10 Foods to Avoid if You Have an Overactive Bladder

It's not necessarily how much you drink and eat, but what.
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/urinary-health/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100265459&imageindex=1

"Decreasing fluids is often the first thing tried by someone seeking to control an overactive bladder. After all, if you drink less overall, you reduce the need to use the bathroom often or the chance of having an accident before you can get there. Right?
 
Yes -- but if you drink too little (fewer than about eight cups a day), urine becomes concentrated, which can cause even more bladder irritation. That's why equally important to managing bladder problems is what you're drinking and eating.
 
Whether you're plagued by stress incontinence, prostate issues, urge incontinence, or some other form of overactive bladder syndrome (OBS), try eliminating some of the following foods and beverages. Keep a food diary to see if the change makes a difference. All of the following are known to exacerbate bladder problems in some people."

What the?!?! I summarized the slide show for you.
Avoid:
1) Oranges, grapefruit, pineapple...
2) Milk Chocolate(chocolate contains caffeine) hot chocolate
3) Coffee and black tea -- even decaf
4) Hot sauce, chili peppers, wasabi
5) Sugar and honey -even artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame) irritate.
6) Tomato products -all tomato forms, including sauces, paste, juice, spaghetti sauce, taco sauce, and salsa.
7) Alcohol - wine, beer, champagne, or hard liquor,
8) Milk and cheese - very rich and creamy milk products, such as cream cheese, sour cream, or aged cheeses.
9) Energy drinks
10) Carbonated drinks -colas, other flavors, fizzy water, seltzer, champagne

Oh, and don't forget the foods we need to avoid to keep our PCa "under control": Red meat, etc...

What the heck is left?
Anyone care to join me in a Tofu and lettuce sandwich on dry toast? Here's a cup of ice chips to suck on.

Jeff (the leaking one)

Well my mouse and keyboard are looking pretty tasty. I thinking BBQ over indirect fire....

stick with the numeric key pad... less concentrated fat.  Seriously, I thought the tomato sauces, tomatoes, etc where supposed to help?

Avoid: Tomato products

Tomatoes are acidic; hence their bladder-irritating quality. The effect varies by individual, but if you're vulnerable, try cutting out all tomato forms, including sauces, paste, juice, spaghetti sauce, taco sauce, and salsa.

 

Better: Substitute mushrooms and other vegetables, a thin white sauce, beans, or other ingredients wherever you'd use tomatoes or tomato sauce.

Someone pass the floss. I think I got the Caps Lock key stuck in my back tooth.