So, it is Thursday and I am still on the IC roller coaster. Last night I thought it was over and this morning I was feeling better but not 100%...still on my way, I thought. Well, in the last few hours it has gotten worse and worse. I am blogging to distract myself from the pain. I think I might actually have a bladder infection this time and not just an IC flare-up. {I thought that last time too and it was not an infection...my episodes are changing, in that the last 2 were over a week each. Is this what I am to expect from now on?} It is so hard to tell. I am going to the urologist this afternoon, so I should know more then.
For the last 2 days, I have been using nature's antibiotic, garlic, and probiotics to try to kick this thing. You should eat 2 cloves of garlic a day or more when trying to get rid of an infection, but also replenish the good bacteria with probiotics. A garlic 'clove' is one little section that peels off the 'bulb,' maybe you knew that, but I didn't, and had to call my go-to homeopathic hippy friend {Angel} to find out. I was afraid I had to eat 2 'bulbs' a day. Boy, would James have been happy about that?!
So, anyway, I have been eating garlic however I can think of to mix it up. One of the easiest and quickest ways is in a green smoothie. I have been adding baby mixed greens, pear slices(one of the only fruits I can actually eat b/c it is low acid. I can eat bananas too, but I don't have any. Bananas really help to mask the other flavors), 1 clove of garlic, a teaspoon of honey and lots of cinnamon {which also has healing properties.} Doesn't it look delicious? It is, except for the after taste...and the garlic burps. I guess that even if it doesn't cure my bladder it is still good for me, right? When I am not sick, I make smoothies with yogurt, bananas, mixed greens, spinach, red peppers, cinnamon, and protein powder...I like to drink my salads every day, b/c who has time to chew? If I can make a yummy gourmet salad and savor every bite without having to feed and clean up after 4 kids, I will choose to chew, but as it is on most days, I drink it.
Oh, and about the the adorable vampire elf, Jesse drew this for Papa, his scare buddy. I thought it was cute and fitting for our garlic theme.
