Food Triggers

MOST BOTHERSOME FOODS

FRUITS

• Cranberry juice
• Grapefruit and grapefruit juice
• Lemons
• Oranges and orange juice
• Pineapple and pineapple juice
• Strawberries

VEGETABLES

• Chili peppers
• Pickles
• Sauerkraut
• Tomatoes and tomato products

PROTEIN FOODS

• Processed sandwich meats (salami, bologna)
• Soy

DAIRY

• Yogurt

CONDIMENTS

• Chili
• Horseradish
• Ketchup
• Salad Dressings
• Soy sauce
• Vinegar
• Worcester Sauce

BEVERAGES

• Alcohol
• Coffee (caffeinated and decaffeinated)
• Tea (caffeinated and decaffeinated)
• Carbonated drinks (cola, non-cola, diet, and caffeine-free)

OTHER FOODS

• Chocolate
• Spicy foods
• Pizza

ADDITIVES/ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

• Artificial sweeteners (Equal® (sweetener), NutraSweet®, Saccharin, and Sweet’N Low®)
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

SOURCE: Urological and Gynecological Chronic Pelvic Pain: Current Therapies [Moldwin R, ed]. Springer Publishing: USA. [Pending publication, expected release 2016].  Revised Monday, May 2nd, 2016