IC Healer

02/12/2026

You’re not crazy.
You’re not broken.
And you’re definitely not alone.

If your bladder is flaring, your heart is racing, or your body feels wired or heavy between 12–3AM… there’s a reason.

⏰ It could be a cortisol spike — OR a cortisol crash.

The difference matters — because the root cause (and your treatment) will be completely different.

⚠️ A spike = your body’s stress response is overactive
⚠️ A crash = your body’s stress response is exhausted

Both can cause nighttime bladder pain, but the symptoms feel different — and so does the solution.

This is so common in postpartum, chronic IC, burnout, and mold-sensitive bodies.

🧬 Your body is giving you data.
Start listening to the pattern — and stop blaming yourself

02/11/2026

Urethral burning but no infection?
If MSM powder brings relief, oxalates could be behind your pain.

But don’t stop at the symptom.
Oxalates are often just the surface — the real root lies in deeper imbalances:

⚠️ Mold exposure
⚠️ Glutathione depletion
⚠️ Gut dysbiosis
⚠️ Poor sulfur metabolism

A low oxalate diet is a band-aid.
Your body needs support — not restriction.

Start asking why oxalates are building up in the first place.
That’s where healing begins.

01/27/2026

So many women say, “We did all the testing.”
But if it didn’t look at your metabolism, your mitochondria, your cellular repair systems — then it missed the root cause.
This is why I use metabolomics in fertility.
Because I don’t guess. I measure.
And it changes everything.
Drop a 💛 if you’re tired of being told “everything looks fine.”

01/26/2026

You can track ovulation, test hormones, even do rounds of IVF… and still not get answers.
Because the real reason you can’t conceive often lives underneath all of that.
💥 Inside your mitochondria.
💥 Inside your detox pathways.
💥 Inside your DNA repair systems.

This is why I use metabolomics with fertility clients.
Not to promise a pregnancy —
But to finally explain why it hasn’t happened yet.

We test for things most clinics overlook:
⚡️ Cellular energy
🧬 DNA mutation load
🔥 Oxidative stress
🧠 Methylation & nutrient blocks

You don’t need more surface-level testing.
You need the map that shows what’s happening at the root.

Because once you know the WHY… you finally know what to do.

01/22/2026

You’re avoiding sugar.
You’ve cut the caffeine.
You’re doing everything “right.”

But your bladder still burns after you eat.
And you’re starting to wonder if it’s all in your head.

It’s not.

Food sensitivities are one of the most overlooked drivers of chronic bladder pain.

Here’s what’s really going on ⬇️

When your gut lining is damaged (from stress, mold, infections, antibiotics)…
…it allows undigested food particles into the bloodstream.

That kicks off an immune response.
Which creates inflammation.
And guess where a lot of that inflammation lands?
👉 Your bladder.

Over time, this makes your system more reactive — to foods, supplements, even hormones.
Your body stays on high alert.
And your bladder stays stuck in a flare.

This is why it’s not just about avoiding “trigger foods.”
It’s about figuring out why your body is reacting to everything in the first place.

That’s what real healing starts with.

01/20/2026

Histamine intolerance isn’t random.
If your symptoms get worse after ovulation, before your period, or when you’re stressed — your hormones might be part of the problem.

Estrogen increases histamine.
Histamine increases estrogen.
And when progesterone drops? 🔥 Flares.

Add in mold exposure, gut inflammation, or nutrient loss… and your body can’t clear histamine the way it should.

This is why a low-histamine diet isn’t enough for so many people. You have to address the root cause — not just the symptoms.

01/20/2026

01/16/2026

It could be histamine intolerance.
Not an infection. Not “just stress.” Not in your head.

Histamine isn’t just for allergies — it can trigger:
💥 Bladder pain & urgency
💥 Vaginal or urethral burning
💥 Pelvic flares that feel like infections
💥 Bloating, headaches, fatigue after meals

And when your body can’t clear it properly?
It builds up fast — especially in your bladder.

If you’ve been told everything looks “normal” but you’re still in pain…
It might be histamine.

01/14/2026

You didn’t “catch” Klebsiella out of nowhere.
It didn’t just show up one day — it built up.
From gut → va**na → bladder.

This is what we call microbial seeding.
And Klebsiella is a master at slipping through the cracks.

It thrives when:
• Gut flora is off
• Vaginal pH rises
• Lactobacillus is low
• Biofilms take over
• Your immune defenses are down

S*x, wiping, sweat, even tight clothing — they can all play a role.
But it’s not about hygiene.
It’s about terrain.

This is why just antibiotics don’t work long-term.
You have to rebuild the terrain that allowed it to take hold in the first place.

That means:
🦠 Microbiome support
🔥 Inflammation control
🧬 Immune regulation
🌿 Targeted antimicrobial strategies

And no — it’s not a one-size-fits-all plan.
It’s layered.
But it works when you go deep.

01/13/2026

Ever feel like your bladder is burning… but your urine test says you’re “fine”?
That’s not just frustrating — it’s a red flag 🚩

Histamine intolerance can mimic a UTI, but it’s not caused by bacteria.
It’s triggered by your immune system and gut struggling to break down histamine properly.

🔥 When histamine builds up, it activates pain receptors
😣 Irritates the bladder and pelvic nerves
🌀 Flares around ovulation, after wine, or with stress
💊 And antibiotics won’t fix it

I’m dealing with it again postpartum — and yep, you can even hear the culprit (aka my baby 👶) in the background of my day-to-day flares.

Bladder pain isn’t always what it seems.
Sometimes it’s histamine.
And sometimes it’s a message from your gut, your hormones… or both.

01/09/2026

You’ve had all the tests. You’ve taken all the antibiotics. But the pain keeps coming back.

What if your “UTI” isn’t an infection at all?

🚨 It might be histamine — not bacteria — causing the burn, urgency, and pressure.

Most doctors never look for it.
But it’s the missing piece for so many with bladder pain, IC, or chronic flares.

Histamine can irritate your bladder lining, trigger pelvic nerve pain, and mimic UTIs without ever showing up on labs.

If your symptoms flare with wine, tomatoes, stress, or hormones… this is your sign.

⚠️ You’re not crazy. You’re not overreacting.
You just haven’t been told the whole story.

📌 Save this post if you’ve been told “everything’s normal” — but you still feel the burn.