What Beverages & Foods Cause Incontinence Problems?

What beverages & foods should I avoid in order to prevent my incontinence problems?  I don't get many "squirting" problems.  My problem is a constant drip when I am walking or active.  During these activities my bladder never gets a chance to fill since I am constantly leaking.  I can give up the diet soda but can I have decaffienated coffee?  Also, do artificial sweetners cause problems?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.  In addition I have heard that you can take pills which will regulate your internal ph & help reduce leaks.

Found this article...

http://womenshealthmatters.ca/centres/pelvic_health/incontinence/coping/diet.html

Caffeine,  carbonation in soft drinks,  artificial sweetners...    all on the "bad" list.

Decaffeinated coffee might be OK...     I knoow regular coffee really messed me up in the early stages  and can still cause minor stress incontinance in me today if I am doing work using a ladder or getting up/down off ground.       Today,  alcohol late in the evening if I am also tired also  can cause me problems.

During the first few months post-op,  I was very sensitive to anything on the list...

Good luck...   and it will get better...

pasayten

 I would keep away from Beer...Regular Coffee is a no no.......I fond that decaf coffee and tea worked..some scotch/spirits. are ok..Can not drink wine due to the acid produced by the ed drugs..Its now 12 months since my prostectomy and I no longer have any probs....Ed is another matter however....Have found Levitra works the best with the least side effects....I get my pills from ALLDAY chemist in India......

Decaff coffee works for me, and I had coincidentally switched to decaff about four months before I was diagnosed.

Tea is fine for me, and we were posting a few months back about Camomile tea being a possible help as it is meant to calm the bladder.

Fizzy stuff is no good. (I have thus now got loads and loads of fizzy mineral water in the house not being drunk!)

Alcohol doesn't seem to be the problem. I only drink alcohol with food too now. So I'm okay with two glasses of wine with a meal, but not so happy with beer.

I have been quite a bit better inn the last few days and the only thing I have been doing differently is to drink either less fruit juice at breakfast and lunch or to dilute it a bit with water. (2/3 juiice 1/3 water and luckily IO seem to ahve very strong juice so it still tastes fine with this much water added. My 20 year-old daughter drinks juice diluted with 2/3 water)

I can't find the old thread about camomile tea etc I'm afraid

Alfred

Alcohol in any form and caffeine in any form even if in any supplements or food such as chocolate. both of these make the kidneys produce more urine and some high blood pressure meds will also effect the urine output, amny are diuretics.
My husband finds the biggest issue is when he is standing still. He's ok sitting, laying down and moving constantly as soon as he stands still he starts leaking. He does need to take more frequent breaks.