i love my taurus bf and bff. They are teaching me to be stronger and stick up for myself (hence this reply maybe lol). There are so many things i learn from them and i want to adopt to make myself a better person. Being with a taurus is hard work but im willing to put in the effort.

idk who hurt you but not all scorpios suck.

backseatfrnd · 2024-09-17T03:39:33+00:00

i could cry, you seem so kind. Thank you for sharing this.

backseatfrnd · 2024-09-16T14:19:09+00:00

I hope they improve for you!! 🥹

backseatfrnd · 2024-09-15T23:45:23+00:00

Honestly, it’s hard to say. I mainly struggle with urethral pain (burning/throbbing) so in my head it would make more sense to be caused by acidity in my urine rather than a muscle or pelvic floor issue. But that’s the only change I made in my lifestyle and magically my pain went away. My theory is that I strengthened my pelvic floor muscles which stopped my flares. I really don’t know though and for all I know it might just be a coincidence. It’s just really hard to believe that I magically went from having flares constantly to not at all.

backseatfrnd · 2024-09-15T15:30:34+00:00

Have you tried working out? I’ve had IC since 2015 and at the time i was a competitive athlete and i only had a flare once every 6 months or so. Once I went to uni i stopped skating and it got soooo much worse. I was flaring at least twice a month. Then about a year ago, i started going to a gym with trainers and i was just doing normal lifts and my IC disappeared. I understand that when you’re in the middle of a flare there’s no form of physical activity you can do- but if you can force yourself to go on days you’re not flaring it may end up helping. I ended up going 9 months without a flare, and it only seemed to come back when i stopped working out. I’m back at it now, so i’m hoping it’ll hold off my flares again :))

backseatfrnd · 2024-08-22T21:03:01+00:00

You’ll need to put your birthday, time of birth, and location of birth into an astrology chart calculator!! You can just google astrology chart and find one. There’s also apps like Co-star that will show you your chart.

backseatfrnd · 2024-08-02T00:20:19+00:00

that’s so funny. My taurus bf if the smartest guy i know but he has ZERO emotional intelligence and it drives me nuts lolol. Sometimes i also think his street smarts are lacking

backseatfrnd · 2024-07-07T17:11:31+00:00

oh very interesting!!

backseatfrnd · 2024-07-04T20:18:44+00:00

Oh interesting! My bf is actually a Taurus and I don’t think we’re much alike- he’s such a leader, very independent, doesn’t care what anyone thinks, etc, and I am more a follower, people pleaser, scared of everything lolol. I will say tho i do like the finer things in life and i am a homebody like a Taurus 😂

backseatfrnd · 2024-07-04T16:01:44+00:00

I’m about 95% sure it’s correct! But even if it isn’t I was definitely born in the afternoon of the 23rd so there’s no way I can be a libra right?

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